Garden City flights target Dallas as summer 2008 start
Western Kansas five-city group wins DOT approval to add Dallas as the airport’s second destination, replacing Kansas City. Great Lakes Aviation will temporarily operate the Kansas City route while preparations for Dallas are completed, ending Air Midwest service to Garden City. Dallas offers extensive onward connections, making it the preferred secondary destination for Essential Air Service flights.
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Dallas
U.S. Department of Transportation
Kansas
Bob Halloran
Great Lakes Aviation
Kansas City
Great Lakes
Denver
Air Midwest
Halloran
Dallas-Ft. Worth
Districts search for teachers as the school year nears
Garden City USD 457 seeks 15 teachers across math elementary and special education as Aug 15 opening day looms. With overloads and long term subs, vacancies persist amid Kansas wide shortages of about 1,100 teaching posts. Ulysses USD 214 adds two openings and substitutes. Healy USD 468 seeks a cook while classroom staff fill gaps. Hugoton USC 210 reports remaining ESL reading positions after last hires.
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Garden City
Rick Atha
Atha
Kansas
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Ulysses
Bill Hall
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Healy
John LaFave
Mark Crawford
USC
Hugoton
Newman program expands for would be teachers in Ulysses
Newman University expands its Western Kansas outreach allowing would be elementary teachers in Ulysses to certify without leaving home. After general education at a community college, students take interactive television courses from Garden City to earn education credits. The program began in 1992 after St. Mary of the Plains College closed in Dodge City and now operates with about 20 faculty in Dodge City and Garden City.
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Newman University
Ulysses
Garden City
Catholic University
Kansas
Dodge City
St. Mary of the Plains College
Tom Heydman
Newman
St. Mary
St. Mary Catholic Church
County approves budget with slight levy increase
Finney County commissioners unanimously approved a 0.83 mill levy increase for 2008 driving the total budget to about 32 million and property taxes to 17.1 million. A $100,000 home would pay about 417 in county taxes, up from last year, after cuts to reach a more reasonable levy.
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Finney County
Cliff Mayo
Don Doll
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