High School Bond Issue Prompts Local Taxes Debate
Voters on November 7 face a $33 million school bond for USD 457 to fund a second high school. Citizens weigh operational costs, per square foot expenses, salaries, utilities, and floor cleaning against property tax increases. Local comment appears on Pages A4-A5.
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USD 457
Garden City police chief outlines changes before surgery
Police Chief James Hawkins unveiled a department restructuring to adjust command, add a civilian records and dispatch overseer, and trim overtime costs as Capt. Stan Wojdylak faces demotion to lieutenant and a likely resignation. The plan takes effect Sunday.
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Stan Wojdylak
Force
Garden City Police Chief undergoes triple bypass surgery
Garden City police reported Chief James Hawkins, 50, had a triple bypass in Wichita Friday morning. He left the operating room around 10 a.m. and doctors said the procedure went well. He is expected to leave intensive care within a day or so and return to duty in four to six weeks.
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Garden City
James Hawkins
Wichita
Hawkins
Michael Utz
Utz
Families urge parole board over killer of uncle in Garden City
In a first time public comment session, four girls pleaded with Kansas Parole Board members to keep Jeffrey Meyers jailed for murdering Martin Esquivel in 1987 and shooting his brother Tim. The Garden City gathering at Finney County Courthouse featured Esquivel family members opposing Meyers’s parole as they described their long grief and fear.
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State Parole Board
Meyers
Jefferey Meyers
Martin Esquivel
Esquivel
Tim
Garden City
Kansas Department of Correction
Kansas
Topeka
Kansas City
Wichita
Pittsburg
Finney County
Kansas Parole Board
Larry Woodward
Carl Cushinberry
Holcomb High School
Cushinberry
Time to fall back this weekend in daylight saving change
Residents must set clocks back one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday local time marking the switch to standard time. Arizona Hawaii portions of Indiana Puerto Rico Virgin Islands and American Samoa do not observe daylight time. Businesses plan an extra hour of service says Grain Bin Supper Club manager Patricia Lemons.
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Arizona
Hawaii
Indiana
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
American Samoa
Patricia Lemons
Grain bin Supper Club
Voter registration rises across Finney and neighboring counties
In Finney County 16120 residents are registered, up from 13000 last presidential election, county clerk Carol Brown said. Grant County added about 100 voters since last November, deputy clerk Sheila Brown noted, while Scott County totals rose to 3666 and Haskell County to 2333 since August. Local bond issues and sheriff races drive interest, though registration inflates due to a law change delaying removals. Clerks expect turnout to match the registration uptick as voters seek to have a say.
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Finney County
Carol Brown
Grant County
Sheila Brown
Scott County
Haskell County
Sharon Hinkle
Haskell
Sublette
Hinkle
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