Holcomb council approves budget amendment and water bonds
Holcomb faces amendment to fund already borrowed water projects tied to a 2.2 million bond approved in 2003 for water rights and improvements. Negotiations with Leonard Madaer involve 696000. Purchases include Farr Pappas and Jodi Enterprises contracts. A sales tax to fund Highway 50 widening will appear on the November ballot. The city also approved parking lot striping and hired two maintenance workers. Colleen Lauer promotes a local improvement committee to organize community service projects.
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Lauer
Leonard Mader
J.D. Farr
George Pappas
Jodi Enterprises
Farr
Pappas
Jodi
Charlie Claar
Lewis, Hooper & Dick
Claar
Holcomb
Ron Schreibvo
Boltz
Omaha
Neb
Railroad Avenue
Jackie Auwarter
Larry Baier
Colleen Lauer
Hays Regional Growth Summit Builds Broad Partnership
The regional growth summit in Hays framed a coalition of state leaders business groups and local governments to advance economic development. Participants discussed the Kansas Economic Growth Act and a fall brand campaign while six working groups tackled energy education entrepreneurship marketing transportation and bioscience.
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Sebelius
Garden City
Jeff Whitham
Western State Bank
Chambers of Commerce
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Garden City Area of Chamber of Commerce
Carol Meyer
Janet Huelskamp
Gray County Economic Development Board
Deb Scifres
Overland Park
Eric Depperschmidt
Ness County
Pat Veesart
Garden City Community College
McCants
Front Door project at GCCC faces voter decision
Garden City Community College proposes a 3.12 million Front Door Project funded by certificates of participation to avoid higher property taxes. Residents tour the campus question need, funding shifts, and potential mill levy changes while Finney County voters weigh the Sept. 21 special election.
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Big Lowe Road
Schreibvogel
Holcomb
Garden City Community College
Tatro
Garden City
Bernard Strasser
GCCC
Strasser
Wanda Giskie
Giskie
Gccc Board of
Datatel
Finney County
Grant County youth demographics and juvenile justice figures
Grant County examines youth demographics showing Hispanics 58.5 percent of a school district while Caucasians are 32 percent. Nationwide, Hispanics are 7 percent of Kansas and Caucasians 86.1 percent. In 2003 04, 65 percent of youths assessed through grant programs in Garden City were Hispanic. Within the 25th District, 508 Hispanics and 273 Caucasians entered juvenile justice. black youths are overrepresented with 32 percent incarcerated despite 6 percent statewide population.
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Kansas
U.S
Perkins
Garden City
Kansas Advisory Group On
Police ID Child Involved In Wichita Area Accident
Authorities determine the child involved in a local accident at Catherine Hospital with severe head trauma then airlifted to Via Christi St Francis in Wichita. Bulkley, a student at Jennie Wilson Elementary, remains in unknown condition. No citations issued as Rojo did not break traffic laws. USD 457 officials Bible Christian Church St Dominics and St Marys churches and YMCA aided search.
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