Scott City Council nears auditor selection after bids opened
Scott City Council opened audit bids from Adams Brown Bevan and Ball of Colby 7240 William's Consulting of Tribune 6400 and Dirks Anthony and Duncan of Ulysses 7600 but did not choose a firm to allow detailed review. City Clerk notes bids vary by completion date staffing charges budget review and consulting fees. next meeting Oct 2 will decide. The city also renewed EDMI Post Rock Gas contract and approved traffic signal upgrades costing 2287 with Hoover Electric to install, plus two west Bellview easements paying each owner 1 per foot to install a water line.
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Rich is Better on stage Sept 30 in Satanta
The Repertory Theater of America presents Rich is Better a four character comedy about secrets. The Satanta Arts Council sponsors a dinner and theater package with prime rib dinner at 6 30 p m and show at 7 30 p m at Satanta Junior Senior High School. Tickets cost 17 50 for dinner and show and can be bought by Sept 26 at several local outlets or from Satanta Arts Council board members.
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38th Annual Grant County Home Products Dinner
The 38th annual Grant County Home Products dinner is set for 7 p.m. tonight at the Grant County Civic Center located at 1000 West Patterson Avenue. Local organizers invite attendees and supporters to join the community event.
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Correction fixes Garden City High incentive program initiator
A misstatement in Monday’s Garden City High School story misidentified Pat Edwards as involved in the exam exemption program. The correct initiator of the program is Kevin Thompson.
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Cooler weather pushes into Kansas with showers possible
The National Weather Service forecasts colder conditions in Kansas Tuesday night with mostly cloudy skies and a chance of showers. Lows range from the mid 40s in the northwest to about 60 in the southeast, followed by much cooler, breezy conditions Wednesday. Morning showers may reach the east. highs reach the upper 50s to mid 70s. Thursday looks dry.
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County revises fairgrounds policy and fees in updated plan
Finney County Commissioners approved changes to the 2001 Finney County Fairgrounds usage policy and fee schedules. The plan requires full booking fee payment within 30 days or bookings will be canceled, with deposits refundable only by notice timing. Also new insurance proof of $500,000 naming the county as beneficiary is required.
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Justice on a Budget Practiced by Kansas Legal Services
Kansas Legal Services offers aid to low income and disadvantaged Kansans in divorce family landlord tenant elder law and municipal criminal issues. The Garden City office serving 12 counties across southwest Kansas operates with Shirley Calvin and Clay Hummer advising hundreds while personal injury probate and class actions are excluded. Clients must meet state income guidelines though seniors over 60 receive help regardless of income. When caseloads are high they help locate a local attorney to take on cases.
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Legal aid office aids low income Kansans in need
Calvin describes Kansas Legal Services as vital for low income residents offering reduced fee representation and guidance in domestic violence restraining orders rental issues Social Security and Medicare. She notes KLS handled 776 cases in 1999 and 259 by May, with United Way funding since 1993 and ongoing support from Legal Services Corporation and state grants.
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Garden City boards weighs Day Treatment Center impact
The USD 457 Board discusses the Day Treatment Center as an alternative education option for juvenile court-adjudicated students, long-term suspensions and those not successful at the Alternative School. Funded by the district and Juvenile Justice Administration, the program began with a $65,000 grant and aims for about 15 students per semester.
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USD 457
Board of Education
Julie Ford
Juvenile Justice Administration
Ford
Milt Pippenger
Pippenger
Sunrise Tomorrow Weather Records Summary
Garden City area notes record lows and highs for this date with 33 and 103 degrees in 1971 and 1997. It lists last year’s highs and lows 78 and 51, plus yearly precipitation totals 14.61 inches and last year’s 2 inches. Data from Southwest Kansas Center.
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Grain Prices at Garden City Co-op
Crata Grain prices at Garden City Co-op show Wheat at 2.46, Corn at 1.68, Millet at 2.67, Soybeans at 4.35 per unit. Local buyers monitor futures and elevator bids as prices fluctuate through trading hours.
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Garden City Co-op
Dow Jones at 10783.02 as index slips at open
Edward Jones and Co reports the Dow Jones average at 10783.02, down 25.52 from this morning's opening price. The report emphasizes a downturn in the market early in the trading session.
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