Board zeroes out general fund in fiscal year close
USD 457 adopts transfer of remaining general fund balance to carry into next year with a 6 0 vote naming four year old at risk program 50 000 bilingual 250 000 capital outlay 450 000 professional development 250 000 special education 500 000 vocational education 150 000. Andrea Rome and Richard Wood hired as teachers at multiple schools. several staff resignations approved. Police investigate a shooting near Jan and JC streets. 8 and 9 year olds uninjured except asthma attack. requests for information issued.
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USD 457
Kansas
Board of Education
Andrea Rome
Georgia Matthews
Gertrude Walker
Jennie Wilson
Richard Wood
Garden City
Angela Jackson
Kenneth Henderson
Kathryn Lee
Michelle Martin
Edith Scheuerman
Jan
JC Streets
Mike Reagle
Beagle
Nighborhood
Assisted living back in Greensburg after tornado
Residents of Greensburg’s Carriage House Assisted Living Center return home nearly 14 months after the May 4, 2007, tornado forced them into temporary quarters. Dozens move from other facilities as the building is made livable again. For many, the return is bittersweet and mixed with memories of displacement.
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Greensburg
Thelma Rinehart
Augusta
Inehart
Smog Rules Seen Driving Kansas Gas Prices Higher
Environmental officials warn south central Kansas may face faster fuel price rises if air quality does not improve. KDHE cites low emission gasoline blends adding about 2 cents per gallon and outlines regional ozone and VOC reduction steps, with two more public meetings planned as counties seek to cut driving emissions and curb smog.
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Wichita
Kansas
Kansas City
Tom Gross
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Ous
Peck
Sumner County
EPA
Gross
Oklahoma City
Dallas
St. Louis
KDHE
Ing
Gwen Welshimer
Harvest teams up with hot sun at Kiowa grain elevator
Mike Helmley, 46, oversees OK Co-op Grain Co. in Kiowa during Kansas wheat harvest. He has worked 28 harvests, running the northern elevator for 12 years, amid heat and dirt as trucks unload grain. Wheat bids top $8.50 a bushel while farmers anticipate a better yield this year. Helmley recalls the warning one mistake can make a big mess.
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Kiowa
Mike Helmley
Helmley
Barber County
Kansas
Cooperative
OK Co-op Grain Co
The
Co-Op
Joe Ruiz
Fine Art of Food and Wine fundraiser in Garden City
The Southwest Arts & Humanities Council hosted its fourth annual Fine Art of Food and Wine at the Cataneses yard in Garden City. About 150 attendees paid 60 for admission, enjoying wine, live music, and a garden art sale while benefiting public art and Arts Center renovations. Chef Erik Russell led a menu featuring Ward's Garden Cafe items plus sushi, ceviche, and regional dishes from local restaurants. Proceeds could approach 10,000 after expenses. organizers say the event showcases local cuisine and aims to put Garden City on the map.
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Quintin Perry
Chef Q
Saqqara
Cass Randolph
Southwest Arts & Humanities Council
Council
Garden City
Arts Center
Main
N. Main St
Ron
Bev Catanese
Southwind
Fort Hays State University
Russell
Carole Geier
Arts Council
Arts Center On
Chartwells
EWE
ArtsCenter
N. Main
Geier
Ward
Garden Cafe
Midwest
Clarion Inn
Perry
Cataneses
Massachusetts
Kansas
Catanese
Public Art
Oklahoma students unearth Wichita village artifacts near Arkansas City
Oklahoma State University field school archaeologists dig at Bryson-Paddock site near the state line between Arkansas City and Newkirk Oklahoma. They uncovered flint rock tools circular ditches wooden post molds and possible rectangular structure remains suggesting a Wichita Indian population of 1500. Students endured muddy shelters and storms while sifting earth for iron pottery pipe pieces ornaments and tinklers.
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Arkansas City
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University Field School
Bryson-Paddock Site
Newkirk
Okla
Oklahoma State
Nick Caudle
Bear Creek
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Alar Gas
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Harvest
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