SRS team works to preserve services after CILSWKS closure
A Kansas SRS group led by Amy Swanson arrived in Garden City to prevent service loss for Center for Independent Living Southwest Kansas clients. Eleven staff from Wichita, Hays, Dodge City, Newton and Hutchinson began work Tuesday morning, aiming to maintain continuity after CILSWKS lost Medicaid and grants and closed offices in Garden City, Dodge City and Liberal.
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Man holed up with guns taken into custody after standoff
Law enforcement responded to a home on North Fifth Street where a 45 year old man reportedly threatened self harm. After a two hour standoff he was taken into protective custody for a mental evaluation at St Catherine Hospital and escorted from the residence.
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Swender to Lead Garden City Community College Early
Herbert J. Swender, ex-president of Frank Phillips College in Berger Texas, will start as Garden City Community College president three months early on April 1. Interim President Joseph Emmons heads to Lawrence. Swender will be paid 2500 dollars monthly plus expenses for April through June as the board approved a part time contract.
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Frank Phillips College
Berger
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Garden City Community College
Joseph W. Emmons
Lawrence
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Swender
Kansas
Diana
Chanute
St. Catherine Hospital
GCCC
Beth Tedrow Student Center
Murray aims for accountability as city commission candidate
Garden City candidate Roger Murray, 56, owner of Bulldog Auto & Truck Repair, pledges fiscal accountability as he seeks one of three seats on the Garden City commission. He highlights FEMA flood plain disputes, seeks economic development, and vows to scrutinize tax dollars while promoting new business without excessive tax or property concessions.
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Garden City Commission
Roger Murray
Bulldog Auto & Truck Repair
Garden City
Murray
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Cruz seeks USD 457 School Board seat in Garden City
Tim Cruz is among 10 candidates in the April 5 USD 457 Board of Education race. He cites budget, staff retention, and No Child Left Behind as ongoing concerns and pledges to meet with administrators teachers and parents to gather perspectives before acting with other board members. He notes nearly $7 million in lost funding over three years and commends the current board for past adjustments.
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Garden City Public Schools
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Weather forecast for tonight and Friday
Tonight partly cloudy with a low in the 30s. Friday remains partly cloudy and breezy with a high near 70 and a low around 28. Details on page A8.
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Garden City Co-op
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