KDOT to Begin Bridge Repair Over Cimarron River
Kansas Department of Transportation will start a bridge repair project on U S Highway 56 over the Cimarron River in Haskell County, about a half mile northeast of the Seward Haskell line. One lane will operate under a traffic signal until project completion expected in November barring weather delays.
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Kansas Department of Transportation
Cimarron River
Haskell County
Seward
Haskell
KDOT
PBX Corporations
Sapulpa, Okla
Kirk Hutchinson
Greg Adams
Hutchinson
Kandrive.org
Ksdot.org
Garden City GCRC Outdoor Movie Nights Added This Week
Garden City Recreation Commission adds two movie nights to its outdoor summer series due to rainouts. Friday features Harry and the Hendersons at Stevens Park, Saturday shows Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron at Garcia Soccer Fields, and Sunday screens Me Again at Stevens Park around dusk. Proceeds support Teens in Theatre. popcorn and drinks $1. Call 276-1200 for details.
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Garden City Recreation Commission
Silver Screen
Stevens Park
GCRC
Harry and the Hendersons
the Hendersons
Garcia Soccer Fields
West
Atlanta
Brian Seagraves
Gcrec
Library board to meet Monday afternoon
Finney County Public Library board of directors will hold a meeting at 5 p.m. on Monday at the library located at 605 E. Walnut St. The gathering will address library operations and upcoming agenda items.
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Library Board
Finney County Public Library Board of Directors
Walnut St
Summit on farm policy and biotechnology in Kansas
More than 100 attendees are expected for the August 21 conference in Manhattan hosted by the Kansas Agribusiness Retailers Association. Senator Jerry Moran plans to discuss election season and his views on agricultural policy in Washington.
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Manhattan
U.S
Kansas Agribusiness Retailers Association
Jerry Moran
Washington
Kansas PACs Post Record Spending Ahead of Kansas Primary
The Kansas Chamber of Commerce PAC led by spending 675,709 since January, dwarfing other PACs such as Senate Republican Leadership Committee 242,601 and Kansas NEA 241,619. Total PAC spending through early August reached 2,135,220, with last-minute primary outlays near 798,000. Candidates for House and Senate earned 1.615 million and 2.311 million respectively as the Ethics Commission prepared its monthly meeting.
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Kansas Chamber of Commerce
Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission
Senate
Republican Leadership Committee
Kansas National Education Association
Kansas Realtors
Kansas
Kansas Republican Leadership Committee
KNEA
Tees
Carol Williams
PAC
Williams
Jeff Glendening
Mark Desetti
Kansas Chamber
Glendening
Chamber
Club For Growth
Americans For Prosperity
Kansas House
Holcomb board boosts mill levy in proposed 2013 plan
Holcomb Board of Education voted to raise the mill levy for the 2012-13 year with a proposed levy of 12.356 mills for 2013, based on a 949 full time equivalent student count and district documents. The budget includes 2,150,000 dollars requested under the 30 percent supplemental general fund cap and 5.10 mills for the capital levy.
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USD
Board of Education
Holcomb
Ed General Fund
Kansas State Department of Education
Michelle Komlofske
Komlofske
Kansas to revise teacher evaluation under NCLB waiver terms
Federal push requires Kansas to revise teacher evaluations by next spring so student test scores factor into ratings as a condition for No Child Left Behind waiver. A commission will draft proposals starting September with a December report, and changes would take effect in fall 2014.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kansas Department of Education
State Board of Education
Commission of
Judi Miller
Diane DeBacker
DeBacker
U.S. Department of Education
USD 457 Board approves resignations and new hires with liquidated damages
The USD 457 Board approved resignations for multiple teachers with release contingent on $1000 liquidated damages. Appointments include Christopher Ayers for seventh/eighth grade social studies, Christine Baker for third grade, Jamie Bollinger for kindergarten, and several others with first-year or transfer statuses. A transfer records Amber Gertsberger moving from middle level social studies to special education.
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USD 457
Board of Education
David Hughes
Joseph Law
Garden City High School
Ryan Ayala
Marsha Dixon
Georgia Matthews
Justin Haas
Alta Brown
Kevin Macomber
Kristy Mages
Edith Scheuerman
Michelle Shull
Christopher Ayers
Garden City
Kenneth Henderson
Fort Hays State University
Christine Baker
Royal Oak
Mich
Jamie Bollinger
Sheffield Village
Ohio
Katelyn Dreger
Kalamazoo
Victor Ornelas
Patricia Long
Claflin
KPERS
Elise Papp
Clathe
Charles O. Stones
Gilbert Perea
Davison
Alicia Simpson
Potsdam
N.Y
GCHS
Melinda Schremmer
Schremmer
Abe Hubert
Amber Gertsberger
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Brandon White
Davis Electric
Dillons East
Holcomb Board
Feds
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