Substitute teaching gaps push districts to boost availability
Districts nationwide seek more substitutes as teachers attend workshops and conferences. USD 457 averages 60 to 70 subs daily, while Garden City relies on Lisa Sander with SubFinder. Holcomb uses early-morning calls and faces long fill times with stay-at-home parents and paraprofessionals. Pay boosts and recruitment efforts, including flyers and college partnerships, aim to expand sub pools and stay competitive with neighboring districts.
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Ing
USD
Dennis
Garden City
Lisa Sander
Oklahoma City
Sander
Holcomb
O’connor
O'Connor
Welch
Deana Novack
Board of Education
Garrett Panzer
Lakin Teachers’ Association
Lakin Middle School
Panzer
USD 457
Garden City Community College
Holcomb Board of Education
Accuser recounts Morrison affair amid resignation talks
The accuser recalls Morrison’s past conduct 17 years after Summerlin’s allegations and a 2006 zoo event. Carter outlines an extramarital affair begun in 2005, Morrison’s alleged harassment, and promises of apologies while Morrison announced a January resignation. Carter also notes Kline’s role and Joyce Morrison’s July 2007 apology call.
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Morrison
Summerlin
Kline
Brian Burgess
Carter
Johnson County
Kansas
Topeka
GOP
Joyce
G C police deploy speed trailer to curb speeding
Garden City police use a speed monitoring trailer set to various ranges and intensities to capture speeds beyond the limit. From 3 to 3 45 pm more than 50 vehicles passed, with many drivers reducing speed while some eased off only to speed up again after passing the unit.
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Roush
Davis
Kansas Department of Transportation
Intelligent Transportation Systems
KDOT
Bureau of Transportation
Westar Wind Farms Proposed for Wichita County Kansas
Westar Energy and RES pursue three wind farms in Kansas totaling about 300 megawatts with Wichita County sites near Scott and Scott City. The project awaits Kansas Corporation Commission approval by December 27 and could bring 100 workers during peak construction plus $2,500 per megawatt per year to the county. Local landowner enthusiasm grows as turbines may start by March with tourism and community benefits anticipated.
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RES
Westar Energy Inc
Wichita County
Scott
Scott City
Westar
Kansas
Greg Greenwood
Generation Construction
Kansas Corporation Commission
KCC
Greenwood
Krenzel
Sunflower Electric Power Corp
al Jensen
Earl Smith
Smith
Secretary suggests gift cards to lower health costs
Topeka AP report says Kansas Health and Environment Secretary Rod Bremby advised firms to use gift cards to cut health insurance costs. He cited a case where employees earned $150 gift cards for attending one hour seminars on preventing heart disease, and the company saw a 14 percent drop in health care costs.
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Topeka
Health and Environment
Rod Bremby
Bremby
Lawrence Noon Rotary Club
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Wichita Co
Ministry of St. Catherine Hospital
St. Catherine Hospital
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East Spruce Garden City
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