Fruth outlines bold funding rise for Finney County plan
Bill Fruth of POLICOM Corp presented a detailed three year funding path for the Finney County Economic Development Corp. He proposed raising city county support from 110 000 to 235 000 annually and expanding toward 1 380 000 total funding by year ten including allied economic development. A joint meeting set for 4 p m Tuesday at Garden City Administrative Center will discuss the increases and a potential quarter cent sales tax to support development.
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Finney County
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Fruth
Finney County Economic Development Corp
Policom Corp
Palm City
Fla
Garden City
FCEDC
City Commission
Eighth St
County Commission
Cliff Mayo
Carol Meyer
Garden City Area
Buffalo Jones Ave
KU med reps tour Garden City centennial visit
University of Kansas Medical Center officials visited Garden City to celebrate the KU School of Medicine centennial and discuss rural healthcare. Executives Barbara Atkinson and David Adkins toured St. Catherine Hospital and Fry Eye Associates, meeting alumni and planning future events in Pittsburg, Salina, and Hays.
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Garden City
KU School of Medicine
Barbara Atkinson
David Adkins
Pittsburg
Salina
Hays
Kansas City
Kan
Midwest
Wichita
Atkinson
Adkins
St. Catherine Hospital
United Methodist
Luther Fry
Fry Eye Associates
Walnut St
State officials warn meth fight hinges on grants
Kansas law enforcement leaders say Bush plan to cut grants would devastate anti meth efforts in southeast areas including Labette and Neosho counties. They credit Byrne Memorial and local law enforcement grants with funding upgrades and multi county policing. Officials note total grants fell from about 5 million last year to 3.3 million this year as homeland security shifts funds.
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Topeka
Hns
Kansas
Sandy Horton
Southeast Kansas
Mixed district AYP results for Garden City USD 457
Preliminary district AYP scores show Garden City USD 457 with gains in seventh grade math rising from 47.7 to 58 percent and tenth-grade math up from 37.7 to 45.3 percent. Fourth-grade math slipped from 84.7 to 79.4 percent though Georgia Matthews Elementary School reports some positive early findings.
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Garden City
Kansas
Georgia Matthews
Carma Harmon
Muslims question Newsweek retraction and US probe call
In Cairo and across the Islamic world skepticism grows over Newsweek retracting a story that US interrogators flushed a Quran at Guantanamo. Readers demand full investigation details and blame Washington for provoking Muslim anger amid calls from Kuwait Parliament Speaker Jassem al Kharafi for transparency.
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Newsweek
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Kuwait
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Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
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