Generation to Generation program at Finney County
Linda Walter Finney County FCS agent will present Generation to Generation at noon February 20 at the Finney County Extension Office. The session examines the last four generations and how life, work, and recreation differ across ages, noting lifelong impact from events like the Great Depression and WWII. Attendees may bring a lunch. dessert provided. Call 272-3670 by February 19 to reserve.
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Linda Walter
Finney County Fcs
Finney County Extension Office
GCCC Jazz Ensemble to perform free Feb 23 on campus
Garden City Community College announces a free 7:30 p.m. concert by the Jazz Ensemble directed by Jim McAllister in the Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Building auditorium. The audition-only group will play classic and contemporary selections as part of two campus jazz events, including the March 10 Garden City Jazz Festival co sponsored by GCCC and The Garden City Telegram.
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Garden City Community College
Jim McAllister
Pauline Joyce
GCCC
Garden City Telegram
Finney County to host severe weather awareness and spotter training
Finney County Emergency Management schedules its annual severe weather awareness presentation and storm spotter training. Two sessions at 3 and 7 p.m. will be held in the Operations Center basement at 304 N Ninth St. Free, one hour, no pre registration. Call 272-3639 for information.
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Finney County Emergency Management
Finney County Emergency Operations Center
Law Enforcement Center
Ninth St
Student sprints to Pancake Day victory
Amanda Curtis, 18, a Liberal High School senior, won the Liberal Kansas pancake race in 1 minute 6.3 seconds beating Olney England’s Amanda Brear by about three seconds. Brear, 42, finished 1 minute 9 seconds on the 415 yard course from Olney’s market square to the church.
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Liberal
Kansas
Amanda Curtis
Liberal High School
Olney
England
Curtis
Amanda Brear
Market Square
London
Brear
Jessica Lash
Tyra Jenkins
Atlantic
Scott City approves downtown streetscape with higher bids
Scott City Council moves forward on the downtown streetscape project despite bids exceeding estimates by 300000. JAG Construction won the bid and a change order raises total project cost to 1606043 with the city share at 401511. The plan spans blocks around the Kansas 96 and US 88 intersection and aims to boost downtown appeal and traveler stops. The project remains contingent on Kansas Department of Transportation approval and funding under the Transportation Enhancement program.
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Scott City
Kansas Department of Transportation
Bryant
Halstead
Lee
Garden City
JAG Construction
Dodge City
JAG
KDOT
Scott
Brenda Davis
Davis
Darin Neufeld
EBH & Associates
Jerry Snyder
Les Spangler
Spangler
Lacy Long
Kansas lawmakers push Rural Policy Commission proposal
House Speaker Melvin Neufeld and Senate President Steve Morris announced a plan to form a nine member Kansas Commission on Rural Policy backed by the Kansas Farm Bureau. The panel would act as a think tank to develop leaders, identify opportunities, and stem rural wealth drain while Gov. Sebelius already advanced Rural Opportunity centers.
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Topeka
Kansas Commission On Rural Policy
House
Melvin Neufeld
Ingalls
Senate
Steve Morris
Hugoton
Morris
Snowy Day Forces Early Dismissal and Weather Advisory
Two students scrape ice from a windshield at First United Methodist Church after school as USC 457 releases early due to weather. Snow accumulates on tree limbs while a pedestrian walks on Fifth Street near Hackberry Street. Officials warn of a slight chance of snow in southwest Kansas with a Thursday forecast of mostly sunny skies, high 38 and low 20.
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Blake Christmann
Stephano Servantez
United Methodist Church
USC 457
Fifth Street
Hackberry Street
Kansas
National Weather Service
Dodge City
Stimulus bill could boost farm and business investment
Garden City residents and local economists say President Bush's stalled economic stimulus package would let producers deduct half the cost of new and used farm equipment next year, possibly spurring more purchases. Livestock interests could benefit most from rising crop prices, while experts project broader spending rises and potential job growth in the sector.
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Bush
Senate
Garden City
Jeff Crist
USD 457
Crist
Troy Dumler
Finney County Extension Office
Dumler
Carol Lee
Reinert & Lee Cpas LLC
Dave Tarter
H & R Block
Tarter
Roger Bellows
Certified Public Accountant
Brungardt Hower Ward Elliott & Pfeifer
Seoti bond issue fails amid safety and consolidation debate
The Seoti school bond proposal to fund a fire dome complex at R.B. Stewart Elementary failed by a narrow margin amid questions on funding options and potential consolidation. Voters rejected a plan costing about 5.5 million plus 0.5 million in related costs, with discussions of mill increases or no fund warrants.
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Tarrant
Carter
Kansas
Wilson and Co
Salina
Leland Gray
R.B. Stewart
Scott McKinney
Wichita County Junior High School
Wichita County
Seoti Standard
Lanny Mehl
David South
Monolithic Dome Institute
Italy
Texas
Earl Smith
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