Benefit Roundup Dinner for Coy and James in Garden City
A fundraiser for Garden City Police Department families hosts a 5:30 p.m. May 7 dinner at the American Legion 405 S. Main with silent and live auctions and a cash bar. Proceeds aid medical and travel expenses for Coy Anderson eight and James Montez four who fight Duchenne muscular dystrophy and leukemia respectively.
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Garden City
Michael Utz
James
Roger Montez
GCPD
Sabrina Montez
Steps Dance School
N. Main St
Lakin
J&j Autoplex
E. Fulton Plaza
Porter’s Flowers and Gifts
E. Walnut
Inge & Bros. Emporium
Windsor Hotel
Kansas Ave
GCCC Art Club presents student show at Mercer Gallery
Garden City Community College Art Club opens a student art show at Mercer Gallery in Pauline Joyce Fine Arts building west wing. Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily through May 13 with a Friday artists reception from 4 to 6 p.m. Free admission for the public.
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Garden City Community College Art Club
Mercer Gallery
Pauline Joyce
Job fair at GCHS May 11 2026 attracts 1500 students
Finney County Workforce Connection and Garden City High School announce a free job fair on May 11 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the GCHS gym at 2720 Buffalo Way Blvd. Employers gain access to about 1,500 students to discuss employment opportunities. Register at finneycountyworkforceconnection.net or email Nicole.
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Finney County Workforce Connection
Garden City High School
Gchs Gymnasium
Buffalo Way
Finneycountyworkforceconnection
Nicole
Ficoedc.com
Fifth-grader wins Arbor Day state poster contest
Madison Zepeda, a fifth-grader from Garden City’s Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center, won the Kansas Forest Service Arbor Day poster contest for the best state entry. The indoor event honored her design featuring the theme Trees are terrific in Kansas and Cities and Towns. Emma Davis and Kathy Vo placed second and third. The city planned a tree planting at the state capitol in Topeka on April 23, after weather forced the event indoors. Mayor Chris Law proclaimed April 29, 2016 Arbor Day in Garden City.
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Garden City
Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center
Madison Zepeda
Madison
Kansas Forest Service
Kansas
Topeka
State Capitol
Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce
St. Dominic Catholic School
Emma Davis
Charles
O. Stones
Kathy Vo
John Klempa
City Tree Board
Mike Ramsey
Bernadine
Enrollment Schedules for K6 and ELF Program in Garden City
Garden City Public Schools announce kindergarten through sixth grade enrollment for 2016-17 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday with Garfield EC Center closed that day. Friday resumes classes. ELF enrollment runs 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday at Garfield EC Center. Children must be four by Aug 31, 2016 and meet at risk criteria. Required documents include birth certificate immunization records Social Security card parent photo ID and proof of address. Fees are 32 for grades five and six 30 for grades three and four and 25 for kindergarten through second grade plus ELF program fee of 21. Contact 805-7500 for more information.
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Garden City
Garfield Early Childhood Center
GCPS
Fleming St
ELF
W. Walnut
GECC
Department of Children and Families
Garden City Commission Eyes Vision Internet Website Deal
Garden City officials will consider a Vision Internet contract for website development and hosting at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the City Administrative Center. The plan includes a $38,050 initial cost and $9,000 yearly fees, with further agenda items on police equipment lease-purchases, plan revisions, and handling city properties at 305 N Fifth St and 302 306 N Sixth St. The commission previously provided $382,597 to the Recreation Commission from the Community Trust Fund, with a roughly $2 million fund balance, seeking reimbursement from proceeds of property sales. A pre-meeting at 11 a.m. will cover a new Household Violence Unit.
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Garden City Commission
Vision Internet
N. Eighth St
Downtown Vision, Inc
Fifth St
N. Sixth St
Garden City Recreation Commission
Community Trust Fund
GCRC
Garden City
Budget requests on tap at Finney County commission
Finney County Commission will hear the first batch of 2017 budget requests at 8:30 a.m. at the County Administrative Center. Agencies include Spirit of the Plains CASA Senior Center Southwest Development Services Russell Child Development Compass Behavioral Health the Economic Development Corp and Extension Council. County Engineer John Ellermann will be recognized for 20 years of service and the Chappel Heights Second Addition Rural Housing Incentive District will be evaluated.
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Finney County Commission
Ninth St
Spirit of the Plains
CASA
The
Finney County Senior Center
Southwest Developmental Services, Inc
Russell Child Development
Compass Behavioral Health
Finney County Economic Development Corp
Finney County Extension Council
John Ellermann
Chappel Heights Second Addition
Cause of Thursday house fire in Garden City unclear
Fire in the 623 West Garden City Avenue home owned by Haydee Rodriguez caused 105000 dollars in damages to structure and contents. The blaze began in a back bedroom and laundry area. no occupants were home. Firefighters battled from 6:29 p.m. to about 7:10 p.m. with 16 firefighters and two trucks. Two dogs perished. Red Cross assisting the family.
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Garden City Avenue
Garden City Battalion
Ken Seirer
Garden City Ave
Haydee Rodriguez
Garden City
Seizer
Allen Shelton
Seirer
American Red Cross
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Kentucky
Klempa
Chris Law
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Sitles
James M. Dobson
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