Frigid temperatures force Garden City school closures
Garden City USD 457 canceled classes due to subzero temps and slick streets. Superintendent Rick Atha cited icy roads and diesel bus fuel gelling as factors while noting the district serves about 7,500 students. National Weather Service reported 1 to 2 below zero with 20 below wind chill. city crews plowed streets around 3 a.m. and piled snow at the Finney County Exhibition Building.
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Kansas districts seek state aid to cover payroll shortfalls
Kansas faces a $173 million delay in public school aid this month as the main state account lacks funds. Deputy Education Commissioner Dale Dennis said the state will provide relief to seven districts Hays Ashland Hugoton Skyline Buhler Haven Wellington to meet December payrolls, with more districts likely needing relief.
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Hearing continued in murder case
A competency hearing for Luis Montoya, 52, has been continued after his attorney requested a new evaluation. Montoya, a El Salvador native, appeared in Finney County District Court with Judge Philip C. Vieux observing. The defense argued Montoya did not understand the interpreter during court proceedings and the prior mental evaluation.
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Red Cross offers gift catalog to aid communities
The American Red Cross launches an online gift catalog for holiday giving. Donors can donate in a loved one’s name to fund food, shelter, vaccines, and support for disaster victims, remote villages, and military families, per Garden City chapter official Carolyn Henry.
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