Lower gas prices aid budgets says Finney official
Finney County public works director John Ellermann notes lower fuel costs lift road and bridge budgets for city county school and transit uses. He observes paying less per gallon than last year as unleaded line items improve. Average regular gasoline price in Lee Gas is cited.
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John Ellermann
Finney County Public Works
Kansas governors funding clash tests district leaders
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback blames a $279 million shortfall on K-12 spending while school officials question the analysis. USD 457 and USC 363 superintendents say the governor and Legislature control funding and argue the formula drives spending beyond student needs. Brownback calls to scrap the current formula as districts warn of wider effects.
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Sam Brownback
Kansas
Brownback
Rick Atha
Atha
USC
Jean Rush
Rush
Brown
Women learn personal safety to avoid attacks
Melania Johnson and five other teachers attended Garden City Community College’s Refuse to be a Victim course on January 10. Instructors Brandy Unruh and Emily Relph stressed awareness and preventative steps, noting women face higher violence risk and urging self reliance and situational caution.
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Garden City Community College
Mellania Johnson
Johnson
Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center
Garden City Police Department
Brandy Unruh
Garden City High School
Emily Relph
GCPD
Relph
Unruh
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