Porter files for open USD 457 board seat
Ed Porter SH 63 lifelong Garden City resident filed for one of USD 457 Board of Education seats up for election on April 5. A Garden City High School and Colorado State University graduate, Porter owns Ed Porter Remodeling after earlier running Ed Porter Lumber Co and Ready Mix Concrete. He has taught woodworking at Garden City Community College and is married to Alice Porter with two children and three grandchildren in local schools. Filing deadline is January 25.
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G C man held on drug charges after search
Garden City police and the Drug Task Force arrested Terry Arteaga 36 of 604 E Santa Fe after a 5 p.m. Thursday search uncovered a brick of marijuana 1.75 pounds plus 57.5 grams in bags 3.5 grams of cocaine scales packaging and 604 in cash Arteaga faces multiple felony and misdemeanor drug charges. Great Bend Army Reserve soldiers from the 443rd Transportation Company based in Great Bend are set to return from Iraq next week with a community parade planned in their honor. The unit leaves Fort Riley for demobilization before heading home, and can move Abrams tanks and similar equipment.
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GOP senators unveil health plan for Kansas compromise
Senate Republicans proposed a low cost package to aid low income patients with prescription drugs through nine clinics and a state supported discount program. It would avoid tax hikes and rely on health savings accounts, aiming to cover about 100000 uninsured Kansans without expanding Medicaid. Governor Sebelius favors a $50 million plan funded by tobacco tax increases, expanding coverage for up to 100000 people and boosting cigarette tax.
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Sebelius plan to rename SRS and merge health programs
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius proposes a single Health Policy and Finance division by folding Medicaid HealthWare and Medikan into state employee coverage under the Department of Administration. The Social and Rehabilitation Services would be renamed to the Department of Human Services, with child welfare staying under its umbrella.
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Kansas plans health care reform to curb rising costs
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius outlines a reorganization aimed at a single health insurance division to streamline state programs and leverage about 1.6 billion dollars in purchasing power. The move, if unacted upon by the Legislature, would take effect July 1 and keep operations and employee benefits stable. Senate President Steve Morris supports the plan, noting the potential benefits of central management. Bob Day will head the new division, which would not combine Medicaid and state employee plans.
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School district rewrites class path to lift social studies scores
Garden City High School freshmen will enroll in an economics geography class next year as USD 457 seeks higher Kansas Social Studies Assessment scores. The curriculum changes, proposed by Principal James Mireles and learning services director Shelly Schwatken, respond to juniors scoring below state averages and aim to cover material earlier. A new committee will review the social studies curriculum, and some electives such as current events may be dropped, with options for upperclassmen at the community college.
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District to put job applicants at principals’ desks
USD 457 plans online access to candidate files for principals allowing desktop browsing of credentials and experience. Recruitment remains a district priority as turnover runs near 11 to 13 percent among certified and classified staff, with 13 current open positions mainly in special education amid substitute shortages.
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