Holcomb board reviews budget cuts amid 429k shortfall
Holcomb USD 363 faces a general fund shortfall of 429 990 dollars, prompting a Monday 7 30 p m board meeting at Holcomb High School. A district budget committee proposes cuts and fee increases to save about 216 000 dollars next year, with actions including reducing instructional supplies raising textbook and yearbook fees and adding a technology fee.
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Archie Moore
Upward Bound students sample college life at GCCC
About 30 Holcomb and Garden City high schoolers join Garden City Community College for five weeks through the Upward Bound program. They take classes, job shadow professionals, and participate in multicultural activities before university visits to Fort Hays State and future Kansas campuses.
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Final Sunset Farewell for Reagan in Washington and California
Ronald Reagan's funeral rites closed with a Washington National Cathedral service and a hilltop burial in California. Nancy Reagan accompanied the flag draped casket, Reagan's son Ron spoke of his father's journey into the sunset. World leaders and former presidents attended as bells rang in the rain.
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Kansas wheat harvest shows steady gains despite drought
In southwest Kansas, wheat harvest begins with no records likely after a dry winter and spring. Scott Co-op grain superintendent Steve Kite reports grain arriving from four of five points with test weights near 58 pounds per bushel. About 10 percent of area harvests completed, but prospects look better than expected.
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Public pools evolve with new aquatic features in Kansas
Garden City unveils a redesigned historic pool as part of a master plan featuring Splash-o lator Step-n-Whoosh and Bubbler. The project signals a nationwide shift toward multi purpose aquatic parks as other Kansas cities convert pools or build new facilities.
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