Landis opts retirement return to cut district costs
Landis, 59, with 31 years in KPERS, will retire and return as USD 363 superintendent to save about 20 thousand dollars yearly. The plan lets him collect retirement benefits while earning under twenty thousand annually, then resume checks each Jan 1. Board sees it as a win win for district and taxpayer savings.
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Landis
KPERS
Kristen Basso
USD 363
Anne Jones
USD
Mary Ann Bennett
Mike Pfeifer
Basso
Kansas
LaPlant Leaves Garden City Role for Sampler Foundation
LaPlant accepts job with Sampler Foundation as assistant director overseeing the 2007 Sampler Festival in Garden City. She describes moving to the Inman area while remaining an ambassador for Garden City, where she helped implement Garden City Travel Plaza Hot Air Balloon Classic and Wild West Country brochures. Meyer and Penner praise her impact and anticipate new leaders will train by September.
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LaPlant
WenDee
Bureau
Garden City Travel Plaza
U.S
Southwest
Kansas
Wild West Country
Meyer
Foundation
Garden City
Penner
Inman
Fun Center Auction Moves Forward After City Debate
Local resident Bob Petrus pushed the idea of buying the Garden City Fun Center for the city. Officials said there was no formal request to study acquisition and budget constraints blocked action before the auction. The Recreation Commission may bid on individual items online at Purple Wave.
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Bob Petrus
Washington
Petrus
Bob Halloran
Recreation Commission
Halloran
Garden City
Lobmeyer
Kansas
Purplewave
Rising costs threaten plan for expressway highway project
KDOT shifted a rural four lane plan to an expressway with a median overpass and extra access routes raising the total to about 80 million dollars, far above the 3.83 million local cap. Construction costs drive higher prices as concrete and asphalt costs surge, provoking debate among commissioners over scalability and funding. Bid openings are set for 2009 with work slated for late summer.
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Thompson
KDOT
Don Doll
Doll
Cliff Mayo
Larry Jones
Jones
Kansas
Olson
Spinal Decompression Therapy Ad in Wichita Clinic
LCD Spinal Care Center in Wichita promotes the Accu-Spina non surgical spinal decompression system. Dr. Bradley D. Eck D.C. touts 93 percent effective clinical results with four machines and a fifth forthcoming. July 18 to 21 limited free evaluation invites patients for 20 to 30 minute sessions. Phone line available 24/7.
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Bradley D. Eck
D.C
FDA
NASA
Brad
Steven R. Henson
PGA
Frank Nobile
Dr. Eck
Wichita
Dr Eck
Central
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Holcomb
Cindy Messenger
Sampler Foundation
Fun Center
Barats Intarnins Dan
Airum
Cott City
Main Street
Betty Wiey
Independenci
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