Pond and Garden City tour set for Sunday
The 19th annual Pond and Garden City tour runs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday featuring five locations. The free, open-to-the-public program has a location map at several sponsors including Dillons and the Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce. For more information call 276-0700.
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Dillons
Buffalo Jones Ave
Garden City Area
W. Mary St
Tropical Area
N. Ninth St
Wards Garden Center
N. U.S. Highway
Western Kansas Broadcast Center
E.kansas Ave
Westlake Ace Hardware
Fleming St
Whartons
N. 10Th St
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Garden City Area Pond Association
Adoption Event Set for Saturday Morning
The Finney County Humane Society sponsors an adoption event on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Tractor Supply Company located at 3333 E. Mary St. Pets will be available for adoption during the event.
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Finney County Humane Society
Tractor Supply Company
E. Mary St
KDOT to Run Pavement Strength Tests on Several Highways
Kansas Department of Transportation will conduct pavement strength tests this week on US 283 in Hodgeman County, K 23 in Finney and Lane Counties, and K 96 in Lane County using a Falling Weight Deflectometer. Traffic will be controlled by a pilot car. drivers should slow and follow signs. Contact Kirk Hutchinson at 276 3241 for details.
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Kansas Department of Transportation
Hodgeman
Finney
Lane
Lane County
Kirk Hutchinson
KDOT
Southwest
Ford/Hodgeman county
Jetmore
Hutchinson
GCCC Extends Public Enrollment for Fall Semester
Garden City Community College continues public enrollment for day and evening classes as fall term begins August 22. Enroll at the Student and Community Services Center with hours 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mon Thu and 8 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. Fri. Call 276 9608 or 276 7611 for information.
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Garden City Community College
Gccc Student and Community Services Center
SCSC
Gcccks.edu
Opposition grows to federal ethanol mandate amid drought pressures
Livestock groups and lawmakers press EPA to waive the Renewable Fuels Standard as corn prices soar above eight dollars a bushel. Governors North Carolina and Arkansas led petitions while Maryland Delaware and many lawmakers urged action. Critics warn suspension could destabilize markets though supporters say it harms rural economies. Politicians stress the decision requires expert market analysis rather than politics.
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Obama
Midwest
North Carolina
Arkansas
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S
Maryland
Delaware
US. House
Ethanol Industry
Poet Ethanol
Poet
Jeff Lautt
Mike Pompeo
Richita
EPA
Protests arise as Kansas primary recount questions loom
In Topeka a GOP candidate protests a limited Aug. 28 special election tied to the 52nd District. Counties must certify primaries, with Shawnee ballots miscast affecting up to 87 voters. Local officials await state guidance as recount requests face a Friday deadline.
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Topeka
Kansas
Shawnee
Shanti Gandhi
Vicki Schmidt
Joe Patton
Geary County
Reno
Jan Pauls
Hutchinson
Light of the World Christian Center
Gandhi
Kris Kobach
Kobach
Kansas sites along Santa Fe Trail nominated for national register
Twelve historic Santa Fe Trail sites in Kansas were nominated for the National Register of Historic Places, part of a plan to list 40 Kansas sites. Historian Leo Oliva notes the effort began after the trail was designated a national historic trail in 1987 and aims to preserve swales, ruts, and markers across Marion, Morton, Pawnee, Ford, Grant, and Kearny counties with several more sites planned for nomination.
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Kansas
Leo Oliva
Woodston
Oliva
French Frank
Santa Fe Trail
Marion County
Claude Francis Laloge
Peter Martin
Wagon Bed Springs
Point of Rocks
Morton County
Jedediah Smith
America
Mexico
Spain
William Becknell
Santa Fe
National Park Service
Kansas Historical Society
Kansas Historic Sites Board of Review
Boyd
Pawnee River
Coon Creek
Fort Larned
Garfield
Pawnee County
Sawley Creek
Fort Hays
Fort Dodge Military
Ford County
Charlie
Cimarron National Grassland
Daughters of the American Revolution
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SA Ope Gas Mien
Garden City
Pang
Congress
Pompeo
Pat Roberts
A-Kansas
Senate Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
Brad Nading
April Hite
Abe Hubert
USD 457
Hite
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