GCCC SGA Donates 550 Pounds to Emmaus House
The Garden City Community College Student Government Association donated over 550 pounds of food from its Trick or Treat so Others Can Eat drive to Emmaus House in Garden City. First place prize went to the Math and Science Club for 300 pounds, with HALO second at 125 pounds.
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Garden City Community College Student Government Association
Emmaus House
Garden City
Ryan Ruda
GCCC
SGA
Math and Science Club
Hispanic American Leadership Organization
Broadbuster Cheerleaders
Business Professionals of America
Art Club
HALO
Ruda
Eagles Lodge to Host Bingo With Specials Wednesday
The Eagles Lodge at Taylor and Mary streets will run a regular bingo session on Wednesday with special twists. Some games offer turkey payouts alongside cash prizes and a $25 Thanksgiving food basket drawing. Doors open at 5 p.m. Mini bingo begins 6:30, regular session 7. Pull-tab sales start 6, concessions available.
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Eagles Lodge
Taylor and Mary Streets
Resigning Reno County Sheriff Denies Guilty Plea
Reno County Sheriff Larry Leslie resigns amid a statewide bribery case involving 34 felony charges against him, Hutchinson attorney Gerald Hertach, and MgtGp Inc. The probe alleges $575000 in annex funds and a $1.6 million jail contract. Change of venue set for December 14. Leslie’s resignation effective January 2 aims for a smooth transition.
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Hutchinson
Reno
Larry Leslie
Leslie
Mike Gillespie
Carla Stovall
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Gerald Hertach
Hertach and Hertach
MgtGp Inc
Hertach
MgtGo Inc
Michael Barbara
Sheriff’s Department
Howard Shipley
Sheriff’s Office
Kansas poverty rate below national average in 2000 survey
Kansas had a lower poverty rate than the nation in 2000 with 9.4 percent of residents below the federal poverty line, about 244 369 people. Sedgwick County and Johnson County showed 10.6 percent and 2.9 percent in poverty respectively, as economists warn that a potential recession could raise hardship and strain state programs.
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Topeka
Kansas
David Burress
Policy Research Institute
University of Kansas
Sedgwick
Johnson County
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Burress
SRS
Sandra Hazlett
Hazlett
Public insurance meeting slated for Kansas residents
Public meetings on the proposed Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas acquisition by Anthem will be held in Garden City Hays Wichita Pittsburg and Topeka with state official Kathleen Sebelius announcing the schedules. The gatherings run 7 to 10 p.m. on December 4 at the Holiday Inn Express in Garden City and a final session January 7-9 in Topeka.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield
Kansas
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
Kathleen Sebelius
Garden City
Sebelius
Holiday Inn Express
E. Kansas Ave
Hays
Wichita
Pittsburg
Topeka
Oneto Sebelius
Hall
Kansas Medical Society
KMS
Kansas Hospital Association
KHA
Kansas State Nurses Association
Kansas Association of
Blue Cross
Blue Shield of Kansas
Anthem Insurance Companies Inc
Doctor joins Grant County easing local doctor shortage
In a 12 000 resident county a new doctor Dr Mark Gerstberger D O joins Ramchandani Medical Clinic in November after leaving Kearny County Hospital Lakin. Officials say the community needs four to five doctors to keep up with patient load and anticipate adding active privileges by December.
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Grant County
Mark Gerstberger
D.O
Tanya Pittman-Parks
Bob Wilson Memorial
Grant County Hospital
A.P) Ram
Gerstberger
Ramchandani Medical Clinic
Kearny County Hospital
Lakin
Kearny Family Physicians
John Rice
Kearny County
Sandy Cameron
Eric Sanderstrom
Arle Reimer
Vimi Ramchandani
Ramchandani Clinic
Ulysses
Ram
Pittman-Parks
Main
Kansas
Train Clip Halts Cement Truck On City Road
A Holcomb cement truck was clipped by a Garden City Western train on FW Road this morning with no injuries. The driver, 39 year old Michael Cargile, was arrested on a suspended license, though officials question the accuracy of the license data. The incident comes as the FCEDC reviews budget and goals including image campaigns and an industrial park, amid plans for a future dairy processor move and potential land options. The board meets December 17 to revise the budget and discuss a new community summit early next year.
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Holcomb
VFW
Garden City Western
FW Road
Pappas
Kevin Bascue
Bascue
Michael Cargile
W. Mary St
Cargile
Carol Meyer
Just Plains
Garden City
Economic Development Board
George Hopkins
Image
Hopkins
FCEDC
Finney County
Washington
D.C
Topeka
Meyer
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Department of Human Resources
Hr.state
Census Bureau
The
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Patrick Murphy
Matthew Klaus
Edith Scheuerman
Heather Koehn
Maureen Wilson
Ulysses News
Economic Board
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