Christmas Post Offices and Closes in Garden City Area
Garden City and Holcomb post offices close Saturday for Christmas with noon Thursday and Friday closures. Many city and county offices, libraries, schools, and banks announce holiday hours. A wind energy meeting is set for 7 tonight at Garden City Plaza Hotel with local lawmakers expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City
Holcomb
Finney County
Bank of America
Citizens State Bank
Commerce Bank
Commercial Federal Bank
Farm Credit of
First National Bank of Holcomb
Garden City State Bank
Home National Bank
Landmark National Bank
Weary Savings Bank
Western State Bank
Garden City Plaza
E. Kansas Ave
Steve Morris
Hugoton
Carl Holmes
Liberal
Melvin Neufeld
Ingalls
Ward Loyd
Pat George
Dodge City
Bill Light
Rrolla
Tim Huelskamp
R-Fowler
Kansas
Finney County expands tourism board eligibility new terms
Finney County commissioners approve a resolution widening the Conventions and Tourism Bureau board to include bed and breakfast owners and operators with two rooms and add restaurateurs. The move aims to boost volunteer pool while keeping bylaws debated. They also discuss cemetery use at Ravanna site, survey needs, platting, and possible burial plots dating to 1887. A county van transfer to the attorney’s office for witness transport is approved with mileage reimbursements outlined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finney County Convention and Tourism Bureau Board of Directors
Finney County Commissioners
Carol Meyer
Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce
Garden City
Cliff Mayo
Finney County
Ravanna
Finney County Public Works
Public Works
Max Morgan
Fankhauser
Finney County Attorney’s Office
Finney County Sheriff’s Office
County General Fund
Sheriff’s Office
County Attorney’s Office
John Wheeler
Wheeler
Irv Stephens
Mayo
Topeka
Mistrial Declared in Westar Case Against Wittig and Lake
After 6½ days of deliberation a six to six panel failed to reach unanimity on more than half of 40 charges against former Westar Energy executives David Wittig and Douglas Lake. Judge Julie Robinson set a Jan 4 Topeka hearing to decide next steps as prosecutors weigh retry options on wire fraud conspiracy and related counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City, Kan
Westar Energy Inc
Westar
David Wittig
Douglas Lake
Kansas
U.S
Julie Robinson
Topeka
Fric Melgren
Wittig
Lake
Robinson
Great Lakes pilots seek release from talks amid pay dispute
Garden City airport officials say ongoing contract talks should not disrupt service for Great Lakes Airlines and Air Midwest. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters 747 votes to strike option, seeking release from mediation with a 30 day cooling off period, while pilots allege they are the lowest paid regional pilots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lakes
Great Lakes Airlines
Garden City
Ron Hall
Hall
International Brotherhood of Teamsters 747
Jason Hedgepath
National Mediation Board
Air Midwest
Colgan Air
Great
Kansas City
Grants to aid young Kansans expand Smart Start program
A dozen Kansas communities seek part of 8 million dollars in new Smart Start grants to boost education and health care for babies and preschoolers. Funds aim to stabilize the child-care workforce improve vaccination rates and expand teacher training across 5 year olds programs statewide. Saline County already uses grants since 2001 to cut turnover and increase certifications. Nine or ten of twelve applicants will receive awards with needs outpacing new funding and a grant release planned after Jan 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Hns
Kansas
Saline County
Salina City
Carolee Jones
Jones
Jim Redman
Kansas Children’s Cabinet
Russell Child Development Center
Garden City
Redman
RCDC
Sharon Hixson
Hixson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Garden City Animal Shelter
Finney County Public Library
Usda Service Center
Lee Richardson Zoo
United Methodist Mexican
American Ministries
Garden City Community College
Washington
Pat Roberts
Senate Intelligence Committee
Roberts
R-Kan
Iraq
Agriculture and Armed Services
Health, Education and
Labor
Sam Brownback
Appropriations
Judiciary Committee
Foreign Relations and Commerce
Tourism Board
Finney County Commission
Thomas Cisneros
Carlos Herrada
Tiffany Herrada
Finnup Park
J.J. Hensley
Jjhensley
Gctelegram
Rural Air Service
Great Air Colgan Lakes Midwest Air
Airlinepilotpay.com
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!