Holcomb names Clinton Thompson as new police chief
Clinton Thompson of Edmond Oklahoma, 60, is Holcomb’s new police chief at 20.25 per hour. He will start Monday aiding the back-to-school shift with a newly full staff, replacing the departed Gordon Smith whose contract was not renewed in May.
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Edmond
Okla
U.S. Marshals Service
Holcomb Usd
Gordon Smith
Jamie Jarnagin
Smith
Holcomb Police
Tony Forsen
Steve Lewis
Hugoton
Kenneth Winter
Conway Springs
Robin Pena
Lary Cole
Rob McCallister
McCallister
Forsen
Cole
Jarnagin
Penn
James Bowlin
Earl Avalon
Kathleen
Udall
Henderson Street work on hold near Wiley Elementary
Henderson Street and Main Street improvements paused after city council and USD 363 Superintendent Robert O Connor agreed to wait for the new Wiley Elementary School bus driveway to prove effective. The plan aimed to reduce unsafe crossings along Henderson Street in front of Wiley while evaluating the one way proposal from Mills Avenue to Jones Avenue.
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USD 363
Robert O’connor
Wiley Elementary
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O'Connor
O’connor
Henderson Street
Wiley
Mills Avenue
Jones Avenue
Gary Newman
GCCC trustees approve 2009 10 budget with mill raise
Garden City Community College trustees approve a 2009 10 budget raising the property tax levy to 19.12 mills from 18.36 and capital outlay to 1.06 mills. The plan uses 560,282 in reserves to limit the levy rise, funds general operations at 16.41 million, and includes 2 percent employee raises while cutting 10 percent from non salary accounts. Fall enrollment tops last year with 1,486 students, up 197 from 2008.
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Garden City Community College
Dee Wigner
Carol Ballantyne
GCCC
Ballantyne
Kansan crowd contests health bill at Topeka forum
Rep. Lynn Jenkins faced a friendly crowd of over 200 in Topeka at a health care forum. They applauded her mentions of flaws in the plan while voicing concerns about government intrusion and loss of choice under Obama’s plan. Local voters urged less government and praised Jenkins backing small business tax credits and health savings accounts. The event opened a three week tour across eastern Kansas during the congressional recess.
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Jenkins
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Hiawatha
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