Voters weigh front door project in Garden City poll
Finney County voters began a special election on the Garden City Community College front door project a $3.12 million addition to the Administration Building that would cost over $5 million total. Turnout varied with about 30 voters by 7:45 a.m. at the 4-H Building.
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Garden City Community College
Finney County
Norman Becker
Finney County Fairgrounds
Becker
Donna Wartman
Wartman
Garden Valley Retirement Village
Spruce St
Garden City
GCCC
Bob Motto
Homestead Assisted Living
Henderson Drive
Motto
A usp 457 School Enrollment Total
Enrollment totals for A usp 457 are reported, detailing overall pupil numbers and potential shifts. The notice emphasizes district-wide counts, with brief figures highlighting adjustments and implications for capacity planning.
District enrollment in Garden City Falls Again
Garden City public schools report a drop in full-time enrollment as of the Sept. 20 head count. USD 457 shows 7,565 students this year, down from 7,688 in 2003 and 7,817 in 2001, reflecting a multi year decline in funding eligibility.
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Garden City Public Schools
Garden City
Sublette Mourns Elaine Walter longtime art teacher dies in crash
Elaine Walter, 67, Sublette High School visual arts teacher and 31 year veteran, died in a car wreck north of Sublette on U S Highway 83. Funeral held at the school gym as staff and counselors assist students and families. Walter earned the 2003 Outstanding Kansas High School Art Teachers Award.
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Sublette High
Elaine Walter
SHS
Mike Simmons
Sublette
Walter
U.S. Highway 838
Simmons
Finney County EMS receipts slide prompts budget concern
Finney County commissioners voiced frustration Monday over dwindling EMS receipts. August collections totaled 23,187, bringing year to date to 169,246, with projections showing year end around 243,000 versus the 300,000 budget. Declines trace to Medicare reimbursement shifts under a new national fee schedule.
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Finney County
Finney County Emergency Medical Services
Bob Prewitt
Finney County Ems
Pete Olson
EMS
Prewitt
Congress
Roman Halbur
Garden City firm Smith Land files Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Smith Land Inc., a longtime Garden City business dating to the 1930s or 40s, filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy with liabilities of about 4.56 million and assets around 4.4 million. The company’s doors were closed and local officials, including banker observers, gathered to inventory possessions. Local Chamber of Commerce leaders caution the downturn hurts many small firms as Casco Homes Inc and D & D Builders have downsized.
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Garden City
Smith Sand Co. Inc
Garden City Area
Airlinks Drive
D & D Builders
Aeraway St
Smith Land Inc
Steve C. Smith
E. Burnside Drive
Garden City Co-op
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Jennie Wilson
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Smith Sand
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