Extended hours at Lee Richardson Zoo for concert and fireworks
The west green will stay open Monday for the Municipal Band concert and fireworks viewing. Free vehicle admission from 6 to 8 p.m. after 8 p.m. Fifth Street exit gate opens for latecomers. No personal fireworks or pets allowed. Finnup Center, zoo office and Friends office closed Monday, reopen 8 a.m. Tuesday.
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Lee Richardson Zoo
Fourth Street
Fifth Street
West Green
Finnup Center For Conservation Education
Zoo
Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo
School programs pause upcoming week in Garden City
USD 457 programs including Books on the Bus Kids Meals on Wheels Summer Food Service and Kansas Reading Roadmap will take a scheduled break next week. They are planned to resume on July 11. The Garden City Public Schools site lists bookmobile and Meals on Wheels routes and Food Service schedule.
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Museum to be closed Monday for Independence Day
Finney County Historical Museum at 403 S Fourth St will close Monday for Independence Day and reopen with regular hours Tuesday. The William Fulton House in Lee Richardson Zoo will also be open weekend hours. Admission is free. A Seventh Annual Flea Market for antiques and crafts is set for July 9, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. outside the museum.
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Finney County Historical Museum
S. Fourth St
William Fulton
Lee Richardson Zoo
Fulton House
Zoo
Garden City schools to close Monday for holiday
Garden City Public Schools will close offices and facilities Monday in observance of Independence Day. Regular business hours will resume on Tuesday.
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Garden City Public Schools
Teens learn medicine hands on at St Catherine Hospital
Twelve high schoolers in the four week TeenMed Program at St Catherine Hospital gain exposure to surgeries heart catheterization and a Life Team helicopter ride. They tour Heartland Cancer Center meet doctors radiology techs and APRNs and earn first aid CPR certificates while exploring medical careers and college pathways through hospital lunch speakers and hands on sessions.
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St. Catherine Hospital
Life Team
Shari Brandenburg
Brandenburg
Garden City High School
Heartland Cancer Center
Brian Kruleski
Cancer Center
Peyton Wessels
St. Catherine
Concealed carry for public workers starts July 1
Kansas public employees including Wichita workers will be allowed to carry concealed firearms outside the workplace starting July 1 under HB 2502. Opponents worry about safety and property rights, while supporters say it boosts on the job protection. The law also limits school district bans on air gun shooting clubs and alters welfare timelines.
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Wichita
Kansas Cities
Forrest Knox
Altoona
Knox
Oletha Faust
Goudeau
Faust-Goudeau
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