Kansas Highway 96 resurfacing project to start in Tribune
The Kansas Department of Transportation will begin a 10 mile resurfacing on Kansas Highway 96 from the junction of K 96 and K 27 in Tribune to the Greeley Wichita County line. Traffic will be reduced to one lane with a pilot car and delays up to 15 minutes.
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Kansas Department of Transportation
Tribune
Greeley
Wichita County
Kansas Dot
KDOT
Venture Corporation
Great Bend
Larry Meyer
Syracuse
Calvin Carter
Ride for the Future raises funds for GCCC scholarships
More than 100 join the third annual Ride for the Future on April 24. Seventy four motorcycles and one car cover over 200 miles from Garden City to Jetmore and Kinsley, then Dodge City for lunch back to Garden City. 107 participants raised over 4000 dollars for GCCC public safety scholarships. Next year’s ride slated for April 30, 2011.
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Garden City
Jetmore
Kinsley
Dodge City
Garden City Community College Department of Public Safety
GCCC
Lawmakers debate pay as budget woes bite Kansas
In Topeka and across Kansas lawmakers argue over freezing or stopping pay amid a tight budget. While over two dozen have agreed to cut or stop per day and subsistence pay, a Senate vote failed 26 to 14 on a two year freeze. Some insist paid service should be symbolic yet meaningful, others oppose optional weekend pay cuts.
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Topeka
Kansas
Senate
Ralph Ostmeyer
Grinnell
Don Hineman
Hineman
Hays Daily News
House
Charles Roth
Salina
Topeka Capital- Journal
Steve Morris
Morris
Laura Kelly
Kelly
Jim Barnett
Emporia
Mock makeover educates students on home pricing
Erica Carter Madison Brown and Serina Baca from Lakin Middle School decided on laminate flooring costing just over 1000 after touring Home Depot in Garden City with Wendy Hill. The project teaches practical math skills, budgeting, and real life homeowner tasks through a four year field trip with 55 students and 20 parent volunteers.
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Erica Carter
Madison Brown
Serina Baca
Lakin
Wendy Hill
Lakin Middle School
Home Depot
Garden City
Hill
Great Bend 3i Show spotlights farm gear and buying mood
Walking the aisles amid millions in equipment David and James Schmidt say they are just looking at the 3i Show as wheat prices wobble. Farmers delay purchases due to market uncertainty and lower prices while John Deere dealer BTI notes unsettled demand and the need for higher bushels to cover costs. Kansas State economists peg break even near $5 a bushel as prices hover around four dollars. A Hillsboro farmer warns of weak collaboration between land grant universities and private firms hindering new varieties.
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Moundridge
David
James Schmidt
David Schmidt
John Deere
Craig Bowman
Bucklin
BTI
Hillsboro-area
Paul Penner
Kansas
Relay for Life weekend events at Memorial Stadium Garden City
The Relay for Life at Memorial Stadium Garden City High School hosts a 24 hour walk with about 385 teams, opening barbecue at 5 p.m. and closing ceremonies around 6 a.m. Saturday. Other events include Women’s Day Out at Fiesta Courtyard, an immigration rally at Stevens Park, a two day community garage sale for GCCC athletics, a Behind the Scenes Zoo Tour by Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo, and a Stamp Out Hunger food drive by the National Association of Letter Carriers at local post offices.
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Relay For Life
Memorial Stadium
Garden City High School
Kathy Pool
N. Main St
Black Hills Energy
Paol
Miles of Smiles
Fiesta Courtyard
Buffalo Jones Ave
Smilin’ Flyers
GCCC
Kansas United Corporation
Stevens Park
Garden City
Broacbuster Athletic Association
Dennis Perryman
Katherine Jones
BAA
Friends of
Lee Richardson Zoo
Finnup Center For Conservation Education
South Fifth Street
Sinfully Sweet
Mosaic
Juice
South America Pampas
Duck Pond
Finnup Center
National Association of Letter Carriers
U.S. Postal Service
Usps.com
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Clarion Inn
E. Kansas Ave
Baker Boot Company
W. Kansas Ave
N. 11Th St
Creedence Clearwater Revisited
Foghat
Brian Schwindt
Bill Knight
Barnett
Congress
Roger Reitz
Manhattan
CIA
Tiffany Foster
Molly Hendrix
Kenia Chavez
Yoka Ritsema
Robin Ritsema
Lakin School
Carter, Brown
Baca
Mike Puckett
Puckett
Eva Barraza
Jesus Diaz
Folrz
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