Holcomb approves neighborhood revitalization plan
Holcomb City Council unanimously backs a neighborhood revitalization program to spur residential and commercial development and lift the tax base. The plan offers tax rebates on part of property taxes for new development or improvements that raise assessed values, with five year rebates cited by supporter Gary Newman and EDCE Eric Depperschmidt detailing the plan’s timeline and expected long term effect.
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Holcomb City
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Newman
Finney County Economic Development Corp
Eric Depperschmidt
CCR's Stu Cook headlines Mosaic Rock Rally with Foghat
Creedence Clearwater Revival’s original bassist Stu Cook and drummer Doug Clifford will headline Mosaic’s Rock ’n Roll Rally joining Foghat on Saturday. BiPolar Echo from Guymon Oklahoma opens after winning 2010 Mosaic Run Battle of the Bands. Cook notes CCR Revisited plans to perform tracks from Recollection including Born on the Bayou and Suzie Q.
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Stu Cook
Doug “Cosmo
Clifford
Mosaic
Foghat
Guymon Okla
BiPolar Echo
CCR
Cook
the News
Creedence Clearwater Revisited
Suzie Q
Garfield Early Childhood Center opens with new spaces and resources
Teachers and students acclimate to the Garfield Elementary School addition serving 3 to 5 year olds. Eleven classrooms a conference room and a multi purpose room expand space, storage and learning areas. Principal Karen Johnson notes bilingual paras, personal connections and strong excitement as the year begins. The center offers screenings and consultations for eligibility and can function as a therapy and storm shelter space thanks to concrete walls.
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Reigan McGraw
Garfield Elementary School
Paras Carol Rohrbough
Julia Herrera
New Garfield
Garfield Early Childhood Center
Karen Johnson
Johnson
Nelson
Russell Childhood Development Center
Convict escapes briefly from Grant County Jail in Ulysses
Convicted murderer Marcos Lomas, 24, slipped from the Grant County Jail at 1:35 a.m. Monday but was recaptured within an hour four blocks away. He had pleaded guilty June 3 to capital murder in the 2008 BedRock trailer-home killings. Deputy sheriffs and an internal review followed the escape amid unnamed employee error suggestions. Lomas awaits October sentencing. prosecutors won’t seek the death penalty.
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Lomas
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Marcos
Hilda Garcia
Oklahoma Ave
BedRock
Kansas Highway Patrol
Southwest Kansas
Weather Forecast Tonight and Friday Outlook
Tonight clear with 51. Friday breezy and sunny with a high of 92 and a low of 62. Details on page Ag.
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