Banda Aims for Bonded First Court Appearance in Drug Case
Shona Banda, a local medicinal marijuana advocate, faced multiple drug charges and a child endangerment count in Finney County District Court. In a brief session Judge Ricklin Pierce forwarded the case to Chief Judge Wendel Wurst. Banda’s next hearing is set for 9 a.m. August 24. She appeared with attorney Sarah Swain and had posted a $50,000 surety bond. Attendance at the hearing was light compared with her surrender earlier.
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Shona Banda
Finney County
Ricklin Pierce
Banda
Wendel Wurst
Wurst
Pierce
Sarah Swain
Law Enforcement Center
City approves power supply contracts to expand capacity
The Garden City Commission approved power supply contracts with Kansas City Power and Light Associated Electric Cooperative Inc Heartland Consumers Power District and Kansas Municipal Energy Agency to secure reliable capacity for retail load. JK Energy Consultants described plans to extend contracts and add 15 to 20 megawatts of base load capacity with Heartland EMEA and Sunflower responses. Fixed prices will cover about 80 percent of energy needs, reducing volatility while remaining supply may come from the open market or the Jameson Energy Center at peak times.
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Garden City Commission
Kansas City Power and Light
Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc
Heartland Consumers Power District
Kansas Municipal Energy Agency
JK Energy Consultants
Lincoln
Neb
John Krajewski
JKEC
Commission
EMEA
Kcp&l
AECI
HCPD
Krajewski
Jameson
Mike Muirhead
Public Utilities
Ager
Matt Allen
KMEA
Heartland
Sunflower
Horace Good Middle School CIS program ends funding
Horace Good Middle School will run out of funding for its Communities in Schools program on June 30. The program served 84 of 774 students this year with mentoring tutoring and counseling to reduce dropout risk and boost motivation and readiness for instruction.
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Horace Good Middle
Horace Good
Communities In Schools
CIS) of
Mid-America
CIS
Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc
Margaret Perez
Alternative Education Center
Cathy McKinley
Garden City
HGMS
Perez
McKinley
Southwest
Kansas
Weather Today and Thursday Forecast
Sunny today with a high of 86 and a low of 62. Thursday will be partly cloudy with a high of 87 and a low of 64.
Governor aims to cut 50 million in state budget
Governor Sam Brownback will identify 50 million dollars in mandated budget cuts for the coming fiscal year as the Legislature requires. He spoke at a Tuesday news briefing, noting the 113 day session was tough and many lawmakers balked at the tax bill closing a 400 million shortfall.
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Sam Brownback
Brownback
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