HPPR marks 30 years as Garden City public radio station
The HPPR anniversary celebration recalls the 1992 Garden City launch at 210 N Seventh. Founders and volunteers from Kansas and beyond shared stories of community building. Attendees noted growth through expanded coverage and live streaming, with plans for more local programming and online archives.
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N. Seventh St
Garden City
HPPR
Quentin Hope
Denver
Stover
Beata McCall
Amarillo
Texas
McCall
Don Harness
Hope
Harness
Nancy
Hpprorg
Stevens Park
Debra Bolton
Dale
High Plains Public Radio
Dale Bolton
Mosaic contest winners repeat as Bipolar Echo takes battle
Bipolar Echo wins the Mosaic Battle of the Bands for a second year, with Jacob Whiteley Kevin Wale and Brad Duren among the members. The event featured covers and originals, judged by a panel and crowd vote. Brown Bag Special placed second, showcasing the Ruder brothers and Dreiling. Proceeds benefit Mosaic clients for items like wheelchairs and gifts. Several hundred attended, and other bands included Mad Jack Brethren Flow Thief and Trained Monkey.
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Jacob Whiteley
Kevin Wale
Brad Duren
Bipolar Echo
Evanescence
Joanie Weigel
Weigel
Mosaic
Brown Bag
Blake Ruder
Mason Ruder
Braden Dreiling
Green Day
Ramones
Mason Ryder
Brian Schwindt
Schwindt
Mad Jack
Dodge City
Brethren Flow
Syracuse
Springfield
Colo
Thief
Trained Monkey
Garden City
Former Filipino farmer grows goods in Garden City
Neighbors say Campos builds a cropland border similar to his Philippines method to deter intruders and protect crops. He plans to share ripe tomatoes squash with neighbors and Garden City’s Asian restaurants, and some ingredients will go into halo halo. Nelson notes the backyard changes since her father arrived, including a pigeon house, more trees, and a philosophy of using most things.
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Garden City
Campos
Philippines
Nelson
Byrd dies at 92 Senate giant and powerbroker passes away
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell praised Robert Byrd as a constitutional devotee with deep historical knowledge who defended West Virginia. Former President Carter and Gov. Manchin, who will appoint Byrd’s successor, mourn his long Senate career and vast control over spending. Byrd, a master of Senate rules, shaped budgets and coalitions, maintaining influence from majority leader to long minority periods.
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Senate
Mitch McConnell
Kentucky
Byrd
U.S
McConnell
Jimmy Carter
Carter
West Virginia
Joe Manchin
Manchin
Edward M. Kennedy
Senate Appropriations Committee
Bob
House
Jim Wright
Texas
Kennedy
Massachusetts
Dennis DeConcini
Dariz
DeConcini
Appropriations Committee
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Brad and
Brown Bag Special
Origi
BlackBerry
SuraType
Surat
Ar —Nishopr
McArtor
Bucklin
Dodge Village
Coldwater
Nited Wireless
Oden City
Liberal
Kansas
Hugoton Bultman
Ting
Ulysses ‘Teeter Iniganor
Jetmaret Lee
Roves
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