City tackles discolored water with new main and upgrades
Garden City public utilities director Mike Muirhead presented progress on replacing a four inch cast iron main along Inge Avenue to improve water quality and pressure and fire protection. The city plans enhanced cleaning for a seven block area, possible replacement of two mains, and galvanized service line updates as part of a master plan with $650,000 requested for next year.
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Garden City Commission
Mike Muirhead
Public Utilities
Muirhead
Inge Avenue
Fulton
Kansas Avenue
Lyle
Hackberry
City Commission
Kansas jobs forecast shows 1.8 percent growth in 2013
The Center for Economic Development and Business Research at Wichita State University forecasts Kansas will add about 23,794 jobs in 2013, a 1.8 percent rise led by the service sector adding 13,327 positions and production including energy and construction adding 5,279. Growth faces headwinds from fiscal policy, budget cuts, and health care implementation delays.
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Wichita
Kansas
Center For Economic Development and Business Research
Wichita State University
Jeremy Hill
Hill
GCCC to Stage Encore of Twelfth Night This Weekend
Garden City Community College drama students bring back Shakespeare's Twelfth Night after strong feedback from the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival. Instructor Phil Hoke says the improv-driven production allowed actors to expand characters and refine ideas, aiming for a stronger encore performance.
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Garden City Community College
Kennedy Center
GCCC
Phil Hoke
Hoke
Alex Wilken
Tori Fairbank
Linzie Schneider
Robin Dassy
Windy and rainy today with cooler highs
A weather forecast notes windy and rainy conditions today with a high near 48 and a low around 30. Thursday brings a partly sunny mix with a high near 50 and a low around 26. Details are on page Al2.
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