Beach party at Holcomb Lonnie Baird Park Sunday
A Holcomb event at Lonnie Baird Park and Pool 205 Bedford Drive runs Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. with rods customs and motorcycles. Check-in starts 12:30 p.m. A poker run 4 to 6 p.m. costs 5 dollars per vehicle. Hot dog feed 6 to 8 p.m. Free swimming 1 to 8:30 p.m. DJ spins 50s and 60s. Park has ballfields playground courts and picnic area. Sponsor Holcomb Recreation Commission. OLATHE AP DNA test fails to overturn Haddock murder conviction.
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Salina 3-year-old drown in pool accident
A rural Salina boy named Matt Lurnberg drowned in his family’s above ground pool after playtime outside for about 10 minutes. He was taken to Salina Regional Health Center where he was pronounced dead. Parents and siblings were inside the home.
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Matt L. Nurnberg
Salina Regional Health Center
Saline County
Brent Melander
Melander
Shallenburger and Sebelius Launch General Election Edansion Clash
GOP candidate Tim Shallenburger and Democrat Kathleen Sebelius opened the general election campaign in Topeka with sharp debates on education spending. Shallenburger vows no tax raises and hints at school budget cuts, while Sebelius favors reviewing spending and reallocating funds to education and key programs. Also running are Libertarian Dennis Hawver and Reform Party nominee Ted Pettibone.
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Great Bend
Senate
Dave Kerr
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Bob Knight
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Knight
Dennis Hawver
Reform Party
Ted Pettibone
St. Marys
Bill Graves
Garden City Fire Department gears up for MDA fundraiser
The Garden City Fire Department prepares its annual Muscular Dystrophy Association fund raiser with 38 firefighters volunteering to canvas three downtown locations from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on August 25. They hope to surpass last year’s $6,339, noting strong local support and donations from Pepsi Cola Sonic and Subway to keep volunteers hydrated and fed.
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Garden City
Jim Morrison
Ark Valley
Morrison
Pepsi-Cola
Sonic
Subway
Fire departments gain support from Relief Fund in Kansas
Finney County firefighters receive 40051.73 from the Firefighters Relief Fund part of a statewide 6.6 million distribution. Officials note the aid helps premiums but does not cover total costs, with yearly amounts varying between about 35 000 and 40 000. Distribution relies on property values, service length, and legislative formulas.
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Allen Shelton
Shelton
John Washburn
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Topeka
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Greeley County
Fairgrounds Tour Reveals 4-H Pig Pens and Pared-Down Skills
Telegram staff writer Brent Gray tours the county fair grounds with Bill Knight, a fair board member, learning how many entrants arrive early to set up, and visiting pig pens, sheep pens, and nonliving exhibits in a lively ground tour. Children explain showing cattle, pigs, and the joys of the fair week.
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Brent Gray
Bill Knight
Fair Board
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Garden City
Huschka
Mallory Komlefski
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Komlefski
Tejano concert to headline county fair in Garden City
Ortiz and Ritmo Latino along with Benito Dominguez join a Cinco de Mayo weekend lineup. The Texan Tejano bands, mixed with brass and tropical touches, plan a strong show aimed at drawing Garden City’s Hispanic community despite a weekend crowd preference for dancing. Admission is $10 adults, $5 children 4 to 12, free for ages 3 and under.
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