Westbound US 50 400 traffic switch near Holcomb Garden City
KDOT and Ross Construction plan a 10 am Tuesday traffic switch to westbound lanes on US 50 400 from IBP Road west of Holcomb to Garden City. Intersections, overpasses, and the Big Lowe Road interchange will close briefly for up to 30 minutes. One eastbound lane will remain for about a week with reduced speeds. Final completion target is July 15.
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Holcomb
Garden City
Kansas Department of Transportation
KDOT
Tor, Ross Construction Co
Topeka
Ibp Road
Third Street
Campus Drive
Big Lowe Road
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New Kansas Arts Commission leader upbeat on funding
Linda Browning Weis, appointed chair, says private donations can sustain arts programs as Kansas faces the first state arts funding elimination. She expects NEA funds decisions by August and fundraising announcements from the Kansas Arts Foundation. Governor Brownback vetoed arts funding, leaving five staffers to be laid off. Weis defends a hopeful path forward amid budget battles and the foundation’s role.
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Topeka
Kansas Arts Commission
Sam Brownback
Arts Commission
Linda Browning Weis
Associated Press
Commission
Kansas
National Endowment For the Arts
Kansas Arts Foundation
Manhattan
Brownback
Henry Schwaller IV
Hays
Weis
Garden City College Board OKs up to 99600 for kitchen upgrades
The Garden City Community College Board of Trustees unanimously approved up to 99600 for renovations to the 1968 Beth Tedrow Student Center kitchen. President Herbert Swender noted original repairs were estimated at 20000 as trustees toured the deteriorating plumbing electrical lines and a ripped concrete floor. An access trench runs across the kitchen space.
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Garden City Community College Board of Trustees
Beth Tedrow
GCCC
Herbert Swender
Tyson worker killed in plant stabbing
Tyson Fresh Meats officials confirm the death of Cesar Muniz, 30, who died from a neck stab wound at the Finney County plant after an on site incident with a 34 year old coworker. The sheriff’s office says both men were in the processing area when witnesses report a head bump led to the stabbing.
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Tyson Fresh Meats
Tyson
Cesar Muniz
Finney County Sheriffs Office
Muniz
Longtime Beefe Empire Days figure coordinates PRCA Rodeo Queen
Wally Garcia Sr. has spent 17 years aiding Beef Empire Days PRCA Rodeo and queen pageant coordination. He works with sponsors judges and recruits participants while supporting queen ambassadors who travel to rodeos and community events. Sharon Wormington credits Garcia's help and notes his essential role.
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Freedom
Okla
Finney County Fairgrounds Grandstand
Wally Garcia Sr
Garcia
Darling International
Sharon Wormington
Kara Hackney
Telegram
Rodeo Committee
Wally Garcia
Rodeo Queens Committee
Weather outlook partly cloudy with a cool breeze
Tonight, partly cloudy and breezy with a low around 58. Friday brings more sun and pleasant conditions, a high near 79 and a low about 57. Details on page A8.
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