Local officials back plan to fund highway, school needs
Lawmakers and officials discussed funding a 775 million highway gap and education costs amid budget pressures. A compromise bill would add a 50 cent wireless fee, preserve sales tax provisions, and divert oil and gas severance tax to counties. Attendees included Morris, Neufeld, Loyd, Sharp, Powell, Holmes, Lentz, Scheppner, and Garden City leaders.
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Morris
Lakin
Gary Harryett
House Transportation Committee
Harryett
Jim Lentz
Board of Education
John Scheppner
Lentz
Kansas
Melvin Neufeld
R-Ingalls
Ward Loyd
R-Garden City
Stephanie Sharp
R-Lenex
Steve Morris
R-Hugoton
Telegram editor leaving for Hawk Eye in Iowa town
Delaney, 43, announced Wednesday he will become editor publisher of the Burlington Hawk Eye on April 19, with Dena Sattler replacing him at The Telegram. The Harris Enterprises Inc. executive noted his six years at Garden City and highlighted Telegram’s watchdog role and its lawsuit against KDOT for railroad crossing safety ratings.
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Telegram
John Lee
Harris Enterprises Inc
Delaney
The
Hawk Eye
Dena Sattler
Tom Bell
Salina Journal
Kansas Department of Transportation
Heather Becker
Holcomb
KDOT
Finney County
Shawnee
University of Iowa
Iowa
Harris Group
Burlington
Connor
Beth
Garden City
Delaneys
Dena
Mertens
Kansas
MarketAide Services Inc
Salina
Ed Sattler
Sattler
Bill
Safety rules touted as key in dangerous feedlot jobs
Safety is stressed as crucial for workers at Finney County feed yards and Tyson Holcomb plant where accidents occur despite long records of injury prevention. The Holcomb site trains in English Spanish Lao and Vietnamese with bilingual supervisors and extensive safety gear. A fatal 2004 incident at Northwest Cotton Growers Co op Gin prompted renewed focus on procedures and training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boos
Garden City
Finney County
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc
Telegram
Oscar Dominguez
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Kevin Bascue
Finney County Emergency Medical Services
Bascue
IBP
Tyson
Mickelson
Northwest Cotton Growers Co-op
Moscow
Stevens County
Jay Garetson
U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration
OSHA
Rios
Garetson
Jerry Stuckey
Stuckey
Coahuila
Mexico
Hugoton
Sattler Named Telegram Publisher in Garden City
Sattler 41 chosen to succeed as publisher editor at The Telegram in Garden City stepping into role April 19. Formerly with Ottawa Herald and The Hawk Eye, she credits Harris Enterprises program for broad newsroom training and growth opportunities.
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Telegram
Sattler
Garden City
Ottawa Herald
Harris Group
Harris Enterprises
The
Hutchinson News
Ottawa
Burlington
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Alan Fankhauser
Mayo
Roman Harbur
Garden City Community College
Carol Ballantyne
Finney County Economic Development Corp
Dennis Smith
Stephens
Olson
East Mary
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