Independent CTB board forms to guide Finney County tourism
Finney County's Convention and Tourism Bureau met Thursday as an independent entity with a dedicated board. The group, separated from the Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce in 2011, approved a 2012 budget including 700000 in guest tax revenue. Directors discussed boosting tourism through community events and reports to the county commission.
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Finney County Convention and Tourism Bureau
Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce
Bureau
Finney County
County Commission
CTB
Lynn Schoonover
Tourism Bureau
Neil Kapadia
America’s Best Value Inn
Angie Clark
Finney County Fairgrounds
John Washington
Garden City Recreation Commission
Kathryn Askren
Sunnyland Bed and Breakfast
Amro Samy
Clarion Inn
Kathy Sexson
Lee Richardson Zoo
Bharat Patel
Best Western Red Baron
Garden City Family Ymca
Chad Knight
Holiday
Measles Cases Rise to Four in Finney County
Finney County Health Department confirms two additional measles cases, bringing total to four. The cases are linked to the initial infections. investigation continues with KDHE and CDC. Health officials urge questions by phone, protect privacy, and assess quarantine needs based on exposure and immunity proof.
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Finney County
Ashley Goss
The
Health Department
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Centers For Disease Control
Goss
Food stamp recipients share varied lives across America
Across racial and age groups, food stamp recipients include white, black, and Hispanic Americans with and without homes. The AP finds many who wish critics would walk in their shoes, noting the Great Recession forced some to rely on aid after steady work, with hopes of returning to self-sufficiency. One homeless former salesman, Christopher Jenks, describes choosing aid over death without a paycheck. By 2011, more than 45 million Americans faced need, highlighting the program's reach and debate.
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Barack Obama
Associated Press
Christopher Jenks
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Jenks
Kansas bill seeks broader exemptions from child vaccines
Parental rights vs public health clash at Topeka hearing as Kansas House committee weighs a bill allowing exemptions from immunizations for conscience or personal belief. Parents testify they want choice over which shots children receive, arguing current religious exemption is too narrow while opponents warn of school enrollment and disease risks. Lawrence source notes stories of adverse vaccine experiences.
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Topeka
Kansas
House Health and Human _ Services Committee
Monica DeGraffenreid
Wichita
DeGraffenreid
Erik Leon
Lawrence
Brisk Saturday Ahead With Warmer Weekend Highs
Weather forecast notes today breezy and partly sunny with a high near 52 and a low of 15. Saturday trends toward partly sunny and breezy with a high around 54 and a low near 31. Details on page AQ.
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Tourism Board
Lee
Health Dept
Chris Jenks
Rogers
Shopper's
Shonda Collins
Wheatfields
Jennifer Dougherty
Vision
Collins
Dougherty
Legacy Auto
Schwieterman Inc
Chicago
Annie
Garden City Co-op
Ewe Ewe
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