Garden City, Finney County sue FEMA over flood maps
Local officials from Garden City and Finney County head to Federal District Court in Wichita Thursday for an expedited hearing on a temporary restraining order against FEMA as part of a suit to halt revised Flood Insurance Rate Map adoption set to take effect Sept. 25. Named plaintiffs include city leaders and property owners Mark Dinkel Gary Fuller and Cecil O Brate.
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Garden City
Finney County
Federal District Court
Wichita
Emergency Management Agency
FEMA
Mark Dinkel
Gary Fuller
Cecil O’brate
Slain caregiver remembered for others first in family tragedy
Maria Montoya a 55 year old caregiver and matriarch was found dead from stab wounds in her Clear Lake California home on Sunday. Her brother Luis Montoya 52 is jailed on first degree murder charges while her son Jose 31 recalls her selfless help to relatives and guests.
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Maria Montoya
Noelia
Montoya
Luis Montoya
Finney County
Jose Montoya
San Francisco
United States
el Salvador
Clear Lake
Calif
Deerfield explores four day school week plan
Deerfield High School sophomores Micheal Pepper and Mikayla Bowser back a Monday to Thursday schedule. A district committee will visit four four day week schools in Ashland Weskan Brewster and Holly to evaluate cost savings versus educational quality amid potential state aid cuts. The effort aims to reduce bus food service salaries and utilities while maintaining standards.
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Deerfield
Micheal Pepper
Mikayla Bowser
Pepper
Bowser
Deerfield High School
Ing
Deerfield Usd 216
Board of Education
Ashland
Weskan
Brewster
Holly
Colo
Jon Ansley
Mark Goudy
Goudy
Ansley
Amy DeLaRosa
Finney County seeks to fill two law posts amid heavy workload
County Attorney John Wheeler said Finney County has two openings an attorney and a file clerk as the district court handles over 75 cases weekly. He noted the departure of L Michael Higgins Jr reduced staff to eight and aims to hire by mid October after two interviews with another planned in early September.
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John Wheeler
Wheeler
Supreme Court
Finney
L. Michael Higgins Jr
Calihan Law
Finney County District Court
Higgins
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