Show choir fundraiser acts to cover travel costs
GCHS officials confirm a suspect in a missing funds case as $12,400 was paid before a $10,000 airline ticket payment. Community donations ensure the trip proceeds. a benefit concert is set for Sunday at Clifford Hope Auditorium to repay donors and cover student expenses for a Carnival cruise and Nassau performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blake Waters
Sarah
Waters
Clifford Hope Auditorium
Garden City High School
Brenda Reeve
Kathryn Waters
Bahamas
Nassau
Multiple thefts and property damage report across city blocks
Police log details losses from thefts and break ins on Cloverleaf Road Tara Drive Laurel Street and East U S Highway 50 with items including a 1987 Pontiac a purse money order electronics jewelry and a BB gun. Other incidents include damaged desks broken windows slashed tires and a kitchen and grass fire at two addresses. One assaulted known person remains unfound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cloverleaf Road
Tara Drive
Laurel Street
U.S. Highway
Conkling
National Guard Armory
S. Main St
Officials plan ninth grade center bond election committee
The district invites questions from community members and calls for volunteers to join a bond election committee. Seven board members will be contacted via the district office, aiming to have a committee formed before summer break. Kathleen Whitely is asked to solicit proposals for a financial advisor to guide public information and bond issuance if the measure passes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pippenger
Kathleen Whitely
Cial
Faculty voices concerns to board on class sizes and tech
USD 457 board heard worries from fourth and fifth grade classrooms about imbalanced sizes and potential growth if local industry reopens. High school faculty urged stable technology with recent virus and server issues. Counselors flagged high student to counselor ratios and transit issues for moving students. The session also covered health insurance concerns for veteran teachers and the district’s plan to address all issues at the June 17 planning meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gail Dunford
Utz
ConAgra
Reichmuth
Steve Carlin
Ison
Jeff Crist
Pippenger
John Scheppner
Boot Hill Museum seeks slots at five tracks and an at large site
The proposal to legalize slot machines in Kansas passes the House narrowly and would allow five racetracks and one large site with local county votes. Boot Hill Museum in Dodge City hopes to be the at large city, with profits supporting the museum and regional tourism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Museum Board
Dodge City
Racing and Gaming Commission
Boot Hill
Ethel Peterson
Senate
Mittee
Tim Huelskamp
R-Fowler
Huelskamp
Moody
Ford
Seward
Finney
Lawmakers mull cigarette tax hikes for Internet sales
Kansas lawmakers debate raising cigarette taxes to boost Internet sales revenue after a 75 cent per pack hike cut revenues by 105 million dollars. Aday favors 50 to 65 cent increases while noting cross-border buying. Rep Melvin Minor backs state residents paying their share and supports 25 to 35 cent rises. Department of Revenue spokeswoman Gayle Martin says residents must self report and selling to Kansas customers without a state license is illegal.
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Washington
Aday
Ellsworth
Melvin Minor
Stafford
Minor
Gayle Martin
Department of Revenue
Martin
Kansas
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Terrace Place
U.S. Highway 50
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Campbell Street
Rowland Road
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Davis Street
Labrador Boulevard
Angus Lane
Ndax
St. John Street
Garden City Fire Department
Jennie Barker Road
GCFD
Dunford
Charles O. Stones
John Scheopner
Sue Tiffany
Victor Ornelas
Oscar Meyer
Oscar Mayer
Melanie Goss
Billy Fleming
Karson Thompson
Andrew
Aaron Payne
Andrew Payne
Lincoln-Douglas
Coldwell Banker
the Real Estate Shoppe, Inc
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Coldwellbanker.com
Garden City
Nporter
Main Street
Walnut
Loewatten
Copeland
Country Gardens
Diva-Store
Odsgc.net
Omega Internet Services, Inc
Steath Hosp
St. Catherine Hospital
Burtismotors.com
Burtis Motor Co
Coldwell Banker, the Real Estate Shoppe, Inc
Century21roark.com
Century 21
Roark Realty
Sftcbsa.org
Sftsbsa.org
Santa Fe Trail Council
Boy Scouts of America
HomeNational.com
Home National Bank
Gctelegram.com
Garden City Telegram
Lasemana
Gctelegram
Palacecomputers.com
Palace Computer Center
Della
Annie
Bloodhart
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