Garden City man flown after ATV crash at Exhibition Lot
Garden City resident Jose Cervantez, 20, was dragged racing an ATV in the Finney County Exhibition Building lot. He struck a pickup, was ejected, and flown to Via Christi Regional Medical Center in Wichita with facial fractures and broken legs after failing to wear a helmet. Police seek the pickup driver. tip line provided.
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Garden City
Wichita
Jose Cervantez
12Th St
Finney County Exhibition Building
Mike Utz
Utz
Cervantez
Via Christi Regional Medical Center
Holcomb volunteers sought for summer events and art party
The Holcomb Improvement Committee seeks volunteers for a July 31 Summer Celebration at Lonnie Baird Park with frog, three legged and sack races, a 4 pm tractor pull, 5 pm watermelon feed, 6 to 8 pm pool swim, and a pumpkin ball tournament signups at 106 Wiley. Also notes Art for Art Garden Party July 23 at Fiesta Courtyard with Ed Hart entertainment and silent auction. tickets $15 at Arts Center on Main or from council members. Proceeds fund public art projects. call 277 0043 or 277 2265 for volunteers and information. Arts Center on Main at 260 9700 or Fiesta Courtyard at 276 8610.
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Holcomb
Lonnie Baird Park
Bedford Drive
Holcomb Recreation Commission
Wiley
Colleen Lauer
Holcomb City
Fiesta Courtyard
Buffalo Jones
Arts Center
Main
N. Main St
Southwest Arts & Humanities Council
Council For Public Art Projects
Ed Hart
Garden City kindergarten screenings begin for 2005 06 year
Garden City Public Schools initiate kindergarten screenings for the 2005 06 year through Wednesday. Screenings run at 9 a.m. 10 30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Monday through Friday in the Gertrude Walker gym. Victor Ornelas Elementary will screen Monday and Tuesday at the same times. Children turning 5 by Aug. 31 are eligible. Call Gertrude Walker at 276 5260 for more info.
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Garden City Public Schools
Gertrude Walker
W. Fair St. Victor Ornelas
E. Spruce St
Moran backs CAFTA-DR as Kansas agriculture gains potential
Kansas lawmakers and farm groups view the Central American Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement as a boost for Kansas exports. CAFTA-DR would allow duty-free access for over half of key farm products to Central America and the Dominican Republic. Moran notes 40 percent of Kansas agriculture is exported and urges broad-based reforms including wages and environmental standards to level the playing field.
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Washington
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
el Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua
United States
United States Trade Representative
U.S
Central America
U.S. Senate
House
Kansas Agriculture
Jerry Moran
Sue Schulte
Kansas Corn Growers Association
Kansas Aeek Oe Sorghum Producers Association
Schulte
Kansas
Lane County
Don Hineman
Hineman
Moran
Hound Hauler Needs New Van for Finney County Dogs
Finney County Humane Society volunteers operate the Hound Hauler to relocate about 400 dogs yearly to rescues like Dumb Friends League in Denver. The 1991 van frequently breaks down, risking trips on routes to Denver and Limon, Colorado, and delaying adoptions. The group seeks community funding for a reliable replacement while continuing biweekly transport and shelter space relief.
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Cassie
Mark Morell
Finney County Garden City Animal Shelter
Morell
Finney County Humane Society
Denver
Finney County
Garden City
The
Humane Society
Dumb Friends League
Colorado
Limon
Colo
League
Nancy Garhart
Garhart
Kansas relaxes Karnal bunt quarantine under pressure
Kansas agriculture officials loosened a Karnal bunt quarantine to align with a federal standard. Secretary Adrian Polansky announced revised rules replacing the 2001 order after USDA letters, noting Karnal bunt harms flour and has global trade impacts while Kansas reports no local cases.
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Wichita
Kansas Agriculture
Adrian Polansky
Kansas
Polansky
Texas
Arizona
California
New Mexico
USDA
Lisa Taylor
Kansas Department of Agriculture
Federal Agriculture Department
Tom
Holcomb Considers City Web Site Plan
Holcomb Kansas city leaders debated creating a city Web site at a July meeting and tabled decision until July 27. CivicPlus of Manhattan proposed a $2400 setup with $80 monthly upkeep and training for staff. A prototype based on Lakin’s site illustrated pages for jobs codes and relocation, with residents eyeing improved access to city information.
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Holcomb
Kansas
Lakin Ulysses
Cimarron
Hugoton Holcomb
Ror Conway
Trent Armstrong
Robin Pena
Lakin
Pena
CivicPlus of
Manhattan
CivicPlus
Ron Schreibvogel
Lakin Public School
Bruce Heinitz
Dennis Lauer
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Exhibition Building
Police Department
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