Picture This Bible Christian Academy at Mid Winter Tournament
Bible Christian Academy students competed in a Mid Winter Tournament held in Garden City. The event featured teams from local schools with participants noted for athletic and academic displays.
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Bible Christian Academy
Garden City
Sebelius vetoes coal plant bill in Finney County
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius rejected a bill allowing two new coal burning plants in Finney County and formed a business executive task force to cut carbon dioxide emissions. She argued the choice protects health and promotes sustainable growth while urging exploration of cleaner energy and development options. House and Senate leaders expressed disappointment and vows to attempt an override.
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FCEDC seeks funding as November ballot nears
Finney County Economic Development Corp chair Ron Schwartz says a busy ballot is possible this fall. He supports joint funding efforts amid requests from USD 457 Garden City for a new larger high school and a proposed quarter cent sales tax for road and building maintenance.
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Finney County Economic Development Corp. Board of Directors
FCEDC
Schwartz
Garden City
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Signs of spring in springtime park scene
Chad Koster enjoys warm afternoon at Finnup Park with dogs Kacie Buster and back. Snow crocus petals open in afternoon sun marking first official day of spring. Forecast calls for Saturday high near 60 with a chance of showers and Easter Sunday high around 52 under cloudy skies.
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Kacie
Buster
Finnup Park
Four-vehicle crash kills Garden City man on US 50
Aaron Kurtz, 31, of Garden City, died after a four-vehicle crash at 2:40 p.m. at Third Street and the US 50/83 bypass. Mohamed Hassai ran a stop sign, colliding with Susanna Wiebe's van, sending it into Kurtz's Oldsmobile. Officer Edward Ochs, fleeing the crash, locked brakes and was not injured.
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U.S. Highway 50
Aaron Kurtz
St. Catherine
Third Street
Kansas Highway Patrol
Mohamed Sheikh Hassai
Susanna Wiebe
Sublette
Sebring
Kurtz
Edward John Ochs
Ochs
Town Hall Meeting On Underage Drinking Apr 1
A town hall session on underage drinking is set for April 1 from 5 30 to 7 PM at Alta Brown Elementary School west gym 1110 E Pine St Child care and a free meal will be provided Registration deadline is Wednesday Lois Limes requests contact at 276 9624 for more information or to register contact Yudith Gutierrez at 276 5230
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Alta Brown
West Gymnasium
E. Pine St
Lois Limes
Yudith Gutierrez
Town hall on underage drinking set for April 1
Finney County Community Health Coalition sponsors a town hall to educate the public about dangers of underage drinking and boost community involvement. Lois Limes cites alarming local figures from Kansas Communities That Care showing 36 percent of sixth graders in Finney County had beer or wine in 30 days, above the state average of 22 percent.
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Finney County
Garden City
James Hawkins
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