Alliance eyes Windsor Hotel future with buyer plan
Finney County Preservation Alliance hears from Pi oneer Group official Rick Kready on selling the Windsor Hotel to a qualified buyer and securing a development partner. Treanor Architects had outlined a 12 million dollar restoration for a restaurant, meeting space and hotel rooms.
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Supreme Court halts school funding ruling to avert fall closing
The Kansas Supreme Court ordered all further proceedings in the state school finance case stayed until it rules on the lawsuit. A Shawnee County judge had barred spending after June 30 unless the funding formula was fixed, risking opening delays. Attorney General Phill Kline sought Supreme Court intervention, arguing the order was too drastic.
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Retiring Garden City educators honored at staff dinner
Garden City district celebrated 9 retiring employees with 215 years of service at the 13th annual staff appreciation dinner at the Finney County Exposition Building. Among those honored were Manon Evans and Leon Hutton, both noting mixed feelings about leaving. Evans will substitute next year, while Hutton plans to move to Minnesota to work as a counselor. Carlee Vieux, a 27-year employee, was also featured in the acknowledgments.
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Manon Evans
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Leon Hutton
Minnesota
Hutton
Abe Hubert Middle School
Oklahoma
Jennie Wilson
Carlee Vieux
Pit bull impounded after biting Garden City woman
A pit bull seized after biting Susan Waller on May 9 remains in quarantine as a court decision looms on whether it will be returned to Garden City Mayor Jeff Whitham. The dog’s breed and prior violations under city vicious-animal rules are central to the case.
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Susan Waller
Fair and
Center Streets
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Waller
Buffalo Jones Elementary School
Whitham
Local SBC workers plan Friday union strike across 13 states
SBC Communications employees in 13 states including Garden City offices prepare protests for the first union strike in 21 years. Dan Waetzig, repair technician and president of CWA local 6412, says the action shows how critical union workers are to operations. Local shop has 12 CWA members in installation, repair, and cable splicing, with hopes to enlist retirees and support strikes in Dodge City and Liberal.
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Weekend Weather Outlook With Warm Friday Storm Risk
A weather brief notes a Friday high near 96 with possible storms and a low around 63 tonight. Friday night and Saturday bring cooler temperatures with a Friday storm risk followed by a high of 82 and a low of 54. Details are on page A8.
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