Finney County Relay for Life raises funds at Memorial Stadium
The annual event at Horace Good Middle School’s Memorial Stadium runs from 4 p.m. to midnight with a 1 p.m. car show, 2–4 p.m. children's activities, 4 p.m. opening ceremonies, 5 p.m. barbecue dinner sponsored by Black Hills Energy, and a 7 p.m. fight back ceremony. Luminaries honor cancer patients and victims, survivors receive T shirts, and closing ceremonies begin at 11:30 p.m. Details at relayforlife.org/finneycoks or via Jamie Parkinson at (620) 874-5866.
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Relay For Life
Memorial Stadium
Horace Good
Black Hills Energy
Relayforlife.org
Finneycoks
Jamie Parkinson
Walk Kansas 5K for the Fight raises funds for cancer center
Walk Kansas hosts its inaugural 5K for the Fight and 1.5 mile fun walk on Saturday to benefit Kansas State University Johnson Cancer Research Center. The event at Chalmers Hall on the Manhattan campus honors Rod Buchele and Ann Religa, both cancer victims, with early packet pickup Friday at 1 Chalmers Hall.
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Kansas State Research and Extension
Johnson Cancer Research Center
Kansas State University
Walk Kansas
Rod Buchele
Southwest Area Extension
Garden City
Ann Religa
Harvey County
Newton
Chalmers Hall
University
Manhattan
Claflin Road
Cancer Research Center
Kansas Appleseed Hunger Meeting in Garden City
Kansas Appleseed group plans a 6 30 p m public meeting Thursday in the Finney County Public Library Hutchinson Room 605 E Walnut to collect feedback on youth nutrition barriers. The Childhood Hunger Action Team will discuss how government decisions affect hunger and poverty and use input to shape community action plans.
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Kansas Appleseed
Garden City
Hutchinson
Finney County Public Library
E. Walnut
Moody’s cuts outlook on Kansas highway bonds and state Aa2 rating
Moody’s Investors Service shifted the outlook on Kansas highway revenue bonds from stable to negative after lawmakers moved to tap $185 million in sales tax revenue for transportation projects. The general state rating remained Aa2 with a negative outlook, citing tax cuts and pension underfunding and the use of recurring one time transfers to balance the budget.
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New York City
Michael Johnston
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Brownback Administration
Steve Swartz
State Transportation Department
Swartz
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Fitch Ratings Service
Standard & Poor’s
Kansas Development Finance Authority
Return of the rhino at Lee Richardson Zoo welcomes two eastern black rhinos
Johari a five year old female from Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and Jabari a two year old male from Zoo Atlanta moved into the former elephant exhibit at Lee Richardson Zoo. Zookeeper Pablo Holguin notes Jabari is energetic while curator Jordan Piha says they are acclimating to each other the barn and staff. The zoo plans supervised outside habitat exploration next week pending weather.
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Johari
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Jabari
Zoo Atlanta
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Jordan Piha
Piha
Africa
International Union For the Conservation of Nature
Jahari
Garden City
Kristi Newland
Missy
Kimba
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Colorado Springs
Zoo
Atlanta Zoo
Evening in the Past brings Buffalo Jones to Garden City museum
Finney County Historical Society hosts an Evening in the Past at 6 p.m. May 21 in the Finney County Museum patio with Lary Cole portraying C J Buffalo Jones. The program features old fashioned ham burgers, music by Al Miller, cowboy poetry by Keith Downer, and 88 seats priced at 15 per person with reservations open until May 16.
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Buffalo” Jones
Garden City
Finney County Historical Society
Buffalo
Jones
Finney County Museum
Holcomb
al Miller
Keith Downer
FCHS
S. Fourth
Finnup Park
Ben Grimsley
Lee Richardson Zoo
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Buffalo Jones
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