Liberal man injured in Stevens County accident
A Liberal man, Michael Howard, was injured in a one car crash about 6 a.m. five miles east of Hugoton on U S Highway 51. His 1999 Isuzu went into a ditch and rolled trapping him inside. He was extricated, taken to Stevens County Hospital, then flown by air ambulance to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita in critical condition. The cause is under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevens County
Steve Lewis
Michael Howard
Hugoton
U.S. Highway 51
Lewis
Hotard
Wesley Medical Center
Wichita
Elementary transfer meeting moved up in Garden City USD 457
Garden City Public Schools moved the elementary transfer meeting to 1 30 p m on June 3 to address declining enrollment and budget limits. Transfers will be decided at the meeting and unenrolled students must enroll by June 3 to avoid home schools filling up. Parents must file transfer requests by 4 p m June 1 at their home school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City Public Schools
Garden City GCPD joins Kansas Clicks belt safety drive
Beginning May 24, Garden City Police Department launches a two week crackdown on unre strained drivers and occupants as part of Kansas Clicks. Officers will patrol in cars and bicycles from May 24 through June 6 to enforce safety belts and child passenger safety laws. Children 3 and younger must use approved seats, and anyone under 14 must wear a safety belt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City
City Commission to tour local business facility
The Garden City Commission will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Palmer Manufacturing and Tank, 2814 W. Jones, to tour the facility and hear comments and concerns from business owners and employees. No action is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City Commission
Palmer Manufacturing and Tank
W. Jones
Severe storms lash northern Lane County with hail and tornadoes
Storms pounded northern Lane and Scott counties with golf ball size hail and tornado activity. No injuries reported as residents sheltered at 7 34 p m. Wind gusts up to 50 mph and widespread crop damage to wheat were noted, with 1.5 to 2.5 inches of rain. Authorities warned of more severe weather to follow later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Healy
Lane County
National Weather Service
Sheriff’s Office
Mary Eitel
Bill Taldo
Manning
Taldo
Matt Gerard
Dodge City
Scott
Lane
Scott City
Gerard
Pendennis
Scott Co-op Association
Gary Friesen
Tyson Chick
Kansas
Johnson City
Syracuse
Ulysses
Youth bike-a-thon powers fundraising at Garden City
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Finney County hosted a three hour Bike-A-Thon at Garden City Community College where 10 riders aged 5 to 13 rode 22 laps of seven tenths of a mile for charity. Winners were Juan Luis Guarzabel and Edgar Flores, each earning a bike. two more bikes await the top fundraiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Brothers
Big Sisters
Finney County
Garden City Community College
Juan Luis Guarzabel
Edgar Flores
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Angie Schmitt
Erika Schafer
Roxie
Brown Historic Site tells story of civil rights struggle
The National Historic Site at the former Monroe School in Topeka chronicles the Brown v. Board of Education saga from 1951 onward. Visitors encounter the Tunnel of Courage, galleries, a timeline, and films on desegregation, with emphasis on Linda Brown and five overturning cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Topeka
Federal District Court
Oliver Brown
Linda Brown
Monroe School
Virginia
South Carolina
Delaware
Supreme Court
Washington
D.C
Miller
Thurgood Marshall
Frederick Douglass
Histor
Monroe
Cheryl Brown Henderson
Brown Foundation
U.S. Department of Interior
National Park Service
Congress
Last minute teams race into Garden City Relay
The 11th annual Relay for Life at Garden City High School Memorial Stadium invites teams of eight to 15 to walk 12 hours from 7 p.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday. Registration opens at 5 p.m. with a $10 per team member fee and a suggested $100 per person fundraising goal. Proceeds support cancer research in Kansas and ACS services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Woods
American Cancer Society
Garden City
Garden City High School
Memorial Stadium
Lori Carl
Woods
Carl
Kansas
Also Mentioned on This Page
GCPD
City Commission
Kathy Hanks Hanks
Gctelegram
Roxie Schafer
Schafer
Arthur Mitchell
Mitchell
Kaylee Seyferth
Seyferth
Angie
Garden City Fire Department
Finney County Emergency Medical Service
Troy Davis
Garden City Police Department
Morgan Whitehurst
Jonathan Duvall
Whitehurst
Lathal Et
LaTonya Miller
Roni Knight
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!