Neighborhood group to clean Arkansas Riverbed Saturday
The Neighborhood Improvement Project will conduct a trash cleanup in and around the Arkansas Riverbed. Volunteers meet at 9 a.m. Saturday at the south end of the Main Street bridge in Garden City. Bring gloves and outdoor attire. for details contact Addison Morgan at 805-8051 or amorgan@gckschools.com.
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Arkansas River
Main Street
Garden City
Addison Morgan
Amorgan
Gckschools.com
Blood drive planned in Cimarron at recreation center
A Cimarron community blood drive will be held Thursday from 3 15 to 7 30 p m at the Gray County Recreation Center 17002 Highway 50. Call 800 733 2767 or visit redcrossblood org to make an appointment.
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Cimarron
Gray County Recreation Center
Highway 50
Redcrossblood.org
Syracuse Christmas Fair Set for Saturday
The 25th Annual Christmas Fair is planned for Saturday in Syracuse. Hours run 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. CST at the Syracuse High School gymnasium with lunch served.
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Syracuse
Syracuse High School
Finney County Extension Council Election Set for Nov 8
Finney County residents 18 and older may vote November 8 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Extension Office 501 S Ninth St. Three representatives will be elected per development committee. Agriculture candidates are Michael Burch Jake Price Doug Mai. Family and Consumer Science candidates are Alice Banning Carol Deaver Brenda Drees. 4 Hand Youth Development candidates are Amanda Hands Karen Murrell Tara York. Economic Development candidates are Barbara Jensen Jill Wessels Dean Zemp.
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Finney County Extension Council
Finney County Extension Office
S. Ninth St
Finney County
Agriculture Committee
Michael Burch
Jake Price
Doug Mai
Alice Banning
Carol Deaver
Brenda Drees
Amanda Hands
Karen Murrell
Tara York
Barbara Jensen
Jill Wessels
Dean Zemp
Gift stockings drive for troops at St Catherine Hospital
The Mission in Action Committee at St Catherine Hospital collects items for stockings for U S troops with a November 11 deadline. Drop-off boxes are in Hospital Administration Siena Administration and Human Resources and at the Women’s Clinic in Garden City. Suggested items include hygiene products puzzles cards snacks canned meals socks hats and batteries. For details call Constance Whitehurst at 272 2560.
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Mission In Action Committee
St. Catherine Hospital
U.S
Hospital
Siena Administration
Women’s Clinic
Garden City
Constance Whitehurst
MyPlate program scheduled for mid November luncheon
The free program titled MyPlate Eating for the Health of It will be held at noon on November 14 in the Grandstand Meeting Room at the Finney County Fairgrounds Garden City. Pre-registration by November 10 is required at 272-3670. late registrants may not receive lunch.
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Finney County Fairgrounds
Garden City
Michelle Obama
Finney County Extension Office
Ulysses mayor resigns after moving to Grant County home
Thadd Kistler, 38, resigns from Ulysses City Council and as mayor after moving his family to a Grant County home just outside city limits. He was elected to the council in 2001 and as mayor in 2007 and again last April. John Battin to be sworn in as mayor November 9.
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Ulysses
Thadd Kistler
Grant County
Daron Hall
Kistler
Thadd
Hall
John Battin
Beth Ann
Morgan
Skylar
Annie
Cold Weather Rule Takes Effect In Kansas Utilities
The Cold Weather Rule goes into effect today through March 31, prohibiting disconnection during cold spells for residential electric and natural gas customers. Utilities must offer 12 month payment plans. disconnections require temperatures forecast above 35 degrees for 48 hours, and 24 hour notice by phone or in person.
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Kansas Corporation Commission
ECC
Mark Sievers
KCC
Kec
Office of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection
Kansas Through the Lens of Its Reservoirs and Hot Spots
The Complete Guide to Kansas Fishing profiles 25 reservoirs across Kansas with GPS hot spots, expert interviews, and color illustrations. Authors Amy Bickel and Jason Probst chronicle fishing drop offs, humps, and brush piles while highlighting state parks, trails, and historic sites near lakes Scott and Glen Elder. They spent two summers compiling routes, maps, and profiles for anglers and curious readers alike.
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Kansas
Amy Bickel
Hutchinson News
Jason Probst
The
News
Probst
Bickel
el Quartelejo
Lake Scott State Park
Elk City Reservoir
Hot Springs
Glen Elder Reservoir
Jason
Trails Books
Big Earth Publishing
Boulder, Colo
Wichita Police Shoot Robbery Suspect at Dollar General
Wichita police say three officers shot and killed a robbery suspect who approached with a knife during a Dollar General incident. The man, DeJuan Colbert, ignored orders to drop the weapon. two other suspects surrendered inside while a fourth remains at large. All officers are on leave during the investigation.
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Wichita
Norman Williams
Williams
DeJuan Colbert
Dollar General
Colbert
The
Wichita Eagle
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Consuelo Sandoval
Jenise Zickefoose
Treasurer’s Department
Sandoval
Phil Escareno
Black Hills Energy Company
Escareno
West
FBI
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Stuart Bevis
Islamic Association of Mid
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