County Commission to hear FCEDC report on highway project
Finney County commissioners will review economic development efforts and receive an update on the U S Highway 50 West expansion. Eric Depperschmidt FCEDC president, health administrator Kristi Schmitt, and public works director John Ellermann will report. The project is slated for a March 2009 bid and costs about 83.16 million dollars. The meeting begins 8 30 a m Tuesday at the Finney County Administrative Center.
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Eric Depperschmidt
Finney County Economic Development Corp
Kristi Schmitt
John Ellermann
Pete Olson
Finney County Commission
Finney County Administrative Center
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Holiday closures in Finney County and Garden City area
Offices and facilities including Garden City and Holcomb offices, city hall, post offices, Finney County District Court, library branches, and several banks will be closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Some facilities such as the Garden City Recreation Commission venue and the Senior Center of Finney County will remain open.
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Garden City
Finney County
Garden City Recreation Commission
Holcomb City
Holcomb
Finney County Public Library
American State Bank & Trust Co
Bank of America
Bank of the West
Commerce Bank
Commercial Federal Bank
CNA Refresher Course Offered by Garden City Community College
The Garden City Community College Allied Health Department offers a two day CNA refresher to update certifications. Instructor Teresa Whetstone will lead sessions 5 to 10 p.m. Friday and 7 a.m. to noon on Jan 26 at the Penka Building. Fee is 85 dollars. Contact Sarah Wells at 276-9561 or sarah.wellsgcccks.edu for registration. enrollment closes Wednesday.
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Practical Arts and Sciences
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Allied Health
Sarah Wells
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Edu
Kansas picks Stephen Six to replace Morrison as AG
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius appointed Stephen Six to be Kansas attorney general, replacing Morrison who plans to leave Jan. 31 amid a sex scandal. Abortion opponents welcome scrutiny but worry about ties to Sebelius while Six avoids detail, stating abortions are legal with restrictions.
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Douglas County
Stephen Six
Morrison
Sebelius
Six
Kansans For Life
Judge Six
Mary Kay Culp
Troy Newman
Operation Rescue
ProKanDo
Tiller
PAC
Phill Kline
Newman
Chris Biggs
Geary County
Kline
Biggs
George Tiller
Wichita
Planned Parenthood
Overland Park
Johnson County
Attorney General
Kansas
Julie Burkhart
Coal power clash fuels Kansas lobbying ads surge
In Kansas a dispute over Sunflower Electric coal generators sparked a record ad war funded by Know Your Power Kansas tied to Chesapeake Energy and Kansans for Affordable Energy. Total lobby spending neared 1 million dollars in 2007 as lawmakers begin a new session and energy policy debates unfold.
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Topeka
HNL
Kansas
Rob Bremby
Sunflower Electric
Holcomb
Know Your Power
Oklahoma
Chesapeake Energy
Kansans For Affordable Energy
Michael Grimaldi
Know Your Power Group
Grimaldi
Bob Kreutzer
Garden City
Alliance For Sound Energy Policy
Sunflower
Brian Moline
Alliance
Powell Sends Book Questioning Global Warming to Sebelius
Kansas House member Larry Powell sent a paperback denying manmade climate impact to Governor Kathleen Sebelius on the day she delivered the State of the State, bowing into a debate over coal plant permits. The gift, from the Heartland Institute, aims to present a contrarian view while Powell maintains it offers a different perspective for lawmakers.
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Hns
Kansas House
Larry Powell
Garden City
Kathleen Sebelius
Powell
S. Fred Singer
Dennis T Avery
Heartland Institute
Melvin Neufeld
Statehouse
Sebelius
Garden City aims for future growth via goals review
Garden City Commission plans a Tuesday session to evaluate goals and priorities, seek public input, and prepare for February retreat. They will summarize last year’s progress, including funding for an animal shelter and City Link bus service, plus visions for education, housing, and a potential four year college. The meeting includes briefing on Finney County EDC updates and a resolution to apply for a Kansas Commerce grant of up to 25000 to fund comprehensive plans and public input documents.
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Garden City
City Link
Big Pool
Bioscience
Finney County Economic Development Corp
Eric Depperschmidt
Kansas Department of Commerce
Cessna Picks US Reassembly Sites for SkyCatcher
Cessna Aircraft selects Yingling Aircraft Wichita Eagle Aviation West Columbia and Southwest Platinum Aviation North Las Vegas as three U S reassembly facilities for the SkyCatcher light plane produced in Shenyang China. planes will be test flown after disassembly and shipped for final assembly and customer delivery.
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Cessna Aircraft Co
United States
Shenyang Aircraft Corp
China
U.S
Yingling Aircraft
Kan
Eagle Aviation
West Columbia
S.C
Southwest Platinum Aviation
North Las Vegas
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