Moran Big First tour stops in Garden City Lakin and Scots
Congressman Jerry Moran continues his Big First listening tour in Kansas visiting Garden City Lakin and Scots on Friday. Garden City stop at the Senior Center of Finney County 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. RSVP required for lunch. Moran aims to cover 69 counties in the district during January and February. St Catherine Hospital accepts 75000 donation from Commerce Bank group for new entrance and expanded lobby.
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Jerry Moran
Wichita County
S. Fourth St
Moran
Garden City
St. Catherine Hospital Capital Campaign Committee
William T. Kemper Commerce Bank
Trustee and Commerce Bancshares Foundation
Local
Commerce Bank
Winter Library Storyhour Starts This Week at Finney County
Storyhour begins this week and runs until March 7 at the Finney County Public Library 605 E Walnut St. Sessions run 10 to 10 30 a.m. and 11 to 11 30 a.m. on Tuesdays for ages 3 to 5 and 4 30 to 5 15 p.m. for ages 5 to 10 with sign up required. Additional sessions at Holcomb Fire Station and East Garden Village trailer on other days feature themes Fabulous Felines Royal Hearts and Land of Zs.
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Finney County Public Library
Walnut St
Holcomb Fire Station
N. Lynch St
East Garden Village
Adult Learning Center
Royal Hearts
Land of Z
Garden City Chamber Banquet and Brown Bag Series
The Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce annual banquet is set for Thursday at the Garden City Plaza Hotel with a 6 p.m. reception and 6:30 p.m. dinner, theme Celebrating the Past Focusing on the Future. Ken Lerman will discuss civility. corporate tables remain at $300 and individual tickets at $25. Also ahead, the Finney County Historical Society hosts February Brown Bag Education Series at Finnup Park Museum with weekly topics on water quality history Buffalo Jones and Philanthropic Legacy. ROAD CONDITION HOTLINE 1-800-585-7623.
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Garden City Area
Finney County Historical Society
Finnup Park
Sewer District No. 3
Garden City
Holcomb
Buffalo
Buffalo Jones
Finnup
ALCO to Open in Scott City and Ulysses Soon
ALCO plans to open in Scott City in April and Ulysses in May after acquiring the Gibson's Discount Center buildings. Duckwalls-ALCO will lease both locations, with former Gibson's workers eligible to apply. Local incentives include a $250 per employee package and a 15 percent local sales tax refund for Ulysses over ten years or up to 50,000 dollars.
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Scott City
Ulysses Gibson's
Gibson's
Duckwalls-Alco
Jim Schoenbeck
Abilene
Ulysses
Schoenbeck
Junior Strecker
ALCO
Scott County Development Committee Inc
Strecker
Grant County
Ulysses City
Gibson
Gibson’s
Chaffin Acquisitions Co., Inc
Dodge City
Duckwall-Alco
Duckwalls
Duckwall
A.L. Duckwall
Ground Hog Supper feeds Garden City crowd at church event
At the Garden City United Methodist Church the 55th Ground Hog Supper drew families for a long tradition of sausage gravy hash browns pie and sides. Organizers expect 5 000 to 6 000 dollars for scholarships. Hog meat by Wayne Goss and 200 workers coordinate the feast with sales to raise funds and keep the social spirit alive.
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United Methodist Church
Garden City
Maurine Holmes
Holmes
Trevor Funk
Sheryl
Baker
Wayne Goss
Tim Alexander
First United Methodist Church
N. Main St
Suspect Arrested in Taco Johns Robbery Case
Garden City police arrested Michael George, 20, for aggravated robbery and kidnapping in the November Taco Johns robbery at 4100 East U.S. Highway 50. A second suspect, an 85-year-old male, was detained then released. authorities continue investigating links to other December robberies at Tabor's Retail Liquor, Pizza Hut, and The Kwik Shop.
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Garden City
Mike Utz
Michael George
E. U.S. Highway 50
Lot 1
U.S. Highway 50
Utz
Taco Johns
Kansas Ave
Sofia Martinez
Dana Goforth
Tabor’s
W. Mary St
Pizza Hut
Taylor Ave
Randy Partin
Deadline looming for nursing stipend program
Nursing students have less than 72 hours to apply for a new stipend program offering 600 dollars monthly in exchange for service at a hospital after graduation. Pioneer Health Network administers the program with 20 openings this semester and two years of funding, requiring essays, transcripts, and hospital sponsorship.
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Garden City
High Plains Retirement Village
Cameron
Evelyn Bowman
Garden City Community College
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St. Catherine
Funk
Trey
Tristan
Fellowship Hall
Mary Chandler
Gary
Kaitlynne
Christopher
Nathan Regan
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