Students raise funds for Sept. 11 relief efforts
USD 457 students across Florence Wilson Elementary Buffalo Jones and Victor Ornelas Elementary lead drives raising 1658.42 for Red Cross and fire department relief. The Pennies for Peace Pennies for Your Pain campaigns collected loose change from students and teachers, with T shirt sales adding value.
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Florence Wilson
Garden City
New York City
Kelli Livermore
Holly Chandler
Josh Guyman
Red Cross
Connie Pracht
Alta Brown
Georgia Matthews
Garfield
Gertrude Walker
Victor Ornelas
Pierceville
Plymell
Buffalo Jones
Abe Hubert
Heath Hogan
Victor Ornelas Elementary
Hogan
Tragic Accidental Shooting In Deputy’s Home In Finney County
Gillespie, a sixth grader at Bernadine Sitts, was killed when a rifle stored in a bedroom discharged while a Shultz family member attempted to move it. Deputy Shultz and wife Nora Shultz are connected to the sheriff’s office. KBI will test to confirm findings. Grief counselors at USD 457 support students and staff as funeral arrangements are pending.
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Shultz
Wheeler
Gillespie
Bernadine Sitts
Janice Stephens
USD 457
Stephens
Price & Sons Funeral Home
Anthrax Death in New York City prompts wide alerts
Lenox Hill Hospital worker Nguyen died from inhalation anthrax, with up to 2000 hospital staff and visitors offered antibiotics. The hospital closed briefly as investigations continued amid high national alert. White House and Senate leaders discussed bioterrorism readiness.
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New York City
Bronx
Thomas Rich
Lenox Hill Hospital
Anne Silverman
Nguyen
White House
Ari Fleischer
Fleischer
Bush
Yankee Stadium
Senate
Tom Daschle
Congress
New Jersey
Washington
New York
Florida
Merger Proposal Prompts Local Health Plan Concerns In Kansas
Health insurers Anthem seeks to merge with a Kansas company that serves all Kansans for six decades. Locals fear reduced regional influence and shifts to managed care while officials schedule December public hearings to gather comment on the proposal.
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Pital Association
Kansas Medical Society
Kansas State Nurses Association
Kansas Association
Steadham
Kansas Company
Graham Bailey
Bailey
Anthem
Kansas Insurance Department
Kansas
Garden City P pool aims for a decision by January on revamp
The Recreation Commission weighs options for the Big Pool including updating its image extending hours and season and possibly building a new site with a lazy river and water park features. Proposals include hiring an aquatics director and forming a Friends of the Pool group while seeking funding and a price cap for improvements. The Nov. 13 meeting will review repair costs tear out estimates and construction costs.
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Pat Baughman
Garden City School
Jon Ansley
Friends of the Pool
The
Parks and Recreation Board
Commission
Reynaldo Mesa
Perkins
Tim Cruz
Garden City Administrative Center
Eighth St
Kohl's Development Moves Forward Amid City Approvals
Garden City commissioners cleared obstacles for Kohl's construction approving a storm drainage and road work paid by the landowner and an estoppel agreement outlining responsibilities. A potential $900,000 sales tax share over 20 years remains unsigned. They also accepted three low bids including a cemetery snow blade, airport deicer, and a largely grant funded signage project. A snow route emergency plan was approved with ticketing and towing after two inches of snow. Next meeting is 1 p.m. November 13 at the City Administrative Center.
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Bob Halloran
Kohl
Kohl's
Halloran
Valley View Cemetery
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Garden City
Eighth St
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New York Post
Austin Pools
sBioGuard
Dodge City
E. Frontview
Taylor
Meade County
Blue Cross
Mickey Thomas
Meade District Hospital
Western Kansas
Stan Unruh
Hays Medical Center
Blue Shield of
Unruh
Blue Shield
Main Street
Walnut
Fellowship Hall
First United Methodist Church
North Main
G'S
Sach
Tor
Matt Davenport
SRO Associates, Inc. S
Clifford Hope
VOGUE
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