Youth rodeo kicks off weekend at Finney County fairgrounds
A youth rodeo sponsored by D & K Rodeo Association of Great Bend launches Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Horse Palace, with events for ages 1 to 18 across four groups. The event runs until all competitions finish across both days.
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Holcomb Crack Sealing Program Planned All Week
Holcomb residents should avoid street parking next week as the crack sealing project runs Monday through Friday. Perry Smith, superintendent, says the work covers the whole town and requires driveway access for contractor use. City staff will go door to door to inform residents.
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Informational meeting on USD 457 and 368 health programs
An informational meeting about Garden City USD 457 and Holcomb USD 368 school based health programs will be Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Education Support Center Board Room, 1205 Fleming St. The community is invited to attend to hear an update on progress, a brief history and timeline, and the next phase starting this month.
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GCCC Opens Late Enrollment For Spring Semester
Public enrollment for GCCC spring classes is open until 8 tonight and 8 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. Friday. Most classes start Monday. Campus offices stay open for late enrollment 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. January 14 15 16 and 17.
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Correctional officers face disciplinary action at Larned facility
At the Larned Correctional Mental Health Facility an error opened all 30 doors in the segregated unit prompting damage and minor injuries. Two officers face discipline as the Pawnee County Attorney’s Office reviews possible prosecutions while officials review emergency button procedures and damage estimated at about 2000 dollars.
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Department of Corrections
Bill Miskell
Miskell
Secretary of Corrections
Charles Simmons
Cindy Stejskal
Pawnee County
GCCC Eyes Welding and Fire Science Degree Programs
Garden City Community College seeks approval to offer welding and fire science as associate degrees next fall. The board sent proposals to the Kansas Board of Regents by February 1, with local fire, police, EMS, and university training partners collaborating on curriculum and equipment. Enrollment is projected at 24 per semester, with first year costs about 10 112 and second year 11 993, funded by grants and existing funds if possible.
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Dodge City Fire Department
Holcomb Fire Department
University of Kansas Fire Training Program
Liberal Fire Department
Dennis Elam
Garden City Fire Department
Elam
Ballantyne
David Bronn
USD 457
Garden City High School
Judy Crumble
Crumble
Don Murrell
Vocational Agriculture Department
Bill Hammond
Architecture Plus
Board of Trustees
Aquifer Institute hires coordinator for water program
Ogallala Aquifer Institute moves toward launch as steering panel approves a coordinator job with a 25 000 to 30 000 salary and a 45 000 contract from the Kansas Water Office for one year. Committee members from Garden City and state agencies seek grant writing savvy and regional cooperation to educate and conserve water. Booths will be opened at the Ogallala Aquifer Symposium in Sterling Colorado and the Great Plains Symposium in Amarillo Texas.
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Connie Richmeier
Finney County Conservation District
Baffa
Bob Halloran
Garden City City
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Oklahoma
Cooper
Water Office
Jerry Moran
R-Hays
Ernst
Sterling
Colo
Great Plains
Amarillo
Texas
Holcomb eyes pipeline to Sunflower for sewer fix
Holcomb City Council, after choosing a 3 mile pipeline to Sunflower Electric for sewer waste, weighs a rate hike as work on lagoons progresses. They also study fly ash wall fortification funded by a grant and Sunflower. total project cost near 1 million, financing via temporary notes of 415000.
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Holcomb
Holcomb City
Sunflower Electric
Jaime Jarnagin
Sunflower
Electric Power Research Institute
Jim Carlson
Jannelle Robins-Gaede
Paul Nixon
Nixon
Finney County
Robins- Gaede
Railroad Avenue
VFW
Main Street
Ron Conway
Robins-Gaede
Eric Dunlap
Unruh
Dunlap
Gerald Wethington
Chad Eisenbise
Drainage District No 2 Plans Monday Meeting
A special meeting of Drainage District No 2 will be held Monday at the Finney County Courthouse 425 N Eighth St Hutchinson Room third floor. The session starts at 10 a.m. and the public is invited.
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