State swim meet cheers for Allison Frazier in Manhattan
Allison Frazier hooks a team cheer as Picture This group including Kelly Neuman Bryan Hamlett Claire Dunford Rose Goodman Jake Steel Jared Torres and Josh Williams celebrate at the state swim meet in Manhattan. Photo by Lynn Dunford Garden City for Lehning.
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Memorial Day Service Honors Fallen Soldiers at Cemetery
Hundreds gathered at Valley View Cemetery to honor fallen soldiers with wreaths prayers and a 21 gun salute. Jose Olivas state commander of the American GI Forum urged love for others and reflected on sacrifices made in the war on terror as Sgt. Jon Clouse recalled the detachment return from Iraq and the same somber duty of remembering the missing.
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Veterans recount WWII memories at Garden City breakfast
Garden City veterans gathered at the American Legion basement to share wartime stories after a morning pancake breakfast. Denes Reinholdt described 14 months in the central Pacific as a Marine dive bomber pilot while Jesse Scott recalled being MIA on Mono Island for months and living with local islanders until rescue. John Wheeler, a Vietnam-era veteran and Finney County attorney, urged America to honor a generation that faced hardship with duty and citizenship.
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Fort Riley Honors Its Servicemen Memorial Day Observances
Fort Riley hosted a cemetery ceremony with Maj. James Schwartz and his sons among hundreds honoring fallen service members. Gov. Sebelius led about 100 people at the Statehouse observance. Since March 2003, 37 Fort Riley soldiers have died, including two Kansans from Lee Memorial.
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Wheat Harvest Starts in Kansas Counties
AP reports the Kansas wheat harvest began over the weekend as workers cut bushels in Barber and Harper counties near the Oklahoma border despite stormy weather.
Agriculture Rain Sparse Here As East Sees More
Caren Watts of See Ag reports rainfall was spotty locally, with totals under those recorded east of the area. The uneven shower pattern affected early field work and moisture-sensitive crops, prompting growers to monitor soil conditions closely.
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Iraqi Governing Council head named interim president
Ghazi Mashal Ajil al Yawer, educated in the United States and Saudi Arabia, was chosen as interim Iraqi president to lead the largely ceremonial post after the Americans' preferred candidate declined. The move ends a deadlock over the new government to assume power on June 30.
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