Harrington Seeks Garden City CoEducation Board Trustee Seat
Harrington, a Garden City Community College graduate and Kansas State University agriculture economics alumnus, runs for the board of trustees. He emphasizes listening to the public and overseeing taxpayer funds while noting the college serves students of all ages. He competes with four others including incumbent Steve Sterling, Mark Eisenbarth, Lauren Welch, and Terri Worf.
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Garden City Community College
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Steve Sterling
Garden City Waste Water Department
Mark Eisenbar
Garden City candidate forum focuses on growth and spending
Candidates battled over economic development and public spending with Home Depot incentives drawing mixed views. Ransonette urged aggressive recruitment while Wharton urged park and infrastructure funding. Douglass and Fuller praised Flower Aviation and airport impacts, stressing community needs and agriculture-based growth. Polls open 7 am to 7 pm Tuesday with future forum at the Administrative Center.
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Garden City
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Wharton
Flower Aviation
Garden City Regional
Flower
Ting
Finney County
Chamber of Commerce
Finney County Economic Development Corp
IBM
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Ex-convict arrest follows Sumiton killings at funeral home
Christopher Shane Hyde, an ex-convict with Florida attempted murder sentences, killed two funeral home employees and a casket company driver in Sumiton Alabama to steal wallets. Police arrested him hours later after he boarded a bus to Atlanta. The victims were Rick Peterson pastor of Faith Worship Center and worker at the funeral home and manager Randle Lane a casket company driver.
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Sumiton
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Christopher Shane Hyde
Florida
Atlanta
Bell Funeral Home
Birmingham
Rick Peterson
Faith Worship Center
Sumston
Ine Williams
Randle Lane
Lauer seeks Holcomb mayoral seat with long service
Lauer, a Holcomb Recreation Commission member and First Baptist Church member since 1984, is running for mayor. He cites improvements since 1994, including flood plain removal, grants for a walking path, and sewer upgrades tied to a 2002 rate increase. He advocates broader council participation and continued infrastructure work.
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Holcomb
Lauer
Holcomb mayoral candidate Crain vows reform and clarity
Crain, a West Texas A&M graduate and Elks member running for mayor for the second time, urges improved police responsiveness and clearer city government communication. He cites May 2002 sewer rate hikes funding a pipeline and repairs, notes bills rose for many residents, and supports merging Holcomb and Garden City fire services while pondering a separate Holcomb fire chief later.
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Elks Club
Gaede
Holcomb
Sunflower Electric Power Corp
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