Catholic Schools Week events at St. Dominic and St. Mary
Catholic Schools Week unfolds with St. Mary spelling bee at 1 30 p m today in the school gym. St. Dominic to present lap quilts at Garden Valley Retirement Village at 9 30 a m Wednesday. St. Mary talent show at 2 p m Wednesday in the gym. Thursday joins local business tour as St. Dominic spelling bee resumes at 12 30 p m. Friday is a teacher work day for St. Mary. St. Mary Fun Night and Mexican Dinner at the St. Mary Center Saturday 5 to 9 p m.
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St. Dominic
St. Mary Catholic
St. Mary
Garden Valley Retirement Village
St. Mary School
St. Mary Center
Holcomb High hosts pep rally and events this week
Holcomb High School schedules a homecoming pep rally Thursday at Holcomb Elementary School with an alumni reception at 7 p.m. and a 7 30 p.m. pep rally in the south gym. Booster club plans a signed basketball auction while cheerleaders run a kindergarten to third grade clinic Friday 10 a.m. to noon at the south gym. Clinic signups via Holcomb Recreation Commission 277-2152. Children perform at the Feb 8 basketball game.
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Holcomb High School
Holcomb Elementary School
Holcomb
Holcomb Recreation Commission
Scarlet fever case confirmed in Holcomb area
Health officials confirm one scarlet fever case linked to strep throat in Finney County. Grandson of Connie Gallaway, age 7, was hospitalized briefly for dehydration and scarlet fever, with district noting seven strep throat and two scarlet fever cases across USD 363. Parents urged to keep ill children home, rest, and complete antibiotics as outbreaks move through schools.
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Connie Gallaway
Garden City
Kearny County Hospital
Finney County
Kristi Schmitt
Gallaway
Holcomb and
Wiley
Phil Keidel
USD 363
Keidel
Finney County Health Department
Reidel
Schmitt
Sharon Watson
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Emedicine.com
Watson
Holcomb
Farmers hear about ID plan at cattle meeting
Cattlemen from Dighton and others discuss a proposed national animal identification system prompted by BSE concerns. The plan would track each animal through life within 48 hours, aiding disease tracing while addressing costs, premises, and phased implementation led by the Kansas Livestock Commission.
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Scheck
Dighton
Ward
George Teagarden
Kansas
Bseinfo.org
Teagarden
Hale
USDA
Dumler
Gale Seibert
Garden City Community College
Tyson Foods
Donors Learn Early: Students Aid Blood Drive Effort
In a Donor Express event at the school, 17 donors contributed a pint each, mostly faculty, while 4th graders assisted with sign‑in and information. Paraprofessional Escarcega cited her nephew’s heart transplant as motivation, and students learned how blood donation helps, with first‑timers remarking it hurt little.
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Alvarez
Escarcega
Victor Ornelas
Keller
Eckels
Ontiveros
Kansas lawmakers stall on anti meth bill in Senate committee
Kansas legislators fail to unite on limits for ephedrine and pseudoephedrine sales to curb meth production. bill would require photo IDs and 9 gram cap per 30 days with only pharmacies selling key cold remedies. some oppose restricting liquid forms. police see supply cut as key. retailers warn access loss for rural areas.
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Topeka
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Oklahoma
John Vyratil
Rleawood
Kansas’ Bureau of Investigation
Kansas
KBI
Kyle Smith
Walgreen Co
Explosion at Garden City Community College Parking Lot
Garden City police say a homemade bomb caused a loud explosion in the campus parking lot across from the John Collins Technical Building. No injuries or damage were reported. a class A misdemeanor could result, with felony options depending on discharge. Police urge tips to Crime Stoppers.
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Garden City Community College
Garden City
Mike Utz
Utz
John Collins Technical Building
GCCC
GCPD
Police Department
Michael Reagle
Hector Bernal
Garden City Fire Department
Ken Seizer
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