FCEDC to Pay Majority of Meyer Billing for Chamber Work
Finney County Economic Development Corp directors voted four to one to reimburse the Garden City Chamber of Commerce for 285 of 323 listed hours billed for Carol Meyer services at 30 per hour, totaling 8,537.29 of 9,705, despite concerns from Mario Lopez about the work details and value. Dennis Smith and Jeff Whitham were absent.
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Finney County Economic Development Corp. Board of
Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Carol Meyer
Corporation
FCEDC
Meyer
Mario Lopez
Dennis Smith
Jeff Whitham
Chamber Board
Lopez
Lopez Insurance Agency
Ron Schwartz
Burtis Motors
Nunnelee given probation in student sex case
Nadine Nunnelee, 41, a former Garden City High School teacher, received probation and will must register as a sex offender after pleading no contest to unlawful sexual relations with a 16 year old student. She faces six months in prison if probation terms are violated.
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Garden City
Nadine Nunnelee
Finney County
Nunnelee
GCHS
Thomas Richardson
Lois Malin
Apt. 3
Malin
Kansas
Moving Wall honors fallen Vietnam soldiers in Scott City
The Moving Wall replica arrives in Scott City for a weekend visit, drawing residents to reflect on soldiers lost in the Vietnam War. VFW Auxiliary leader Emily Young highlights the wall as a chance for communities to say goodbye and thank those who served, with Rob Roberts transporting the exhibit.
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Scott City
Washington, D.C
Kansas
Hugoton
VFW
Oakley
Emily Young
Young
D.C
Rob Roberts
The
Vietnam Combat Veterans, Ltd
Gas prices ease nationwide as Garden City sees drop
Local area prices dipped from Thursday high of 3.09 to a 2.88 unleaded at Presto Convenience Store near U S 83 Mary Street. Jose Ramirez, who fills a 4.5 gallon tank for 13 dollars, notes wages from an oil field can rise with prices, but many people feel the impact.
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Garden City
Jose Ramirez
Presto Convenience
U.S. Highway 83
Mary Street
Ramirez
Greensburg
Barnett pushes tax cuts despite school funding clash
Kansas Republican Jim Barnett vows income and estate tax cuts as part of his Prescription for Growth plan even as he says the state cannot afford the current school finance package. He criticizes Gov. Sebelius backed plan for possibly prompting tax rises or gambling expansion to cover a looming shortfall by 2009.
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Topeka
Jim Barnett
Barnett
Kathleen Sebelius
Kansas
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West Point Military Academy
Kelly Kreit
Central Intelligence Agency
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Shelby Honstead
Healy
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Stapleton
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