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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 2002
Page
1
Tyler Barnett Andrew Barnett and Jesse Ontiveros pause from swimming at the pool in a candid moment. The scene captures three youths in casual swimwear near water with relaxed expressions.
A study predicting $5.4 billion in tourism and growth over ten years if U S 50 were widened to four lanes faces bleak funding prospects in Kansas. State Rep. Ward Loyd warns the current transportation plan is underfunded and at risk, while discussions wait until the decade’s end.
Louis DeKeyser supervises the Amazon Ditch headgate near the Kearny Hamilton line, a 33 mile stretch suffering a dry season. His family roots tie to its origin in the 1880s by the American Land Syndicate. The ditches supply John Martin Reservoir water and are governed by the Associated Ditches system.
Finney County’s unemployment rate returns to 2.9 percent, matching pre ConAgra fire levels that left 2,300 workers unemployed. Kansas statewide rate stands at 4.5 percent for July, while Garden City area business leaders note few available workers despite expansion plans. June rates were 4.6 percent statewide and 3.4 percent locally.
KPERS officials warned the state’s pension fund for state workers and public school employees faces underfunding. The report cites a $101.2 million one year contribution need to stabilize finances, with $33 million more the next year and rising thereafter. Market volatility worsens the gap, though current retirees remain protected.
Fourth graders at Gertrude Walker and Florence Wilson Elementary Schools earned the Standard of Excellence from the Kansas State Department of Education for their math scores on the state assessment. School officials credit motivation, teaching quality, parent support, and integrated curriculum, noting tests measure math reading and other areas across grades.
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