Scott City fundraiser game aids Park on the Plains project
The Hometown Hoopsters faced Harlem Ambassadors in a charity basketball night at Scott Community High School to raise funds for a Park on the Plains playground. Organizers report about 1,500 tickets sold, with nearly $3,800 from tickets and sales, aiming for a $275,000 accessible play area with local historical features.
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Scott Community High School
Park Lane Retirement Home
Scott City
Patton Park
Harlem
Kas
Kristin Duff
Duff
Morris
Jesse Whintly
Whintly
Park On the Plains
Scplayland. Org
Danny and
Michelle Morris
Ambassadors
Hoopsters
Hoopster
Matt Fox
Fox
Stacy Trout
Trout
Michelle
Danny
Scott
the Plains
Washington
Munchkinland Playground
Students learn from elders in Garden Valley interviews
Valerie Ceja and Tessie Huelskamp lead a project where Ingalls High juniors contact Garden Valley residents to gain appreciation for past life. Principal Dave Novack says the program, inspired by his Holcomb era, aims to foster social skills and pride while matching students with residents for gifts and follow up.
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Valerie Ceja
Tessie Huelskamp
Garden Valley
Ingalls
Dave Novack
Novack
Holcomb
Angel Varela
Marty Wendel
Gene Thompson
Garden City
Thompson
Wendel
Glendoris Siefkes
Great Bend
Kansas schools face budget woes amid 1999 lawsuit ruling
Kansas lawmakers wrestle with education funding as the state battles a Supreme Court order on adequacy. About 52 percent of general revenues fund public schools, with debate over cuts and across the board relief. Sebelius plan keeps aid steady but shifts costs and reallocates 22 per student, affecting districts differently.
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Kansas Supreme Court
House Appropriations Committee
Kevin Yoder
Overland Park
Senate
Jay Emler
Lindsborg
Emler
GOP
Sebelius
Nicole Corcoran
Duane Goossen
Flood plain updates shrink City streets on new FEMA maps
FEMA revised preliminary flood plain maps reduce areas along Pinecrest Avenue to Fleming Street and include parts of Janice Lane East Edward Street East Harding Avenue and others in the 100 year flood plain. Garden City Finney County and Holcomb face a 30 day comment period before final determinations and ordinance adoption of finalized Flood Insurance Rate Maps.
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Pinecrest Avenue
Fleming Street
Planning and Community Development Department
FEMA
Garden City
Finney County
Holcomb
Hamilton
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N. Fleming
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Statefarm
State Farm
State Farm Insurance Companies
Bloomington
Statefarm.com
L&l Floor Covering Inc
N. Main
Llfloorcovering.com
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