Garden City Fire Department reshaping to boost retention
Fire Chief Allen Shelton unveils a restructuring plan to keep talent at the Garden City Fire Department. The plan shifts staff rather than adding hires, creating battalion chief roles and a Firefighter II track to improve advancement and careers within the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rick Woods
Garden City
Justin Best
Allen Shelton
Best
Woods
Shelton
Insurance Services Office
ISO) Limited
ISO
Sheltor
Coal ruling stirs Kansas as permit bids face review
A Georgia court’s denial of a coal plant permit sparks green groups nationwide and echoes in Kansas where two firms seek a Finney County permit. Gov. Sebelius notes the ruling as a signal while Kansas presses its own permitting dispute amid federal action delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Georgia
Kansas
Finney County
U.S. Supreme Court
Environmental Protection Agency
Kathleen Sebelius
Supreme Court
EPA
Finney County officials discuss shared goals at roundtable
County Administrator Pete Olson notes long standing cooperation among Finney County taxing entities. Officials from the Finney County Commission Garden City Commission Garden City Community College Board of Trustees city of Holcomb and USD 457 meet as part of a public entities group at the Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce to align goals and collaboration efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finney County
Pete Olson
Olson
Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce
Finney County Commission
Garden City Commission
Garden City Community College Board of Trustees
City of Holcomb
USD 457
Holcomb
USD
Fire Chief Offers Fourth of July Firework Safety Tips
Garden City Fire Chief Allen Shelton urges safe Fourth of July celebration with adult supervision around fireworks. He stresses fireworks are explosives not toys and warns against giving them to small children to reduce accident risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City
Allen Shelton
Shelton
Firework safety tips and local rules for Fourth celebrations
The notice outlines City and County fireworks hours from Thursday to Saturday with varied limits. It cites 2007 Fire Marshal data showing 125 injuries with 46 under 12 and 29 aged 13 to 17, mainly burns and cuts. Extension agent Linda Walter and Sheriff Shelton warn proper footwear, ear protection, following directions, one at a time, and avoiding homemade devices. Illegal aerials carry heavy fines in Garden City and Finney County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Linda Walter
Finney County
Family and Consumer Sciences
Shelton
Garden City
Also Mentioned on This Page
National Guard
Gavin Lee Wells
Fire Department
Stephanie Farley
Sfarley
Gctelegram
It Safe
Luke Dinkel
Tyler Gosch
U.S. Highway 50
City Limits
County
Holcomb City Limits
Annie
Inspiring Minds
Gctelegram.com
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!