GCFD Boosts Funds With Aug Boot Block Drive
Garden City Fire Department raised 3565.15 during its annual Boot Block drive on August 25, with totals down from 2001 and 2000. Firefighters canvassed Main and Fulton, Fleming and Mary, Kansas and Fleming, and near Wal-Mart to collect donations for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. The MDA district office in Wichita serves Garden City and area. donations are accepted online or via Labor Day telethon.
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Garden City
MDA
Wichita
Mdausa.org
Kearny County Library Announces Winter Hours
The Kearny County Library starts winter hours on September 3 with 9 am to 5 pm on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 9 am to 9 pm Tuesdays and Thursdays, and 10 am to 1 pm Sundays. A story hour runs three times weekly from September 23 to November 1 under the theme Catch a Dragon by the Tail.
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Kearny County
GCCC Lab to Reopen With Fall Hours for Seniors
Garden City Community College will reopen its Senior Citizen Computer Lab in Room B-119 offering email, Internet access, and basic word processing skills for adults 50 and older. Hours are Tuesday 1 to 6 pm, Wednesday 4 to 6 30 pm, and Thursday 1 to 5 30 pm, with a $20 semester fee and enrollment at the Administration Building. Also listed are area open houses for several schools with dates and times for parent tours and meetings.
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Garden City Community College
GCCC
Garden City Usd 457
Pierceville-Plymell
Plymell Road
Victor Ornelas
E. Spruce St
Abe Hubert
A St
Gertrude Walker
W. Fair St
Jennie Wilson
Harding Ave
Florence Wilson
Labrador Blvd
Alta Brown
Garfield
Roberts urges quick drought relief action for farmers
Kansas Senator Pat Roberts announced plans to push for fast passage of a drought relief bill and a rewrite of the current farm policy. He said his statewide tour showed farmers facing severe economic strain and that the recently approved farm bill will not provide adequate aid. Road condition hotline: 1 800 585 7623.
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Topeka
Pat Roberts
Roberts
Congress
Wheatland fights water rights change for reverse-osmosis plant
Property owners near Garden City oppose Wheatland Electric’s plan to convert about 9,000 acre feet from industrial and agricultural to municipal use and move 2,170 acre feet to Sunflower plant for a 12.5 million dollar plant. Wheatland says wells won’t be impaired though witnesses acknowledge some impact. Public hearing continues with Sunflower Electric and Garden City presentations through Friday.
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Wheatland Electric
Wheatland
Wheatland Electric Cooperative
Arkansas River
Garden City
Sunflower Electric
Holcomb
Kansas Avenue
Inge Street
Finney County Rural Water District No. 1
IBP
Sunflower Electric Power Corp
Kansas Department of Agriculture Division of Water Resources
David Pope
Plaza Inn
Kansas Ave
Neil Norman
Keen Brantley
David Stouss
Stouss
Norman
Jim Mills
Pope
Garden City joins statewide Clicks traffic enforcement
Garden City Police Department will add two to three officers to speed and seat belt checks as part of the Clicks Special Traffic Enforcement Program. The effort runs Sunday through Sept 7 with zones on South Main Fulton Main Fleming and Eighth streets. STEP funds overtime costs and aims to cut crashes by enforcing child passenger safety and belt use.
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Garden City
Troy Davis
Fleming Street
Laurel Street
Kansas Avenue
Eighth Street
Walnut Street
Albert
Main Street
Fulton Street
Library expansion moves ahead in Scott City plans
Scott County Library advances a planned expansion after purchasing land north of the 110 W Eighth St facility. The project would double space and add temporary parking, with funds reallocating mill levy revenue starting 2004. A joint Scott City council meeting considered GIS mapping services for the county.
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Scott City
Scott County Library
Scott County
Julie O’brien
Scott County Commissioners
Eighth St
O’brien
Scott County Public Works
Richard Cramer
Jim Minnix
Library
First Christian Church
Kansas Public Libraries
Janice Wright
Dinkel
Junior Strecker
Mark Dinkel Dinkel
Finney County
Garden City
Kansas
City matures water conservation plan with education focus
Garden City commissioners favor education over strict rules to promote water conservation. They approved reappointing the defunct Environmental Issues Board, inviting new members to discuss plans with the planning commission, aiming to reduce per person water use from 160 to over 220 gallons daily. They also addressed Big Pool management concerns and funded several city projects including Depot Street, Fulton Street landscaping, Talley Trail extension, skate park equipment, and South Main Street reconstruction. A 15‑minute closed session discussed property acquisition and bonds totaling 920000 for various city projects.
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Garden City
Environmental Issues Board
Matt Allen
Planning Commission
City Commission
Janie Perkins
Allen
Garden City Recreation Commission Board
Kansas Department of Transportation
Depot Street
Fulton Street
Taylor Avenue
Forest Park Lake
Scout Park
Finney County
American Ramp Co
Joplin
Dobson Brothers, Lincoln
Neb
Isabel
Riverside Drive
Finney County Fairgrounds
B&w Electrical
Salina
Kansas Avenue
Leslie Road
Applebee
Wal-Mart
Anchor Fence
Springfield
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Tim Lane
Ian Murray
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