Tyson plant transportation woes stranding workers in Holcomb
Workers from Tyson in Holcomb face dwindling plant van service after two weeks. Some turn to carpooling or bikes while Finney County Transit and CityLink explore a long term public transport expansion funded by a JARC grant. Officials warn any route must serve the public, complicating a Tyson only solution.
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Smith
Karkiainen
Gordon
Tyson
Kansas
Chicago
Holcomb
City Link
Finney County Transit
Garden City
CityLink
JARC
Bonnie Burgardt
Burgardt
Williams
Veterans Affairs
Derric Wray
Wray
Rita Alsop, Finney County Register of Deeds, dies
Rita Alsop, long serving Finney County Register of Deeds, dies after cancer treatment. Her 28 year colleague Ulrike Lappin recalls her kindness and professionalism. Alsop helped transition the office from manual records to digital systems and planned online access. Her retirement plans and tentative succession by a Republican committee are noted.
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Alsop
Borate
Ted Alsop
Downs
Osborne County
Kansas State University
University of Munich
Finney County
Betsy
Susan
Abby
Ted
Rita
Ulrike
Ali” Lappin
Register of Deeds
Lappin
Finney
Elsa Ulrich
Ulrich
Pete Olson
Green County
Olson
Republican Committee
Kathleen Sebelius
Blaze damages two homes in Garden City area fire
Volunteer and Garden City fire units battled a medium petroleum blaze that destroyed equipment and forced evacuations of two nearby homes. Propane tank explosions occurred, Triple F Foam aided suppression, and air quality is being monitored as investigators probe the scene. Traffic was halted for about three hours.
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Garden City Fire Department
Jeff Deal
Deal
Sheriff’s Office
KDOT
Dodge City
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Kansas Fire Marshal
APAC
Hutchinson
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Brian Williams
Delta Dental
BCBS
Southwest
Kurt F. Martin
DDS
Ronald L. Roholt
Craig E. Miller
Campus Drive
Suite
Jolden Plains Credit Union
Suni Mt
NCUA
Finney County Fairground
Lake Ave
Garden City, KS
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