Growth in Workforce Training Across 13 Businesses
The article notes 33 classes for 340 participants from 13 businesses as part of a workforce development effort. Judy Crumble describes college technical programs from automotive technology to nursing. Ballantyne and Warta discuss upgrading existing workers and attracting new business through a stronger, more marketable workforce, aided by partnerships like Finney County Economic Development Corporation.
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Judy Crumble
Ballantyne
Varta
Warta
Finney County Economic Development Corporation
GCCC
FCEDC
Crumble
Finney County
Hays
GCCC_ Board of Trustees
Warta Leads Workforce Training Push at Garden City College
Warta, new assistant coordinator at Finney County's workforce program, aims to tailor classes for local demographics. She emphasizes linking business needs with training through GCCC and FCEDC, with broader involvement from Garden City Chamber, One Stop Center, and Sunflower Electric projects.
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Pine
Warta
Garden City
Topeka
Finney County
Lynn Ballinger
FCEDC
Eric Depperschmidt
Norma Jean Dodge
Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce
Western Kansas
GCCC
Crumble
Kansas
Herington
Kansas Main Street
Chamber of Commerce
Laser Graphics
Lone Star Loakhouse
Ben E. Keith Foods
Aquila
Blue Cross Blue Sheild
Brookover Companies
Commerce Bank
Cox Communications
Garden City Auto Center
Midwest Feeders
Performic High Plains, LLC
Regency Auto Group
Temple- Inland Corrugated Packing
Wheatland Electric
Kansas Children’s Service League
Lisa Russell
Zoo Keeps Warm for Winter Season at Lee Richardson
Keepers at Lee Richardson Zoo prepare for cold weather by winterizing barns and holding stalls, moving exhibit birds to winter holdings, and layering up staff to manage hazards like frostbite and frozen water. Attendance in 2005 and 2006 totals are noted, with winter hours posted and holiday closures.
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Cooperrider
Zoo
Kristi Newland
World AIDS Day walk honors HIV awareness in Garden City
Ivory candles lit by 25 residents walked from Finney County Courthouse to Stevens Park then to the UMMAM offices on St. John Street. Participants like Rivera and Velasquez spoke about HIV/AIDS, the global observance started 25 years ago, and UMMAM offered free testing at 712 St. John St. Call 275-1766 for details.
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Finney County
Stevens Park
Rivera
Garden City
Velasquez
UMMAM
St. John Street
St. John St
Weather reduces soil moisture and slows Kansas wheat emergence
Weather conditions leave topsoil moisture short to very short and subsoil moisture at 74 percent short to very short across the state. Drought slows wheat emergence in Kansas, making newly emerging crops vulnerable, while plants with two or three leaves and several tillers are likely to be fine, according to Shroyer.
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Kansas
Shroyer
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