Vandals Shot Out Dozens Of Cars In Garden City
Police investigate a string of criminal damage in Garden City on Tuesday. About 25 vehicles were damaged with windows shot out, totaling roughly 11 000 to 11 325 dollars. Incidents occurred between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. in multiple blocks including North Eighth Street Ninth Street North Second Street and Heritage Lane. Call 276 1300 or Crime Stoppers 275 7807 with tips.
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Garden City
Mike Utz
Utz
North Eighth Street
North Ninth Street
North 10Th Street
North 12Th Street
Jenny Avenue
West Campbell Street
Conkling Avenue
B Street
First Street
North Second Street
Fourth Street
JC Street
Hazel Street
Anderson Street
Spruce Street
Pershing Avenue
Harding Avenue
Old Manor Road
Heritage Lane
Police Department
Spring break closures announced for Garden City and Holcomb
Garden City Public Schools will be closed Monday through March 24 for spring break with classes resuming March 27. Holcomb USD 368 also observes spring break with classes and offices reopening March 27.
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Garden City
Holcomb Usd 368
GCCC opens summer enrollment with three session options
Garden City Community College invites public enrollment for a summer semester offering three sessions: main six week from June 12 to July 1, an early three week from May 22 to June 9, and a final three week from July 24 to August 4. Registration hours are 8 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. weekdays at the Administration Building with schedules and assistance available, plus evening help 4 to 8 p.m. in Saffell Library Monday through Thursday except during Spring Break March 20–24. Contact 276 9608 or 800 658 1696 or visit gcccks.edu for details. A memorial youth pheasant hunt for Mitch Telinde is set for 8 a.m. March 25 at Beaver Game Farm Pierceville organized by his family and friends to promote safety and youth hunting under supervision for ages 10 to 16. For more information call 620 271 8862.
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Garden City Community College
GCCC
Saffell
Gcccks.edu
Mitch Telinde
Beaver
Pierceville
Telinde
McAlester
Oklo
Tim Telinde
Garden City
Tallgrass Outfitters, LLC
Senate endorses after school programs plan
Senate approves an economic development bill to fund after school programs for middle school students through the Department of Commerce. The measure, SB 382, would provide 1.25 million dollars to offer tutoring, exercise, and vocational skills while addressing workforce readiness.
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Sarah Kessinger Skessinger
Dailynews.net
Topeka
Hns
House
State Department of Commerce
Commerce Department
Invest
Laura Kelly
Dtopeka
Kay O'Connor
Rolathe
Senate
John Wratil
R-Leawood
Vratil
Donald Betts
Sheriff: 911 Call Problems Fixed for Alltel Users in County
Hamilton County Sheriff Mike Keating says Alltel wireless customers can now call 911 again after a connection failure. The issue began around March 6 when a caller reported not reaching 911 and receiving a circuits busy message.
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Hamilton County
Alltel Wireless
Kansas
Mike Keating
Keating
Sheriff’s Office
Pioneer
Alltel
Butler
Sumner
Hamilton
Chris Hunt
Sheriff's Office
Garden City piano festival and weekend RV show highlight local events
The Garden City Piano Festival fills Pauline Joyce Fine Arts auditorium with back to back concerts at 7 30 p m Friday and Saturday and features clinics by James Rivers Julie Rivers and other pianists. Also on the weekend a free RV Sport and Travel Festival runs Friday to Sunday with motor homes boats trailers and more at Finney County Fairgrounds. Additional free outdoor events include barrel racing at 2 p m Saturday and the Beef Empire Cutting Horse competition at the fairgrounds Horse Palace. A pancake and sausage supper Saturday at Pawnee Acre Community Building costs five dollars with discounted meals for children. Contact Angie Hall at 620 855 7746 for details.
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Garden City
Garden City Community College
Pauline Joyce
James Rivers
Washburn University
Julie Rivers
Topeka
John Huber
Fort Hays State University
Andrew Terchek
Wichita State University
Linda Ellington Neigert
Lawrence
A.L
Jean Ellington
GCCC
Southwest Arts and Humanities Council
Charles Davison
Pianos Unlimited
Hutchinson
Amy
Adams
Southwest Barrel Racing Association
Finney County Fairgrounds Grandstand
Finney County Fairgrounds Horse Palace
Finney County
Fairgrounds West
Pawnee Acre
Kalvesta
Angie Hall
Contenders win big in Corporate Meltdown weight loss
The Contenders team led by Donna and Ben Ortiz and Wanda and Eldon Dailey lost a total 92.5 pounds with each member dropping at least 10. Donna Ortiz aimed for 10 but shed 21 pounds. The group credits strict dieting, buddy system, and regular exercise for their success while noting continued weight loss after the event. The Abs of Flair team won the body fat reduction contest with a 12 percent total fat loss.
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Donna
Ben Ortiz
Wanda
Eldon Dailey
Wanda Smith
Garden City Recreation Commission
Donna Ortiz
Ortiz
Ben
Wanda Dailey
Dailey
Eldon
Smith
Flair
Troy
Brenda Unruh
Keith
Julie Christner
Joe Garcia
Outage Hits Garden City From Damaged Power Pole
A broken power pole on East Highway 50 near Honeybee Court caused a major outage impacting about a quarter of Garden City. Power was restored citywide by 4 pm, with the Best Western Red Baron Hotel last to regain service at 5:40 pm. Police directed traffic at several intersections as fires power returned. The college faced partial campus outages for about 45 minutes, affecting most facilities but not disrupting classes.
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Garden City
Cliff Sonnenberg
East U.S. Highway 50
East Honeybee Court
Sonnenberg
Center Street
Jennie’ Barker Road
Spruce Street
Harding Avenue
Sonneneberg
U.S. Highway 50
U.S. 83
Kansas Avenue
Campus Drive
James Hawkins
Garden City Community College
Steve Quakenbush
GCCC
Quakenbush
Doug Heit
Fleming Street
Jennie Barker
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