Anthrax drill success praised by Finney County health official
Finney County health administrator Goss thanked participants in Wednesday's anthrax drill and noted grant funds support multiple areas such as medical supplies vaccines and training. The exercise involved the health department plus Midwest Card Sunshine Nursing RSVP county employees and teen volunteers who acted as simulated victims. We learned a lot from the exercise.
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Goss
Finney County
Health Department
Midwest Card
Kansas City
Sunshine Nursing
RSVP
Ogallala Aquifer summit weighs future of western Kansas farming
In Colby Kansas farmers and officials launch an action plan to extend the life of the Ogallala Aquifer amid drought and mounting withdrawals. Gov Brownback and state agencies discuss use it or lose it policy, incentives, and potential reforms as wells drop and recharge remains limited. Funk, an 88 year old farmer, embodies the shift to dryland farming and drought hardy crops to survive reduced irrigation.
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Boyd
Funks
Funk
Ogallala
Kansas
Colby
High Plains
South Dakota
Nebraska
Wyoming
Colorado
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Texas
Sam Brownback
Kansas Geological Survey
Division of Water Resources
Brownlie Wilson
University of Kansas
Wilson
Tracy Streeter
Kansas Summit
Streeter
Holcomb Council trims mill levy amid budget talks
Holcomb officials vote to scale the 2012 mill levy to a projected 0.53 mills per $1,000 in valuation, aiming to raise about $474,742 for the general fund while pledging further cuts if needed. Mayor Gary Newman and council members emphasized fiscal responsibility and discussed longevity pay as a potential employee incentive.
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Holcomb
Gary Newman
Newman
Jannelle Robins-Gaede
Brian Rupp
Greg Cox
Rupp
Cox
Finney County
Jones Avenue
Main Street
Finney County Appraiser
Tracy Davis
Atlantis Returns as Shuttle Era Ends in Quiet Homecoming
NASA leaders and Atlantis crew reflected on the shuttle program’s impact while a crowd cheered the landing. Ferguson thanked Columbia Challenger Discovery Endeavour and Atlantis as families, managers, and controllers embraced, tears mixing with the dawn. Bolden spoke of future exploration as Ceccacci signed off, promising the moment won’t be duplicated.
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Ferguson
Atlantis
America
Columbia
Challenger
Discovery
Endeavour
Astro
Nauts
Shuttle
NASA
Charles Bolden Jr
Tony
Ceccacci
Shuttle Mission Control
Houston
Florida
Mike Leinbach
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Deyna Ontiveros
Finney County Health Department
Andy Crittenden
Finney County Public Works
Holcomb Council
St. Catherine Hospital
Bret E. Heskett
N. Main Garden City
Women’s Clinic
St. Cather
GCCC
Garden City Community College
Costum
Ing
Udent Ivone Flores
Phil Hoke
Gcccks.edu
Student and Community Services Center
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