Garden City chess team ties for first but wins second
Garden City High School Chess Club tied for first with Thomas More Prep in last weekend’s home event. Phase finished third, Phuong Nguyen fourth, Josh Ortiz seventh, with members Landon Baker Chau Ha James Johnson Sandy Johnson Canh Nguyen Thu Le Juan Rodriguez and Juan Tamayo. Next meet is Oct 28 at Wichita Independent School.
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Garden City High School
Thomas More Prep
Hays
Garden City
Phuong Nguyen
Josh Ortiz
GCHS
Landon Baker
Chau Ha
James Johnson
Sandy Johnson
Canh Nguyen
Thu le
Juan Rodriguez
Juan Tamayo
Wichita Independent School
Free computer classes at Finney County Library Saturday
Finney County Public Library offers two free classes on Saturday. From 9 to 10:30 a.m. Learn how to use the Internet, followed by a 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. session on beginning Microsoft Word. Sign up at 605 E Walnut St or call 272-3680 for details.
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Finney County Public
GCCC Haunted House Sets Halloween Event Dates
Garden City Community College theater students sponsor a third annual Halloween Haunted House on October 27 and 28 from 6 to 10 pm. Admission is 2 for children 12 and under and 4 for older guests, with free entry for parents escorting up to five children eight or younger. The event also joins the GCCC Children’s Fall Festival from 2 to 4 pm on October 28 outdoors on campus.
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Garden City Community College Theater
GCCC
Free screening clinic for children scheduled
Russell Child Development Center announces a free screening, for ages 1 month to 5 years, on Oct. 27 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Garden City. ACDC and USD 457 sponsor. infants to toddlers in southwest Kansas and Garden City residents 3 to 5 are eligible. Appointments at 275-0291. notify if unable to attend.
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Russell
RCDC
Lawsuit Alleges Training Gaps in 1999 Fatal Crash
Debbie Smith sues American Implement Inc alleging improper training and language barriers affected a July 1999 crash. The truck driver was an independent contractor, while the tractor operator at Sunbelt Farms is cited as inadequately trained and unable to communicate with others. Lawyers place Smith’s future earnings near one million dollars.
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Debbie Smith
American Implement Inc
Sunbelt Farms
Smith
Kansas to cool with rain amid varied weekend forecast
Outside TOPEKA Kansas, the National Weather Service predicts a cool spell with rain over the next few days. Friday night will be partly cloudy with lows from the lower 40s in the northwest to the mid-50s in the southeast. Saturday brings mostly cloudy skies and highs from the 60s in the west to the 70s in the east, with a chance of rain and thunderstorms south. Rain and storms possible across the state Saturday night, with lows from the mid-40s northwest to the mid-50s southeast.
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Topeka
Kansas
National Weather Service
Weather outlook for Garden City area this weekend
Tonight mostly cloudy with a low in the lower 50s and light northeast wind. Saturday cloudy with a 40 percent shower chance in the afternoon, breezy with a high in the mid 60s and southeast winds 15 to 25 mph. Record low and high temperatures for this date are 21 and 87, with last year's highs and lows 62 and 29. Precipitation totals shown are year to date. Data supplied by Southwest Kansas Center.
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Kansa Center
Sherrer urges keeping lottery for Kansas economy
Lt. Gov. Gary Sherrer told Haysville Chamber of Commerce that Kansas must reauthorize the lottery to fund economic development. He argued the lottery is a tax on those who fail math and warned that removing it would strain budgets and weaken growth while noting national perception issues tied to state education board decisions. He avoided endorsing any candidate in the education race.
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Haysville
Kansas
Gary Sherrer
Sherrer
State Education Board
Wayne Holt
State Board of Education
Steve Abrams
Abrams
Holt
Group backs nonpartisan selection of Kansas judges
Kansans for an Independent Judiciary urged a constitutional amendment to create a statewide nonpartisan selection process. The initiative would appoint a nominating commission to forward three names to the governor, with judges facing retention elections and a second commission helping voters decide. The group plans a 2002 ballot effort, backed by former Gov Joan Finney and figures from both parties.
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Topeka
Jill Docking
U.S. Senate
Fred Logan
Kansans
Docking
Logan
Prairie Village
Ers
House
Senate
Kansas Justice Commission
Joan Finney
Finney
Minors cited after underage drinking party in Finney County
Finney County sheriff officers issued 12 citations after breaking up an underage drinking party at 3945 N. Farmland Road. One 18 year old, Justin Schiffner, faced counts for consumption of alcohol by a minor and six counts of contributing to a child’s misconduct. Six other attendees under 18 were cited and released to parents, while five other 18 year olds were cited and released. Names and addresses of all cited individuals are listed by the sheriff.
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Finney County
Kevin Bascue
Farmland Road
Bascue
Justin Schiffner
Donald Huber
Henderson Drive
Ignacio Holquin
Telegram Ave
James McMillan
E. TV Road
Stephen Troy
Casey’s Drive
Joseph Klaus
Coachman Lane
Ricardo Marquez
T Bone Drive
Justin McRae
Parkwood Lane
Shannon Ford
Carriage Lane
Carrie Wilson
Hazel St
Rebecca Cornett
Antler Ridge Drive
Tam Vc
Kansas Ave
Prairie Gardens retirement project eyed for Garden City
Lloyd Benjamin of Benjamin Development Co. plans a 48 unit elderly housing facility on north Campus Drive south of The Trails of Garden City. The 28 one bedroom and 20 two bedroom apartments offer meals, common areas, and home like living between ownership and assisted living. Benjamin said construction could start this fall or next spring after final details.
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Prairie Gardens
Garden City
Lloyd Benjamin
McCook
Neb
Benjamin Development Co
Benjamin
Campus Drive
Trails of Garden City
Colby
Grain prices at Garden City Co-op report
Dow Jones average stood at 10131.10, down 11.84 from this morning's opening. Edward Jones & Co. supplied the market data. The garden city cooperative posted grain price notes alongside the financial update.
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Garden City Co-op
Dow Jones Edward Jones & Co
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