Candidates complete for April by The Telegram
A total of 22 people filed for April elections. Notable filings include Mary Ann Bennett and Michael Pfeifer for Holcomb USD 363 Board of Education position 5, Salas for position 5, Jones and Pauley for position 6, Lohfink for position 4, and Schmidt Rupp and incumbent Schuetz for position 2. Seats up include Schuetz, Becker (4), Pfeifer (5), and Sharp (6). Three Garden City Commission seats, four Holcomb USD 363 BCE seats, three Holcomb City Council seats, and three Garden City Community College Board of Trustees seats. Newman is the sole incumbent filing for reelection to Holcomb City Council. others on Holcomb council seats include Armstrong and Welch. Additional Holcomb City Council filers include Tracy Davis, Rob McCallister, and Stephanie Tafoya Matheson. USD 457 Board of Education seats see Scheopner, Clifford, and Hopkins. Garden City Commissioner incumbents Mesa, Doll, and Crase have filed. Ron Schwartz is first for GCCC Board of Trustees with Clifford and Douglass also seeking reelection.
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Mary Ann Bennett
Michael Pfeifer
Holcomb
Board of Education
Garden City Commission
BCE
Holcomb City Council
Garden City Community College ‘Board of Trustees
Newman
Holcomb City
Holcomb Council
Trent Armstrong
Jim Welch
Tracy Davis
Sunflower Electric Power Corp
Rob McCallister
USD 363
John Doll
David Crase
Ron Schwartz
Gccc Board of Trustees
Bill Clifford
Merilyn Douglass
Freshman Enrollment Meeting At Garden City High School
Parents invited to a 7 p.m. Monday meeting in the GCHS Courtyard to discuss eighth graders joining freshman year. Students should bring pre enrollment packets. administrators and counselors will share information and finalizing enrollment details. Eighth graders from Abe Hubert and Kenneth Henderson middle schools will tour the high school on Monday and later meetings at the middle schools. The First United Methodist men of Syracuse host their annual groundhog supper Feb 7 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Hamilton County Fair Building, $5 adults, $3 children, proceeds fund church sound and video upgrades.
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Garden City High School
GCHS
N. Main St
Abe Hubert
Kenneth Henderson
Abe Hubert Middle
United Methodist
Syracuse
Hamilton County Fair
Homeless Count Underway Across Kansas States Effort
A 40 county statewide census by volunteers surveys shelters missions and other sites to quantify homelessness in Kansas. In Topeka veteran Ken Mildfelt known as Pork Chop describes his eviction from a rental home and ongoing struggle for basic needs amid a tightening economy. The effort coordinated by United Way of the Plains with about 450 volunteers aims to guide housing and support programs as results flow to Wichita and then HUD.
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Topeka
Ken Mildfelt
Kansas River
Mildfelt
Pork Chop
Let’s Help Inc
Ernie
Kansas
Finney County
LeeAnn Schrader
SAS
Emmaus
Schrader
Social Ser
Garden City
Stanton County
K. Ellen Kersey
Health Department
United Way
Wichita
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Milcfelt
United Way of the Plains
Chris Irvin
Jeff Karas
Karas
Delane Butler
Moran adds name to Senate ballot in 2010 bid
U S Rep. Jerry Moran filed for the 2010 Senate race, the first major candidate to do so. Rep. Todd Tiahrt plans a Saturday Topeka news conference to announce, as Gov. Kathleen Sebelius weighs her future amid a national recession. Moran predicts Sebelius may run, while her spokeswoman says she is focused on governing Kansas. Moran recalls a 1988 tight win in his first race and emphasizes serious, issue driven campaigning.
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Topeka
Hns
U.S
Jerry Moran
Hays
Todd Tiahrt
Goddard
Associated Press
Moran
Tiahrt
Kansas Day Club
Kathleen Sebelius
Sebelius
Beth Martino
Kansas
Martino
Sen
Sam _ Brownback
Joe Norvell
Autism coverage bill divides parents and firms
In Topeka a Senate committee heard advocates urge passage of Senate Bill 12 to require private insurers to cover autism evaluation and treatment, arguing it would ease family financial and emotional strain and reduce state program costs. Opponents from insurers and business groups warn of higher premium costs and coverage loss, while supporters say early intensive therapies improve outcomes and prevent education costs elsewhere. The bill would ban denial based on diagnosis and cap annual benefits at 75,000 dollars through age 21, with no action taken by the committee.
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Topeka
Hns
Senate
Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee
Kansas
Melissa Cooper
Edwardsville
Bill Sneed
America
Independent Business
Michael Wasmer
Kathryn Ellerbeck
Center For Child Health and Development
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Ruth Teichman
R-Stafford
Kansas Gets 21 Million for Neighborhood Stabilization Program
Kansas will receive 21 million dollars from HUD to curb blight from abandoned and foreclosed homes. The Neighborhood Stabilization Program allows land acquisition demolition rehabilitation and down payment and closing cost aid for low to moderate income buyers. State officials expect grant agreement within about 30 days and will oversee quarterly redevelopment reports. Foreclosures surged nationwide in 2008 with 3.2 million filings. Kansas saw about 8,000 filings up 155 percent from 2007. Wichita officials aim to improve properties and neighborhoods through this federal funding.
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Wichita
Mct
Kansas
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Dale Gray
HUD
Kansas City
Gray
RealtyTrac
Sedgwick
Brian Sullivan
Kansas Department of Commerce
Sullivan
Mary K. Vaughn
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Midwest
Mission
Butler
Sandra Cox
Cox
Monica Springer
Via
Critterland
Sticky Situation Corrie Trujillo
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas
The
Kansas Association of Health Plans
Kansas Chamber
National Federation of
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