Leoti recall targets mayor and council amid turmoil
Leoti faces a recall drive aimed at Mayor Laura Medina and council members Roger Porter and Carol Benning after board resignations and disputes over appointments and pay policies. The recall committee seeks signatures within 90 days, with election possible 60 to 90 days after approval, and notes concerns over a new employee handbook and overtime rules.
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Eugene Bile
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Roger Porter
Carol Benning
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Medina
Porter
Benning
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Lori Christensen
Aaron Matteson
Matteson
GCHS Class of 2010 Commencement Honors Several Notables
James Mireles opened the GCHS graduation with a message about the future as 360 plus graduates walked into the gym due to rain. Distinguished students Dinkle Whitney Wells Todd Wells Chinne Juliana Ekweariri Aydan Kinney Andrew Larkin were honored along with two leadership awards. Hall of Fame inductees Kevin Bascue and Brian Babcock were introduced. Bascue urged hard work and finding joy, while Babcock’s award was presented posthumously with a family letter praising his goal orientation and cheerfulness.
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James Mireles
GCHS
Clifford Hope Auditorium
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Dinkle
Whitney Wells
Todd Wells
Chinne Juliana Ekweariri
Aydan Kinney
Andrew Larkin
Nurse Practitioner Bailes Returns to Health Department
Neighbors report Bailes back with the health department to provide patient care and see sick children. The return enables more sports and pre-employment physical exams as the department plans to increase services ahead of summer. Bailes said I am glad to be back and it is a good fit.
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Holcomb High graduates forge paths after ceremony
Holcomb High School graduation saw 61 seniors, with salutatorian Kristen Parks and valedictorian Autumn Schobert addressing peers. Parks plans to Colorado Christian University. Schobert to Kansas State University. Speeches by class president JaCee Jarnagin and superintendent Demitry Evancho highlighted mixed emotions and future chapters.
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Garden City Community College
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Colorado Christian University
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GCCC
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Robert Wilson
Morgan Gonzalez
Alex Homer
Chayo Interial
Brandon Salter
Mitchell Gaede
JaDee Jarnagin
Tiffany O’rourke
Katelyn Symmonds
LaSalle
Jose Saldivar
Porscha Hendershot
Lori Harshbarger
Morgan Gonzales
Logan Fontenot
Kashae Lies
Kevin Chalmers
Adriana Hernandez
Tony Salazar
Erika Garcia
Chavo Interial
Leaton McClelland
William Rapp
Anthony Shaffer
Jessica Gonzalez
Sara Becker
Trevor Owens
Luke Ruiz
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Amanda Parks
Ericka Garcia
Susan Hornbaker
Ashley Angeles
Kansas State High School Activities Association
Jarnagin
Dale M. Dennis
Kristin Parks
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