Teacher recruitment tough in area amid dwindling in-state candidates
Garden City USD 457 faces 45.5 open positions as districts scramble for teachers with education degrees. Seven Kansas state universities certified 1,498 teachers in 2014, down from 1,645 in 2011, while the district has recruited from 15 states including Michigan, Alabama, Maryland, Ohio, New York and Michigan owners.
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Rainfall Cuts Garden City Water Use This Year
Increased rainfall into May reduced city water consumption with 701 million gallons used by end of May 2015 down 17 million from the previous year. City water manager Fred Jones notes lower free-water use for parks and facilities and says the decline to about 40 million gallons through May 2015 from 94 million in 2014 reflects broad departmental reductions and ongoing conservation efforts.
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Texas investigating death of Deerfield man near Del Rio
Val Verde County investigators probe the shooting death of 66 year old Michael Bird at a Lake Amistad Mobile Home Park trailer. Sheriff’s deputies say Cindy Bird is the prime suspect, with no arrests yet and limited details released as the probe continues. Del Rio lies about 150 miles west of San Antonio near the Texas Mexico border.
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Weather Summary for Today and Thursday
Today will be mostly sunny and breezy with a warm high near 96 and a low around 70. Thursday expects partial clouds with a warm high near 92 and a low about 64.
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