Budget estimates outline high school expansion options
USD 457 board examines overcrowding solutions with a ninth grade center costing about 1.652 million and a full high school rebuild around 18.164 million plus field facilities. Plans discuss pool addition, space per student standards, and future growth while long range committee updates priorities through 2005.
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Abe Hubert
Gibson
Gail Dunford
Milt Pippenger
Liberal
Jeff Crist
Pippenger
Mike Utz
Dunford
Garfield
J.D. Adams
GCHS
Edith Scheuerman
Kenneth Henderson
Clifford Hope
Memorial Stadium
Clement
Garden City
Kevin Burr
Burr
Chitect
Ann Goodman
Leigh Ann Roderick
Deb Jarmer
Goodman
Graves Wind Farm Dedication Highlights Rural Energy Promise
Governor dedicates Gray County Wind Energy facility with local residents and officials. Montezuma native Brian Schmidt, employed as a material deliverer, recalls initial meetings on December 21 2000 and the project’s rapid growth. Senator Janis Lee extols wind power while UtiliCorp emphasizes wind’s stable pricing and future potential for cheaper rates through new contracts.
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Brian Schmidt
Montezuma
Gray County Wind Energy, LLC
FPL
Schmidt
Congress
Graves
Stamm
O'Sullivan
Kansas
Janis Lee
Ckensington
Gray County
West Plains of Great Bend
UtiliCorp
Cimarron City
Donald Ratzlaff
George Minter
West Plains
Hunt for bin Laden ends in mountains near Tora Bora
Afghan tribal forces withdraw artillery from the eastern mountains signaling the peak fighting may be over. US special forces stay nearby as fighters sweep caves for al Qaeda remnants and possible bin Laden presence. Local commanders caution bin Laden’s status remains uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kandahar
Afghanistan
Osama bin Laden
al-Qaida
U.S
Tora Bora
Hazrat Ali
bin Laden
al- Qaida
Eastern Alliance
Ali
Afghan Islamic Press Agency
Mohammed Aman Khiari
Bin
Laden
Osama
Khiari
World Trade Center
New York
ConAgra tax agreement heads to state board
Finney County prepares a stipulation with ConAgra on property tax valuation for 2002. Real estate values will hold at 2001 levels while personal property will see a likely substantial reduction due to fire losses and revised inventories. The measure, considered by the county administrator, moves to the state Board of Tax Appeals for approval, with personal property potentially resolved locally.
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ConAgra
State Board of Tax Appeals
Pete Olson
Board of Tax Appeals
Olson
Roop
State Tax Appeals Board
Applebee’s
Dernard
Gayle Wolf
County Department
Capital Reserve
Southwest Kansas
Russ Jennings
Finney County
Ninth St
Helpless Delays Rise Without LifeNet Helicopter Service
Neosho County faces longer transport times for critically injured patients as LifeNet departs. Emergency crews now drive patients to Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center, with helicopters only meeting transports from Wichita or Joplin if called. The director warns extra 20 to 30 minutes can mean life or death.
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Hallbauer
Neosho County
LifeNet
Ers
Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center
Wichita
Joplin
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Perm
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Harvest Pantry
ZeltlmChMelal Coe
Mullah Omar
Wal-Mart
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Harvestpantry.com
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Kansas Ave
Orter’s Flowers
Main Street
Walnut
The
Old Man
N. 7Th St
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