District reshuffles administrators as new deputy superintendent named
The district appoints Garden City High School Associate Principal Darrin Dennis as personnel director, replacing Ford who steps down after more than a decade. Dennis will oversee recruitment, evaluations, and staff process decisions at $82,324 annually. Shelly Schwatken becomes Assistant Superintendent of Learning Services with pay rising to $85,641.
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Atha
Garden City High School
Darrin Dennis
Ford
Dennis
GCHS
Shelly Schwatken
Schwatken
Moran Backs Caution on Farm Service Closures
Moran says any restructuring of the Farm Service Agency plan must protect service quality as USDA cements a Tomorrow initiative to close 29 of Kansas 103 county offices. Proposals are due by Nov 15, with lawmakers pressing to block 2006 federal funding for closures until impacts on farmers and local economies are better understood.
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Hays
Kansas
USDA
FSA
House
Kansas County
Usda Farm Service Agency
Trish Halstead
Manhattan
Halstead
Bill R. Fuller
Kansas Farm Service Agency
Bond Vote Seeks Update for Kearny County Hospital
In Kearny County residents head to the menity Building to vote on a 2.9 million health care improvement bond. Officials tout updated facilities including 12 assisted living units, surgery and clinic upgrades, and expanded heating and storage. Proponents say the plan under low taxes aligns with community needs and faster service with a CAT scan.
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Menity Building
John Crump
Kearny County Hospital
Kearny County
Crump
Stephen E. Shogren
George K. Baum and Co
Wichita
Iraq referendum vote faces scrutiny over ballot irregularities
The Electoral Commission reviews the count amid Sunni fraud accusations as initial results show the charter passing. Officials warn irregularities may exist but stress the process remains technically sound. High yes margins appear in Shiite south and Kurdish north, while Nineveh and Diyala show mixed results.
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Iraq
Electoral Commission
Baghdad
Election Commission
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Ninevah
Diyala
Anbar
Salahuddin
Agency heads off prevention drive with United Way funds
Schwab said the agency receives 25000 dollars from the United Way about a quarter of the cost to run its immunization program. This year the United Way will raise funds for MAM and sixteen other local agencies including the Garden City Red Cross Big Brothers Big Sisters and the Santa Fe Trail Boy Scouts in Finney and Kearny Counties.
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United Way
MAM
American Red Cross
Garden City
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Finney County
Kearny County
Boy Scouts of America
Santa Fe Trail Council
Catholic Social Services
Garden City Family Ymca
Girl Scouts of the Tumbleweed Council
Kansas Children’s Service League
Meals On Wheels
Russell Child Development Center
the Salvation Army
Southeast Asian Mutual Assistance Association
Spirit of the Plains Court
United Cerebral Palsy of Kansas
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