Ingalls High crowns fall homecoming king and queen
Nathan Ohman and Janessa Meeks were named fall homecoming royalty at Ingalls High School on October 10. The ceremony highlighted student activities and school spirit as part of the homecoming events.
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Janessa Meeks
Ingalls High School
Family leaves rich legacy with $750000 gift in Garden City
Estate executor Kathy Koster delivered a $750,000 legacy to Paulaine Sawyers of the Western Kansas Community Foundation for six beneficiary groups tied to the Hall family. Interest will fund annual disbursements to McPherson College, the Presbyterian Church, Finney County Historical Society, Spirit of the Plains CASA, Garden City Community College Endowment Association, and Garden City Family YMCA. The fund will continue forever, never dipping into the principal.
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Henry
Nellie Hall
Garden City
Henry Hall
Kathy
Koster
Paulaine Sawyers
Western Kansas Community Foundation
Sawyers
McPherson College
Presbyterian Church
Finney County Historical Society
Spirit of the Plains Casa
Garden City Community College Endowment Association
Garden City Family Ymca
Downtown Vision Committee forms first Garden City board
Garden City residents elect 11 members to the Downtown Vision Committee board at a Knights of Columbus Hall gathering. The new board includes Fred Askren Pat Baughman Bruce Glass Rich Harp Kendall Kepley Mario Lopez Michelle Mayo Mayor Reynaldo Mesa Dolores Ponce de Leon Morales Coleen Rupp and Blake Waters. The vote established the group to lead Garden City into the Kansas Main Street program.
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Garden City
Knights of Columbus
Eighth St
Kansas Main Street
Fred Askren
Sunnyland Bed and Breakfast
Pat Baughman
Finney County Historical Museum
Bruce Glass
Rich Harp
Garden City Commerce Bank
Kendall Kepley
Kep’s Men’s Wear
Mario Lopez
Farmer’s Union Insurance Office
Main Street
Michelle Mayo
Reynaldo Mesa
Dolores Ponce de Leon-Morales
Coleen Rupp
Coleen
Blake Waters
Security Savings Bank
Western Kansas irrigation fuels a dry region
LAKIN AP Louis DeKeyser explains irrigation defines western Kansas. The Amazon Ditch, a 33 mile hand dug canal from the Arkansas River, serves about 16000 acres in Kearny County. Modern tech like computers and satellites track flows while water remains the essential need.
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Louis DeKeyser
Kansas
DeKeyser
Amazon
Arkansas
Kearny
Arkansas River
Water and Water Law in Western Kansas Drought
The Ogallala Aquifer’s rapid depletion strains western Kansas farms and towns. The piece traces irrigation history, the 1945 Kansas Water Appropriation Act, and how laws adapt to scarcity. North east Kansas faces rising water costs as suburbs grow, while riverbank erosion threatens water supply in the state’s most populous region, with small projects aimed at protection.
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Ogallala
Kansas
Friday
Sebelius cites noncourt path for school finance proposal
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius said a Kansan school finance plan will be aired outside the courtroom in coming months. She plans to outline her vision after Shawnee County District Judge Terry Bullock rules on a 1999 challenge to the state aid formula and an appeal is possible.
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Kansas Public Education
Shawnee
Terry Bullock
Cimarron church severs ties with Disciples of Christ
The First Christian Church of Cimarron voted 17 to 3 to end its affiliation with the Disciples of Christ over perceived liberal stances on abortion and homosexuality. Pastor Charles Kerr, a nondenominational preacher since 1992, says the move aligns with scripture and the church’s goal of independence. The decision cites the denomination’s pro choice stance and acceptance of openly gay groups, affecting church funding and policies.
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Cimarron
Disciples of Christ
First Christian Church of
Charles Kerr
Kerr
Pension Plan
Disciples of Christ Pension Group
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