Car Wash Fundraiser Behind Western State Bank Success
Parents and youth organized a bank fundraiser at Western State Bank to support community programs while Jones sparked the Red Demons with 21 points in the second half, boosting team momentum. BI 7 Past.
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Bush declares western Kansas disaster area for federal aid
President George W. Bush designated 44 western Kansas counties as a disaster area to unlock FEMA funding for snow cleanup and debris removal. The move enables 75 percent federal coverage with the remainder paid by local entities, with potential expansion to nonprofit electric cooperatives as damage assessments proceed.
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George W. Bush
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Jerry Moran
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Costello
Retired barber revisits musical roots and war memories
Burl Loving, once a 17-year-old hitchhiker from Garden City, joined the Navy with a friend bound for World War II. After boot camp at Great Lakes, he served on a 30-man crew heading to the Marshall Islands in 1944, later turning to music in retirement.
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Garden City
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Sebelius Heads Inaugural Tour Stop in Garden City
Gov Kathleen Sebelius and five statewide officials attended a Kansas celebration at Fiesta Courtyard Garden City as part of The Best of Kansas Inauguration Tour. About 250 people heard Sebelius say the event shows unity beyond party lines. The Garden City stop featured remarks, a high school Folkloric dance performance, and a city proclamation naming the day Gov Kathleen Sebelius Day.
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Kathleen Sebelius
Garden City
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Mark Parkinson
Dwight Johnson
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Fiesta Courtyard
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Gary Fuller
Gov
Sebelius urges a new politics for Kansas
Governor Kathleen Sebelius, sworn in for a second term as Kansas' 44th governor, called for "a new politics" and stronger empowerment. The inaugural proceeded with four community gatherings and an ecumenical prayer service at the Statehouse, attended by about attendees.
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Satanta man frostbitten after 18 hours in snow storm
Terry Sprunger, 49, spent roughly 18 hours stranded on a Satanta side road during a southwest Kansas ice and snow storm. He walked with canes toward his parents’ home, crawled through deep snow, and was rescued by two unnamed utility workers who found his truck and took him to hospital. Sprunger suffered frostbite to his legs toes and hands and was treated at St Catherine Hospital in Garden City after initial care in Satanta.
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Satanta
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Terry Springer
St. Catherine Hospital
Garden City
Tuesday Weather Outlook Shows Clear Night Then Sunny
Tonight will be clear with a low of 18. Tuesday brings mostly sunny and breezy conditions with a high near 52 and a low around 23. Page A8 will carry full details.
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