Day care to close after KDHE license denial
Grandma's House Daycare at 2210 Sioux Drive will close Friday after KDHE denied a license renewal for 15 kindergarten age children and 20 younger children. Inspector reports cited 17 violations from August to September, including missing forms, untrained staff, and supervision gaps. Owner says financial strain and expired temporary permit compelled the shutdown despite parents' concern for child safety.
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Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Sioux Drive
Robbie Dibble
KDHE
Dibble
Jennifer Espinoza
Alex
McKenzie
Espinoza
KCHE
Darby Schneider
Lincoln Logs
Grandma's House
Woman pleads to spare childhood home in Columbus
Columbus woman Helen Davis-Rodebaugh asked Garden City commissioners to stop demolition of her childhood home at 807 N Fourth St. The structure was deemed unsafe in October after years of neglect. She described family ties and efforts to repair the property, including a 2008 ownership shift and recent cleanup costs. City officials tabled demolition while she plans a renovation timeline.
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Columbus
Ohio
Garden City
Helen Davis-Rodebaugh
N. Fourth St
Davis-Rodebaugh
Randy Grisell
Fourth Street
Grisell
Municipal Court Journal
Gary Fuller
Davis Rodebaugh
Page
Fourth St
City bed tax debate unsettled over zoo funding
After a lengthy meeting Finney County Convention and Tourism Bureau Zoo staff and hotel groups weighed use of a proposed 2 percent bed tax to fund capital improvements. Zoo officials seek 1.5 million for a 4.5 million plan while hoteliers oppose directing funds to Remschner area projects. Compromise discussed but no consensus reached.
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Bureau
Zoo
Finney County Convention and Tourism Bureau
Lee Richardson Zoo
Convention and Tourism Bureau
Convention and Tourism Board
Dan Baffa
Garden City
Baffa
Pawe
Remschner
River cleanup plan eyed for Arkansas River banks
Citizens urge removal of junk and invasive plants along the Arkansas River as Garden City officials and county commissioners study a U S Corps of Engineers project to restore habitat over about three miles from east of Lee Richardson Zoo to the Smith Sand pits. Estimated cost reaches 4.9 million with 1.2 million local match.
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Arkansas River
Garden City Commission
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Sioners
Lee Richardson Zoo
Smith Sandpits
Smith
Zoo
Dan Baffa
Commission
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Eaten City
Scott Aldis-Wilson Scottaw
Gctelegram
Janet Newton
Bureau of Child Care and Health Facilities
Gwen Tietgen
Gtietgen
Brad Nading
Annie
Inspiring Minds
Car Wilde
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