Gillispie to undergo hip surgery at Johns Hopkins
Hugoton mayor Thad Gillispie, 49, who has limped since August, will have right hip surgery January 31 in Baltimore with Dr. Michael Ain of Johns Hopkins. Gillispie chose Ain for shared skeletal dysplasia, expecting a ball and socket replacement and tailored anesthesia considerations. His brother Roger will accompany him, and Gary Gold will serve as acting mayor during surgery and recovery.
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Oi Gillispie
Hugoton
Amarillo
Wichita
Gillispie
Michael Ain
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Ann
Johns Hopkins
O.R
Ain
Roger
Gary Gold
Gillespie
Maryland
Shady Lane
Flight times to revert for Garden City Kansas City trips
Garden City and Dodge City airports face a March return to pre change flight times for Air Midwest to Kansas City. The shift, now back to 8:45 a.m. and 7:15 p.m. on weekdays, could reduce morning and evening connections. Local officials argue the move risks fewer riders and jeopardizes federal funding tied to passenger counts.
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K.C
Air Midwest
Mesa Airlines
Kansas City
Garden City
U.S. Airways
Gus Esquivel
Bob Halloran
Dodge City
Ken Strobel
On Air Midwest
Great Lakes
Denver
Walk-a-thon memory from 1932 Garden City photo
Beth Smith Window recalls the 1932 all-women walk-a-thon at Finney County Courthouse where 26 contestants, including her sister Freda, walked 6.2 miles amid the Great Depression mood. Window, then 16, finished fifth, winning $3 and buying a dress, later sharing the rediscovered photo with Reminisce magazine.
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Finney County
Reminisce Magazine
Beth Smith Window
Longview
Wash
Garden City
Window
Freda Smith Clayton
Freda
Lena Marie Simmons
Brogue Smith
Garden City High School
State Fair funds cut from 2004 budget plan
TOPEKA The 2004 budget omits the State Fair maintenance transfer of 300000 dollars. State Budget Director Duane Goossen says the fair will still receive 538000 dollars as the first bond payment for a 36 million master plan. Local officials warn ongoing maintenance may suffer without regular funding.
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Topeka
Kansas State Fair
Kathleen Sebelius
Duane Goossen
Hutchinson Fairgrounds
Hutchinson
Reno County
Denny Stoecklein
Stoecklein
Goossen
Mike O'Neal
Sebelius
Annette Jones files for Holcomb USD 363 at large seat
Annette Jones a former Holcomb teacher filed Friday for the at large position on the Holcomb USD 363 Board of Education. She taught in multiple districts including Shawnee Mission Garden City and Holcomb and says she wants to add value to the board. The filing deadline is noon Tuesday with district openings in districts one two and three.
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Annette Jones
Holcomb
USD 363
Board of Education
Jones
Lawrence High School
University of Kansas
Robert
Megan Hubin
Matt
Stephen
St. Catherine Hospital Board of Trustees
Western Kansas Community Foundation
Monday Club
Holcomb School Board
Tim Miller
Sean Thayer
Messenger
Andy Eastin
Dave Gill
Thayer
Eastin
Gill
Martin Luther King Jr
Finney County meets on road project plans for 2003
Finney County Commission reviews the 2003 asphalt program totaling about 990000 for overlaying striping and shouldering roads including River Road Jones Avenue Boots Subdivision Towns Riverview and Towns Riverview South. Sealing work planned at parking lot Harlich Road West Mennonite Road Parallel East Plymell Road. A gravel road improvement on East Mary Street two miles east of Farmland Road is also proposed. Kent Sinclair IT update and a 15 minute attorney client session are scheduled.
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Finney County Commission
Martin Luther King Jr
Finney County
River Road
Jones Avenue
Boots
Harlich Road
West Mennonite Road
East Plymell Road
East Mary Street
Kent Sinclair
Garden City
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Kathy Hanks
Hanks
Strobel
Halloran
Esquivel
Airport Advisory Board
Jim Douglass
Tommie Window
Ashland
Main Street
Boise
Idaho
Kachemak
Alaska
Commission
Finney County Administrative Center
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