Garden City GPSD Reports Kansas Clicks Traffic Stats
Garden City Police Department joined Kansas Clicks, a holiday enforcement program from Nov 19 to Dec 2. Officers issued 33 speeding tickets, 21 child restraint violations, 22 seat belt violations, and six DUI citations. The department received $5,000 in grant money and will join three upcoming campaigns in Feb, May, and Aug.
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Garden City
First graders caroling at Dillons to raise for Salvation Army
Georgia Matthews Elementary School first graders from Shauna Lenneman's class will sing carols at 4 30 p m today in front of Dillons Grocery Store at 1305 E Kansas Ave. About 50 to 60 students will dress as gift wrapped boxes to say thank you to Golden Plains Credit Union and will collect money to buy a gift for a Salvation Army Angel Tree child. Golden Plains Credit Union will match the funds raised.
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Georgia Matthews
Dillons
Kansas Ave
Shauna Lenneman
Golden Plains Credit Union
Lenneman
Salvation Army
Kansas officials push for farm sales to Cuba
Kansas officials led by Lt Gov Gary Sherrer pressed for normalized ties with Cuba during a Havana visit with Fidel Castro. A Cuban official projected about 175 million dollars in U.S. goods purchases by year end, with Sherrer predicting meaningful trade gains for Kansas. No deals were signed during the five day trip.
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Kansas
Fidel Castro
United States
U.S
Gary Sherrer
Cuba
John Moore
Sherrer
Bush
Florida
Buffalo Jones film to be restored by Finney County group
The Finney County Historical Society in Garden City is pursuing restoration of a 1910 silent film featuring Buffalo Jones and cowboys roping African wildlife including a lioness shipped to the Bronx Zoo. The project, aided by Smithsonian restoration partners, aims to present a narrated history of Jones and his expedition for public viewing and educational use.
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Finney County
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Bronx
Finney County Historical Society
Africa
Bryce Baker
Historical Society Board
Smithsonian
British Film Institute
Historical Society
Garden City
Yellowstone
National Park
Grand Canyon
Mary Regan
Theodore Roosevelt
Regan
Garden City Community College
The
Public hearing on drilling ban in Ogallala Aquifer
Water resources staff will hear public comment 1 p m Wednesday at the Wheat Lands Conference Center in Garden City on a proposed ban on drilling new wells in the Ogallala Aquifer. The meeting, part of the Southwest Kansas Groundwater Management District No 3 board process, aims to decide whether to approve the ban.
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Wheat Lands Conference Center
Garden City
Kansas Division of Water Resources
Southwest Kansas Groundwater Management District No. 3 Board
Hank Hansen
GMC No. 3
Division of Water Resources
David Pope
California
Colorado
Hansen
Seward
Morton
Stevens
Military probe unclear in fatal Kansas crash involving Rodriguez family
After a fatal crash near Burdett the Rodriguez family weeks later faced confusion over whether the military would investigate. Nicole Hope Rodriguez 18 died while Samantha Rodriguez and other children were injured when their 1998 Ford Expedition rolled on KS-156. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported no military investigation.
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Criminal Investigation Division
Military Police
State Patrol
Michael Hulsey
Rodriguez
Hulsey
Samantha Rodriguez
Burdett
Halsey
Fort Riley
Pascual Rodriguez II
Kansas Army National Guard
Hope Nicole Rodriguez
Antonio Rodriguez
Pascual Rodriguez III
Holcomb Examines No Child Left Behind Challenges
Holcomb Public Schools face NCLB hurdles though ahead of required standards. Kansas subgroups vary in size and score, with Blacks showing lower math proficiency. District cites staff qualifications, alternate teaching methods, and early progress as key factors.
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Holcomb Public Schools
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Holcomb Public
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Kathy Dale
Holcomb Usd 363 Board of Education
Dale
Kansas
Daryl Prater
NCLB
Prater
Trustees open bids for new student center at GCCC
The College Board of Trustees opened bids today for a student center addition budgeted at 1.2 million funded by student fees. Bids are due by 2:30 p.m. with a 7:30 p.m. meeting in the Endowment Room to review proposals.
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Garden City Community College Board of Trustees
GCCC
Carol Ballantyne
Board of Trustees
Blaine Davis
Architecture Plus
Davis
Kansas State Board of Regents
Carl Perkins
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Water Resources
Division of Water
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