Holcomb School Board approves 2014 budget with mill cut
Holcomb USD 363 board approves the 2014-15 budget with a 40.165 mill levy, about four mills lower than last year. The general fund is 6.1 million dollars, local option budget remains 2.15 million, and capital outlay uses the maximum eight mills to fund facility projects through 2027. New staff include 13 district employees and Wiley Elementary principal Deana Novack, with orientation today and students back Wednesday.
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Holcomb Usd 363
Holcomb School Board
Holcomb
Jean Rush
Rush
Holcomb Recreation Commission
High Plains
Wiley Elementary
Deana Novack
Lakin
Novack
Garden City open houses schedule across several schools
USD 457 lists open houses this week for Garden City public schools. Tuesday events include Edith Scheuerman Elementary Abe Hubert Alta Brown Buffalo Jones Jennie Barker Jennie Wilson and Bernadine Sitts with times from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday features Kenneth Henderson Middle and Garfield Early Childhood Center. Thursday brings Georgia Matthews Horace Good plus the Garden City Alternate Education Center from 5 to 7 p.m.
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Garden City
Edith Scheuerman
Wilcox St
Abe Hubert
A St
Alta Brown
East Pine St
Buffalo Jones
Taylor Ave
Jennie Barker
Jennie Wilson
Harding Ave
Bernadine Sitts
Belmont Place
Kenneth Henderson
Fleming St
Garfield
W. Walnut Street
Georgia Matthews
Johnson St
Horace Good
N. Main Street
N. Seventh St
Safety tips as Kansas schools reopen urge caution
Kansas Department of Transportation and Kansas Highway Patrol urge drivers and students to prioritize road safety at start of the school year. Advice covers bus boarding, delaying entry, eye contact with drivers, device-free crossing, backing up, and honoring school bus signals with fines for illegal passing.
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Kansas Highway Patrol
Safe Kids
Kansas
Cherie Sage
Sage
Fall exhibit hours at Finney County Museum start Wednesday
Finney County Historical Museum switches to fall exhibit hours 1 to 5 p.m. daily with office hours 9 to 5 Monday through Friday. Admission is free. Labor Day closing Sept 1. Summer tours of the William Fulton House run Saturdays and Sundays 2 to 4 p.m. through Aug 31. Robert DeLeon named co chair in Congress District 1 Transportation project details and a Bus tour stop by Greg Orman noted.
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S. Fourth St
William Fulton
U.S. Senate
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Washington
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Salina
Hays
Colby
Hugoton
Dodge City
Great Bend
McPherson
Hutchinson
Newton
Wichita
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DeLeon
Sam Brownback
Youthville
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Scott City
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12Th Street
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