Support group builds hope for cancer patients
A local support group offers emotional relief and practical guidance to cancer patients and survivors. Members share experiences, coping strategies, and access to resources, fostering resilience and a sense of community amid treatment challenges.
Picture This Cousins Carving Pumpkins for Halloween
Ali Garrett and Nyesse Webb prepare to carve pumpkins as Halloween activities unfold. The scene involves family fun preceding a District 8 opener with buffs hanging on to a hatchet.
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Ali Garrett
Nyesse Webb
Garden City to double city commissioners salaries
Garden City commissioners voted to raise salaries after comparing pay with 67 Kansas cities. The plan doubles annual pay to 5200 dollars plus about 216 per meeting, and the mayor may receive 600 to 800 extra annually. Funding remains from the general fund.
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Randy Grisell
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Mentors help Kim grow through Big Brothers program
Deb Hays volunteers with Kim Hang, a Vietnamese immigrant, through Big Brothers Big Sisters. They met weekly at first to build English skills and friendship, with Kim advancing from first grade level reading to reading well beyond her age during a year of shared reading.
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Hays
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Finney County
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Hang
BUS-com highlights internment camps memory visit
Arthur Jacobs recalls nearly three years as a German-American internee in World War II. He speaks at the BUS-eum II exhibit in Garden City Community College to educate that not all internees were Japanese. His parents, German immigrants, registered as alien enemies after Pearl Harbor and carried IDs.
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Garden City Community College
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Corn yields down across Finney County says ag official
Ken Jameson of Garden City Co-op reports most Finney County corn harvest complete but yields remain below 2005 levels. He notes declines up to 20 percent from last year across southwest Kansas due to heat and weather, with test weights around 59 to 63 pounds per bushel during the 2005 fall harvest.
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Garden City
Dodge City
Ulysses
Plains
Jameson
National Weather Service
Garden City board to meet Monday at support center
USD 457 Board of Education schedules a 7 p.m. meeting in the Board Meeting Room at the Educational Support Center 1205 Fleming St Garden City. The session will discuss district matters and opportunities for public input at the Garden City venue.
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Fleming St
Garden City
Atha urges board review to boost Garden City security
Superintendent Rick Atha plans to form a committee to review and possibly increase security at Garden City USD 457 schools. He will address the Board of Education Monday night, aligning with goals to provide a safe learning environment amid recent fatal school shootings and a Joplin AK-47 incident prompting district concerns.
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Garden City
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Corn Harvest Prices and Yields by County in 2006
The 2006 corn harvest shows varied prices from 3.22 to 3.30 per bushel across Scott to Haskell counties with yields listed in ranges of 15 to 240 bushels per acre. Some counties report no dry corn taken or unavailable yield. finish percentages range from 15 to 100 percent.
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Greeley County
Scott County
Kearny County
Finney County
Stanton County
Gray County
Grant County
Stevens County
Lane County
Wichita County
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