Buffalo Jones musical to be featured in July at Garden City
The Buffalo Jones Story, a musical by Duane West, debuts at 7:30 p.m. on July 8 at Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Building, Garden City Community College. It recounts Charles Jesse Jones, one of Garden City’s founders who helped save the buffalo. Proceeds aid Finney County United Way. tickets from United Way or by phone or email.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Jones
Garden City
Duane West
Pauline Joyce
Carolyn Klassen
Linda Adams
Finney County United Way
Community College
West
United Way
E. Fulton Terrace
Gmail
Kids College July Camps Still Open at Garden City CC
Spots remain for July Kids College at Garden City Community College. Ninety four children have participated this year with camps including Xtreme Recess July 11 15 and Super Sleuth CSI plus The Amazing Race Around the World July 18 22. Camp fees 99 for single sessions 169 for both halves. Xtreme Recess 169 all day. Scholarships available via Sunrise Kiwanis and Finney County Health Coalition. deadline Monday. Enrollment ends one week before each camp. contact 276 9647 or gcccks edu. Information at gcccks edu businessandcommunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kids’ College
Garden City Community College
Gccc Business and Community Education Office
Sunrise Kiwanis
Finney County Community Health Coalition Center For Children and Families
Gcccks
Edu
Businessand Community
USDA declares 25 Kansas counties disaster areas
The U S Department of Agriculture designated 25 Kansas counties as drought disaster areas, covering the Wichita metro region and south central Kansas. The move, prompted by Gov. Sam Brownback, adds to 21 previously named counties and cites crop damage, including wheat, as the justification. Counties listed include Barber, Barton, Butler, Clark, Comanche, Cowley, Edwards, Ellis, Ford, Graham, Gray, Harper, Harvey, Hodgeman, Kingman, Lincoln, Norton, Phillips, Reno, Rice, Russell, Sedgwick, Stafford, Sumner, and Trego.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Kansas
Wichita
USDA
Sam Brownback
Barber
Barton
Butler
Clark Comanche
Cowley, Edwards
Ellis
Ford
Graham, Gray
Harper, Harvey
Hodgeman Kingman
Lincoln
Norton
Phillips
Reno
Rice, Russell, Sedgwick
Stafford
Sumner
Trego
Kansas abortion clinic denied state license in Kansas City area
The Aid for Women clinic near Kansas City, Kansas, has had its license application denied by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, potentially forcing an immediate closing. The state requires licensure for abortion providers by July 1, while inspectors found one clinic would meet rules and a third inspection is pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas City
Kansas
Aid For Women
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Cheryl Pilate
Planned Parenthood
Health Department
Miranda Myrick
State Health Department
Sam Brownback
Herbert Hodes
Women’s Health Center
Planned Parenthood of
Mid
State Board of Healing Arts
Pilate
Mosaic opens Legacy Senior Services Center in Garden City
Mosaic unveils its Legacy Senior Services Center at 510 W. Kansas Ave after a 12 year vision, aided by a federal grant to serve intellectually disabled adults and provide caregiver respite. The center, now serving 17 clients, seeks a dementia license and is staffed by four full time and two part time workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Singhisen
Mosaic
Kansas Ave
Singhisen
Debbie Reynolds
Legacy Senior Services Center
Sam) Brownback
Jerry) Moran
Congress
Reynolds
Kansas Department of Aging
Topeka
Ben Davis
Moran
Dennis Mesa
Brownback
Mesa
Legacy
Shawna Whitehurst
Garden City Area
Kansas artist to craft 9/11 memorials for Kansas airports
Bruce Bitter of Hoisington has been commissioned by the TSA to design memorial artworks using a World Trade Center I-beam for display at Wichita Mid-Continent and seven other Kansas airports. Each piece will include an eagle and a flag with nine stars and 11 stripes. The Mid-Continent sculpture will be 48 inches in diameter and weigh 500 pounds, while smaller airport pieces will be 24 inches in diameter and weigh 200 to 300 pounds. The I-beam has passed safe lead tests and will be placed near the central entrance at Mid-Continent. Works will be installed by Bitter and his brother Brent with transportation arrangements underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mid-Continent
TSA
B&b Metal Art
Hoisington
Bruce
Brent Bitter
Keith Osborn
Federal Security
Bitter
Brent
Also Mentioned on This Page
Brad Nadine
Omaha
Neb
Evangelical Lutheran Church In America
New Center
Mosaicingardencity Org
Brad
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!