Photography winners named in Southwest Arts Council show
The Southwest Arts Council and Arts Center on Main announced winners in adult and youth divisions. Colleen Sternberger of Garden City won Best in Show with Pain and first in color with Synergy. Chris Stein of Dodge City took black and white with Iris. youth best in show went to Munchie by Joshua Irsik.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest Arts and Ities Council
Arts Center On Main
Colleen Sternberger
Garden City
Sternberger
Chris Stein
Dodge City
Green Door
Adriane Hatcher
Satanta
Paris
Scott Reiter
Emily Burkhart
Burdett
Wade
Arts Center
James Hazelton
Topeka
Garden City Telegram
Western State Bank
Naah Electric
Ponka Pumps
J&m Paint and Decorating
Lon Wartman
Kansas Art Commission
National Night Out Celebration in Stevens Park
The Garden City Police Department partners with Target and Black Hills Energy for the 26th Annual National Night Out in Stevens Park on Tuesday from 5 to 8 PM. Free food and activities include McGruff the crime prevention dog, games, K-9 demos, a drunk goggles display, and visits from local agencies. Neighbors can join block parties with police visits and flashlight walks. call 276-1300 to register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City Police Department
Target
Black Hills Energy
Stevens Park
National Association of Town Watch
McGruff
State Farm Insurance
Kansas Children Service League
YMCA
Garden City Fire Department
Garden City Community College Athletic Department
National Guard
Troy Davis
Robert Scrivner
July tax collections in Kansas deemed encouraging
Kansas reported 344 million dollars in July tax receipts, about 5 million below expectations. Officials called the result encouraging and said it avoided immediate budget changes, with September and later months likely to reveal the fiscal year outlook.
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Topeka
Kansas
Department of Revenue
Mark Parkinson
Parkinson
Senate
Committee
Jay Emler
Lindsborg
Duane Goossen
USDA to aid dairy farms with higher milk and cheese prices
The Agriculture Department will raise prices paid for nonfat dry milk and cheddar to boost dairy farmers revenue by about 243 million dollars through October. The plan increases nonfat dry milk to 0.92 per pound and cheddar blocks to 1.31 per pound and cheddar barrels to 1.28, while enabling 150 million pounds of nonfat dry milk and 75 million pounds of cheese to be purchased by the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Agriculture
Tom Vilsack
Department
Dairies
U.S
Releas
Vilsack
Capitol Hill
Congressional Dairy Farmers Caucus
Man pleads no contest in 1991 murder case
Juan Duarte-Lozano, 42, of Jalisco, Mexico, pleaded no contest to one count of voluntary manslaughter in the 1991 killing of Rebecca Ortiz at her Hillcrest Road home. Ortiz, 23, was strangled May 22, 1991. Sentencing set for August 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juan Duarte-Lozano
Duarte-Lozano
Rebecca Ortiz
Ortiz
Hillcrest Road
Lot
Michael Quint
Picher fades as holdouts flee toxic mining town
Orval Ray, 84, joins neighbors leaving Picher Oklahoma under a $60 million Superfund cleanup. Two thirds of a once 20 000 population town have left after two heart attacks a tornado and buyout offers. A few stubborn residents stay amid lead contamination and dwindling utilities.
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Picher
Okla
Orval “Hoppy
Ray
City Hall
Steven
Jean Henson
Henson
General Electric
Hoppy’s
Environmental Protection Agency
Missouri
Kansas
Treece
Dilapi
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Srad
Sarah Bradstreet
USD 457
Educational Support Center
Bradstreet
Victor Ornelas
USDA
Patrick Leahy
Dvt
Vermont
Plainview
Texas
John DeVos
Duarte- Lozano
Kristi Cott
Oklahoma
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