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Executive
Director Telephone: (785) 448-5496
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Utilities
The City of Garnett is a full-service municipal utility company that provides electricity, water, natural gas and sanitary sewer utilities, and refuse collection service to its customers.
Embarq Internet: www.embarq.com Zoning Anderson County, as well as Garnett, the county’s largest city, has comprehensive land use and zoning plans. Please contact us for more information on zoning related issues. Health Care
Renovated in 2002, the hospital is a general, short-term, acute care hospital with an attached long-term care unit. Total number of beds: 57; medical/surgical-25, long-term care unit-32. The Anderson County Hospital operates the emergency ambulance service with three Type 1 units staffed by certified emergency medical technicians. The hospital offers a wide range of outpatient services including laboratory, radiology, respiratory, pharmacy, physical therapy, speech therapy, plus additional services provided by mobile units scheduled into the hospital on a regular basis. CT Scan and mammography are available on site. Anderson County – St. Lukes Health System also offers home health services covering the counties of Anderson, Linn, Franklin, Coffey, Allen and Bourbon counties. For a current list of area physicians, optometrists, chiropractors, dentists and home healthcare providers, please see our Business Directory.
USD 365 (www.usd365.k12.ks.us) in Garnett is the largest district, covering some 420 square miles in Anderson, Coffey, Linn, and Franklin counties. The central office is in Garnett. The primary area served is Northern Anderson County. Elementary schools are located in the communities of Greeley, Mont Ida, and Westphalia. Two elementary schools and the Anderson County Jr.- Sr. High School are located in Garnett. Approximately 1,000 students are served in the this school district, grades K-12. These students are served by a teaching staff of 80 certified personnel, providing for a low teacher/student ratio of 13/1. Special services are provided by teachers hired through the special education cooperative located in Paola, Kansas. USD 479 in Kincaid services the educational needs of students in the southern area of Anderson County. This school district covers 177 square miles in Anderson and north Allen counties. The system staffs 25 regular certified personnel with 293 students in grades K-12. USD 479 participates in educational cooperatives in both Girard and Humboldt, and extracurricular activities are performed within the Three Rivers League Association. The district broadens its education offerings with a satellite communications system and a modern desktop publishing system for its art and journalism classes. Two facilities comprise the district, one at Colony and one at the district's office in Kincaid. Area
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