New Year closures hit Garden City and Holcomb post offices
Garden City and Holcomb post offices close Wednesday for New Year’s Day. Several county and city offices including Finney County courts and libraries will be closed, with some facilities operating limited hours. Banks and local institutions join the observance, and The Telegram will not publish Wednesday.
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Garden City
Holcomb
Holcomb City
Finney County
Garden City Animal Shelter
Finney County Public Library
Usda Service Center
Finney County Historical Museum
Lee Richardson Zoo
Finnup
Garden City Community College
Saffell
United Methodist Mexican-American Ministries
GCCC opens spring enrollment Jan 8 through 10
Garden City Community College announces public enrollment for spring classes on January 8 9 and 10 with most courses starting January 13. Registration hours run 830 am to 7 pm January 8 9 and 830 am to 4 pm January 10 in the Administration Building. extensions and phone enrollment options are listed for late enrollment and information services.
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Garden City Community College
Saffell Library
Southwest Kansas
Pay-to-play spreads in Kansas districts amid budget strain
Lawrence AP report details 21 more districts charging extracurricular fees this year, raising total to 50. Fees range from 5 to 50 per activity, with family caps in some districts. Officials say fees help sustain programs amid enrollment declines and state cuts, though some fear reduced participation.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Kansas Association of School Boards
Lakin
Randy Steinle
Steinle
Bob
Diana Lisher
Bob Lisher
Free State High School
Department of Education
Kansas City
Shawnee Mission
Blue Valley
Olathe
Rusty Newman
Garden City
Jim Lentz
Lentz
Kan
Carroll Macke
Macke
Wichita Public
Bill Farlick
Farlick
Moderates Help Sebelius Swipe 6.5 Million In Grants
In Topeka, Gov elect Kathleen Sebelius with moderate Republicans moved 6.5 million dollars in federal grants from incoming Attorney General Phill Kline to the governor’s office. Grants mostly fund victim assistance and drug abuse prevention. the largest 3.2 million comes from the Office for Victims of Crime at the US Justice Department.
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Office For Victims of
Department of Justice
Grant Administration
Attorney General
Sebelius
Nicole Corcoran-Basso
Topeka Capital-Journal
Kathleen
Kline
Corcoran-Basso
Graves
Carla Stovall
Juliene Maska
Garden City settles discrimination suit with former officer
City of Garden City reaches a mediation settlement with Banda a former police trainee alleging gender racial and national origin discrimination during training and hostile work environment claims. The city states no admission of wrongdoing and aims to avoid further costs and proceedings. A separate suit by Karl Stewart-Upchurch remains in discovery.
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Banda
City of
Garden City
Dave Rebern
Dodge City
Police Department
Garden City Police Department
Bob Halloran
Grisell
Karl Stewart-Upchurch
S. Stewart-Upchurch
Pebein
New Year Resolutions Bring Local Health Club Rush
Cimarron and Garden City residents reflect on yearly vows to quit smoking and lose weight. Gym memberships rise as people aim for healthier habits while some vow to persist beyond January.
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Cimarron
Carol Greenhalgh
Greenhalgh
Garden City
Dee Jones
Jones
John Washington
Garden City Recreation Commission
Washington
Vickie Marroquin
Marroquin
Eugene Prokopinski
Mary Lou Jamieson
Jamieson
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Bank of America
Citizens State Bank
Commerce Bank
Commercial Federal Bank
Farm Credit of
First National Bank of Holcomb
Garden City State Bank
Home National Bank
Landmark National Bank Security Savings Bank
GCCC
Westar
Topeka
Westar Energy Inc
Kansas Corporation Commission
KCC
Sara Kincaid
Bunker Hill
Kansas House
Stovall
Setelius
Tim Cruz
Cruz
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