Hawkins aids Katrina victims in Bay St. Louis no long-term plan
Garden City police Chief James Hawkins and Finney County Emergency Coordinator Dave Jones joined a Kansas recovery team sent to Jackson Mississippi to assist Hancock County. Hawkins described the relief effort as intense with teams working 16 to 18 hours daily, noting widespread devastation and prolonged rebuilding ahead.
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Bay St. Louis
Miss
Hawkins
Finney County
Dave Jones
Kansas
Jackson
Jones
Mississippi
Hancock County
Emergency Operating Center
EOC
Garden City among districts to fail AYP in Kansas report
Kansas public schools released report cards on Tuesday showing all but three southwest districts met Adequate Yearly Progress. Garden City USD 457 Hugoton USD 210 and Sublette USD 374 failed to reach the required proficiency standards in math and reading with Garden City special education students falling short district-wide in reading.
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Kansas Public Schools
Southwest Kansas
Garden City
Hugoton
Sublette
Education Inside Re Abrams seeks exit from No Child mandate
The article notes 39 percent proficient or better, 19 points short of the 58 percent target. Garden City High School also failed Adequate Yearly Progress AYP, missing the 58 percent reading mark as detailed in Mandate on page A5.
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Garden City High School
Finney County sales tax plan aims to boost local development
Finney County voters will decide on a quarter cent sales tax on November 8 to extend or replace the current tax supporting U.S. Highway 50 improvements and fund economic development, potentially raising 1.2 to 1.4 million annually. Carol Ballantyne of Garden City Community College chairs the tax education task force as yard signs and advertising gear up.
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Finney County Economic Development Corp
Finney County
Carol Ballantyne
Garden City Community College
Ballantyne
Troopers head to national fitness challenge in Virginia
Kansas troopers Kelly Stoppel and Josh Biera from Garden City prepare for the national Law Fit Trooper Challenge in Fairfax Virginia. Stoppel known as the marked man aims to defend a record in the obstacle course while Biera joins him to compete in five events including bench press sit ups pull ups half mile run and the obstacle course.
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Kelly Stoppel
Josh Biera
Virginia
Kansas State
Stoppel
Garden City
Fairfax
Biera
Kansas
Kelly
Cow on the loose heads toward slaughter in Garden City chase
A privately owned cow escaped during transport to Ehresman Packing and led Garden City police and animal control on a downtown chase. Witness Elizabeth Pardo at San Juan Beauty Salon described the scene as the cow moved from Main and Fulton to the El Dorado Club, with officer Courtney Prewitt responding at 2:50 p.m.
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Samual Medoza
Fulton
Main Streets
Ehresman
Garden City
Dave Sander
Animal Control
Elizabeth Pardo
San Juan
Pardo
Anna
Ehresman Packing
Fulton St
Courtney Prewitt
Main
Fulton Streets
el Dorado Club
N. 12Th St
City of Garden City
Jose Rodriguez
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