Garden City ALCO closes shocking workers and landlord wary
ALCO abruptly shut its Garden City store at 1401 East Kansas Avenue after a Tuesday 7 30 a.m. meeting leaving employees stunned. Landlord Dillon Stores learned of the lease non renewal as the chain shifts toward smaller communities. The store had operated since May 1973 and planned inventory clearance through late month with employee pay through March 13 and possible transfers offered.
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Garden City
ALCO
Misty Gossman
Kansas Ave
Dillons Stores
Dennis Gaschler
Dean van Horn
Alco Western Division
Kansas
Wal-Mart
Target
van Horn
Gossman
Threat of War Lifts Gas Prices Across Nation
Gasoline costs rise amid fear of renewed terror and the Iraq war. AAA Kansas cites a national average around 1.60 a gallon with Midwest and local Kansas prices near 1.59 to 1.67. Officials tie climbs to geopolitical tensions and the President’s State of the Union address.
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Iraq
United States
Amanda Millard
AAA Kansas
Midwest
Garden City
Kansas Avenue
Mary Street
Millard
County at top of farm delinquencies
The Finney County Farm Service Agency office in Garden City reports 33 percent of its borrowers delinquent, the highest rate in Kansas. The Finney County Office serves 197 agricultural producers across Finney, Kearny, Hamilton, Scott, Wichita and Greeley counties with real estate and operating loans.
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Kansas
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Farm Service Agency
Finney County
FSA
Garden City
Finney, Kearny
Hamilton
Scott
Wichita
Greeley Counties
Farm Service Agency delinquency rates by county
Agriculture news from Wichita reports borrower delinquencies by Farm Service Agency offices across west Kansas. Statewide rate 22.2 percent with Finney 33 percent Stevens 29.5 percent Ford 23.8 percent Ness 20 percent. Source USDA Farm Service Agency.
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Wichita
Farm Service Agency
Kansas
Finney County
Stevens
Ford
Ness
Usda Farm Service Agency
Advocates press for license law change at Statehouse
In Topeka two undocu mented immigrants from Hays joined about 50 people at the Statehouse to urge a license law change. They say thousands of Kansans awaiting legal residency cannot obtain licenses, hindering work and school transport and risking uninsured driving. Testimony Tuesday before the House Judiciary Committee supported the push.
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Topeka — Hays
Maricela Ramirez
Kansas
Statehouse
Ramirez
U.S
House Judiciary Committee
Plea for License Law Change Pierces Residency Rule
Police, community groups, and the Catholic Church support a House bill to remove proof of U.S. residency from licensing. Applicants would present a federal tax identification number instead. The Legislature added a residency requirement in 1999 after arrests in Salina revealed immigrants from Denver seeking Kansas licenses.
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Catholic Church
U.S
IRS
Salina
Denver
Kansas
Hays And Russell Plan Cedar Bluff Water Pipeline
Residents in Hays and Russell consider a Public Wholesale Water Supply District No 15 proposal to pipe Cedar Bluff Reservoir water to meet city shortages. Critics warn the plan is a Band Aid that could harm the lake’s appeal for Southwest Kansas weekends and long term water security.
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Hays and
Russell
Cedar Bluff Reservoir
Kansas
Trego County
Krista Burkhart
Cimarron
Dennis Thomas
Dighton
Hays
Randy
Chuck Keller
Keller
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