Garden City housing market shows rebound after ConAgra fire
Garden City area real estate activity rose in 2004 with 307 homes sold across Garden City Holcomb and Finney County. Analysts cite improving buyer attitudes following recession 2000 ConAgra plant fire and 9/11. Rates hover near 5.7 to 5.9 percent, while new construction remains weak and commercial sales rise slightly.
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Ice storm halts roads as county braces for revive plan
Ice coated highways and freezing temperatures brought at least one fatal crash on US 50 near Garden City Regional Airport and multiple school closures or delays across Finney County. Deputies guarded accident sites while NWS warned of continued winter weather. County commissioners backed downtown revival efforts, reporting 214 418 invested in 2004 projects.
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Bruce Glass
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Cathy McKinley
Downtown Vision
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Laurel St
Joyeria America
W. Fulton St
Aqua Massage
E. Pine St
Stocker Growers State Bank
W. Laurel St
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Board hears gas line update in Finney County
Five Aquila representatives met with Finney County commissioners to discuss unsafe hydrogen sulfide levels found in a gas line serving about 40 local homes and businesses. The line feeds roughly 190 Aquila customers across southwest Kansas including Kearny, Gray, Haskell, Stevens, and Lee counties.
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Kansas January revenue tops estimates by 40 million
The state collected 453 million in January, about 40 million more than the 413 million forecast, boosting fiscal year totals past 2.7 billion. The surplus helps lawmakers meeting a Kansas Supreme Court deadline to improve education funding.
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USD 457 Names KASB To Lead Search For Superintendent
The USD 457 Board unanimously hired the Kansas Association of School Boards to manage the superintendent search after Jim Lentz announced retirement for June 30. Max Heim of KASB will guide criteria, timeline, applications, and candidate testing with a plan to have applications by March 14 and a three person review team.
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USD 457
Augusta
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Julie Ford
Bruce Reichmuth
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