Immigrants Become Citizens at Wichita Naturalization
On January 20 at the Mary Jane Teall Theatre in Wichita 185 immigrants from more than 40 countries were sworn in as U S citizens by noon. Families celebrated with Sons of the American Revolution in colonial garb as newcomers from Garden City and across Kansas gained equal status, settling their residency questions and embracing new civic life.
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Mary Jane Teall Theatre
Wichita
United States
Kansas
Ubah Mohamud
Garden City
U.S
Sons of the American Revolution Organization
Kansas House approves first 2012 property tax relief bill
The Kansas House passed a measure sending 90 million dollars in property tax aid to cities and counties over two years by a 122 to 2 vote. The bill, part of a broader debate on tax relief, faced amendments to curb property tax growth, with supporters arguing relief for homeowners and critics warning of local spending restraints.
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Topeka
House
Senate
Kansas Cities
Statehouse
Mike O’neal
O’neal
Hutchinson
Paul Davis
Lawrence
Kansas
Jim Ward
Wichita
Joe Patton
Patton
Ward
Virgil Peck
Garden City fire rating climbs raise insurance hopes
Garden City earns top six percent national and top five percent state in ISO Public Protection Classification, improving city limits fire suppression from Class 5 to Class 3 since 1999. Outside city limits, areas within five miles of a fire station but beyond 1,000 feet from a hydrant rose from Class 9 to Class 6. The rating hinges on alarm handling, department review, and water supply.
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Garden City
City Commission
Allen Shelton
Insurance Services Office
ISO
Chicago
Windy day greets GCCC freshman on campus
Shelby Honstead, a Garden City Community College freshman from Healy, walks toward the Beth Tedrow Student Center on a gusty Thursday. A banner flaps wildly as wind swirls across the campus scene.
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Shelby Honstead
Beth Tedrow
Garden City Community College
Honstead
Healy
Weather Outlook Breezy Sunny Through Weekend
Today's forecast calls for breezy sunny skies with a high near 49 and a low around 20. Saturday should be mostly sunny and windy with a high near 62 and a low about 28. Details on page Ag.
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Pete Ramirez
Adult Learning Center
Kamil Zawadzki Kzawadzki
Gctelegram.com
U.S. Civic Society
Somalia
Ali
Mohamud
Cesar Garcia
Garden Citian
USS
Garcia
G.C
Unis
Ege
Brad Nading
Schwieterman Inc
Annie
Eesgenstsene
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