County faces stalled truck parking crackdown in Finney County
The Finney County Planning Commission discussed delaying a truck parking crackdown amid residents complaints over noise waste and safety concerns from abandoned trailers. Commissioners weighed enforcement costs, with Bill King urging funded code enforcement and cross training sheriffs deputies, while Kaleb Kentner warned staff limits hinder tougher codes. The board plans a joint meeting to seek consensus, with no date set, ahead of a Oct. 4 county meeting.
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Planning Commission
Bill King
King
Roman Halbur
Halburn
Kaleb Kentner
County Commission
Cliff Mayer
Larry Jones
Finney County Administrative Center
Ninth St
Teachers rely on parent group gifts for classroom supplies
Buffalo Jones principal Rafaela Solis notes the PTA funds two field trips per class this year after district budget cuts. Teachers report spending 80 to 250 yearly on books and supplies with a $150 school stipend, while several staff members received gift cards for classroom needs.
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Rafaela Solis
Buffalo Jones
Morales
United Way funds support child health and Start program
Knoll cites Head Start as a KCSL program aiding 8 to 5 year olds with education, nutrition, disabilities services and health outreach to help children start kindergarten ready to learn. Healthy Families Finney County assists high risk new parents with weekly home visits, risk screening, and connection to health care and social services. The Finney County United Way seeks 550000 this year for 18 agencies including Big Brothers Big Sisters, Girl Scouts, YMCA, Meals on Wheels, Red Cross and CASA.
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Knoll
KCSL
Finney County
Healthy Families
Johnson County
United Way
Big Brothers
Big Sisters of
Finney and Kearny Counties
Community Day Care Center Inc
Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland
Santa Fe Trail Council
Boy Scouts of America
The
Garden City Family Ymca
Miles of Smiles
Russell Child Development Center
Southeast Asian Mutual Assistance Association
United Cerebral Palsy of
Kansas
United Methodist Mexican-American Ministries
Garden City Area
the American Red Cross
Catholic Social Service
Family Crisis Services Inc
Meals On Wheels
Spirit of the Plains, Casa, Inc
Salvation Army
Kansas Children’s Service League
US sanctions on Iran praised but experts doubt impact
The Obama administration touts sanctions as pressuring Iran's nuclear program yet analysts doubt they will force Tehran to abandon its ambitions. Treasury official Stuart Levey says sanctions isolate Iran financially, while critics like Ray Takeyh warn the regime remains largely unaffected by penalties.
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Tehran
Treasury Department
Stuart Levey
U.S
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Levey
Center For Strategic and International Studies
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Hillary Rodham Clinton
Vienna
International Atomic Energy Agency
U.S. Energy
Steven Chu
Ray Takeyh
Mideast
Council On Foreign Relations
State Department
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Takeyh
Washington Post
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