District weighs bond use to finish Garden City High stadium
District officials discussed using bond money to finish the new Garden City High School stadium. Superintendent Rick Atha said finishing costs would not exceed 912000, with 300000 already donated or sponsored. About 600000 would remain for bond funding subject to March 5 board action. The stadium would seat 4000 for soccer, football, and track with near highway lighting addressed and approved by the Kansas Department of Transportation.
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Garden City High School
Rick Atha
Atha
Wiley
Kansas Department of Transportation
USD 457 considers 1-to-1 iPad program for Garden City High
USD 457 technology educators urged the Garden City district to adopt a one-to-one initiative placing an iPad in every Garden City High School student’s hands. The plan, presented at a Monday board meeting, would cost $1,042,937.64 with action expected by April 2.
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USD
Garden City
Kansas water policy changes move forward
Kansas lawmakers advance water policy reforms to conserve scarce supplies and extend the Ogallala Aquifer life. The House approved a bill enabling water rights holders to form reservoir improvement districts with a governing body to plan reservoir life-extending projects. The measure now goes to the Senate as part of Brownback administration goals.
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Topeka
Kansas
Sam Brownback
Ogallala
Brownback
House
Senate
February precipitation inches near normal in unusually dry winter
February totals in southwest Kansas show rainfall and snowfall reaching near normal levels despite a dry winter. Meteorologist Mark Russell notes little accumulation from Monday’s snow and the liquid equivalent may be 0.05 to 0.10 inches. Garden City Regional Airport reports 0.32 inches for February so far, excluding Monday’s moisture.
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Kansas
Ing
Mark Russell
National Weather Service
Dodge City
Russell
Finney County
Kansas State University Research and Extension
NWS
Garden City
Weather notes show drought deepening in southwest Kansas
Regional Airport reported January 2012 unmeasurable precipitation and December 2011 at 1.35 inches, with November 2011 at 0.55 and October 2011 at 0.47. The National Weather Service in Dodge City and U S Drought Monitor describe the drought as moderate to exceptional. Garden City’s annual rainfall averages 19.29 inches, but only 10.42 inches fell by end of 2011, with 12.56 inches in 2010 at the same site.
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National Weather Service of
Dodge City
Garden City
National Weather Service
Kansas
U.S. Drought Monitor
K-State
Issues loom as Morris addresses Garden City legislative coffee
Kansas Senator Steve Morris and lawmakers spoke at Garden City Community College during the Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce legislative coffee. Morris cited the large number of issues facing the state including the budget, the Public Employee Retirement System reform, and redistricting while noting a forecast of extra funds but ongoing gaps.
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Steve Morris
Hugoton
Garden City Community College
Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce
Senate
Reynaldo Mesa
Don Hineman
GCCC
Herbert Snender
Morris
National Senate
Kansas
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