German American internment exhibit tours Kansas campus
Arthur Jacobs, a German American internee, recounts 22 months at Hohenasperg in his book and urges memory of rights denial. The BUS-cum exhibit, sponsored by TRACES Museum, visits Garden City Community College with Jacobs speaking at noon.
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Jacobs
FBI
Brooklyn
N.Y
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Ellis Island
Texas
New York
Germany
Hohenasperg
Hell
United States
Art
Mildred Dryer
Kansas
Tempe, Ariz
Ameri
Eric Brandt
Traces Museum
Brandt
Traces
Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Building
GCCC
Trent Smith
Smith
Math and Science
Corn yields drop as heat and drought hit Kansas fields
Kansas farmers report corn yields down 15 to 20 percent with heat and limited rainfall. Fields near Satanta finished harvest while prices hovered around $3.30 per bushel. USDA data show planted 3.4 million acres with average yields near 123 bushels per acre.
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Gauldin
Satanta
Gouldin
U.S. Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Kansas
Curtis Thompson
Kansas State University Extension
Ed Banning
Ag Management Consultants
Colorado
Banning
Commissioner Pay Rise Debated in Garden City
Garden City officials discuss raising commissioner salaries with cities like Kansas City and Lawrence paying more. Some towns pay nothing while Mission Hills pays eight cents monthly. A 61 day delay precedes any ordinance, with petition drives possible to trigger a public vote. A concurrent feasibility study on sewer service expansion is planned with Finney County.
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Mission Hills
Mesa
Crase
Grisell
Garden City
Finney County Commission
Government reports 788 data losses across 19 agencies
Federal workers at 19 agencies have lost or had compromised sensitive personal information affecting thousands. The House Government Reform Committee cited 788 incidents since January 2003, many from physical thefts or unauthorized employee use, with contractors often at fault. The report notes ongoing unknown extents in many cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Government Reform Committee
Partment of
Veterans Affairs
Office of Personnel Management
Social Security Administration
Veterans Affairs Department
FBI
Social Security
Building friendships through Big Brothers Big Sisters ties
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Finney County pairs adults with youths to reduce risk factors. Since January 362 matches in the community and 1,629 in schools have occurred, with 125 summer matches at East Garden Village Retirement Home. The program, funded by United Way since 1984, emphasizes mentorship as prevention.
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Kim
Hays
Big Brothers
Big Sisters of
Finney County
East Garden Village
Tammy Davis
Davis
United Way
BB/BS
United Way Campaign
United Way aims to raise 520000 for Finney County nonprofits
The United Way has raised 137270.42 dollars, 26 percent of the 520000 goal. Pace setters include Lee Contraction employees and Western Uniform & Towel Service Inc. donors. BBBS is slated to receive 20000, with volunteers crucial as about 100 children await mentors.
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Pace Setters
Lee Contraction
Western Uniform & Towel Service Inc
DV Douglass Roofing Inc
Weathercraft
Triangle H Grain & Cattle Company
Dave
Cheryl Sweley
Harry
Margaret Anderson
Garland Funeral Home
Finney County
BBBS
United Way
Davis
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Arthur Jacobs
Ture
Alan Gouldin
United Prairie Ag
Kansas City
McPherson
Lawrence
Shawnee
Fredonia
Liberal
Ai Emporia
Topeka
Manhattan
Hutchinson
Leavenworth
Colby
Deerfield
Great Bend
Pittsburg
Tonganoxie
Antique Car
Finney County Public Library
E. Walnut
Westernstate Bank
Kansas Ave
Garden City, KS
Western State Bank
WSB
American Cancer Society
Warren House Science
Traces Center For History
St. Paul
Minnesota
Garden City Community College
Gcc
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