Kansas community colleges face funding crisis across counties
Kansas public community colleges struggle as 18 counties shoulder most costs fueling higher taxes and tuition. Lyon County tuition suit threatens revenue, while broader funding reform faces political opposition. Officials warn of possible closures without emergency aid and a shift to a statewide, broader-based financing plan.
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Lyon County Commission
Kansas
Robert Stephan
Lyon County
Stephan
Tangeman
Colby College
GCCC Eyes Regional Tax Base to Expand Kansas Community Colleges
Garden City Community College leader Tom Saffell advocates regionalization to fund a first class system across Kansas. He notes GCCC finances are strong due to county valuation gains while discussions of regional borders linger. In-district tuition cases and a pending legal suit over Lyon County out-of-district aid loom as potential fiscal questions for the regional plan.
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Kansas
Topeka
HNS
James Tangeman
Colby Community College
Colby College
Tangemen
State Board of Education
Community College System
Johnson County
Highland County
Montgomery County
Independence Community College
Johnson County Community College
Colby
Allen County
Fort Scott
Labette County
Pratt Community Colleges
Community College
Tom Saffell
Garden City Community College
Saffell
Garden City
Lyon County Commission
Robert Stephan
Pins Found In Halloween Candy In Ulysses
Law officials investigate pins found Tuesday evening in Snickers and Milky Way bars given to two Ulysses children ages 2 and 5. The bars were collected Sunday night by the boys after trick or treating with cousins. Authorities consider possible tampering at a store as an investigator reviews the case.
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Ulysses
Grant County
Grant County Sheriff's Department
Ulysses Brothers
WWI Poster Display at Security State Bank Scott City
Scott City hosts a display of 12 large mounted World War I posters next week at Security State Bank in honor of Veteran's Day. The collection owned by Mr. and Mrs. John McNutt features works by illustrators Howard Chandler Christy Ellsworth Young and James H. Daugherty. Co sponsoring is the Scott Extension Homemakers unit.
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Scott City
Security State Bank
John McNutt
Howard Chandler Christy
Ellsworth Young
James H. Daugherty
Scott Extension Homemakers Unit
Girl in critical condition after Garden City fall
A three year old girl, Stephanie L. Neer, fell from a car window in Dillon Eastgate parking lot Thursday and is in critical condition with head injuries at Wesley Medical Center. Her mother Kathy Neer was in the car. Initial reports say no glass was in the window. Stephanie was taken to St. Catherine Hospital and later flown to Wesley after internal head bleeding was found.
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Garden City
Zeke Ledesma Jr
Howerton
Robert Ledesma
Fidelity State Bank
Ledesma
Wichita
Wesley Medical Center
Alice Ledesma
Robert
Ledesmas
IBP
Stephanie L. Neer
Martins Trailer Park #1
Dillon Eastgate
Kathy Neer
Stephanie
Neer
St. Catherine Hospital
Dorothy M. Moore
Bancroft
Moore
Neal B. Hohrmann
Nebraska Fans Dominate KU Stadium In 52 0 rout
Corner column recalls a Nebraska football rout at Kansas, with fans in red sweeping Jayhawker sections, the Husker triumph 52 to 0, and KU officials reveling in the full house. The piece also mixes wedding party anecdote and domestic banter in the newspaper’s light local style.
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Kansas
Nebraska
Jayhawkland
Cornhuskers
KU Stadium
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Doniphan
Highland Community College
Thomas County
JCCC
Charles Carlson
Carlsen
GCCC
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Southwest
Ledesma Family Fund
Scott
Wayne Neese
Neese
Kenneth Henderson
Abe Hubert
Elaine Willis
USD 457
Willis
Holcomb Reserve Officer
Holcomb
Steven Fay
John Frazier
Lawrence
Jill
Jack
Grandpa
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