Districts initial cuts hit personnel in USD 457 plan
USD 457 faces $1.1 million in program budget cuts next year after losing $4.5 million in state aid. About 50 district leaders and teachers met to review 15 program areas as staff reductions include 3 elementary teachers, 5 in school suspension paraprofessionals, and 2.5 high school certified teachers, all to be eliminated pending board approval.
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Board of Education
Rick Atha
USD 457
Michelle Irsik
Irsik
Transportation Department
Alliance wins grant for Windsor Hotel repairs in Kansas
Finney County Preservation Alliance receives a 90000 Heritage Trust Fund grant from the Kansas State Historical Society for Windsor Hotel stabilization. The funds plus about 22500 local support will fund roof, masonry, and structural repairs to the late 19th century Garden City landmark.
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Windsor Hotel
Kansas State Historical Society
Finney County Preservation Alliance
Garden City
Heritage Trust Fund
State Historical Society
Finney County Historical Society
Kansas House approves expanded business tax break
The Kansas House voted 84-34 to approve a bill expanding a business tax incentive aimed at creating jobs. Supporters say it boosts the economy while critics warn it strains funds as the state faces a $416 million to $500 million budget shortfall. February tax collections lagged by $71 million, prompting potential further spending cuts before June.
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Topeka
Kansas House
House
Senate
Kansas
Mark Parkinson
Parkinson
Washington-Ames house to become museum displays in Leoti
Karen Walk leads a Leoti project to restore a historic Victorian home known as the big house. The Wichita County Historical Society received the property from multiple donors including Norman and Yvonne Ames and Dean and LornaWiegers of Leon and Sandra Quartemont of Wisconsin. The house at J and Third streets will become exhibits for the Museum of the Great Plains in See Leoti.
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The
Wichita County Historical Society
J and
Third Streets
Leoti
Museum of the Great Plains
Walk
Museum of the
Norman
Yvonne Ames
Dean
Lorna Wiegers
Leon
Sandra Quartemont
Cudahy
Wis
Oren
Margie Ames
Washington-Ames
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Inspiring Minds
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