GCCC Observes Memorial Day and Announces Summer Hours
Garden City Community College and the Finney County Community Learning Center close Monday for Memorial Day. Summer hours then run 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. Registration for day and evening fall or summer classes is open at the Administration Building. Most summer classes start June 11 with fall classes beginning August 15. Telephone enrollment is available Tuesdays through Thursdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 276-9653. Information numbers are 276-9608 or 1 800 658 1696.
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Finney County Community Learning Center
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GCHS Opens Summer Completion Enrollment in Garden City
Garden City High School invites students to enroll in summer completion classes priced at 10 per class. Offerings cover English science math and speech with eligibility based on passing over half of assessments. Sessions run May 30 to June 12 and June 13 to June 26 with specific deadlines and 830 to 1130 a.m. classes.
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Garden City High School
J.D. Adams
Wildflower Tours Offered at Finney Game Refuge
The Friends of Finney Game Refuge announce 8 a.m. wildflower tours this Saturday and next, with reservations via 276 9400. Bring cameras and binoculars. seating on the trailer is limited. Tours tie into a photo contest for youth and adults at the Finney County Fair in August, with 8x10 entries of flora or fauna. The refuge lies 1/4 mile south of the Arkansas River Main Street bridge on South Business Highway 83 and is run by Kansas Wildlife and Parks.
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Finney County
Friends Group
Karen Tanner
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Kansas Wildlife and Parks Department
Pioneer Farmers Market Opens June 16 in Ulysses
The Leadership Grant County Class of 1999 sponsors the Pioneer Farmers Market at the Grant County Fairgrounds in Ulysses. Starting as a matching place for buyers and sellers of homegrown produce and crafts, it now runs Saturdays 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. from June 16 through September 15 with yard sale items and free vendor setup under the Civic Center trees. Support from the class of 1999 will assist vendors each Saturday. For more information call (620) 856-2200.
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Grant County
Grant County Fairgrounds
West Patterson Avenue
Ulysses
Kansas Tightens DUI Penalties and Ignition Locks
Gov Bill Graves signed a law boosting DUI penalties in Kansas. The measure raises fines from 200 to 500 for first offenses and higher scales for subsequent convictions. It mandates ignition interlock devices and permanent license revocation after a fifth failed test, with jail terms and aftercare programs for repeat offenders.
New DUI Penalties Applauded by Finney County Officials
Finney County criminal justice officials praise stiffer DUI penalties as a deterrent. Sheriff Bascue notes longer jail terms and higher fines will push drunken drivers off the streets, and Captain Utz cites education about the laws as key. Second offenses face up to 1500 dollar fines and 10 days in jail, while third offenses reach 2500 dollars and 120 days.
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Bascue
Mike Utz
Utz
Finney County maps first joint planning session with department heads
Finney County commissioners and department heads held an all day strategic planning workshop at Southwind Country Club. The group drafted broad goals to guide a future plan including expanding services and revenue options, while noting weaknesses and regional opportunities and threats.
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Finney County
Pete Olson
Marla Flentie
Kansas Association of Counties
Flentie
Southwind Country Club
Bob Prewitt
EMS
Kevin Bascue
Garden City
Statehouse
Cliff Mayo
Bascue
Cheryl Kottke
Health Department
Messenger Finally Receives High School Diploma Fifty-Five Years Later
Donald Messenger waited decades to complete his Scott Community High School journey. Drafted during his senior year, he served in Korea, returned to farming, and later moved to Finney and Garden City. He earned the diploma at a Saturday commencement while his family continues farming and real estate work.
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United States Army
Korea
Camp Beale
Calif
Scott County
Finney County
Wauneta
Garden City
Charles
Chad
Lonely is the Road U S 50 Journey Across America
Indiana author Wendell Trogdon details his summer road trip along U S 50 with wife Fabian, noting towns Garden City Lakin and Syracuse and highlighting historical sites like Windsor Hotel and Silk Stocking Row. He planned weeks of reading about towns and aims to capture the route’s character and attractions.
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U.S. Highway 50
U.S. 50
America
Garden City
Lakin
Syracuse
Wendell Trogdon
Trogdon
Fabian
Kansas
Windsor Hotel
Sunnyland
Silk Stocking Row
City Park
Kansas City
Pueblo
City
Holcomb
Colorado
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Stovall
New Law
Brad Nading
Ray Mann
Valley View Cemetery
Finney County Commission
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Community High School
Dawnnel Francis
Kenneth Henderson
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