GCHS reviews crowding and seeks community input
GCHS faces overcrowded halls and classrooms as enrollment remains high though statewide mandates shift course focus. Administrators describe shared spaces, trailer classrooms, moving schedules, and traveling teachers to fit courses while asking for input before a formal recommendation to USD 457 Board next month.
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USD 457 Board of Education
Bill Weatherly
GCHS
Yankra Acevedo
Kelsi Munoz
Immigration groups fear worker shortages amid new no match letters
The Department of Homeland Security plans no match letter rules to force employers to verify workers within 90 days or risk fines or prosecution. Kansas groups debate labor shortages, with the Farm Bureau and Livestock Association running surveys and briefings. Industry leaders cite crops rotting and emphasize verification while some meatpackers report no impact. Critics warn mass terminations would destabilize the labor force.
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Department of Homeland Security
Kansas _ Livestock Association
Kansas Farm Bureau
Allie Devine
Kansas Livestock Association
Kansas
Washington
Social Security Administration
Devine
Essential Worker Immigration Coalition
Austin Perez
American Farm Bureau Federation
Terry Holdren
Tyson Foods
Gary Mickelson
Meals on Wheels in Finney County Serves 90 New Dinners
United Way funded Meals on Wheels in Finney County started in 1972 with 35 clients and now delivers about 85 meals daily six days a week at 2.25 dollars each. Director Joseph Paulson notes 100 clients this month and 202,000 meals served over 7.5 years. The program relies on 365 volunteers yearly and 8,000 in United Way support to cover about 20 percent of financial aid. meals are delivered with a smile and personal greetings to homebound residents.
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Finney County
Joseph Paulson
United Way
Paulson
Meals On Wheels
Finney County Committee On Aging Inc
Finnup
Riley
Mira Vista Apartments
Pershing Manor
McCammon
Amore
Gilbert Brungardt
Mary Ruth Snyder
Brungardt
Snyder
St. Catherine Hospital
McDonald's
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Pam Babb
Paul White
Coulter
Colt McElroy
White
Laurie Sisk
Garden City High School
Jacky Montez
Rita Martinez
Patsy Fort
Mark Krikorian
Center For Immigration Studies
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Krikorian
St. Catherine Medical Building
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Peister Golf
Lori
Sandhills Art Association
Mercer Gallery
Garden City Community College
eAgai
Hopkins and Hopkins
Fry Eye Associates
Keller-Leopold Insurance
Western State Bank
Landmark National Bank
Dr. Kandee Klein
Jim Mathews
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