City considers residency radius change for firefighters
Garden City weighs relaxing residency rules to a 10 mile baseline with extensions to 30 miles including Scott City and Sublette, split on the plan. Fire Chief Shelton coordinates training with KU for a free Fire Inspection 1 class and life safety courses at GCCC, with enforcement steps and court action for noncompliant businesses.
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Gary Fuller
Garden City
Fuller
Bob Halloran
Halloran
Allen Shelton
University of Kansas
Shelton
Garden City Community College
Janie Perkins
FHSU eyes southwest growth with virtual college plan
Fort Hays State University aims to recruit more southwest Kansas students via its Virtual College and a planned Garden City office within a year. The program extends internationally to China, Hong Kong, and Beijing, while officials emphasize targeted outreach to Hispanic and first generation students and stronger school partnerships to boost campus visits.
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Virtual College
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China
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Beijing
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Garden City
Dodge City
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Southwest Kansas
Sheri Smith
Regents
Fort Hays
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Exports US beef handlers training advance seen
Talks between the United States and Japan yielded partial progress on beef handling training as both nations acknowledge remaining differences. Japan has questions and the U.S. expects further measures to address issues, said U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns.
Budget negotiators near agreement on next fiscal year
Negotiators settled on a spending plan reducing the budget by 142 million dollars about 1.2 percent though the final bottom line could shift as education funding is resolved by legislators. The House will take up the agreement first on Thursday with Senate approval possible before final passage to Sebelius.
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Sebelius
Sen
Dwayne Umbarger
Chamber
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