Sidewalk Construction Starts on Mary Street
City crews and Lee Construction begin sidewalk work on the south side of Mary Street from Buffalo Way Boulevard toward Cherokee Road near the new high school entrance. Eastbound outside lane closed. completion expected by August 15 weather permitting. Contact Ashley Freburg for details.
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Buffalo Way
Cherokee Road
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City Communications
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Garden City Verizon teams with Victor Ornelas on back to school drive
The Garden City Verizon Wireless store partners with Victor Ornelas Elementary School to collect school supplies for the community. Donations are accepted at 3010 E Kansas Ave during 9 am to 8 pm Friday and Saturday and noon to 6 pm Sunday. Needed items include paper, pens and pencils, notebooks, folders, and three ring binders. A limited number of Verizon Wireless T shirts will be given to donors.
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Garden City Verizon Wireless
Victor Ornelas
Garden ‘City Verizon Wireless
Verizon
Kansas ‘Ave
Verizon Wireless
Silver Screen Nights Bring Me Again To Garden City
Garden City Recreation Commission hosts third annual Silver Screen Saturday Nights with lawn chairs blankets and snacks. The film Me Again screens around 9 30 p m at First Southern Baptist Church 2708 N Third St across from the cemetery. Inflatables run 7 to 8 30 p m for kids popcorn and drinks sold for 1 each with proceeds aiding teens heading to the Junior Theatre Festival in Atlanta Ga. For details call Brian engraves at 276 1200 or hotline 276 1202.
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Garden City Recreation Commission
Garden City
First Southern Baptist Church
Third St
Atlanta
Brian Engraves
Junior Duck Stamp display at Richardson Zoo
The top 36 Kansas entries are showcased in the Finnup Center for Conservation Education at Richardson Zoo through August 24. Hours are 8 am to noon and 1 to 5 pm on weekdays. Christin Gillman, 18, Lighthouse Christian Academy, Rose Hill, won the state top prize with "King Eiders at Sunrise" showing a male and female King Eider on a calm pond.
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Richardson Zoo
Finnup Center For Conservation Education
Finnup Drive
Christin Gillman
Lighthouse Christian Academy
Rose Hill
Drees Clinches GOP Primary For Finney County Seat
Duane Drees, 53, a fourth generation farmer, won the Tuesday Republican primary for Finney County Commission third district defeating Troy Unruh, 48, by unofficial 642 to 565 votes. He will face Patsy Fort, 58, who was uncontested in the primary, in November. Drees aims to learn county operations and focus on economic development with Unruh pledging support for the winner.
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Duane Drees
Finney County
Drees
Troy Unruh
Patsy Fort
Unruh
Troy
Close races settle across area counties in state primary
County results show tight races on the Republican ticket in Scott, Grant, Lane and Kearny counties. Key outcomes include Scott County Commissioner District 3 Gary Skibbe 213 over Patrick Ryan 200 and Sheriff Glenn Anderson 806 votes. Grant County Sheriff Lance Babcock 914 over Antonio Cavasos Jr. 307. Lane County yields one vote margins for District 2 Sara McWhirter over Jon Risley 90-89. District 3 Thomas J. Bennett 104 over Christopher Fullmer 78. Lane picks new sheriff Steven Edler 458-214. Kearny County sees District 3 Jerrad Webb 57 over Larry Combs 45. District 2 Thomas Wright IV 93 over George Sauer 61. Democrats run unopposed in several races.
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Scott County
Gary Skibbe
Patrick Ryan
Glenn Anderson
Bill Berry
Tate Ricker
Kansas County
Grant County
Lance Babcock
Antonio Cavasos Jr
Ulysses
Lane County
Sara McWhirter
Jon Risley
Dennis Burgess
Thomas J. Bennett
Christopher Fullmer
Tyler Sharp
Jennifer Linden-Tracy
Steven Edler
Gavin Wilson
Kearny County
Jerrad Webb
Larry Combs
Fonda Hammer
Kent Landon
Brandon Hayzlett
Kerry Tacket
Jim Morphew
Webb
Betty Greer
Thomas Wright IV
George Sauer
Chris Unruh
Tiffany Bless
City seeks proposals for former American Legion building on Pine Street
Garden City officials begin accepting proposals from groups and residents to use the vacant Pine Street building at 125 W. Pine St. The aging 3,300 square foot facility, unused since the armory transfer in 2011, is not ADA accessible. Proposals due by Sept 27 with an Aug 21 info session at City Hall.
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Pine Street
American Legion
W. Pine St
S. Main St
American Legion Post 9
Steve Cottrell
Kansas National Guard
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Cottrell
Dan Fankhauser
Finney County
Eighth St
Buffalo Dunes
Missing prize wall hanging from Douglas County fair
Lawrence residents report a 11 year old Adam Leonard won a reserved grand champion ribbon for a Christmas wall hanging at the Douglas County fair last week. The missing piece qualified him for the State Fair and was taken from the county fairgrounds. Joyce Miles asks for its anonymous return.
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Lawrence
Adam Leonard
Douglas County
Lawrence Journal-World
Adam
Joyce Miles
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