Students weigh college plans amid recession fears at planning day
GCHS seniors and juniors attended a college planning conference amid concerns about costs and economic slump. Speakers noted in state colleges cost less, highlighting Garden City Community College and Fort Hays State as nearby options. Marine recruiters also discussed service as a career path, with 15 to 20 students each year joining the armed forces.
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GCHS
Ivan Leal
Garden City Community College
Hill
Fort Hays
Leal
U.S. Marine
Corps
Armed Services
Health officials urge public to get flu vaccinations
Local health leaders stress the value of flu shots amid ongoing H1N1 concerns. KDHE and health departments estimate modest absences but warn the season remains unpredictable. Vaccines are available at multiple sites with prices listed, encouraging workers and the public to protect themselves and others.
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Polly Witt
USD 457
Witt
Health Department
Ment
Jason Eberhart- Phillips
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
KDHE
Eberhart- Phillips
Kansas
Eberhart-Phillips
Associated Press
New Zealand
W. Zerr Road
United Methodist Mexican-American Ministries
Brown House
N. Taylor Ave
UMMAM
Finney County Health Department
City survey findings shape capital planning and services
The 2009 citizen survey showed high satisfaction with fire services, electric utility, parks and recreation, and trash utilities, while government communication was weakest. The 2011 survey will cost 15000 to 20000. Commissioners approved $8 million water revenue bonds for Wheatland Electric and a rezoning at 1011 N Seventh St. They also authorized a new 3000 gallon fire tanker for Garden City Fire Department at 164250.
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Lucas
Wheatland Electric Cooperative Inc
Wheatland Electric
Garden City
Wheatland
Matt Allen
Seventh St
Jeffry Nichols
Garden City Fire Department
Allen Shelton
Church Court to Hear Protest Case
Fundamentalist church members gathered before the Supreme Court argument. Margie Phelps, daughter of Fred Phelps, said no American should apologize for following conscience as they defend protests against abortion and homosexuality. The group links U.S. deaths in Afghanistan and Iraq to moral fault and vows to persist regardless of the ruling.
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Afghanistan
Iraq
Tion
Supreme Court
Margie Phelps
Fred Phelps
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