Windsor Hotel marks 125th anniversary in Garden City celebration
Garden City marks Windsor Hotel's 125th anniversary with plans for a redevelopment into senior housing with retail space if tax credits pass. Mayor John Doll proclaims Windsor Hotel Day February 22 2012 and urges community support for the potential renovation. A 1887 groundbreaking reenactment features Doll and local officials, followed by tours, a balloon release, and a fundraising card program coordinated by FCPA board member Eric Keller.
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Finney County Historical Museum
Mary Regan
Dana Seiler
Seiler
Stevens Park
Eric Keller
Windsor Hotel redevelopment event draws community turnout
Garden City residents fill Windsor tours and State Theater slideshow as officials from FCPA and GC Windsor Development celebrate the Windsor project. Balloon sendoff forecasts 50 to 100 miles of travel with no reply yet. May decision on senior housing tax credits hinges on funding and approvals.
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David Crase
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Windsor
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Vogel
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Davis Designs
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Finney County Preservation Alliance
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FCEDC narrows search for new president amid confidentiality
The FCEDC board closes in on a replacement after Eric Depperschmidt's resignation, with Lena Duvall serving as interim president. A screening committee includes Garden City figures and business leaders, as finalists from Kansas and out of state are reviewed. The board plans a March 28 meeting to announce the decision and may or may not conduct interviews.
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Garden City
Larry Jones
Finney County
Dick Fankhauser
Rental Enterprises
Rich Harp
Commerce Bank
Steve O’brate
Palmer Manufacturing & Tank
Dena Sattler
Garden City Telegram
FCEDC
Tom Walker
Walker
Kansas
Garden
City Community College
Holcomb
Fcedc Board of Directors
City
Eighth St
Cimarron to vote on 5.2M bond issue
Cimarron residents weigh a 5.2 million bond plan for expanding Cimarron Elementary. Officials cite growth, smaller class sizes, and 30 percent state funding as key factors while noting high school bond retirement frees funds. Public meetings, tours, and a March 26 high school meeting aim to inform voters.
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Jessica Nestor
Waters
Kansas income tax plan faces criticism over poor, wealth gaps
Kansas lawmakers debate an income tax rewrite tied to Brownback proposals. Critics argue ending credits harms working families while a GOP plan halts refunds above owed taxes. The debate touches revenue projections, transportation funding, and a 10 year plan with a $351 million loan.
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Kansas
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Ing
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O’neal
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Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee
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Wichita
Arthur Laffer
Ronald Reagan
Two Western Journalists Die in Syria Shelling
Beir ut reports that veteran American born war journalist Marie Colvin and French photographer Remi Ochlik were killed as Syrian gunners pounded an opposition stronghold in Homs. The violence raised the tally of Wednesday’s deaths to 74, with two other Western reporters wounded and more journalists risking exposure amid the embattled city. Colvin had spoken to the BBC from Homs days earlier, describing a dying child amid the bombardment.
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Homs
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Remi Ochlik
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