USDA to distribute commodities in Finney County Tuesday
The USDA will distribute items Tuesday from 8 am to noon at the Senior Center of Finney County 907 N 10th St and from 1 to 3 pm at the Salvation Army 216 N Ninth St. Items include orange juice plums pears raisins canned chicken peanut butter navy beans apricot halves sweet potatoes and potato flakes. A 2002 commodity card is required and can be obtained with proof of total monthly income Social Security numbers for all household members and residency in Finney County. For details call 272-3620.
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Finney County
10Th St
Salvation Army
Ninth St
Chamber breakfast set for Wednesday at Wheat Lands Center
The Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly breakfast at 7 30 a m Wednesday at Wheat Lands Convention Center with Scheepner's Water Conditioning as sponsor. Members are urged to attend to hear about community activities. Reservations due by 5 p m Tuesday at 276 3264.
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Garden City Area
Big Pool to close for Seahawks meet
Big Pool will be closed to the public all day on June 29 for the Garden City YMCA Seahawks annual swim meet.
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Seahawks
Garden City Ymca Seahawks
Curry's art works donated to Kansas State University
More than 900 drawings watercolors and prints by John Steuart Curry are donated to Kansas State University by his widow Kathleen G. Curry. The Beach Museum says the gift makes K State home to more Curry works than any other museum. The bulk are study material preliminary drawings and watercolors for major paintings.
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Manhattan
John Steuart Curry
Kansas State University
Kathleen G. Curry
Beach Museum
Curry
Kansas State
Kansas
John Brown
Kathleen Curry
Archaeologists Find 1865 Dumping Ground in Kansas Dig
At Cottonwood Ranch State Historic Site near Morland volunteers uncovered a century old dumping ground. Finds include English china tea sets doll parts nails bottles and a 1865 penny. Kansas Anthropological Association and Kansas State Historical Society lead digs to study Plains habitation.
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Studley
Kansas
Kansas Anthropological Association
Kansas State Historical Society
Plains
Cottonwood Ranch
Morland
Four governors candidates clash on education and policy
In Overland Park the four leading Kansas gubernatorial hopefuls gathered at the Kansas Bar Association debate. They pressed education funding, gambling limits, and abortion policy, with Sebelius calling faster school funding progress and Shallenburger opposing tax hikes while supporting local district tax options. Knight Kerr and the GOP contenders outlined varied economic and education reform plans.
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Overland Park
Kathleen Sebelius
Kansas Bar Association
Sebelius
Tim Shallenburger
Wichita
Bob Knight
State Senate
Dave Kerr
Shallenburger
Baxter Springs
Knight
Kansas
Kerr
Hutchinson
Phill Kline
David Adkins
Charles McAfee
Chris Biggs
Kids Parade Shines at Beef Empire Days Festival
The third annual Beef Empire Days Children's Parade drew families to Stevens Park as 12 floats rolled by featuring pirates, Peter Pan, cavemen, and various costumes. Deb Stout and Alan Fankhauser praised the event for fun and family involvement with certificates awarded to each child.
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Caleb Rude
Stevens Park
Rude
Captain Hook
Peter Pan
Deb Stout
Alan Fankhauser
Beef Empire Days
Fankhauser
Tinkerbell
Melany Rude
Stout
Roberts taking campaign seriously
Topeka AP reports Pat Roberts plans a serious re election bid for the US Senate with a low chance of a hard fight in Augusts Republican primary. Challenger Tom Oyler focuses on government overreach issues while Democrats show little activity as Kansas last elected a Democrat to the Senate in 1932.
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Topeka
Pat Roberts
Senate
Roberts
Dodge City
Tom Oyler
Wichita
Tom Sawyer
Kansas
Steven A. Rosile
George Cook
Mission
Kathleen Sebelius
Burdett Loomis
University of Kansas
Loomis
Beef Empire Days Cutting Horse Show Crowns Winners
At Finney County Fairgrounds the Beef Empire Days Cutting Horse event wrapped with 163 entries Saturday and 150 Sunday. Open winner Hickory Joella posted 147, while Smart Cat Wilson took non pro with 144. Red Hot Script claimed youth and amateur titles with 145 and 142 respectively. Multiple other divisions saw top finishes including Smart Beckett 149.5 in the $10,000 novice and Little Rising Star in the $3,000 novice event.
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Beef Empire Days
Finney County Fairgrounds
Brenda Jo Reno
Beef Empire Days Cutting Horse Association
Hickory Joella
Bishben
Dirk Blakesley
Smart Cat Wilson
Dean Holden
Red Hot Script
Will Tetrick
Smart Beckett
Spanky Browne
Foster Johnson
Kyle Spitz
Big Swing
Little Rising Star
Audrey Young
Tricia Smith
Smart Money Telesis
Ann Nelson
Ray Logan
Ann Doc Playboy
Mike and
Shea Latta
Mary Jeffries
Dean Smith
Council Grove
Smith
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