Underage Drinking Spurs Countywide Prevention Efforts
Margaret Perez of the Center for Children and Families discusses a county coalition using a nearly one million state grant through 2012 to fund prevention programs. In Finney County a 2009 survey shows 28 percent of students in grades six through 12 drank beer or liquor in the prior 30 days and 17 percent had five or more drinks in a row, highlighting parental supervision needs and community concerns.
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Finney County
Alcohol access by Finney County youth survey findings
Finney County Health Coalition reports in 2009 survey that sixth to 12th graders obtain alcohol mainly by store purchases 24.4 percent by others buying 4 percent and from home 12.5 percent with 25 percent receiving from someone 21 or older and 27 percent by other means. Remedial advice emphasizes parental control and constant contact about whereabouts friends and friends parents to prevent underage drinking and avoid unlawful hosting which can trigger criminal charges and penalties.
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Worf Emphasizes Future Growth and Community Voting at GCCC
Nurse practitioner and longtime Garden City resident Worf promotes a can do spirit at Garden City Community College. She stresses voter ownership of GCCC and urges community involvement in education while highlighting her seven years as a trustee and leadership roles.
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Holcomb council candidates include Cox and others
Cox seeks to stay on the Holcomb City Council and avoid past costly investments while four candidates vie for two open council seats Bernadette Reetz Jannelle Robins Gaede Brian Rupp Others note Gary Newman seeks mayor Cox prefers council work over diplomacy required by the mayor role and says he is comfortable as a voting member of the council.
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Jannelle Robins-Gaede
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Holcomb Council
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Rural Kansas hospitals push for levy and federal aid amid declines
Rural hospitals in Kansas face budget pressures from dropping property valuations and a shrinking county levy. Greeley County contemplates a 21 mill tax to operate Greeley County Hospital, boosting the current six mill levy amid economic strain. Grant County's Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses benefits from a Rural Hospital Demonstration Program expansion, with about one million more Medicare payments anticipated in 2012 as construction at the new facility nears completion.
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Grant County
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Jerry Moran
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