County approves grants for alcohol prevention program funding
Finney County Commission gave initial approval for eight agency grant requests totaling 83 280 from alcohol tax funds. The Alcohol Fund Advisory Committee revised scoring and funding approach, allocating 83 280 of 93 400 requested with 18 760 potential for future or rollover. Also recognized staff milestones and appointed Kathleen Whitley to the Aging board.
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Finney County Commission
Garden City Commission
Alcohol Fund Advisory Committee
Finney County Department of Corrections
Real Men
Seeds of Hope Jail Ministry
Spirit of the Plains Casa
Boy Scouts of America
Garden City
Big Brothers
Big Sisters
Finney and
Kearney
Jennifer Cunningham
AFAC
Cunningham
Lorraine Acosta
Martha Herrera-Reyes
Stephanie Roush
Michelle Strander
Elizabeth Medina
Thomas Shelden
Jerry Hahn
Jessica Pacheco
Karen Wesley
Steven Sauer
Sammy Darroch
Greg Hands
Mark Welch
Angela Clark
Fairgrounds
Carlos Murillo
Penelope Medina
JDC
Teresa Maddox
EMS
Mary Holmes
Yolanda Herrera
Ronald France
Gaynell Beasley
Sheriff's Office
Vincent Ortiz
Kevin Bascue
Kathleen Whitley
Finney County Committee On Aging Board
Man arrested after foot chase in Garden City
Garden City police arrested 48 year old Darnell Wilks after he fled on foot from officers while allegedly unlawfully possessing a handgun. He dropped the gun in an alley before a police dog helped detain him. he sustained minor injuries and was treated at St Catherine Hospital.
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Garden City
West
Kansas Avenue
Darnell Wilks
Eighth St
Wilks
Pearl Street
Inge Avenue
St. Catherine Hospital
Finney County corrections board to meet today
The Finney County Adult Community Corrections Advisory Board will meet at 5 30 p m today in the Finney County Community Services Center at 607 West Santa Fe Street The agenda includes the 2018 Behavioral Health Grant the FY 2018 second quarter outcomes a review of the FY 2017 first quarter financial reports and a personnel update.
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Finney County Adult Community Corrections Advisory Board
Finney County Community Services Center
Santa Fe St
Hope Springs Eternal Right: Yellow Flowers at Lee Richardson Zoo
Yellow flowers soak up sun in a flower bed Monday at Lee Richardson Zoo. The scene captures springtime warmth and a tranquil display of blooms in the zoo grounds.
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Lee Richardson Zoo
Senate hearings on Medicaid expansion in Kansas
The Kansas Senate opened back to back public hearings on HB 2044 to require KanCare expansion for nonpregnant adults under 65 with income not exceeding 133 percent of the federal poverty level. Advocates cite 150000 affected residents, while critics warn of federal funding and political timing. Proponents include David Jordan of Health Kansas Alliance urging restoration of over $1.6 billion in lost funds to create jobs and preserve hospitals.
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Topeka
Senate
Sam Brownback
Kansas
House
Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee
Suzan Emmons
Allen County
Emmons
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Donald Trump
Brownback
David Jordan
Alliance For A Health
Jordan
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