Horse Thief project moves with flood control pace
A watershed district official notes a four to five year schedule for the Horse Thief project. He cites recent rains in Hodgeman and Gray Counties that helped drainage toward the reservoir site and compares watershed progress to past floods in Great Bend.
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Hodgeman
Gray County
Allen
Roberts
Great Bend
HorseThief Reservoir
Hodgeman County
Nathan Ritter
Max Jantz
Pawnee
Ron Allen
Holcomb explores half percent sales tax to fund plan
Holcomb voters would see a half percent sales tax measure tied to an updated Comprehensive Plan costing about 54000 to 72000. The plan would guide future growth while aiming to ease mill levy and property taxes by generating revenue, with about 18000 paid this year and 36000 from the 2009 budget.
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Gary Newman
Holcomb
Newman
Sunflower Electric Power Corp
Charles Claar
Lewis, Hooper and Dick
Pena
Ryan Robinson
Chad Eisenbise
Robinson
District weighs guide to K through sixth grade schools in city
USD 457 mulls converting elementary and intermediate centers to kindergarten through sixth grade to reduce transitions. Board retreat notes the plan could save modest costs, hinge on staff/student reshuffling, and exclude the bond issue. Principals cite benefits of fifth and sixth graders coexisting and leading, with surveys showing strong support from parents and community.
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Shelly Kiblinger
Board of Education
Atha
Barb Hauschild
Janet Smith
USD 457
Desieghardt Strategic Communications
Salina
Rick Nobles
Jennie Barker
Melinda Stewart
Stewart
Martha Carter
Plymell
Head Start
Garden City Limits
Carter
Gates says no US forces needed in Georgia crisis
Defense Secretary Gates said the United States will not deploy troops in the Russia Georgia war and that Moscow must retreat. He noted ongoing humanitarian relief and said Russia appears to be withdrawing though observers cannot track every engagement. The White House rejected Russian bluster, while Rice pressed for a cease fire and a signed agreement in Tbilisi.
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Washington
Robert Gates
Russia
Georgia
Moscow
White House
Condoleezza Rice
Paris
Tbilisi
Nicholas Sarkozy
Pentagon
Gates
Joint Chiefs of Staff
James Cartwright
Cartwright
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Palacecomputers.com
Palace Computer Center
Gctelegram.com
Garden City Telegram
Lasemana
Gctelegram
Dodge City
Monster Energy
United Wireless
Napa Thunder Cars
Hornets JR
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