Kansas House OKs coal plant bill amid veto risk
The Kansas House backed a conference committee bill to allow new coal fired plants. The 75 47 vote falls short of the two thirds needed to override Governor Sebelius after anticipated Senate approval. Sunflower Electric CEO Earl Watkins calls the move a step toward the end game as opponents warn about CO2 emissions.
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Nicole Corcoran
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Sebelius
Earl Watkins
Hays
Sunflower Electric Power Corp
Electric Utility
Colorado
Texas
Holcomb
State Health and Environment
Rod Bremby
House Lee Sunflower
Melvin Neufeld
Ingalls
Sunflower
Neufeld
Sierra Club
Tom
Statehouse
Garden City USD 457 facility plan to split or expand
After surveys and meetings Garden City residents await USD 457 facility decisions. Board president Mike Utz aims to finalize a plan at a Saturday retreat, weighing two committee options to address crowded GCHS: add a second high school or replace it with a larger facility.
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USD 457
Mike Utz
GCHS
Utz
John Scheppner
Bruce Reichmuth
Lawmakers confront Kansas teacher shortage still unresolved
Lawmakers debate multiple approaches to fill mounting teaching vacancies in Kansas. A licensing bill remains alive in a House subcommittee while math and science incentive proposals have fallen behind. A prior bid to fund bonuses for math and science teachers was defeated.
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Topeka
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Garden City high band fuels March music month
Paul White leads about 170 Garden City High School concert band members in an hour and a half morning practice. Musicians also play in three jazz groups, halftime shows, parades, and camps. A Kansas Music Educators Association conference in Wichita featured GCHS top jazz band and junior Brandon Stucky.
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Garden City High School
GCHS
White
Kansas Music Educators Association
Wichita
Brandon Stucky
Garden City Jazz Festival and College Concert Listings
Upcoming events include Monday’s Garden City Jazz Festival Concert featuring Craig Treinen at 7 30 p m in the Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Building with 6 dollar tickets. Also March 13 GCHS Jazz Band in Clifford Hope Auditorium at 7 30 p m free, plus a GCCC Concert Band and Jazz Ensemble show the same evening in Pauline Joyce Building. Other spring concerts listed are free evenings in Clifford Hope Auditorium and Pauline Joyce Building, including April 14 and April 24 performances.
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Clifford Hope Auditorium
GCHS
N. Main St
Garden City Community College
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