Morton eager to take kids into foster care
Julie Morton of Scott City just completed the MAPP training at St. Francis Academy in Garden City and hopes to become a licensed foster parent within 90 days. The program drew eight students, with six completing it, and emphasizes caring for children with special needs and offering stable homes.
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Julie Morton
Scott City
St. Francis Academy
Kansas
Garden City
SFA
Salina
Morton
Carolyn West
West
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Kathy Hanks Staff Writer Contact Information
Kathy Hanks staff writer may be contacted via email at hanks gctelegram.com for inquiries or comments related to the Gazette Telegram coverage.
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Kathy Hanks
Hanks
Grant writer topic eyed by City and County leaders
Garden City and Finney County officials mull hiring a full time grant writer to tap state and federal funds. City Manager Halloran tabled the issue for a February joint meeting with Holcomb. Mesa and Stephens argue such a writer could pay for itself by unlocking millions in grants for roads pools and other projects.
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Garden City
Reynaldo Mesa
Finney County
Irv Stephens
Holcomb
Bob Halloran
Mesa
Stephens
Pete Olson
Jerry Davis
Davis
Jeff Whitham
Department of Wildlife and Parks
Leadership Kansas
Grant City
Phyl Renninger
American Association of Grant Professionals
Renninger
Garden City Community College
Steve Quakenbush
Tribune women launch grant writing business in Kansas
In a former boot shop in western Kansas, Trina Sue Kleymann and Arla Peter opened Unlimited Grant Writers in September. They write and file grant applications for varied clients, charging $500 for a year plus a sliding commission, and aim to expand with a Foundation Center Network computer.
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Tribune
Trina Sue Kleymann
Arla Peter
Kleymann
Colby
Don Udell
Resource Development Specialists Inc
Oklahoma City
Okla
Sheriff’s Department
Colorado
Trina
Peter
Kansas
Usda Greeley County Farm Service Agency
Greeley County
Foundation Center Network
Lakin
Greeley County Community Foundation
Harper, Tribune
Regular meeting for Garden City Township residents set
Roundup notes a 4 p.m. Thursday business meeting at 1021 Fleming Street to discuss finances. Kansas Highway Patrol reports four victims transported to St Catherine Hospital with minor injuries. hospital spokesman offered no information on the victims.
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Garden City
Garden City Township
Fleming St
Kansas Highway Patrol
St. Catherine Hospital
Library Board Meets on Personnel Policy Updates
A special Finney County Public Library Board of Trustees meeting is set for 4:30 p.m. Monday at the library located at 605 East Walnut Street. The agenda centers on updates to the library personnel policy.
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Finney County Public Library Board of Trustees
Walnut St
Four hurt in two-vehicle crash on Kansas 156 near Hodgeman
Four people were injured when two vehicles collided Friday night on Kansas Highway 156 near the Hodgeman County line. Local responders reported the crash occurred along the rural highway with injuries to occupants of both vehicles.
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Kansas Highway 156
Hodgeman County
Costa Rican woman charged in Kansas student stabbing death
Katia Vanesa Cruz Murillo, 27, of Golfito Costa Rica was formally charged in the stabbing death of Shannon Martin 23 of Topeka a University of Kansas student. The victim’s mother Jeanette Stauffer said the FBI informed her of the homicide charges Friday and Murillo was ordered held for up to six months during initial proceedings. Martin was killed in Golfito 210 miles south of San Jose.
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Lawrence
University of Kansas
Katia Vanesa Cruz Murillo
Golfito
Costa Rica
Shannon Martin
Martin
Jeanette Stauffer
FBI
Murillo
IRB plan eyed for 22 million water plant in Garden City
Finney County Commissioners plan to consider 22 million in Industrial Revenue Bonds for Wheatland to fund a reverse osmosis water treatment plant at Kansas Avenue and Alfalfa Street. Wheatland will front construction costs and pay the city, with county consent needed for the IRB process. If approved, Garden City will review Jan. 15. Also on the agenda are bids for a copier and two vehicles, sealed culvert pipe, and a closed attorney client session.
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Wheatland Electric Co-op
Garden City
Finney County
Wheatland
Neil Norman
IRB
Kansas Avenue
Alfalfa Street
IBP
Sunflower Electric
Wheatland Electric
City of
Finney County Rural Water District No. 1
Holcomb
Sunflower
Garden City City Commission
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Jacksonville
Fla
Duval County
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Orange Park
Grantsmanship Center
USD 457
Janice Stephens
Public Information Officer
Supplemental Education
Office of Instruction
Junction City
Rod Barnes
Barnes
U.S. Department of Justice
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Rural Development
Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing
Finney County Commission
Finney County Administrative Center
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