Legion Bar Closes Over Funds Shortage At Local Post
Local American Legion post closes its bar amid funding shortfalls. Members call for public support to reopen through fundraising and bar leasing while noting impact on veterans socialization. Saturday bingo and upcoming events including Veterans Day Parade and Eighth District Homecoming remain planned.
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The
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Legion
Ray Mujica
Majica
Nevin
Arwine
American Legion Color Guard
Center seeks bidder for Scott County education center building
The Bryan Education Center seeks proposals from private and public entities to repurpose the former GCCC outreach site in Scott City. Proposals must state planned building use, with endowment funds potentially funding Scott County scholarships. The center draws on local and regional students but faces closure due to costs and declining enrollment.
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Bryan
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Scott City
Scott County
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Harrington
GCCC
Pam Faurot
Scott County Commissioners
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Dighton
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Vicki Krehbiel
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Scott City High School
Sunflower plant water rights tied to 17 billion gallon use plan
Wheatland and Sunflower seek conversion of water rights to industrial use for a proposed 895 megawatt coal plant in Kansas. The project would lease land to farmers until construction, with 40 percent of capacity owned by Tri-State. Environmentalists flag water conflicts with Colorado and concern over out-of-state use of irrigation water.
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Wheatland
Department of Agriculture
Sunflower
Neil Norman
Mark Parkinson
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association
Westminster, Colo
Tri-State
Arkansas River
Colorado
Cole
Mark Rude
Southwest Kansas
Meals on Wheels program feeds homebound residents weekly
Patti Thummel, executive director, says the Meals on Wheels program provides the main daily meal to homebound individuals for 52 weeks a year. Eligible clients receive free or reduced cost meals, with about half a dozen people aided by funds from Finney County United Way’s annual goal of 550,000 dollars. The program cites nutritional needs prescribed by health professionals, serving 70 to 100 people annually.
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Patti Thummel
Thummel
Finney County
Meals on Wheels Seeks Additional Funding Sources
Finney County's Meals on Wheels, run through the Senior Center of Finney County, seeks outside funding as its annual budget sits around 45 000 to 50 000 dollars. Executive Director Patti Thummel notes 2010 funding dropped to 44 000 and 2019 allocations are pending while United Way supports 18 local agencies including the program.
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Finney County
United Way
Meals On Wheels
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Finney and Kearny Counties
Community Day Care Center Inc
Kansas Children’s Service League
Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland
Santa Fe Trail Council
Boy Scouts of America
Finney County Rsvp
Garden City Family Ymca
Miles of Smiles
Russell Child Development Center
Southeast Asian Mutual Assistance Association
United Cerebral Palsy of Kansas
United Methodist Mexican-American Ministries
Garden City Area
The
American Red Cross
Catholic Social Service
Family Crisis Services Inc
Spirit of the Plains, Casa, Inc
Salvation Army
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