District weighs voluntary drug testing at Scott City USD 466
Scott City USD 466 officials and patrons consider a voluntary program for student drug testing with options to test only extracurricular participants or the entire student body. Costs range from 5500 to 6500 annually if limited to activities, with funding concerns and potential grant support under study.
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Scott Community High School
John Kern
Kern
Sport Safe
Scott City
Dean Katt
Katt
Zorn
Scott County to offer raises offset by health premium changes
County commissioners approved a plan to give employees raises aimed at offsetting higher health insurance costs. Spouses would pay $100 and dependents $150 more per month, with net takehome still about $700 for some. The move follows Blue Cross Blue Shield premium hikes and uses health profiling to cut costs by $48,000, while employees contribute about $49,000.
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Frick
Register of Deeds
Debbie Murphy
Murphy
Salmans
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Faurot
City Commission urged to back Downtown Vision funding plan
Downtown Vision seeks 50 000 cash or in kind services from the city plus 125 000 over four years as part of a downtown revitalization push tied to Kansas Main Street criteria. Mesa says help needed. commissioners weigh availability, while county and FCEDC consider year one and future support. Street projects include Campus Drive 108 000 and several others with bonds planned.
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Mesa
Rich Harp
Downtown Vision Board
Harp
Erning
Gary Fuller
Downtown Vision Group
Finney County
Finney County Economic Development Corp
FCEDC
Sam Curran
Public Works
Curran
Mary Street
Fulton Street
Third Street
Kansas Avenue
11Th Street
JC Street
Terminal Avenue
Fulton Plaza
Third and
Kansas
Campus Drive
House vote edges toward tax plan for education aid
In a party line vote the Kansas House backed a plan to use 6 million from lottery surplus and 12 million from tobacco settlement policy changes to fund education. The package relies mainly on local property taxes and would let districts raise up to 40 million for special education and up to 23 million for higher teacher salaries. Critics warn it widens gaps between rich and poor districts and favors wealthier boards. Rep. Jan Scoggins-Waite and Rep. Ward Loyd opposed citing reliance on property taxes and inadequate relief for property owners.
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Clay Aurand
R-Courtland
Ing
Jan Scoggins-Waite
Dodge City
Scoggins-Waite
Ward Loyd
Garden City
Loyd
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