Local candidates file for city and college seats
Last minute filings fill the ballot as Garden City area seeks City Commission candidates Harold Starr 68 and Stacy Gonzales 41 announce runs along with Holcomb and USD boards. Incumbents and new hopefuls, including Holcomb council members Schreibvogel Conway Armstrong, seek re election amid growth projects and service changes.
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Mesa
Harold Starr
City Commission
Tuesday Starr
Holcomb High School
Main Street
Starr
Mary
Jo McDonald
Susan Ortega
Andrew
Garden City
Stacy Gonzales
Finney County Health Department
Holcomb
Ron Schreibvogel
Ron Conway
Steve Detty
Dennis Lauer
Detty
Trent Armstrong
Pioneer Communications
Ulysses
Deerfield
Pioneer
Armstrong
Syracuse
Bobbie Jo
Madison
Tegan
Schreibvogel
Sunflower Electric Corp
Jones Avenue
Railroad Avenue
Carolyn Matheson
Perry Smith
Holcomb Volunteer Fire Department
Garden City Co
Conway
USD 457 Board of Education
George Hopkins
Ed Porter III
Tom Blackburn
Marsha Elyn Wright
John Scheppner
Kevin Sterling
Harold Perkins
USD 368 Board of Education
Mike Pfeifer
Rob McCallister
Jay Powers
Mitch Williams
Corey Becker
John McClelland
Jon Becker
Russell Komlofske
Garden City Community College Board of Trustees
William Clifford
Merilyn Douglass
Ronald Schwartz
Jim Randall
Steve O’ Brate
Ed Rutter
Fruth outlines Finney County economic plan risks
Fruth told FCEDC the area is an economic anomaly with strong finances yet lacking four-lane highway access and industrial land. He warned decline could begin without improved real estate and workforce training, citing ConAgra Fire impacts and the need for community education and incentives.
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Finney County
Kansas
Fruth
FCEDC
Garden City
ConAgra
Matt Allen
Garden City Community College
Garden City High School
GCCC
Policom Corp
Palm City
Fla
O’brate
GCRC expansion plans stalled by budget and options
The Garden City Recreation and Wellness Center faces a funding dilemma as officials weigh expanding at the former Steel Mill site versus downtown options. With property costs, renovations around 365k to 375k, and competing local gyms drawing members, leaders cite tight finances and tax implications while residents urge youth facilities.
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GCRC
Schulman Avenue
Washington
N. Sixth St
Curves
E. Mary St
Coyote’s Family Fitness
Garden City
Reynaldo Mesa
Mesa
Jeff Whitham
Martin Nusser
E. Spruce St
Spanier
Recreation Commission
Tim Cruz
Steve Burgess
Jerry Chappell
Bob Halloran
Chappell
Community supper draws crowds at church in Garden City
Residents lined up for the annual groundhog dinner at St. Dominic Catholic Church in Garden City beginning at 4 30 p m and running to 8 p m. Volunteers from the Knights of Columbus and Methodist men served sausage potatoes and biscuits while longtime helpers like Ray Fox and Daniel Pearson shared duties.
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Kansas
Gonzales
Garden City
Robert
Zoe Rose
National Guard
Garden City Area
St. Catherine Hospital
Mildred Sears
David Crase
Pat Reichmuth
Bruce Reichmuth
Deerfield
Knights of Columbus
Sublette
St. Dominic Catholic Church
Pat
Daniel Pearson
Ray Fox
Pearson
Fox
Arts Center On
Pat Fishback
Pratt CC
Fiesta Courtyard
DeAnna Zemp
Southwest Arts & Humanities
el Charro
David Beasley
Eagles Lodge
Irene
Sheriff's Dept
Plaza Hotel
Louaine Knoll
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