West Nile cases reported in Hugoton by physician
Dr Shahzad Hasand of Stevens County Medical Clinic says 15 to 20 patients in two to three weeks show West Nile symptoms. Patients are mostly under 50, with fever headache and rashes, none hospitalized, recover in about two weeks. Blood tests in some cases positive for West Nile antibodies at Central Plains Lab. KDHE not aware of an outbreak.
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Stevens County Medical Clinic
Hugoton
Shahzad Hasand
Hasand
Central Plains Lab
Hays
Sharon Watson
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Watson
Changes to new sales tax law spark uncertainty
Kansas House Speaker Doug Mays spoke in Garden City about the destination based sales tax law. He said the bill, intended to tax remote retailers through the Streamlined Sales Tax Project, now creates out of state delivery tax gaps and lacks Internet retailer provisions. Local business owners urged clarity as lawmakers listen to compliance concerns.
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Doug Mays
Garden City
Kansas County
Mays
Kansas
District of Columbia
Mac Payne
Garden City New Holland
Garden City approves 2004 budget with unanimous vote
Garden City Commissioners sealed the 2004 budget Tuesday with a voice vote and no public comment. The budget raises the property tax levy by 0.78 mills to 34.05 mills, generating about 4.384 million for a 56 million city budget, with the proposal citing fiscal balance and limited public pushback.
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Garden City
Janie Perkins
Perkins
Garden City Community College
State
Finney County
Matt Allen
Melinda Hitz
City eyes 2 percent transient guest tax for zoo plan
Garden City officials review a proposed 2 percent transient guest tax on hotel stays to fund Lee Richardson Zoo capital projects. The idea, urged by Zoo Director Dan Baffa amid tight budgets, would join the county 4 percent levy and funding from private donors like Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo. Opposition has emerged from current supporters as debate continues.
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Lee Richardson Zoo
Dan Baffa
Baffa
Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo
Schools miss progress under No Child Left Behind
Hugoton USD 210 and Stanton County USD 452 districts report missing adequate yearly progress under No Child Left Behind, with several schools named. Officials cite testing in math and reading across grades, subgroups defined by ethnicity and socioeconomic status, and plans to raise proficiency targets in coming years.
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Hugoton High School
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Stanton County
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Reading
Deerfield
Deerfield Middle
Ulysses High School
Deerfield Elementary
Garden City
Garden City High School
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