Commissioners Fund $20,000 Training for Five Motor Grader Operators
Finney County commissioners approved about $20,000 to train five motor grader operators from the public works department to boost evaluation and efficiency. The meeting also waived a $2 per ton waste fee for Garden City’s spring cleanup April 5 to 16 and eyed reduced dump dates at the landfill. The Garden City Area Red Cross announced CPR AED and First Aid classes on March 13 with sign up by March 10, plus aquatics training March 15–18 at $150.
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Finney County
County Public Works Department
John Ellermann
City of
City of Garden City Public Works
Sam Curran
John Elermann
Garden City Area
The
American Red Cross
GCCC to host two evenings of music on campus
Garden City Community College will present back-to-back music events March 10 and 11 in the Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Building auditorium. A visiting oboe artist joins the College Concert Band for a 7:30 p.m. recital on March 10, followed by a 7:30 p.m. concert by the band on March 11. Both programs are free, with an earlier jazz festival set for 7:30 p.m. March 14 priced at six dollars at the door.
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Garden City Community College
GCCC
Pauline Joyce
Garden City
Fine Arts Auditorium
GCCC Offers Dancing Class Dance Like a Star
Garden City Community College CECS division announces a four session Dance Like a Star class on Thursday evenings from 6 30 to 8 pm March 25 to April 15 at the Dennis Perryman Athletic Complex. The fee is 75 per couple with one week advance registration. Information and registration available at the CECS division or by phone 276 9647 or email personalen richment gcecks.edu.
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Garden City Community College
Dennis Perryman
Southwest Kansas hospital bonds on ballot as Pratt race narrows
Voters today decide two multi million dollar hospital bond proposals in Stanton and Seward counties while Pratt elects city commissioners from eight nominees, with top six advancing to a April 6 general election. Stanton plans a 12.7 million renovation including new exam areas and ambulance garage. construction could start in September if approved. Seward seeks 17 million to modernize Southwest Medical Center Liberal with new entrance, expanded emergency and radiology, MRI unit, and a connecting office building. Saundra Koechel says Liberal groundbreaking would occur this fall if the bonds pass.
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Kansas
Pratt City
City Commission
Reno
Seward
Stanton
Pratt
Stanton County
Stanton County Hospital
Johnson
Apy
Rosalie Cates
Julie Dearinger
Karen Detwiler
Linda Hart
Lucas Kumberg
Dale Phye
Gary Skaggs
Jeff Taylor
Seward County
Southwest Medical Center
Medical Center
Busi
Saundra Koechel
Cochairman
Southwest Kansas Economic Outlook Conference opens at GCCC
Finney County Economic Development Corp hosts a free two day event at Garden City Community College. The program includes roundtables on local tax basics housing and business resources with FCEDC officials. Kasey Jolly of Wichita State University will give an economic forecast for southwest Kansas Saturday features a legislative coffee at the Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Building.
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Finney County Economic Development Corp
Liz Sosa
FCEDC
Garden City Community College
Kansas
Sosa
Beth Tedrow
GCCC
Kasey Jolly
Center For Economic Development and
W. Frank
Barton School of Business
Wichita State University
Jolly
Garden City
Kansas House advances DV tagging bill to track domestic cases
A new House bill proposes tagging DV related criminal cases with a DV designation and mandating domestic violence assessments for offenders. The measure, passed 122 to 0, awaits Senate Judiciary Committee action and would fund local programs with a $100 DV assessment fee. A one year delay is planned to finalize the national standard assessment.
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House
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Juliene Maska
Maska
Jennie Marsh
Kansas
Senate panel studies changes in school aid Kansas hearings weigh plan to shift funds
Kansas senators, led by Republican Steve Abrams, discuss a proposal to alter state aid distribution among 293 districts, shifting funds to favor technical education and preschool programs. The plan could cost about 107 million more in 2012-13. testimony remains limited with more sessions planned. Beloit facility transfer
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Topeka
Kansas
Steve Abrams
Arkansas City
State Board of Education
Senate Education Committee
Abrams
Mark Tallman
Kansas Association of School Boards
Tallman
Beloit
Mark Parkinson
Glenn Rodden
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Fulton Terrace
Kansas National Guard
Council Grove
Fort Scott
Phillipsburg
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