Labrador Luminarias Return Cross Lights Labrador Boulevard
After a one year break the Labrador Luminarias celebration returns with a cross formed by about 2000 candle lit luminarias along Labrador Boulevard and Belmont Street from Fleming to Long and Mary to Third. The event runs 6 30 to 9 30 p m on Saturday with Sunday as alternate date if weather forces a delay. Old Fashioned Limo Service will offer carriage rides at Third Street and Labrador Boulevard for a fee with contact numbers J R Wells 275 1875 and Eldon Ford 640 5669 for more details.
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Labrador Boulevard
Fleming Street
Third Street
Belmont Street
Mary Street
Long Boulevard
J.R. Wells
Eldon Ford
Officials to Unearth 1984 Time Capsule in Garden City
The Finney County Historical Society and Garden City will unearth a buried time capsule at 1 p.m. Thursday in Stevens Park witnessed by city and society members. It will be moved to the Finney County Museum for cataloging and a Spring 2009 public exhibit, handled by the public works department. The 1984 capsule holds photos letters and video from Finney County residents including students churches and businesses, plus contents of the 1958 capsule reburied with 1984 items.
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Finney County Historical Society
Garden City
Stevens Park
City and Society
Finney County Museum
Public Works Department
Finney County
Army releases revised field manual on stability training
Fort Leavenworth officials publish a new training doctrine emphasizing stability operations during combat deployments. The field manual follows an earlier operations manual stressing offense defense and stability skills and reflects seven years of Afghanistan and Iraq combat. It notes units will face a period of persistent conflict and may train for homeland security missions similar to responses after Hurricane Katrina in 2006 and potential Sept 11 style attacks.
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Fort Leavenworth
Army
Afghanistan
Iraq
Coin flip decides FCEDC board appointment in Finney County
Finney County commissioners appointed Tom Walker and Bob Temple to the FCEDC Board after a coin toss tied Walker and Ray Purdy for the second seat. Walker had advocated a sales tax for funding, while Temple’s selection leaves Purdy unchosen. The move coincides with county plans to switch to Kansas 800 MHz radio system via Motorola, with total costs around 2.15 million plus a new dispatch recording system. Commissioner Halbur was absent.
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Finney County
Finney County Economic Development Corp
Tom Walker
Western Kansas Community Foundation
Bob Temple
Wind River Grain
Ray Purdy
American State Bank
FCEDC
Rich Harp
Dennis Kleysteuber
Bob Baker
Temple
Walker
Purdy
Baker
Roman Halbur
County
City of
Garden City
Garden City Community College
Commission
Motorola
Finney County Sheriff’s Office
Holcomb Police and Fire
Finney County Emergency Medical Services
Pete Olson
Dispatch Center
Holcomb
Pierceville
Garfield
Olson
County Commission
County 911
Cold spell tests area mail carriers and a warming trend ahead
Area mail carriers press on through subfreezing conditions with wind chills from 5 to 15 below zero as a cold dome lingers. Postmaster Terry Hornbeck notes the USPS will handle the season's largest mail volume today, while safety tips from the CDC urge layered wind resistant clothing, dry gear, and indoor avoidance of risky tasks during extreme cold.
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Terry Hornbeck
Garden City
Dodge City National Weather Service
Hornbeck
National Postal Service
Centers For Disease Control
Kansas Department of Transportation
U.S
Kansas
Kansas Turnpike
National Weather Service
Ten sick from carbon monoxide in shared home
Seven children and three adults were taken to St Catherine Hospital after carbon monoxide poisoning in a single two-family home. All ten were in good condition Monday evening. Authorities noted signs began days earlier and urged detectors and venting checks.
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St. Catherine Hospital
Associated Press
Janie Wimmer
Safe Kids Kansas
Kansans cast Electoral College votes for McCain in Topeka
In a brief Topeka ceremony inside the Kansas Senate chamber six Republican electors, including Tom Arpke of Salina, voted for John McCain and Sarah Palin. The event followed Obama’s national lead and precedes official tallying in Washington. Some electors waived their modest pay to aid the state amid a budget crisis, while Arpke stressed the electoral college as a safeguard and expressed hope for strong national leadership under Obama.
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Topeka
Tom Arpke
Salina
Arpke
Republican Party
Kansas
Senate
GOP
John McCain
Sarah Palin
Gosh
Barack Obama
Aroke
Obama
U.S Senate
Dick Cheney
McCain
Kensinger
Saline County Gop
State Senate
van Etten
Jeff Colyer
Overland Park
Kris Kobach
Piper
Mike Pompeo
Wichita
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