Thanksgiving closings hit Garden City and Holcomb
Post offices in Garden City and Holcomb close on Thursday for Thanksgiving. Many city and county offices, libraries, museums, schools, banks, and services also close Thursday with some remaining closed Friday. The Telegram will skip Thursday publication and print Friday.
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Garden City
Holcomb
St. Dominic and St. Mary
Garden City City
Holcomb City
Finney County
Garden City Animal Shelter
Finney County Public Library
Usda Service Center
Lee Richardson Zoo
Finnup
Garden City Community College
Saffell
Finney County Community Learning Center
United Methodist Mexican- American Ministries
Bank of America Citizens State Bank
Commerce Bank
Commercial Federal Bank Farm Credit of
First National Bank of Holcomb
Garden City State Bank
Home National Bank
Landmark National Bank Security Savings Bank
IBP
Stock Growers State Bank
Western State Bank
State wheat growers to meet Monday in Garden City
The joint annual meeting of the Kansas Association of Wheat Growers and the Kansas Wheat Commission occurs Monday at 2 p.m. in Finney County 4-H building Garden City. The event marks the association's 50th anniversary with an afternoon address by Alan Tracy president of US Wheat Associates and a banquet featuring US Senator Pat Roberts.
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Kansas Association of Wheat Growers
Kansas Wheat Commission
Garden City
Finney County
KAWG
Alan Tracy
U.S. Wheat Associates
Cuba
Pat Roberts
Roberts
Irrigation Training Wednesday in Ulysses
A hands on irrigation scheduling training runs from 9 30 a m to 12 30 p m Wednesday at the Ulysses Civic Center 1000 Patterson Ave It is a two hour session with concurrent sessions on center pivot evaluation fuel cost evaluation and subsurface drip irrigation systems cost comparison calculator Pre register with Carl Henson Grant County Extension Office at 620 356 1721
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Ulysses Civic Center
Patterson Ave
Carl Henson
Grant County Extension Office
Water topics eyed at Tuesday regional water meeting
Kansas water issues and policies will be discussed during a Tuesday regional meeting from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Memorial Hall at the Stevens County Courthouse in Hugoton. David Pope of the Kansas Division of Water Resources will update irrigation regulators on water-use rules. Bruce Reichmuth and Susan Stover will discuss cascading water and the Ogallala Aquifer with Henkle Drilling and Kansas Water. Contact Gary Gold at the Stevens County Extension Office for details. Road hotline listed.
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Kansas
Memorial Hall
Stevens County
Hugoton
David Pope
Kansas Division of Water Resources
Bruce Reichmuth
Henkle
Susan Stover
Kansas Water
Ogallala
Gary Gold
Kansas Budget Plan Proposes 78 Million In Agency Cuts
Gov Bill Graves outlines a balance plan for fiscal 2003 with 78 million in direct cuts to state agencies and a 310 million shortfall to be addressed. Education avoided cuts, but social services and higher education bear the heaviest tolls, with local governments losing 48 million in transfers.
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Topeka
Bill Graves
Graves
Kansas
Board of Regents
Dick Carter
Don Moler
League of Kansas Municipalities
Moser
Baxter Springs
Tim Burns
Duane Goossen
Kathleen Sebelius
Sebelius
Florence Wilson rally aids Braun family in medical need
Florence Wilson Elementary students and staff raise funds for Mitchell Braun after brain tumor surgery. Recycling drives and a penny collection have yielded about 250 dollars, with a chili dinner and silent auction planned for December 12 to help cover medical costs and expenses.
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Florence Wilson Elementary School
Mitchell Braun
Cindy Braun
Mitchell
Florence Wilson
Mitchel
Clayton
Emily
Connie Pracht
Evans
Mitchell Brauns
Pracht
Brauns
Fellowship of Christian Cowboys
Golden Plains Credit Union
Garden City
Michael Braun
Kansas Highway Patrol
Ron Knoefel
Braun
Bond refinancing trims Garden City debt by 99000
Garden City commissioners approved refinancing of 3.845 million in four bonds, lowering the average rate to 2.8 percent from 4.6 to 5.6 percent and saving about 99000 versus an initial 70000 estimate. Additional actions include road expansion plans and a Kroger drug benefit contract.
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Garden City
Chuck Boully
Financial Ad
Viser
George K. Baum and Co
Wichita
Kansas Department of Transportation
Kansas Avenue
Campus Drive
Crestway Drive
KDOT
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Kroger
City Humane Resources
Jim Berry
BCBS
H and R Block posts 37.3 million quarter loss in Texas suit
H R Block reports a 37.3 million loss or 21 cents per share for the quarter ending Oct 31. Excluding nonrecurring charges the loss is 8.7 million or 5 cents per share. Revenues rise 26.1 percent to 471.4 million. The Texas class action settlement adds 25 million after tax. The proposal offers coupons for services rather than cash.
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Kansas City, Mo
H&r Block Inc
Texas
Block
Thomson First Call
Syracuse Mayor's domestic battery case referred to outside prosecutor
Syracuse Mayor Garett D. Shamburg faces a domestic battery case scheduled for 2:15 p.m. on December 10 after Hamilton County Attorney Rob Gale recused himself and transferred the matter to Grant County Attorney Doug Campbell to avoid any conflict of interest. Shamburg, mayor since 1991, was arrested November 3 and released on $1,000 bond. his wife Mary Shamburg has filed for divorce.
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Syracuse
Garett D. Shamburg
Hamilton County
Rob Gale
Gale
Doug Campbell
Grant County
Shamburg
Campbell
Mary Shamburg
David Black
Stanton County
Moran tours rural hospitals in Kansas
First District Congressman Jerry Moran visits Kiowa Medicine Lodge and Coldwater to hear rural hospital concerns. He reiterates a New Year resolution to cut health care costs and stresses affordable insurance as the top national issue amid rising political pressure from middle class families unable to afford care.
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Medicine Lodge
HNL
Jerry Moran
Moran
Kiowa
Coldwater
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SRS
Marianne Deagle
Maron Evans
Clayton Grusing
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Bob Halloran
H&r Block
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