06 Aug 2002
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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 2002
Page
1
Andrew Barnett enjoys a playful moment as he settles into a decorative box during a playful event. The scene captures a lighthearted family activity with Barnett interacting with the box and smiling toward the camera.
USD 457 School Board voted to postpone a bond election for a standalone ninth grade center citing weak economy and limited community support. Board members urged resuming consideration in April, while district officials push a ninth grade curriculum pilot to demonstrate benefits. About 120 students are in the pilot with teachers across core subjects.
The Garden City depot at 112 Depot St. is nearly finished with a high sloped roof and new canopy as Amtrak and Texas NM and Oklahoma Coaches Inc. prepare to move in. D and D Builders won the $800000 project in 2001 and restored historic exterior features under strict guidelines.
Finney County commissioners approved 3 to 2 at Monday’s meeting to fund 18,000 of an estimated 60,000 road project for Holcomb. The plan covers a 0.8 mile overlay on Railroad Avenue from the city limits to Main Street and adds a turn lane to Main Street.
Finney County plans an overlay on Railroad Avenue from VFW Road to the Holcomb limits. The county asked Holcomb to cover 0.8 miles of the project, but Holcomb budget constraints put the $60,000 cost in doubt. Councils questioned road maintenance responsibility and where Railroad Avenue ends being county maintained. County Page A5.
Kansas crop conditions worsened under a heat wave with only 10 percent topsoil and 12 percent subsoil moisture adequate. Half of corn rated very poor or poor, 29 percent fair, 20 percent good, 1 percent excellent. Drought pressures persist with silage efforts failing and grain sorghum also in poor to fair shape. Authorities warn of major losses as harvest nears.
Voters trickle to polls as turnout remains low despite 7 am openings. By 7 45 am only two ballots were cast at First Assembly of God Church. Ward by ward tallies show modest early participation across several voting sites before stronger races emerge.
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