Garden City superintendent contract extended with raise
USD 457 board honored G C superintendent G C Atha for staying in Garden City and gave him a raise to align his salary with peers. Utz cited past undercompensation and long term plans, including the 2012 completion of the new Garden City High School building, as factors in the decision. Atha stressed his intent to finish his career in Garden City with his wife, despite other offers. Hutchinson News reporter Ken Stephens contributed.
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Finney County budget requests stall on new projects
County commissioners heard 2011 budget requests across EMS, Fairgrounds, Appraiser and Youth Services with a soft hiring freeze in place for most departments. EMS seeks six extra crew members while Youth Services reports cutbacks risking diversion programs and potential savings from court costs. Sheriff keeps 5.5 million request without pay raises as the panel awaits county value figures.
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Bob Prewitt
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Leroy Gerber
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Clark
Finney County
Kevin Bascue
Public Safety Department
Finney County Health Department
Partington to lead county after Olson retirement
County officials announced Partington as top candidate to replace retiring administrator Olson, who plans to retire in April. A search committee including Mayo and Elsa Ulrich backed Partington, who says patience will help ideas mature before formal approval. County may hire a new human resources director in addition to the administrative change.
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Partington
Dave Jones
Mayo
Elsa Ulrich
Raylene Dick
John Ellermann
Health Department
Ashley Goss
County Commission
Garden City
Wheat Harvest Underway In Southern Plains Co op Intake
Farmers begin harvest as the Southern Plains Co-op reports 195000 bushels in hand by Sunday. Early yields run 55 to 60 bushels per acre with test weights averaging 60 to 61 pounds per bushel and no protein test results yet in the harvest report.
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