County to close road and set 2007 platform goals
Finney County commissioners agreed to permanently close a road serving the Waste Water Treatment Facility near Jennie Barker Road. They also outlined a 2007 legislative agenda emphasizing eminent domain policy, opposition to mandatory local government consolidation, and voluntary participation in consolidated services with Holcomb and Garden City. A new 2006 Ford F-450 ambulance was approved for 123,670, with 78,667 covered by insurance and 45,003 from the county. The board approved Blue Cross Blue Shield for 2007 health coverage and honored three employees for 20 years of service.
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Garden City
Jennie Barker
Kansas Association of Counties
Finney County
Holcomb
Olson
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Ethanol Plant on Track to Produce Fuel Alcohol
Turner outlined a plan for a grain alcohol plant using corn or milo with enzymes to convert starch to sugar for fermentation. The operation would yield 55 million gallons of alcohol and 480000 tons of distiller grains annually, with CO2 aiding oil extraction. The project aims to use 19 million bushels of corn yearly. investment totals about 82 million dollars. Studies on local economic impact are underway, with past estimates suggesting up to 16 million dollars additional yearly.
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Turner
GCHS Students Showcase Broadcasting Skills in Lab
GCHS broadcasting class emphasizes cameras editing graphics and speech. Advanced students help produce a daily newscast and two live events prom promenade and graduation. Senior Kyle Luetters says the program gives a solid foundation for college and a broadcasting career.
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GCHS
Insurance costs outpacing wages warns families and firms
A Families USA report finds six year data showing individual median income rising 15.6 percent from 22351 to 25833 while average family health insurance cost climbed 78.5 percent from 6237 to 11132. Employers’ costs rose 91.8 percent and workers’ share grew 47.8 percent as deductibles rise and benefits thin.
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Families USA
Scott City tweaks dog ordinance to ban breed focus
Scott City Council rewrites its dog rules shifting from a breed specific approach to a general dangerous dog standard. The draft defines dangerous and potentially dangerous dogs, sets 30 day compliance, and allows euthanasia on day 31 if requirements fail. Council voiced enforcement consistency concerns.
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Fred Kuntzsch II
Steve Schmitt
Public Service
Scott City
Chris Jurgens
R. D. Ford
Ford
Everett Green
Green
Jurgens
Shirley
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