Conference set on AHMS teacher case
Lila Neal Abe Hubert Middle School special education teacher appeared in Garden City Municipal Court and has a case management conference on May 2. Charged March 2 with two counts of misdemeanor battery for allegedly striking a 13 year old hearing impaired student on Feb 1 and 2. Neal on paid leave. potential trial or fine discussed. standard fine $300 per charge plus $60 costs. Preliminary hearing for Linda Pettay set for April 15. Pettay faces 11 counts of felony theft and 15 misdemeanor theft counts for alleged embezzlement from Lane County Cemetery District No 1 and the city of Dighton.
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Lila Neal
Abe Hubert
Garden City
Neal
Yvette Wilson
Wilson
Linda Pettay
Dighton
Lane County
Pettay
Lane County District Court
Garden City Corporate Meltdown crowns biggest losers
Garden City residents shed over 532 pounds in seven weeks as 120 participants on 24 teams competed in the Corporate Meltdown, with Porkies Porkers winning most weight dropped by 59.5 pounds and Abs of Flab Strike Back top in percentage lost with 5.54 percent, amid weekly health sessions and a final March 1 weigh-off at St. Dominic Parish Center. The event is a joint effort of Finney County KSU Research and Extension, GCCC, Garden City Recreation Commission and the Southwest Kansas Diabetes Control Program.
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Porkies Porkers
Abs of Flair
Garden City
Abs of Flab
St. Dominic Parish Center
Finney County Ksu Research and Extension
GCCC
Garden City Recreation Commission
Southwest Kansas Diabetes Control Program
Kansas officials face court showdown over new education finance plan
Education leaders blasted a GOP backed plan as inadequate to Kansas Supreme Court standards. Coalition attorney Alan Rupe warned of a showdown, while superintendents like Fred Kaufman doubted the plan meets court requirements. The measure adds 127 million dollars to 2.7 billion in state education spending, with targeted increases for at risk and bilingual students, and potential $11 million drop if tax revenues miss targets. Local districts like Garden City and Salina welcome some funding yet fear enduring disparities and insufficient overall boosts.
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Topeka
HNS
Kansas
Alan Rupe
Wichita
Schools For
Rupe
Senate
Kansas Supreme Court
Fred Kaufman
Hays Public Schools
Coalition
Supreme Court
State High Court
Ing
Garden City
Jim Lentz
Lentz
Kansas Association of School Boards
Kansas Families United For Public Education
Johnson County
Lori Blakesley
Hutchinson — Public Schools
Salina
Dodge City
Robert Winter
Winter
Wheat looks good in Kansas still drought vulnerable
Verdant winter wheat stands in northwest Kansas hint at a strong 2005 harvest but drought lingers. Ken Palmgren near Goodland reports thick, moisture sustaining fields though blue-tinged plants due to dry spells. State data show 5 percent poor, 23 percent fair, 52 percent good, 20 percent excellent.
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Wichita
Kansas
Goodland
Ken Palmgren
Sherman County
Palmgren
Kansas Agriculture Statistics Service
Mary Knapp
Kearny County forms Economic Development Department
The Kansas county creates a full time Kearny County Community Development Department with Ralph Goodnight as head. Dennis Jones becomes director of operations and special projects, supporting county commissioners. Budget discussions begin. grant writing eyed for a new fire station and Deerfield golf course aid.
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LAKIN
Kearny County
Dennis Jones
Jones
Deerfield
Goodnight
Wright
Economic Development Department
Grant
Extension budget fights for restored state funds
Kansas State University Research and Extension director Fred Cholick urged budget negotiators to restore $800,000 in proposed cuts as lawmakers eyed options to keep programs intact. He warned of long term harm if posts remain unfilled across 105 counties and at agricultural stations, noting ongoing layoffs and open posts from a $3.7 million five year cut trend.
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Topeka
Hns
Kansas State University
Fred Cholick
House
Cholick
Kansas
Kstate
Manhattan
Melvin Neufeld
R-Ingalls
Senate
Congress
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