District to consider raising local option budget amid cuts
Garden City USD 457 plans to recommend a higher local option budget to fund instruction and district programs at 100 percent while many other services face reductions. With no extra state funds, officials warn higher taxes may be needed as the district absorbs accelerated property tax shifts and aims to avoid service cuts for students.
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Lentz
Garden City
USD 457
Kathleen Whitley
Lawrence
Montezuma
Robert Minchen
Districts weigh limits as funding shortfall bites budgets
Kansas districts struggle with max local option budget LOB constraints as state funding remains frozen. Superintendents note rising mill levies and potential program cuts despite using LOB for years. Departments project increases to cover tax acceleration and building costs, with residents warned about higher property taxes.
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Minchew
Wichita County
Seon
Gary Akers
Akers
Garden City Hall honors Hart and Angeles in different paths to recognition
Hart and Dean Angeles were inducted into the Garden City High School Hall of Fame. Hart recalled her senior project set to Thanks for the Memories and a CU Boulder honors degree in 1946, while Angeles spoke of the village effect and a life saved by the orchestra. Douglas Crotty praised Dean's music career and lasting impact on string education. Beth McGraw attended to support Angeles.
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GCHS
Hart
University of Colorado
Dr. Oliver and
Ruth Miner
Garden City
Douglas Crotty
Dean Angeles
Crotty
Civic Center
Dean
Angeles
Village
Gambit Weekly
New Orleans
Beth McGraw
Loren Crawford
Im Wiens
Kansas
Lawrence
Crumer
Supreme Court bars counties from stricter feedlot rules
Kansas Supreme Court unanimously ruled counties cannot impose feedlot standards tougher than state law. Norton County regulations from 2002 conflicted with 1998 state law, which gives state government sole power over feedlot regulation, limiting local home rule powers. The decision could broaden limits on local authority and affect other counties beyond Norton.
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Topeka
Kansas Supreme Court
Norton County
Supreme Court
Kansas
Norton County Commission
Carol Beier
Jim Kaup
Legislators rebut judge Bullock over rulings and tone
Kansas lawmakers dismiss a judge's lecture after his ruling and comments drew statewide coverage. Rep. Edmonds, Neufeld, Huelskamp, Brungardt, and others defend their positions while pledging to follow Supreme Court guidance. Bullock stands by his decision amid partisan critique.
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Bullock
Kansas Supreme Court
John Edmonds
R-Great
Edmonds
Melvin Neufeld
R-Ingalls
Neufeld
Tim Huelskamp
R-Fowler
Huelskamp
Brungardt
Supreme Court
Dual credit teen graduates early with Kansas State plan
GCHS student Boyd, age 15, graduates with dual credit and plans to attend Kansas State University to pursue mechanical engineering. He hopes to finish a bachelor’s degree by 19, aims to work in car design, and shares tips on time management while balancing farm responsibilities and senior activities.
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Kansas State University
General Motors
GCHS
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