Auditors review county budget audit
The Finney County Commission met with Gary Schlappe and Theresa Dasenbrock of Lewis Hooper and Dick LLC Monday to discuss the county budget audit. They issued recommendations on vacation time and voided checks security while giving an overall clean bill of health. The county staff were praised as getting stronger and legislators were urged to consider outdated financial regulations. The commission approved buying a 2007 Chevrolet Impala from Lewis Motors for 16700 for a breast feeding peer counselor program.
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Finney County Commission
Gary Schlappe
Theresa Dasenbrock
Lewis, Hooper and Dick LLC
Schlappe
Dasenbrock
Register of Deeds
Southwest Kansas Wic
Lewis Motors
Two area restaurants fined for food code violations in July
Kansas Department of Health and Environment cited two area eateries. McDonald’s East at 1613 Kansas Plaza received a 500 fine after inspectors found cockroaches near a salad station and along a wall near soft drink boxes during May and June inspections. the letter was sent July 26 with 20 days to appeal. Ed Milligan defended safety standards and announced corrective actions. Nieto’s Cafe in Hugoton also fined 500 for not wearing gloves and failing to use tongs, inspection June 12, letter July 26, 20 days to respond. owners Olivia and Joel Nieto could not be reached for comment.
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Kansas Department of Health and Environment
McDonald's East
Kansas Plaza
McDonald’s East
Ed Milligan
Deb Miller to discuss Kansas long range transport plan at Plaza Hotel
Deb Miller, secretary of the Kansas Department of Transportation, will speak at noon Thursday at the Plaza Hotel about Kansas' 20 year long range transportation plan. The Kansas participants from southwest region are invited to share recommendations and insights over a $15 lunch. Reservations via Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce at 276-3264. The plan is available at kansashrtp.org.
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Deb Miller
Kansas Department of Transportation
Plaza Hotel
KDOT
Southwest Kansas
Garden City
Land O Lakes closes Leoti plant after joint venture formed
Land O L Lakes will shut the Leoti facility after forming Hi Plains Feed LLC with Land O Lakes Purina Feed and PerforMix High Plains. The Leoti plant stopped production on July 27 and will close after August cleanup. Hi Plains Feed operates in Garden City with a Dodge City plant remaining active. Seven workers affected, some transferring, others taking severance. Community leaders note vacancy impacts and urge quick reuse of the site.
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Land O'Lakes Inc
Leoti
Hi Plains Feed, LLC
Garden City
Lydia Botham
Land O’lakes
Lcoti
Botham
Land O’lakes Purina Feed
PerforMix High Plains, LLC
Dodge City
Scoti
Land O'Lakes
New GCCC Students Prepare For College Life And Football
Joe Clark from Atwood joins Garden City Community College sports and studies as 200 new students attend orientation at Pauline Joyce Building. Speakers stress balance, attendance, and choosing majors while new students map schedules and consider future careers.
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Joe Clark
Garden City Community College
Clark
Atwood
GCCC
Pauline Joyce Fine Arts
Broacbusters
Sheila Shaw
Monster Jobs
Shaw
Bob Larson
Alisha Dugan
Marissa Dugan
Garden City
Pauline Joyce
Windsor hotel fundraiser planned for late September
Finney County Preservation Alliance hosts an Alley Jazz fundraiser on Sept 29 to raise the remaining mortgage for the Windsor Hotel. Tickets are $25 for ages 21 and up, with tours of the historic building and a live band. The project aims to finance a roughly $10 million restoration with federal and state tax incentives and private investment.
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Windsor Hotel
Finney County Preservation Alliance
Windsor
Crook’s Shoe
Garden City Downtown Vision Inc
N. Main St
Doug Crotty
Vision
The
Alliance
Preservation Alliance
Holcomb OKs small tax break for USD 363 budget
Holcomb taxpayers will see a modest levy cut in USD 363 as the board approves a 39.105 mill levy plus 4.029 for the recreation commission. Total levies fall to 43.134 mills, with $1 per mill about $43.13 per $1,000 of assessed value. Enrollment sits at 855, down from last year’s 886, as state funding shifts loom amid expected enrollment declines.
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Holcomb
Board of Education
Tim Miller
Holcomb Recreation Commission
Miller
Robert O’connor
Kansas State Department of Education
USD 363
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Wichita County
United States
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Mark Jarmer
Trent Smith
Jarmer
Chelsie Barnes
Fort Hays State University
Student Government Association
SGA
Natasha Duncan
Jacob Deutsch
Hoisington
Nancy Unruh
Students and Community Services Center
Investors Pioneer Group Inc
Topeka
Rick Kready
Pioneer
Tom Klein
Denver
Liz Sosa
Finney County
Sosa
Regan Jewelers
Garden City Commission
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