Growth City Finney County weigh development funding plan
Growth City and Finney County weigh a new economic development plan with an expected annual funding of 1.2 to 1.4 million dollars and a proposed quarter cent county sales tax to support it. The group FCEDC hired analyst Bill Fruth to shape a strategy aimed at spurring economy and job growth, with a new levy possible as early as 2006 and tax authority delayed until 2008. Officials will discuss funding splits, bond issues for Mosaic properties, and budget line items including a speed trailer grant and cemetery endowment.
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Halloran
FCEDC
Bill Fruth
Fruth
Finney County
Economic Development Corporation
Chamber
Meyer
Garden City
Reynaldo Mesa
Main Street
Mesa
Manhattan
Kansas City
Kan
11Th St
Mosaic
Nebraska
Developmen
Cemetery Endowment Fund
Health Insurance Fund
Drug Enforcement Money
Finnup Foundation
James Hawkins
Schools embrace laptops to aid learning growth
Garfield Elementary School teachers in Garden City USD 457 report benefits from shared laptop carts funded by grants. Technology rich classrooms promote constructivist learning and better retention, with district officials considering broader student access while weighing costs and potential textbook CD substitutions.
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Wilson
Jessica Lofquist
Garfield
Garden City
Karlin
Survivors share hope message at Relay For Life event
Cancer survivors and supporters discussed hope and courage at a Relay For Life fundraiser. Sitts led a letter campaign and helped raise 2000 dollars, part of a total 45000 raised earlier in the week. Adults and children shared stories of battle, fear, and renewal, including Ri lan Kirchenmann who beat T cell lymphoma after a two year fight.
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Sitts
Relay For Life
Peggy Hoskinson
Marvin
Jack” Cronin
St. Catherine Hospital
Hoskinson
Ams
Relay For
Cronin
Rilan Kirchenmann
Rilan
Linda
Garden City High School
Lakin
Linda Kirchenmann
Grandma
Perfect storm budget clash tests Kansas state funds
Lobbyists mobilize as lawmakers face proposed cuts amid a court review of school funding. Officials warn that a $142 million increase may fall short, with House budget chair Melvin Neufeld signaling possible cuts to social services and Medicaid eligibility.
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Chris Owens
Prairie Independent Living
Hutchinson
Kansas Supreme Court
House
Melvin Neufeld
R-Ingalls
Bilingual education in Kansas questioned by leaders and advocates
Education leaders debate the value and naming of Kansas bilingual programs with some districts offering actual bilingual instruction while most use ESL approaches. Advocates say dual-language support helps immigrant students master English and Spanish, while critics note confusing labels.
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Kansas
Jim Edwards
Kansas Association of School Boards
Raul Gonzalez
National Council of la
Raza
Washington
D.C
Gonzalez
Dodge City
Garden City
Lewis
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