Finney County July Fourth Closings Roundup
Finney County observes Independence Day with public facility closures on Wednesday. Garden City and Holcomb city offices, Finney County offices, library, GCCC programs, Holcomb pool hours, USD 363 and USD 457 offices, bookmobile, Kids Meals on Wheels, and several banks including American State, Bank of the West, Citizens State, and First National Bank of Holcomb suspend operations for the holiday.
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Finney County
City of
Garden City
City of Holcomb
Finney County Public Library
Garden City Animal Shelter
Garden City Community College
GCCC
Holcomb Recreation Commission
USD
Holcomb
American State Bank & Trust Co
Bank of the West
Citizens State Bank Commerce Bank Farm Credit of Southwest Kansas
First National Bank of
Red Cross to offer babysitting class in Garden City
The Garden City Area American Red Cross will host a babysitting training class for youths aged 11 to 15 from 12 30 to 5 p m on July 17 at 210 Fulton Terrace. The program teaches safe and responsible child care, leadership, professionalism, basic care, safety, first aid, and safe play. Sign up by July 17. contact the Red Cross at 276 2762. Office hours are 9 a m to noon and 1 to 5 p m Monday through Thursday.
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Garden City Area
American Red Cross
Fulton Terrace
The
EduKon Internet courses enroll for fall semester
Enrollment is open for EduKon online fall courses offered by six Kansas community colleges. Credit transfers, $115 per credit hour, and multiple starting dates including Aug 21 and Sept 18. Registration available at www.edukan.org or via toll free number 877 433 8526 with local college contacts for Barton, Colby, Dodge City, Pratt, Seward, and Garden City Community Colleges.
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EduKon
Kansas Community Colleges
Edukan.org
Edukan
Garden City Community College
Barton County
Colby
Dodge City
Pratt
Seward County
GCCC
Flooding swamps towns as Kansas rivers rise after heavy rains
Severe floods forced evacuations across Coffeyville Independence and Osawatomie Kansas as Verdigris River spillover reached Oologah Lake in Oklahoma. Shelters opened for about 340 people. Oil from Coffeyville refinery spilled over 42,000 gallons into Verdigris River. Local officials warned residents to avoid floodwaters while state and federal crews worked on containment and water supply restoration.
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Osawatomie
Kan
Kansas
Missouri
National Weather Service
Allen
Labette
Montgomery
Neosho
Wilson
Woodson
Sharon Watson
Kansas Emergency Management Agency
Verdigris
Coffeyville Resources
Watson
Coffeyville
Ted Bunting
Oologah Lake
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Arkansas River
Bunting
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Jim Miller
Montgomery County
Independence
Elk City
Virgin Horn
Zoobalee to kick off 80th anniversary at Lee Richardson Zoo
The Lee Richardson Zoo hosts Zoobalee sponsored by the Garden City Rotary Club on July Fourth from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Activities include a rock wall inflatable rides Monkey Motion and face painting with 10 food booths. Admission is 7 for adults 3 50 for children over three. Proceeds fund Rotary scholarships. Fireworks sponsored by local groups begin at dusk.
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Lee Richardson Zoo
Garden City Rotary Club
Troy Unruh
Unruh
Fifth Street
Friends of
Rotary Club
Kansas
Sexson
Zoo
Rotary
Garden City
Greensburg farmer seeks normalcy after devastating tornado
Ki Gamble tends a broken 1979 International combine amid Greensburg wheat fields two months after an EF5 tornado flattened the town. He recalls survival, loss, and stubborn hope as farmers reopen the local elevator and trucks roll in, signaling a slow return to routine and rebuilding around harvest season.
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Greensburg
Ki Gamble
International Combine
Greensburg Farm Supply
Kansas
Danny McLarty
Southern Plains Co-op
Gamble
Sitka
Kiowa
Andy Porter
Gambles
Porter
Jackie
Bob Dixson
Area Fireworks Schedule Across Multiple Kansas Venues
Fireworks events listed for Hugoton Lakin Leot Syracuse and more with dark to dusk starts at multiple parks and high school fields. Other entertainment runs include 7 p.m. concessions, 4 H pie and ice cream, a community band 8 to 8 30 p m, and late shows at Scott City Syracuse Tribune Greeley County and Ulysses venues.
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Johnson
Stanton County Fairgrounds
Beymer Park
Town
Wichita County Park
Moscow
Satanta
Scott City
Scott
Syracuse
Tribune
Greeley County
Ulysses
Grant County Civic Center
Sedimentation drains Kansas federal reservoirs amid water woes
In eastern Kansas, sediment buildup threatens 60 percent of residents’ drinking water from federal reservoirs. Perry Lake has lost 23 percent of capacity to sediment, with annual storage losses of about 6,260 acre feet projected over 30 years. Officials warn aging dams could become hazardous if not addressed.
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Kansas
Jerry Bernard
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Washington
Perry Lake
U.S. Geological Survey
Kyle Juracek
Lawrence
Kansas Water Office
Kansas Water Authority
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Red Cross
Horn
Philip Dudley
Pottawatomie Creek
Marais Des Cygnes
Dudley
Kansas’ National Guard
Claude Blackmon
Blackmon
Kathy
Finney County Convention and Tourism Bureau
Commerce Bank
Western State Bank
Western Kansas Broadcast Center
Garden City Telegram
At&t
Matt Allen
Brad Nading
Beth Tedrow
Stevens Park
West Lawn
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