USD 363 board votes to sell old bus and seek bids for new
The Holcomb USD 363 Board of Education granted Superintendent Robert O Connor authority to sell a 1991 bus with a failed transmission to the highest bidder and to solicit bids for a replacement. He cited an estimated $2,500 to $3,000 repair bill and plans to present bids for a new 72 passenger bus next month.
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Holcomb Usd
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Robert O'Connor
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A Few Good Men exhibit opens in Garden City
The Arts Center on Main hosts a new exhibit titled A Few Good Men featuring southwest Kansas artists Richard Maynard Archie Oliver Marc Oliver Jim Regan Brian McCallum Doug Shearer and Don Lind. An opening reception is 5 to 7 p.m. Sept 26 with refreshments provided. The gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays.
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Garden City
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Richard Maynard
Archie Oliver
Marc Oliver
Jim Regan
Brian McCallum
Doug Shearer
Don Lind
Debbie Fief
GCCC offers four new CNA classes in fall schedule
Garden City Community College adds four certified nurse aide classes for southwest Kansas residents. Two evening CNA sections run 4 30 to 9 30 p m on Tuesdays and Thursdays from Sept 16 to Oct 30 and Oct 20 to Nov 25. Two daytime CNA sections run 7 a m to 1 15 p m Monday through Thursday Sept 28 to Oct 22 and 5 to 10 30 p m Monday through Thursday Sept 28 to Oct 22. Each class limited to 10 students served on a first come basis and requires a Nelson Denny reading test score. Contact Sarah Wells for details.
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County grants city inmate medical care discretion to sheriff
Finney County commissioners approved a amendment to an interlocal agreement with the city allowing the sheriff to decide city inmate medical care and set an annual city payment of 10000 dollars for routine medical expenses. The change removes the need for city notification before care and includes annual cost reviews.
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Finney County
Garden City
Bascue
Ninth St
Sheriff’s Office
Pete Olson
Matt Allen
Allen
Cliff Mayo
County Commission
James Bruno
Olson
25Th Judicial District
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Questions rise over Wyandotte Co casino plan
The Lottery Gaming Facility Review Board questioned potential impacts on existing businesses as it reviews operators for a Wyandotte County casino. A teleconference discussed staff, consultants, and developers. The board will meet September 18–19 to award a single state contract for a Ford and Wyandotte counties casino with Lottery ownership.
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Ence
Lottery Gaming Facility Review Board
Ford
Wyandotte
Lottery
Debate over disbanding Hugoton police returns
Hugoton residents packed a city council meeting to press the perennial question of eliminating the Hugoton Police Department. Mayor Bowden said no agenda item exists and no talks with the county are planned, warning layoffs if closed. Johnson warned of uncertainty about sheriff coverage and urged careful budgeting and research.
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Marvin Johnson
Johnson
Jack Bowden
Sheriff’s Office
Rowden
Gary Baughman
Courtney Leslie
Leslie
Dorothy Hagman
Hagman
Stevens County
Ted Heaton
Council
Murders in Ulysses target couple remain under wraps
Authorities refuse to release details about the deaths of Marcos Garcia and Hilda Garcia found Aug 30 in BedRock Mobile Home Park in Ulysses. Kansas officials say disclosure could hamper the case as multiple agencies investigate. Neighbors describe the couple as devout and private. their preschool-aged child is reportedly with a relative in Sublette.
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Marcos Garcia
Hilda Garcia
Posle
Kansas
Ashley Taett
Onger
Taett
Grant County Attorney's Office
Ulysses Police
Grant County Sheriff's Office
Kansas Bureau of Tion
Elizabeth Perez
Primera Iglesia Bautista
Perez
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Hickok
Salvador Apodaco
Sublette
Lanai Church
Sublette Southern Baptist Church
Apodaco
Garcia
Attorney General's Office
Garcias
Oklahoma
BedRock Mobile Home Park
Steve Dicker
Dieker
Daycare center highlights quality care and costs
A Garden City daycare center defines quality care as meeting each child's needs while promoting early education. It serves about 90 children with room for 99, maintains $22 daily rates for under threes and $20 for older children, and faces higher costs and wage increases. The center emphasizes parental involvement, provides staff guidance, and runs family programs as United Way funds support local agencies.
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Palmer
Garden City Family Ymca
Finney County
Garden City Recreation Commission
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