Holcomb District Keeps Cap on Outlay Tax Rate
Holcomb schools maintain a four mill cap on capital outlay, with options to raise to eight mills. A new administrative center is under construction at Holcomb Elementary, slated to open offices by February after building work completes. The district approved policies on weapon restrictions, concurrent college enrollment for gifted students, and exploring bank investments in Finney County.
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Holcomb Elementary School
Skip Landis
Kansas Association of School Boards
KASB
Finney
N. Main St
Deb Nicholson
Nicholson
Garden City
Soccorro Carrillo
Landis
Julie Nemechek
Russell Child Development Center aids families in Finney County
The Russell Child Development Center, supported by United Way with 18000 this year, offers early intervention services for about 25 children per teacher. Staff provide home visits costing 150 to 250 dollars, guide transitions to school district programs, and host support groups for families.
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United Way
Finney County
Deanna Berry
Berry
Reyes
Russell Child Development Center
Jesus’ Development
Jesus
Burnside landfill plan fuels local opposition and health worries
Burnside residents protest a proposed landfill for construction debris raising concerns over dust and health effects. Citizens fear property value declines and nearby homes being affected, while officials review health safety and welfare aspects before a Wednesday zoning hearing and potential state approval.
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Quinonies
Gary Dick
Dick Construction
Quinonics
Burnside Area
Theresia Diller
Burnside
Board of Zoning Appeals
Kaleb Kentner
City and County
Kentner
George Rendon
Riverside
Garden City
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
D & H Enterprises
Hummer arrest tied to broader case in Topeka court
Court documents show Hummer facing five counts of criminal threat, 44 counts of harassment by telephone, 19 counts of stalking order violations, and 1 count of stalking with new allegations stemming from violating a no contact order with Douglass. He was ordered to enter inpatient treatment after bond and faces a preliminary hearing November 6 in Finney County.
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Hummer
Douglass
Lunsford
Finney County
John Wecker
Salina
Attorney General's Office
Calihan, Brown
Garden City
Cline
Public Defender
Liberal
Democrats Attack Bush Over 9 11 Speech In Campaign Critique
Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid accused President Bush of political gain on the national day of mourning. He said Bush focused on Iraq and election-year politics, while urging the public to reclaim unity and patriotism from five years ago. The president warned of an ongoing deadly threat and possible weapons of mass destruction.
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Congress
Bush
Senate
Harry Reid
Nevada
Iraq
Reid
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