Public input sought on air service bids for Garden City airport
Federal bids for Garden City Regional Airport two year service were submitted by Air Choice One American Eagle Great Lakes and SkyWest Airlines. City commissioners backed American Eagle proposal but final decision rests with federal officials with a July timeline and a public comment deadline 5 p.m. Monday. Citizens may email rpowell garden-city.org or mail comments to Air Service Recommendation City Manager's Office Box 998 Garden City KS 67846.
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Garden City
Air Choice
Wichita
American Eagle
Dallas/Fort Worth
Great Lakes
Denver
SkyWest
FAA
U.S. Department of Transportation
Rachelle Powell
Powell
Garden City Regional
Rpowell
Garden-City.org
C/O City Manager
Mary Street project advances with lane controls
City work on Mary Street continues led by J A G Construction Co. Beginning Monday crews shift to the Pearly Jane Avenue to Casey's Drive segment with Mary and Fleming streets at the intersection opening to traffic. Fleming Street detoured to Pearly Jane Avenue or Rowland Road. Mary Street will be one lane each direction except during paving when one lane closes with flagger control, about five weeks. For details contact City Engineer Steve Cottrell at 276-1130.
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J-A-G Construction Co
Mary Street
Steve Cottrell
Pearly Jane Avenue
Casey’s Drive
Mary and
Fleming Street
Labrador Boulevard
Rowland Road
Cottrell
Zoo Closes Early for Blues and BBQ Event at Finney Zoo
Lee Richardson Zoo will shut at 5 p.m. Monday for Blues & BBQ at the Zoo. The Nighthawks perform at 7 p.m. with BBQ and beverages for sale. tickets cost $10, kids under six free. Proceeds support the Cat Canyon project. zoo reopens at 8 a.m. Tuesday.
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Lee Richardson Zoo
Zoo
Main Street
Finney County Fairgrounds
Nighthawks
Finnup Center
AR Music
Regan Jeweler
Audit finds three FEC violations by Kansas GOP
Federal audit cites 2007 2008 record keeping and reporting flaws at the Kansas Republican Party with inaccuracies in fundraising and expenditures. Secretary Kris Kobach says issues were technical and unlikely to lead to penalties. party leaders stress corrective steps and cooperation with the FEC.
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Topeka
Kansas Republican Party
Kris Kobach
Federal Election Commission
Commission
GOP
Kansas Gop
FEC
Kansas Party
Kobach
Associated Press
Steve Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Kansas
Derby school district adopts random drug tests for activities
Derby students seventh grade and up must consent to random drug tests to participate in athletics clubs band or other school activities. A positive result triggers at least one month of suspension with follow up testing and parent funded treatment, while results are confidential and not part of academic records.
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Derby
Craig Wilford
Derby High School
Maine
Wellington
el Dorado
Tim Hamblin
Derby High
Hamblin
HR Solutions
el Dorado Company
Melody Hogeboom
Hogeboom
Nurse visits signal bullying in study, KU professor says
A EU study cited by Eric Weinberg links frequent school nurse visits to bullying among third to fifth graders. The Kansas professor notes both perpetrators and victims show more illness complaints, suggesting nurse logs could alert educators to hidden bullying patterns.
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Eric Weinberg
Pediatrics
Weinberg
Child and Family Services
University of Kansas
Linda Grote
Hutchinson Public Schools
Grote
USD 308
Hutchinson
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