Holcomb board pushes tobacco free district plan
Holcomb USD 363 trustees moved toward a tobacco free district by expanding the classified employee handbook to ban drug alcohol and tobacco use on school grounds and in district vehicles with a 5 2 vote. Superintendent Skip Landis plans to extend rules to all other employees when the certified staff handbook is updated next month.
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County budgets face likely mill levy hold after workshop
Finney County commissioners reviewed 11 budget requests at a Monday meeting. Most seek 6 percent or more increases driven partly by planned 4 percent pay raises. A July 6 workshop will decide on possible cuts as valuations come in. Chairman Mayo aimed to avoid a mill increase if possible.
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Kansas science standards face debate over evolution changes
In Topeka, Cheryl Shepherd-Adams of Hays High warns state standard shifts may reach classrooms. She notes local boards set curricula while state tests rely on state standards and concerns over redefining science to allow supernatural explanations. Subcommittee support grows. full board reviews plan upcoming Wednesday, with likely adoption thanks to conservative majority.
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Hail Damages Wheat Crops Across Southwest Kansas
In Grant County along U S Highway 160 hail from Sunday night damaged 20 to 25 percent of the wheat at Cropland Co op in Ulysses. Deyoe notes hail sizes ranged from pea to softball and moisture was limited in extreme southern areas. Harvest delay follows the storm as farmers await sunnier conditions.
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Cold air funnel misread as tornado near Garden City
Residents and Garden City officials observed a funnel shaped cloud west of the city on June 8. Finney County Emergency Management and KSN meteorologist explain it was a rare cold air funnel, not a tornado, lasting only three to five minutes and not connected to strong storms.
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