Picture This Madeleine Priest in Grandparents’ Tree
A candid family moment shows 15 month old Madeleine Priest perched among the Selbys’ branches, with Grandma and Grandpa Selby nearby. The scene captures a playful milestone as the child explores a towering tree with attentive relatives.
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Madeleine Priest
Grandma
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City to try education on rental housing in Garden City
Garden City commissioners debated rental inspections Tuesday with landlords and tenants split on rules. After hearing views, they took no action and will run an education program for one to two years while planning to measure its impact and consider future steps. Kaleb Kentner and staff proposed educating tenants and landlords about rights under the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, with ongoing monitoring to assess whether complaints decline.
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Garden City
Janice Thome
Thome
David Crase
Kaleb Kentner
Kentner
Southwest Kansas schools fill with licensed teachers amid creative recruiting
Recruiters credit creative strategies and eased licensure for strong staffups as the new year begins in southwest Kansas. Some classes start with long term substitutes and a few positions like an at risk math coach in Hugoton may remain unfilled. Administrators including Robert O Connor and Darren Dennis note Baby Boomer retirements and a shrinking pool of new teachers pose ongoing challenges.
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Hugoton
Robert O'Connor
Holcomb
Garden City
Darren Dennis
City and County Challenge 2008 Census Counts
Finney County and Garden City commissioners approved challenging the 2008 Census Bureau population estimates for the city and county. City and county officials say the counts understate populations by 2114 for the city and 1788 for the county, impacting state funding. The appeal requires approval of documentation by October 1 with results expected about a year later.
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Garden City
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Kaleb Kentner
Matt Allen
Kentner
City Commission
Commission
Allen
Pete Olson
Census Bureau
Beamer requests hand recount in 118th House race
After provisional ballots, Don Hineman leads Beamer by five votes in the 118th District race. Beamer filed Tuesday for a manual recount across eight Kansas counties, due by 5 p.m. Monday, with results to be verified to ensure every vote is counted.
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Logan
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Rush
Ness
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Melvin Neufeld
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