Emergency Planning Committee to meet in Finney County
The Finney County Local Committee will meet at 1 30 p m Wednesday in the Law Enforcement Center Basement Conference Room B. The public is invited to the quarterly session. LEPC monitors county emergency readiness and serves as a Right to Know contact while updating the all hazard plan. Contact Finney County Emergency Management Office at 272 3639 for more information.
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Finney County Local Emergency Planning Committee
Finney County Law Enforcement Center
LEPC
Finney County Emergency Management Office
Fall wheat seeding begins across state
Kansas farmers report 4 percent fall wheat seeding complete in the weekly crop update. Corn harvest for grain is 14 percent complete as drought conditions persist. Some areas salvage silage for animal feed. crop ratings show 26 percent very poor, 29 percent poor, 32 percent fair, 12 percent good, 1 percent excellent. At McConnell Air Force Base the 2002 air show draws up to 100000 visitors daily with strict screening for all attendees and belongings.
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Wichita
Kansas
Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service
Kass
Rain boosts spirits of area farmers across Kansas
Meteorologist Mike Bell of the National Weather Service in Dodge City reports a rain line across southwest to northwest Kansas with radar showing 4 to 5 inches in northern Greeley and Wichita Counties. Local totals include 2.49 inches near Lakin and 1.50 inches in western Finney County, while Western Kansas centers observed up to .71 inches at the research center. The system brought light rain and a mild thunderstorm, with showers tapering by afternoon and a 20 percent chance of rain late Wednesday night.
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Mike Bell
National Weather Service
Dodge City
Kansas
Finney County
Southwest Kansas Research and
County seeks grant for Health Department improvements
Finney County commissions moves toward a Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing grant to renovate the Health Department at 919 Zero Road. Great Plains Development Inc. will administer the grant. project costs estimate 332000 to 350000 dollars with 8500 dollars for furnishings. The county seeks 282600 dollars in grant funds and would cover remaining costs.
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Finney County Commission
a _ Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing
Finney County Health Department
Dodge City
Garden City High School launches Ninth Grade Academy pilot
At Garden City High School a pilot Ninth Grade Academy uses smaller learning communities to ease freshmen into high school. The program, led by Assistant Principal Shellaine Schwatken, keeps four core teachers with the same students while offering six remaining classes with non academy peers. Teachers aim to maintain or boost grades, improve attendance, and reduce discipline referrals, with 111 students enrolled of a planned 120.
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Garden City High School
GCHS
Shellaine Schwatken
Schwatken
Rachel Bohannon
Academy
Verna Ruddick
Chelsey Skipton
Natalie Nguyen
Ruddick Bohannon
Frieda Penrod
Bob Schmitz
Mary Lasley
Rebecca Bryant
Lasley
Bohannon
Skipton
Schmitz
Trustees to discuss proposed LPN program at GCCC
Garden City Community College Board of Trustees meets Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the Endowment Room to discuss a licensed practical nurse program set to begin in 2003 04. If approved, it goes to the State Nursing Board. The session also reviews the Ford Motor Co maintenance contract and dorm renovations. A campus Sept 11 observance will precede the meeting at the Academic Building flagpole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City Community College Board of Trustees
State Nursing Board
GCCC
Nursing and Allied Health Department
Ford Motor Co
Holcomb weighs weight room plan amid budget questions
Holcomb High School weighs upgrading with an estimated 80000 for weight room gear funded from the capital outlay fund but aims to use current year money. Board discusses paying 40000 now or buying all at once, seeks bids for full and phased delivery. Band uniforms estimated at 13500 with 45 or 50 uniforms considered. Noise issue at Wiley Elementary leads to wall extension to seal sound transfer.
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Holcomb High School
Board of Education
Sean Thayer
Daryl Prater
Russ Komlofske
Prater
Mike Quilling
Quilling
Wiley Elementary School
Richard Bennett
Bennett
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McConnell
McConnell Air Force Base
Jenny McDonald
Navy
Blue Angels
Army
Golden Knights
Commission
Kansas Department of Transportation
Kansas Wildlife and Parks
Garden City
Irv
Stephens
Pete Olson
Dave Jones
Finney County Emergency Management and Work Safety
Olson
KDOT
Beef Empire Days Inc
BEC
Bill Hogan
Finney County Fairgrounds
BED
Hogan
Alan Fankhauser
Beef Empire Days
Fankhauser
Beet Empire Days Inc
Yilt
Graham K
Nguyen
Holcomb
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