County Budget Workshop Set For Monday
Caett County commissioners begin a budget workshop for the 2011 fiscal year at 8 30 a m Monday at the Finney County Administrative Center 311 N Ninth St. The session is open to the public as budget requests from county departments and publicly funded agencies have been heard since late May.
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Garden City teachers to vote on tentative contract agreement
The Garden City Educators' Association and the Board of Education of Garden City USD 457 reached a tentative agreement on the 2010-11 teacher contract. An informational meeting is set for Monday at 5 30 p m in Clifford Hope Auditorium 1412 N Main St. Voting on the contract occurs online through July 16 with results tallied at 5 p m.
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USD 457 weighs joining fair funding group again
Garden City USD 457 board meets to decide paying 21 874 56 to Schools for Fair Funding, a district coalition suing for more state education funds. Action follows June guidance from Superintendent Atha, with 74 districts in the group and a future lawsuit plan.
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Tiahrt Moran clash narrows Senate race as Aug 8 primary nears
With the Kansas open Senate race heating up, Todd Tiahrt and Jerry Moran escalate attacks over taxes and earmarks. Polls show Moran leading by about 20 points, while campaigns accuse each other of false statements as they push their issue based contrasts.
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Dan Conston
Michelle Schroeder
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Campaigns Bend to Negative Ads Over Kansas Race
Politicians Moran and Tiahrt in a Kansas contest duel on tax cuts and endorsements as analysts warn negative ads may deter turnout. Experts say the differences are thin and voters grow fatigued by inside baseball style policing of records and family-image attacks.
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Word 2007 Fundamentals course offered at GCCC
Garden City Community College’s Business and Industry Institute offers Word 2007 Fundamentals July 27 and 29 from 1 to 5 pm. The class covers creating editing and printing documents plus formatting graphics and publishing features for a professional look. Fee is 159 dollars with later sessions on Word 2007 QuickBooks Pro 2009 and Excel 2007.
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Crash Kills Two Near Dodger City
In southwest Kansas a head on collision between a pickup and a semitrailer on U S Highway 50 left two dead. Raul de la Torre 49 of Dodge City and Steven A Hornung 22 of Offerle were identified by the Kansas Highway Patrol. Hornung crossed the center line. de la Torre attempted to avoid the crash and both vehicles burst into flames.
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Holcomb USD 363 to hire new band instructor
Holcomb USD 363 will hire a new band instructor at the regular board meeting with James Krohn, former Leyton High School music director and principal, proposed to teach grades five through 12. Rebecca Garcia will be terminated. James White departed for Kansas City. The board will consider personnel, budget, reports, and a nationwide reading math and science test slated for 4th and 8th grades between January and March 2011. The meeting is Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the district office.
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James White
Kansas City
Rebecca Garcia
Evancho
Wiley St
Kansas winter wheat yield forecast rises in Kansas
Government statisticians project 869 million bushels from Kansas winter wheat, up 5 percent from last month, with yields about 45 bushels per acre. The forecast notes a near record crop despite 600,000 fewer acres harvested, marking the highest since 2003. Gov Parkinson also appoints Randy Brown and John Settich to the healing arts board.
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Settich
Atchison
Benedictine College
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