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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 2002
Page
1
A tractor driven by Sidney Combs is photographed near Golf Acros, capturing a rural scene. The image highlights Combs beside the machine, with no additional context provided about event or location beyond the identifiers.
Finney County Emergency Management staged a two hour mock disaster at the zoo involving 32 victims with 2 dead and multiple injured to test responders. Zoo personnel fire and rescue EMS and police treated the scenario as a real incident to measure response times and triage.
Garden City USD 457 faces possible cuts as state aid questions loom. A 95 percent funding scenario could trim up to 25 teaching positions, though district leaders expect fewer cuts amid negotiations, potential local option funding changes, and ongoing state discussions. Elementary to high school programs and special education would still face staffing losses.
A planned Q A session on the Garden City sales tax renewal drew no attendees at 7 p.m. with city officials present but no residents. City Manager Bob Halloran and staff were ready to present information at the Finney County Senior Center while city commissioner Jeff Whitham played bridge and noted low turnout and little resident concern.
Kansas lawmakers weigh revisiting about 3 billion dollars in sales tax exemptions to ease a 700 million dollar budget deficit. House member Bonnie Sharp notes it would not impose new taxes and highlights exemptions like coin op laundries and movie rentals. Some exemptions would remain due to federal law and practicality, with interstate commerce and food programs excluded.
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