Memorial Day weekend brings family fun across town
The long weekend offered locals and visitors chances to gather and enjoy activities. Teens rode ATVs at the riverbed while families planned picnics at Finnup Park. The Big Pool opened amid 90 degree heat as out of town relatives joined the Wanda C. Hahn Memorial Day reunion at the Eagles Lodge.
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Sammy Guevara
Tito Perez
Malachi Salas
Noah East
Matthew East
Hope East
Emporia
Wanda C. Hahn
Eagles Lodge
Monica McGraw
Donna Carson
Drought tightens hay supply across western Kansas ranches
The long drought fuels record low spring hay, grazing depletion, and rising prices across western Kansas. Sublette Feeders in Haskell County reports high costs and demand, with ranchers facing herd liquidations as feedlots adapt methods amid scarce forage. Joe Scott notes drought-driven pressure on supply and pricing.
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Kansas
Sublette
Haskell
Joe Scott
Father remakes life after son's death in Iraq
In Wichita, Bob Funcheon marks Memorial Day for his son Alex, killed in Iraq six years ago. He plans a barbecue for Alex’s friends and reflects on how the loss reshaped his life, hoping for a chance to share a beer with his son one more time.
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Iraq
Wichita
Mct
Bob Funcheon
Alex
Bob
Bel Aire
Veterans Memorial Day ceremony at Valley View Cemetery
Garden City Municipal Band performed patriotic pieces including The Caisson Song and America the Beautiful at the annual Veterans Memorial Day ceremony. Cemetery sexton Kelly Stevenson thanked the band and veterans. 33 local veterans were honored as unit commanders read their roll call. An Honor Guard 21 gun salute and Taps followed. Marion Wilson of Elks No. 1404 spoke on Memorial Day history and reconciliation between North and South.
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Garden City
Valley View Cemetery
Kelly Stevenson
Sexton
Stevenson
Marian Wilson
Benevolent Protection Order of the Elks
North
Wilson
Flanders Field
Weather Forecast Today and Wednesday Parts Sunny Highs
Weather outlook shows today partly sunny with a high near 90 and a low 62. Wednesday also partly sunny with a high around 82 and a low near 55. Details appear on page A8.
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