Picture This Anew calico kitten for Kenneth Wedel
Mary Guy reports in Garden City that about 1000 kittens are fostered by the Finney County Humane Society under the Picture This Anew program. Kenneth Wedel and Cimar Ron are noted in association with the effort.
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Cimarron
Finney County Humane Society
Mary Guy
Garden City
Kansas House to vote on 127 million school funding plan
Topeka. Republicans push a plan to boost annual public school spending by up to 127 million, aiming to satisfy the Kansas Supreme Court's order to improve education funding. The House planned to vote today after Senate approval. Gov. Kathleen Sebelius signaled skepticism and noted the bill could become law without her signature. The court had ordered ongoing funding increases based on the costs of a suitable education.
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Kansas Supreme Court
House
Senate
Kathleen Sebelius
Sebelius
Supreme Court
Kansas
Forum shapes City economic plans as candidates push growth
Garden City candidates at a Tuesday forum urged strengthening Finney County Economic Development Corp with a full time director. They debated funding, tax implications, and strategies to recruit industry and grow retail and service jobs, with emphasis on collaboration between city and county.
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Garden City Commission
Garden City
Finney County Economic Development Corp
Bill Fruth
Tommy Austin
Reynaldo Mesa
J.R. Behan
David Crase
Stacy Gonzales
Bill Hammond
Eighth St
Finney
Alan Fankhauser
Fruth
Fankhauser
Hammond
Mesa
FCEDC
Carol Meyer
Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce
Economic Development Board
Behan
Finney County Emergency Medical Services
Austin
St. Catherine Hospital
Douglass Seeks GCCC Board Seat in Trustees Election
Merilyn Douglass aims to join Garden City Community College Board of Trustees. She says students and instructors at GCCC are her top assets while four candidates contend for three seats alongside incumbent William Clifford and newcomers Jim Randall and Ronald Schwartz. Douglass spoke to the board twice during the nursing program.
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Merilyn Douglass
Garden City Community College
Douglass
William Clifford
Jim Randall
Ronald Schwartz
Gccc Board of Trustees
Community nurse practitioner praises local college growth
Merilyn Douglass, a 46 year old family nurse practitioner at Siena Medical Clinic, credits Miles City’s community college with tailoring education to local business needs. She holds degrees from University of Kansas, Montana State University, and Miles Community College, and advocates campus improvements while preserving instruction quality and relationships with faculty and students.
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Siena Medical Clinic
University of Kansas
Montana State University
Miles Community College
Miles City
Mont
Steve
Mandy Chapman
Allison Miller
Michelle Douglass
Cole Chapman
Kayla Chapman
Douglass
Guymon Leader Seeks Garden City Superintendency
Robert Neel, Guymon Oklahoma school superintendent, says Garden City Kansas would be familiar and ready for a smooth transition if hired. He visits as one of three finalists while USD 457 boards consider a successor to Jim Lentz who retires June 30. District officials say a decision will come next month.
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Robert Neel
Garden City
Kansas
Neel
Guymen
Okla
Guymon
Roy Cessna
USD 457 Board of Education
Jim Lentz
Lentz
Augusta
FCEDC Identifies Three Goals for County Growth
After six months of prep the Finney County Economic Development Corp board outlined three goals to boost the local economy. The three hour session, led by FCEDC Chairman Dennis Smith, featured input from economic adviser William Fruth, hired in late 2004 to guide development efforts.
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Finney County Economic Development Corp
FCEDC
Dennis Smith
William “Bill” Fruth
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