Healy High School enrollment crisis sparks consolidation talk
Healy USD 468 faces funding cuts and dwindling student numbers with a $1.1 million budget. Superintendent LaFave cites $80,000 to $90,000 in three years and plans possible consolidation with Dighton USD 482 or Scott City USD 466. Board member Dan Sharp notes family ties to Healy and stresses community effort to educate well.
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Board of Education
Dan Sharp
Healy High School
John
LaFave
Healy
Sharp
Sharp Brothers Seed Co
USD 468
Dighton
Scott City
America
Kathy Toelkes
Kansas State Department of Education
Topeka
Toelkes
Georgia onion country reels from crackdown on illegal workers
In Vidalia onion country Georgia residents face an exodus as the state passes a tough immigration law. Fliers offer transport to find farm work in Florida and the Carolinas while residents, including 20 year old Sandra Almanza, fear leaving with their husbands who are illegal immigrants. The law penalizes harboring and transporting illegals and requires E-Verify for large employers, with July as the start date. This sparks rural suburban divides and worries about labor shortages in Vidalia onions and other produce.
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Lyons
Vidalia
Florida
Carolinas
Georgia
Nathan Deal
Utah
Sandra Almanza
la Michoacana
Mexico City
Almanza
U.S
Atlanta
Matt Ramsey
Group eyes move to nearby tourism office space
The Finney County convention and tourism bureau weighs relocating its office to a storefront in a Fleming Street plaza after a space became available. Current costs total about 1400 monthly. new space could cost around 1066 with upfront renovations. Board discussions consider eştending upgrades funded by owners and five-year lease terms while county leaders ponder funding for fairgrounds improvements amid competition from nearby venues.
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Lynn Schoonover
Tourism Bureau
Schoonover
Fleming Street
Dan Fankhauser
Chamber
Finney County
Cliff Mayo
Finney County Exhibition
Fairgrounds
Mayo
Commission
Dodge City
United Wireless
Boot Hill
Garden City
County Commission
Convention and Tourism Bureau
Della Brandenburger
AmericInn
Finnup Center For Conservation Education
Finnup Drive
Scott County Hospital construction progresses in western Kansas
Officials report progress on the Scott County hospital project as voters approved a $24 million bond in Sept 2009. Groundbreaking occurred Aug 30 2010 with plans for a 5.25 percent 30 year bond yielding about 1.6 million dollars annually. The facility aims to serve Scott County and western Kansas with expanded services.
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Burnett
Scott County
Kansas
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