Ramps on K-156 bypass open in regional traffic update
The K-156 and US 50/83 bypass ramps open to traffic today enabling Mary Street access from Campus to the bypass while Mary Street between K-156 and the bypass remains closed. Bypass traffic shifts to ramps for bridge construction over Mary Street and temporary signals will stay in place for at least a week. Motorists should allow extra travel time or use alternate routes.
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Mary Street
Campus
Holiday lights tour planned for Monday in Garden City
The Finney County Senior Center Mini Bus Service hosts an evening light tour from 7 to 8 30 p m Monday followed by dessert and caroling. Garden City residents are urged to display lights and call Bonnie Burgardt at 2723626 by Friday to include displays or reserve a bus spot.
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Finney County Senior Center
Garden City
Bonnie Burgardt
Winter Holiday Parade Returns to Garden City Streets
The third annual parade starts 6:30 p.m. Sunday with 60 plus floats lining up by 5:30 at the Garden City Train Depot. It proceeds along Main to Walnut then to Stevens Park for a ceremony with Modern Show Choir and hot chocolate. The Grinch helps collect canned goods and warm clothing for the less fortunate. Megan Frazier and Megan Price, high school seniors, coordinate the event for their final year. Parade winners prize $100, $75, and $50 for first through third. Boxes will collect donations in the park. call 275-5256 for details.
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Main St
Garden City Train Depot
Main Street
Walnut Street
Stevens Park
Garden City High School
Megan Frazier
Megan Price
Open hearings urged over Sebelius transition office
An attorney for news groups argued that Gov elect Kathleen Sebelius transition office is a state agency and must undergo open reviews. The judge slated a decision within 10 days as lawyers debated whether the open meetings law covers transition teams.
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Topeka
Kathleen Sebelius
Mike Merriam
Shawnee
Eric Rosen
Sebelius
Merriam
Steve Phillips
Associated Press
Kansas Press Association
Kansas Association of Broadcasters
Rosen
Cam
Paign
Kansas
Christmas electronics drive shoppers to buy
Electronics remain hot items this Christmas season with stores like Target Wal-Mart and Sears reporting strong demand. TVs stereos DVDs PlayStation 2s Xbox games and small appliances are selling briskly while bicycles jewelry and children toys also move well. Jewelry brands and home accessories form part of varied gifts as shoppers seek value and style.
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Target
Brian Peterson
Peterson
Wal-Mart
John Ostrom
Ostrom
Sears
Stacy Eichhorn
Eichorn
Eichhorn
RT Sporting Goods
Mike O'Dell
Regan Jewelers
Linda Friesner
Niversary
Friesner
Darrin Deen
Blackthorne Rose
Double Budget Blow Hits Garden City College
Garden City Community College faces a 162000 shortfall after Governor Graves cut state aid and Local Ad Velorum Tax Reduction funds. The college set aside 239187 to cover anticipated aid cuts, but further reductions may come as the fiscal year ends. Further cost-saving could include freezing positions and delaying campus projects. Tuition and mill levy increases are not planned.
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Garden City Community College
Bill Graves
GCCC
Carol Ballantyne
LAVTR
Bill
Hammond
Ballantyne
Penka
New HPBA aims to broaden small business health coverage
Dennis Call promotion of the Health Partners Benefit Association Inc outlines a Horizons Cost Saver option with Allied National, offering monthly premiums at 40 to 50 percent of typical costs for firms with two to 50 employees. The plan carries a $10,000 annual maximum and would not replace existing policies but serve as a last resort for uninsured workers. Local officials weigh changes as premium costs rise and consider alternative state pools and employee cost sharing.
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Dennis Call
Call
Health Partners Benefit Association Inc
HPBA
Kansas
Hpbas Horizons
Allied National
Frank Soukup
Lakin
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Soukup
Doug Keller
Keller-Leopold Insurance
von Hunn
Garden True Value
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