Salaries top talk as teacher pad ratified
The Garden City school board tentatively ratified the teachers' contract and approved a 55 cent per hour raise for classified staff while tabling principal and department head salary packages. A $12,400 base salary was noted in the agreement, with concerns over funding and the scope of fringe benefits.
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Art Brown
Nelson
Brewster
Thomas County
Tri-Plains
Winona
Silvan Grove
Lyndon
Rural center expansion plan okayed
Garden City School Board approved a plan to add a 520 square foot classroom and a 360 square foot media center to the Pierceville-Plymell Rural Center. If state approval comes, bids will be set June 15 with work hoped to be underway before August. The project aims to relieve 1981-82 enrollment strain and moves a library from the main hallway to meet fire and tornado safety standards. Architect Joe Benson estimates 35 to 40 dollars per square foot, staying under a 50 thousand dollar cap, and the plan reserves space for future expansion including two more classrooms and larger facilities.
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Pierceville-Plymell
Garden City
Joe Benson
Highest starting pay at Ulysses and Johnson districts in Kansas
Kansas districts report varying contract settlements as of June 1 with 122 districts, 40 percent, settled. Ulysses and Johnson lead starting teacher salaries at $13,300 annually for 1981-82, followed by Spearville at $13,089 and several districts at $13,000. The pace of settlements is the slowest in state history due to delayed funding decisions and court actions.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Jerry Powell
Gordon Nelson
Kansas Association of School Boards
Pittsburg
Bonner Springs
Rural Vista
Hope
Rose Hill
KASB
Ulysses
Johnson
Spearville
Shawnee Mission
Olathe
Baxter Springs
Clearwater
Brewster
Aggravated Battery Charge Filed Against Local Man
A charge of aggravated battery was filed Monday in Finney County District Court against 21 year old Juan F. Martinez Jr. of 210 West Fair. He was freed on a 5000 dollar bond and set for a June 9 preliminary hearing. Martinez is accused of injuring 18 year old Juanita Jo Gonzales of 805 North Seventh in her home last Wednesday. Garden City police said Gonzales was attacked and admitted to St Catherine Hospital undergoing surgery. She was discharged Saturday.
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Garden City
Juan F. Martinez Jr
W. Fair
Finney County
Martinez
Juanita Jo Gonzales
Gonzales
St. Catherine Hospital
Frey forms campaign committee for possible AG bid
State Rep. Robert Frey announces a campaign committee for a possible bid to win the Republican nomination for attorney general. Frey, House majority leader, said he would run if incumbent Robert Stephan retires or does not seek re election.
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Frey
Topeka
Kan
Robert Frey
Liberal
House
Robert Stephan
Noon Markets: Dow Falls to 996.56 on Heinold Quotations
The Dow Jones average declined by 1.39 points to settle at 996.56 as reported in Heinold Commodities noon market quotations. The day’s activity reflected a cautious trading session with modest losses across major shares.
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Heinold
Kalvesta hit by heavy spring thunderstorms report
Kalvesta received up to 3.70 inches of rain with marble size hail amid scattered storms in the Dodge City area. Reports ranged from 1.78 to 3.70 inches with additional hail observed. Garden City and Dodge City saw minimal rainfall. The weather bureau forecaster predicts no storms tonight for the local area but possible activity to the south in the Oklahoma Panhandle.
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Kalvesta
Garden City
Dodge City
Kial Radio
Oklahoma Panhandle
EMS seeks budget hike for Holcomb EMS substation
Emergency Medical Services requests a $487,639 budget up from $232,331 to expand service and open a Holcomb sub station. Six EMICTs would raise staff to 16, create two hospital teams, add administration, and cut response times to IBP and Sunflower plants as traffic worsens. Commissioners scheduled a decision in 30 days.
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Finney County
Holcomb
Bob Prewitt
Emergency Medical Services
EMS
EMICT
Iowa
Sunflower Electric
Prewitt
Holcomb budget talks and zoning rulings surfaced
In Holcomb the budget discussion noted a 20 fold cost jump and plans for expansion. Commissioners debated funding channels for the Russell Child Development Center with county funds possibly shifting to Southwest Developmental Services Inc. County attorney Paul Handy will review funding routes. Zoning actions included Tony Cruz facing a required move of a house and two trailer homes for a half acre lot due to water and septic constraints and noncompliance with the Uniform Building Code, while neighbors complained as the land nears city limits. Commissioners denied Cruz a variance 2-1 and ordered 90 days to relocate. In contrast, Earl Strong received a variance for two trailers on an acre along US 83 with Huschka voting no.
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Mike Merrill
Added Commission
Martin Huschka
Russell Child Development Center
Southwest Developmental Services Inc
Paul Handy
Cruz
Lyle Schmaus
Schmaus
Merrill
Earl Strong
Huschka
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