Budget talks loom as USD 457 to discuss cuts Monday
Garden City USD 457 faces nearly 3 million dollars in state and federal funding cuts for 2011-12. Superintendent Rick Atha defers job losses to attrition while holding firm on his 137,195 salary. the board meets at 7 p.m. to review the budget and district reorganization.
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Garden City
Washington, D.C
Topeka
USD 457
Rick Atha
Atha
USD 457 Board of Education
Educational
Fleming St
Kathleen A. Whitley
Retailers oppose proposed Kansas alcohol bill
Southwest Kansas business owners speak out against a bill to let grocery and convenience stores sell wine and full strength beer starting Jan 1 with liquor sales phased in by 2015. Deb Fief of Discount Liquor at 713 E Kansas Plaza argues the plan could hurt small mom and pop shops.
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Ed Sandoval
Sandstone Spirits
W. Mary St
Kansas
Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee
Deb Fief
Kansas Plaza
Wheat fears grow as warm snap tests Kansas dormancy
In Kansas a warm spell prompts early dormancy break for winter wheat, raising risk of damage from a sharp freeze. experts warn that thawing plants lose hardiness, heightening vulnerability. On David Schemm’s Western Kansas farm a portion of wheat failed last fall due to drought, while germination resumes with limited moisture.
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Wichita
Kansas
Bill Spiegel
Kansas Wheat
Spiegel
David Schemm
Schemm
Sharon Springs
Beating the odds a young Scout leads public art drive
Garden City freshman Ryan Steel, 15, started as an Eagle Scout project and now spearheads a townwide effort to fund an 8 by 14 foot bronze windmill and farming scene for the south entrance. He plans a 5K race in April to raise funds, with about 12,000 of the 30,000 dollar goal already raised from individuals, businesses, and Garden City’s 5,000 dollar city allocation.
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Ryan Steel
Garden City High School
Garden City
Steel
Finney County
Boy Scouts of America
City Commission
Grain prices at Garden City Co op market update
Wheat. 8.18 mile ee 6.24 COMM. Soybeans 12.63. Prices listed for Garden City Co op grain market with incomplete figures and stray text.
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Garden City
Weather forecast today shows warmer with clouds
The forecast calls for warmer conditions with partly cloudy skies today. High near 67 degrees and a low around 40, with details continuing on page A8.
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