Big Pool opens for season with slides and pool rules
Brothers Garth McDonald and Kaiden Britton, both Pierceville residents, visited Garden City’s Big Pool on opening day as aquatics director Monica Colborn reported a good turnout. The pool, open 1 to 5 45 p m weekdays and 1 to 6 45 p m weekends, charges 2 admission. Children under 7 need an adult, those 16 and older require a swim test. Swim lessons begin June 18 with sign ups at the recreation center.
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Davona George
Lilly Moore
Garth McDonald
Kaiden Britton
Pierceville
Garden City
Britton
McDonald
Monica Colborn
Colborn
Apsley aims to turn hunting hobby into career
Jacob Apsley, a 2016 Satan ta High School graduate, plans to turn his passion for hunting and guns into a career. He will study mechanical engineering at West Texas A&M in Canyon, Texas, hoping to enter the gun industry. He attributes his reloading skills to his father Casey.
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Jacob Apsley
Satanta High
Apsley
West Texas A&m
Canyon
Texas
Casey
Jacob Apsley Satanta High School Honors Student
Jacob Apsley earns Kansas Honors Scholar and Governor’s Scholar designations, plus Kansas State College of Engineering Outstanding Student in Mathematics and Science and National Honor Society with a 4.0 GPA. He participates in Scholar’s Bowl, FFA, football, basketball, Student Council, S-Club, band, and FBLA. enjoys competitive trap shooting and hunting. Plans to study mechanical engineering at West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas.
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Satanta High School
Kansas
Kansas State College of Engineering
National Honor Society
West Texas A&m University
Canyon, Texas
Kansas lawmakers prepare for sine die last day
On the last technical day of the 2016 session in Topeka lawmakers weigh responses to federal guidance on transgender students bathroom and locker room access. Conservative leaders vow to push back while House and Senate plan divergent actions led by Senate President Susan Wagle.
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Topeka
Kansas
House
Senate
Susan Wagle
Wichita
Chamber
GCPD Revises Approach to Gangs Drugs and Guns
Garden City Police Department will coordinate investigations of gang activity drug distribution and illegal firearms after findings show overlapping suspects. Police Chief Mike Utz notes these crimes often intersect when any one case is opened.
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Garden City Police Department
GCPD
Mike Utz
Weather Outlook with Strong Storms Today and Tuesday
Today faces dangerous thunderstorms with a high of 83 and a low of 58. Tuesday turns cloudy with another thunderstorm possible, topping at 72 and dipping to 52. Strong winds and possible hail accompany the outbreaks.
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Brad Nading
Johnnie Sanchez
Lee Apsley
Michael Radke
Finney County Law Enforcement Center
Radke
Gang
Annie
Schwieterman Inc
Chicago
Garden City Co-op
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