Battery case continued for ACT Middle School teacher
In Garden City Municipal Court Monday the battery case against Lila Neal, a special education teacher at Abe Hubert Middle School, was continued to 10 a.m. June 13 to determine if it will go to trial. Neal, charged March 2 with two counts of battery for allegedly striking a 13 year old hearing impaired student in February, remains on paid leave as her contract was not renewed for 2005 06.
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Abe Hubert
Lila Neal
Garden City
Neal
State agencies set changes in child care services
Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services along with St. Francis Academy and Kansas Children's Service League will restructure contracts in July. Adoption contracts stay with Kansas Children's Service League while case management shifts. state system clients keep a single case worker across service moves. A public stakeholders meeting is 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Friday at Garden City Community College in room C125 to discuss the changes and answer questions for child welfare professionals and foster parents.
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Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
St. Francis Academy
Kansas Children’s Service League
St. Francis
SAS
Garden City Community College
Reading Rocks Book Drive Accepts Youth Books Through June 15
The Kansas Children's Service League Community Council partners with local churches to collect clean and gently used children’s books for Early Head Start and Head Start. Books not used by the programs will go to BOB, USD 457’s Books On the Bus. Contact Lisa Dyer at 276.3232, ext. 33, or donate through participating churches.
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Kansas Children’s Service League Community Council
Reading Rocks
Lisa Dyer
Cinco de Mayo Parade Entries Welcome for Saturday
Entries are being accepted for the Cinco de Mayo Celebration parade set for 3 p.m. Saturday. The route runs from Finney County Fairgrounds parking lot north on Main Street to Walnut Street. Contact Gilbert Cruz at 521-1654 to enter. arrivals must be at the lot by 2 p.m. Saturday.
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Finney County Fairgrounds
Main Street
Walnut Street
Gilbert Cruz
Cinco de Mayo
Child seat checklane set for Friday
The Kansas Highway Patrol will operate a child passenger seat checklane from 3 to 6 p.m. Friday at Western Motor Co. 409 E. Fulton St. to educate parents and caregivers on correct installation. For information on becoming a certified installer or attending another class call 800 416 2522.
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Kansas Highway Patrol
Western Motor Co
E. Fulton St
Finney County hears budget requests from mental health and jail services
Area Mental Health Center officials report rising client load and services across 13 counties including Finney. They seek $205,000 for 2006 after 2004 cuts, noting 1,900 clients served monthly and 140,282 services, a 46 percent rise. Commissioners consider funding levels in June and July.
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Area Mental Health Center
Finney County
Ric Dalke
Carol Neeley
Dalke and
Neeley
Greeley
Wichita
Scott
Lane
Hamilton
Kearny
Finney
Hodgeman
Stanton
Grant
Gray
Ford
Morton
Dalke
Don Doll
Mark Welch
Tad Kitch
Welch
Kitch
Finney County Health Department
Public Works Department
John Ellermann
Ellermann
Doll
Supreme Court bars legislators from speaking at Kansas school funding hearing
Kansas Supreme Court denies GOP lawmakers in-person appearance to defend the school finance package. The May 11 hearing is limited to state and education officials with briefs due by Thursday. Legislators may file a brief. Democrats’ request failed.
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Topeka
Kansas Supreme Court
GOP
State Board of Education
House
Senate
John Vratil
R Leawood
Mike O'Neal
R-Hutchinson
Marti Crow
D-Leavenworth
Vratil
O'Neal
Garden City Finney County hire GIS coordinator
Andrew Mead age 24 will assume duties June 2 as the new Geographic Information Systems coordinator for Garden City and Finney County. Mead, an electric technician with a BS in geography and history, replaces Mark Dinkel who moved to Wheatland Electric Co-op. Mead starts at 30076 dollars annually with benefits. Dinkel earned 48568. The GIS department maps electric, sewer and water lines and analyzes boundaries for taxation and politics.
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Garden City
Finney County
Andrew Mead
Mead
Mark Dinkel
Wheatland Electric Co-op
Garden City High School
Garden City Community College
Kansas State University
City of
Pete Olson
Dinkel
Olson
Kansans eye governor bid as Moran opts not run
Four Republican leaders Lynn Jenkins Ron Thornburgh Derek Schmidt and Doug Mays indicate interest in Kansas governor race after Rep Jerry Moran declines to run. Schmidt says he is exploring and seeks a broad conservative winner. Mays notes leaning toward candidacy and will decide soon. Moran will seek a sixth House term, citing seniority and work on Kansans issues.
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Topeka
Jerry Moran
Lynn Jenkins
Ron Thornburgh
Senate
Derek Schmidt
House
Doug Mays
Schmidt
Independence
Mays
Associated Press
Jenkins
Kansas
Thornburgh
Murphy
Moran
Hays
Kathleen Sebelius
W.10
Jim Ryan
Lawrence
Phill Kline
Kline
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Finney County Commission
Lucas Schaller
Supreme Court
State Board
Dan Biles
Biles
Alan Rupe
Salina
Dodge City
Rupe
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