Work begins on new Sixth Street water main project
Dick Construction, Inc. started a new water main on Sixth Street from Kansas Avenue to Walnut Street. The outside eastbound lane on Kansas Avenue is closed as crews connect the line, with Sixth Street detoured at Pony Street. City Engineer Steve Cottrell expects completion in a week. for details call 276-1180.
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Dick Construction, Inc
Sixth Street
Kansas Avenue
Walnut Street
Steve Cottrell
Pony Street
Cottrell
K-144 road sealing project begins today
The Kansas Department of Transportation starts a 16 mile road sealing project on Kansas Highway 144 from the U S 83 160 junction in Haskell County to the U S 56 junction in Gray County. Traffic will be reduced to one lane during daylight with a pilot car and delays under 15 minutes. Blevins Asphalt Construction Co. of Mount Vernon Missouri is the contractor for the $376000 project, aiming to finish by late August weather permitting. The work is part of the 2010 T WORKS program. contact Greg Adams at (620) 624-4451 for details.
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Kansas Department of Transportation
Haskell
Gray Counties
Gray County
KDOT
Blevins Asphalt Construction Co., Inc
Mount Vernon
Kansas
Greg Adams
Spanish GED classes expand across southwest Kansas
Project Destiny a partnership of Garden City Community College and Kansas State University now offers federally funded GED instruction in Spanish. New students may enroll in Garden City Lakin Ulysses Scott City and Syracuse with varied schedules at local churches and GCCC centers. Call Itzel Rodriguez or Juana Betanco for details.
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Kansas
Project Destiny
Garden City Community College
Kansas State University
GCCC
Garden City
Lakin
Ulysses
Scott City
Syracuse
First United Methodist Church
St. Anthony’s
First Presbyterian Church
Mary Queen of Peace
Itzel Rodriguez
Juana Betanco
GCCC to Offer Defensive Driving Class
Garden City Community College hosts a one day National Safety Council Defensive Driving course from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sept 17 in the John Collins Vocational Building. The $75 course teaches safer driving, aims to reduce collisions, and may qualify participants for auto insurance discounts with preregistration required.
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Department of Public Safety
Garden City Community College
National Safety Council
John Collins
GCCC
Terrones
Closure looms for Marienthal post office site
Marienthal residents face possible post office closure as the USPS studies 137 Kansas locations. Postmaster Sonia Baker wraps up operations and moves to Scot Post Office while rural box options are urged, and the town inventories long used stamps and services with aging residents in mind.
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Marienthal
Sonia Baker
Scott City
U.S. Postal Service
Brian Sperry
Wichita County
Baker
Scot
Sperry
Colorado
Berend
Holcomb hosts Child Safety Day with jet ski lesson
Five year old Dakota Smith rode a Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks jet ski simulator under the eye of Life. Kurt Hudson as part of Holcomb High School safety day events. Dozens of agencies and sponsors offered safety education, food, and drug and alcohol impairment demonstrations.
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Kansas Wildlife and Parks
Kurt Hudson
McCrae Becker
Holcomb High School
Holcomb
HHS S.A.D
Dakota Smith
Natural Resource
Dakota
Hudson
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
Alex McDaniel
McDaniel
David
Holcomb Police Department
Kansas National Guard
Finney County
Zach Bradel
Gctelegram.com
Kansas oil gains vs natural gas downturn in Kansas
Kansas oil production has risen since 2004 while natural gas output declines yearly, aided by high oil prices and new hydraulic fracturing in shale. Producers cite tax policy changes and rising drilling activity, with several firms returning to Kansas as KIOGA members gather in Wichita to discuss regulation and technology.
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Kansas
Wichita Eagle
Dick Schremmer
Kansas Independent Oil and Gas Association
the Eagle
Witrg Economics
Schremmer
Obama
Feder
KIOGA
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