Garden City telethon showcases student debaters and actors
The 16th Annual Garden City High School Broadcasting Debate and Forensics Telethon aired on BBS TV Channel 21 from 4 to 10 pm. Students performed poems, humorous pieces, and news reports to raise funds for the program with donors scrolling on screen as coach Russ Tidwell notes the event surpassed prior goals.
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Haley Regan
Regan
Garden City High School
Buffalo Broadcasting System
Bbs-Tv
Russ Tidwell
GCHS
Tidwell
Stu
County eyes curb on junk vehicles in residential areas
Finney County commissioners discussed reducing inoperable vehicles on private property in residential zones while leaving agricultural areas intact. Planning Director Kaleb Kentner and code enforcement officer Keith Denton outlined concerns about abandoned wrecked or junked vehicles under county zoning and environmental codes.
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Finney County
Kaleb Kentner
Keith Denton
Kentner
Strained Ties Between Educators and Lawmakers Highlight Funding Tensions
Mark Tallman of the Kansas Association of School Boards notes distrust between Kansas school districts and the Legislature as districts contend they must do more with less while facing sharp criticism, and legislators struggle to understand district needs on funding.
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Kansas Association of School Boards
Mark Tallman
Kansas
Memorial stocking drive honors fallen Garden City soldier
The Travis Bachman Memorial Christmas Stocking Drive turns memories into action by sending hundreds of holiday stockings to Kansas soldiers overseas. Started in 2006 and named for Sgt. 1st Class Travis S. Bachman killed in Iraq in 2007, the effort has grown from 600 to about 1,100 stockings. Amber Wilson and Robin Witzke began the project after their husbands served in Iraq, continuing the cause after Bachman’s death.
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Garden City
Travis Bachman
Kansas
Bachman
Iraq
Travis Scott Bachman
Army National Guard
161St Field Artillery
Amber Wilson
Robin Witzke
Witzke
Wilson
Weather Outlook With Seasonal Warmth
Today will be partly cloudy with a high near 58 and a low around 28. Wednesday brings sunny skies and warmer conditions, reaching about 67 with a low near 32. Details appear on page A8.
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Calvin Evans
Justin Walker
Hailey Medina
Savian Scheiman
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Chicago
Annie
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