Garden City eyes large incentives to attract new manufacturer
Finney County officials consider a major property tax abatement and land deal to lure a 500 plus employee, technology driven plant. The plan would require approval from Garden City USD 457 and GCCC boards, with funding options from cash reserves or electric fund land purchase. Community leaders stress accountability and county growth through this project.
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Meyer
Halloran
Olson
Jennie Barker
General and Electric
Garden City
Finney County
Kansas Department of Commerce
Wheatland Electric
Gary Fuller
IBP
Carl Myers
Myers Ice Inc
District weighs policy on camera phones and paperless meetings
District trustees move to ban camera phones on campus to address privacy concerns while drafting uniform cell phone rules. The board also approves a transition to paperless meetings funded by e rate money, purchasing seven Thinkpad laptops with licenses and setting up district email accounts.
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Utz
Gail Dunford
Dunford
Lentz
Seven killed at Red Lake high school in Fargo area
Gunman Jeff Weise, 17, opened fire at the Red Lake Reservation high school, killing seven before shooting himself amid an exchange of gunfire with officers. Three victims remained in noncritical condition at North Country Regional Hospital in Bemidji. Authorities cited possible anti social beliefs and Nazi postings as part of the context, with the shooter previously placed in Homebound for policy violations.
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Fargo
N.D
North Country Regional
Bemidji
Tim Hall
Floyd Jourdain Jr
Red Lake
Tim Pawlenty
Jeff Weise
Kathryn Beaulieu
Beaulieu
Weise
Adolf Hitler
Red Lake Reservation
Hopkins outlines school finance and program futures
Hopkins says state rework of the school finance formula by April 12 will shape budget decisions and local levies. He expects more state money but notes local option budgets may stay the same. He asserts bilingual and special education remain needed in Garden City, and vocational education may adapt to workforce changes. He warns negotiations can be tough and stresses honesty and respect if he joins the board.
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Whitley
Garden City
USD 457
Kansas Supreme Court
Edith Scheuerman
Georgia Matthews
Gertrude Walker
Jennie Wilson
Hopkins
Finney County Economic Development Corp
Russell Child Development Endowment Board
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Garden City Usd 457 Board of Education
Garden City Community College Board of Trustees
Jim Lentz
GCCC
Carol Ballantyne
Ballantyne
Roman Halbur
Cliff Mayo
ConAgra
Don Doll
Doll
Pete Olson
Bob Halloran
Kathleen Whitley
Reservation High School
Mba
Kscoxmail.com
Linda Bolton
Ord
Ward
11Th St
Baier Auto Glass Center Inc
W. Mary Street
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