County votes to form independent Finney CTB board
Finney County Commissioners unanimously approve creating an independent Finney County Convention and Tourism Bureau with its own board. The CTB, chartered by county resolution and tied to the transient guest tax, had operated under the Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce since 1977. The move follows a push by hoteliers for independent control over tax funds and bureau decisions.
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CTB
Board of
County Commission
Roman Halbur
Chamber
Drought grips Kansas farmers as rainfall misses crops
Moisture scarce in Haskell County as drought cripples crops with 85 percent of Kansas under drought conditions. Last year Sublette Co-op processed 3 million bushels of corn, but this year farmers failed to harvest 3 million bushels of wheat and grain combined. Lawrence Baxa notes moisture would help, while USDA and state officials estimate crop losses exceed 1.7 billion dollars and livestock impacts rise.
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Sublette Co-op
Lawrence Baxa
Haskell
Baxa
Kansas
U.S. Drought Monitor
Kansas Department of Agriculture
Chelsea Good
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Risk Management Agency
Repealer Office Stops in Garden City Community College
Secretary Dennis Taylor toured Kansas to gather input on repeals and heard topics from car taxes to wine issues. The Office of the Repealer reports about 250 suggestions since March via the state website, inviting Kansans to flag laws or regulations seen as unnecessarily burdensome or duplicative.
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Dennis Taylor
Repealer
Kansas Office of the Repealer
Garden City Community College
Office of the Repealer
Office
Taylor
Office of the
Kansas
Fabin Finds Teaching Path From Parish to Classroom
Rob Fabin, formerly a para and hospice chaplain in Wichita, moved to Garden City with his wife Mary becoming pastor of First Baptist. He now teaches math and heads the department at Kenneth Henderson Middle School and is among six finalists for Finney County's Crystal Apple Award.
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Rob Fabin
Fabin
Wichita
Garden City
Mary
First Baptist Church
Kenneth Henderson Middle School
Finney County
C.A.R.E
USD
Fort Hays State University
Kenneth Henderson
Josh
Garden City High School
Jessi
GCHS
Weather forecast calls for rain today and cooler temperatures
Today expect a bit of rain with a high near 40 and a low around 26. Wednesday brings warmer conditions with patchy clouds and a high about 47 and a low near 25. Details on page A8.
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Amy Bickel
Lee Agriculture
Laurie Sisk
Gavin McMorrine
G.C
Darren Dennis
Lee Crystal Apple
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Schwieterman Inc
Chicago
Annie
Garden City Co
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