Taxing entities face lean budgets as valuations rise
Finney County and area officials anticipate tighter budgets with rising valuations and flat to modest mill levies. County leaders push to keep taxes low, while Garden City Community College, Holcomb USD 363 and USD 457 see gains in valuation that may ease payroll and fuel costs, though state school funding uncertainty looms. The county plans to set aside more funds for potential appeals and economic development despite a tight year.
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Roop
Garden City Community College
Holcomb
Garden City
Finney County
Roman Halbur
Halbur
Carol Ballantyne
Ballantyne
Gccc Board of Trustees
City of Holcomb
Cimarron
Ron Schreibvogel
Schreibvogel
Skip Landis
Landis
Recreation Commission
Texas cow tests positive for mad cow disease BSE
Government release details a Texas dairy cow as the first native BSE case in the United States with a lab confirming the June 24 result in England. It notes a December 2003 Canadian born cow case, feed ban history since 1997, and plans for nationwide livestock tracking by 2009.
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England
Washington State
Texas
National Cattlemen's Beef Association
Tle
Britain
Triplets arrive to join family of seven in small town
Polich and her husband greet the birth of triplets after a long pregnancy, bringing their children to seven. Neighbors and local staff pitched in with meals, diapers, and errands as the family adjusts to life with Clare Ellie Grace and Celine, plus John Helton's three older kids. The community notes the timing and support highlight the town's close-knit character.
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Meyers
Polich
Clare
Ellie
Grace
Celine
John Helton
Karla
Brooke Helton
Josh Helton
Brittney Brucker
Lauren Welch
Special session deadlock as education funding fight stalls
The midnight stalemate persists as Mays concedes GOPs cannot win tying education funding to a constitutional amendment. Lawmakers debate whether to adjourn amid court threats to halt school spending, risking August returns for 445,000 students and 64,000 staff. Attorney General Kline moves to push $2.9 billion already approved, while educators urge resolution.
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Mays
House
Judy Morrison
Shawnee
Ron Keefover
Rex Bruce
Phill Kline
State Board of Education
Steve Abrams
Kline
Abrams
Ward Loyd
Garden City
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Halloran
City Finance
Melinda Hitz
Janie Perkins
Kathleen Whitley
Whitley
Kansas
Karsten Phelps
Ones Polich
Bruce
Dodge City
Salina
E. Kansas
Buffalo Jones
Golden Plains Redit Union
Gpcu.org
Regan
Cal
Coto
Geccks.edu
GCCC
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