Mount Rushmore Visit Noted by McMillans in May
Matt, left, Chris, Nick, and Chuck McMillan toured Mount Rushmore in South Dakota during May, capturing a family outing at a national landmark.
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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 2002
Page
1
Matt, left, Chris, Nick, and Chuck McMillan toured Mount Rushmore in South Dakota during May, capturing a family outing at a national landmark.
Gov. Bill Graves ordered immediate budget reductions totaling 41 million dollars, about 1 percent of a 4.4 billion education plan. Education bears the largest share with 17.5 million cut. lagging tax receipts also pressured the state as of July.
Moscow superintendent Larry Philippi warns budget cuts for 2002-2003 in southwest Kansas will force schools to trim supply funds. Students may need to bring basic items from home as districts eliminate previously provided materials.
TSA funds explosive trace detection and ADA compliant metal scanners at Garden City Regional Airport with Lockheed Martin engineers reviewing fit. Equipment to be installed by November includes a damp rag sanitizer to detect nitrates and a privacy screening area for deeper checks. Affected bags will undergo thorough screening starting January as nationwide security tightens.
Officials report confirmed West Nile virus in birds and horses spreading across Kansas with 12 dead birds in eight counties and four horses in three counties. Southwest veterinarians say vaccine shortages hinder protection for horses though no area cases yet in southwest Kansas. Veterinarians urge horse owners to vaccinate. Testing done by Kansas State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory notes transmission via mosquitoes from infected birds to other animals, with no human spread evident.
Gov. Bill Graves ordered sweeping budget cuts totaling 41 million, triggering the closure of up to 75 state social service offices over three years. Rural Kansans will access food stamps and welfare via electronic or phone systems rather than local offices, with kiosks in courthouses as replacements.
Gov. Graves announced 41 million dollars in state budget reductions hitting in home support for seniors. 16,400 meals and homemaking services for 139 seniors monthly are cut under the Senior Care Act while the waiting list grows from 340. Official says no current recipient loses services, but fewer will receive meals and home health this year.
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