Great Lakes Airlines Offers Garden City Blood Drive Incentive
Garden City blood donors at a community drive on Monday and Tuesday are entered into the Great Giveaway. Donors could win two round trip tickets from Garden City to Denver or Kansas City, with drawings every six months in 2009. Drives run 2 to 7 p.m. at St. Dominic Catholic Church. Call 800 GIVE LIFE or visit giveblood givelife.org for details.
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Garden City USD 457 Board to meet at 7 30 a.m.
The Garden City USD 457 Board of Education will meet at 7:30 a.m. Monday at the Educational Support Center 1205 Fleming Street for a short session. They will consider approving the minutes from December 7 and the certified and classified personnel items.
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Overland Park Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Charge
Steven E. Mikoloyck, 47, pleaded guilty to attempted sex trafficking of a child in a case linked to Operation Guardian Angel. Federal prosecutors said the undercover Kansas City area probe targeted child sex trafficking.
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Jobless rate in Kansas dips to 6.2 percent in November
Kansas jobless rate falls to 6.2 percent in November from 6.3 percent, remaining above 2008 levels. Labor officials warn the job market stays weak with 60,100 jobs lost since November 2008. Four of 11 sectors gain, led by trade and utilities, while unemployment claims rise. Gov Parkinson cites encouraging signs and new jobs plans from US Bank and JP Morgan relocate 800 roles to Kansas.
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YMCA Extends Night Hours as Expansion Nears
Garden City residents gain 10 p.m. to midnight access Monday through Thursday at the Strength Fitness Center through Dec 30 with plans for 24 hour access Monday to Thursday starting Jan 4. The $2 million expansion adds a 10,200 square foot facility, new cardio and strength areas, pools, child watch room, locker rooms, and additional offices.
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Finney County Commission Meeting Set for Monday Morning
The Finney County Commission schedules a session at 8 30 a m on Monday at the Finney County Administrative Center located at 311 N Ninth St The agenda details were not provided in the text available.
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Tourism officials mull hike in hotel tax plan
Finney County officials will discuss raising the transient guest tax from 4 to 6 percent at a Monday public meeting. The 4 percent tax generated about 401000 dollars in the 2009 fiscal year, a rise of 18 percent over the prior year. Mayor Schoonover and Chamber leader Paul Joseph said area hoteliers back the increase to stay competitive with Liberal and Dodge City. Also on the agenda are public works updates including a Je nnie Barker Road Mary Street Kansas 156 intersection project and an award presentation to County Administrator Pete Olson for the Buford Watson Award for Excellence from the Kansas Association of City/County Management.
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Mary Street
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Buford Watson
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Rural Mainstreet Index signals slow farm economy recovery
A Rural Mainstreet Index survey of 11 Midwest and Plains states shows December activity rising to 40.9 from 38.4, but remaining well below healthy levels. Farm income weakness persists, with farmland prices and loan volumes still subdued. hiring declines continue as small businesses await policy costs.
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Forbes juvenile center closes in Topeka
Forbes Juvenile Attention Center in Topeka will close immediately as its parent company cites state reimbursement cuts a drop in youth referrals and Kansas budget concerns. Twenty eight youths will be moved to other facilities amid prior criticism and a recent out of court settlement over staffing and room checks. High level reforms to juvenile facilities were announced by the Kansas Juvenile Justice Authority including biannual reviews facility risk reclassification and a statewide reoffending risk assessment.
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