Stories from Thursday, January 22, 2009

There will be no prospective new dental hygienists at Fort Scott Community College after this year. FSCC officials recently made the decision to discontinue the two-year occupational program, which trains students to become licensed dental hygienists. FSCC began the program in 2005 to address a regional shortage of dental hygienists...

The Bourbon County Conservation District has announced the winners of the Kansas Banker's Award for water quality and the county award for wildlife conservation. The awards are scheduled to be presented at Saturday night's annual meeting of the Bourbon County Conservation District...

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In a memo to all faculty and staff Wednesday, Pittsburg State University President Tom Bryant outlined the difficult budgetary road ahead for the university as the state of Kansas wrestles with major budget shortfalls. "The University will look different if significant reductions in the (State General Fund) become reality," Bryant wrote...

ith the Kansas Legislature facing a $1 billion deficit, Governor Kathleen Sebelius has created a plan which could affect schools in the local area. However, school officials are unsure at the present time just how costly the cuts will be. According to USD 234 Business Manager Alan Drake, although Sebelius has created proposed budget cuts, the plan is still subject to input from other legislators. ...