Police warn against false claims by door to door salesmen
The Garden City Police Department warns residents about salesmen claiming to represent ACT home security. Capt. Mike Utz cites ten reports including one from a department employee about claims of police information on burglaries. He notes such door to door selling violates city ordinance and says the department has not shared burglary data with ADT.
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Garden City
ACT
Mike Utz
Utz
ADT
Department warns against posting signs on utility poles
City department reminds residents that posting signs on utility poles is illegal under city code. Officials recently removed more than 40 signs promoting rapid weight loss from local poles to enforce regulations.
Kids Can Fly a Kite Saturday in Garden City
Outdoor Kansas for Kids program invites children to Tangeman Fields on Spruce Street this Saturday at 2 p.m. The free event promotes outdoor activity with Kansas wind and kite flying, with more information from the Garden City Recreation Commission at 276-1200.
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Kansas
Tangeman Fields
Spruce Street
Garden City Recreation Commission
Kinder artwork on display in Satanta
Paintings by artist David Kinder of Garden City are exhibited in Satanta through Sept. 21 at the Dudley Township Public Library. Hours are Monday through Friday noon to 6 p.m. The exhibit is sponsored by the Satanta Arts Council. Kinder is head of the Garden City Community College art department and director of the Mercer Gallery.
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David Kinder
Garden City
Satanta
Dudley Township
Satanta Arts Council
Mercer
Garden City Community College
Roping benefit for BBBS opens in Finney County
The third annual roping benefit for Finney County Big Brothers Big Sisters starts tonight at 6 p.m. at the Finney County Fairgrounds arena and continues Saturday from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sponsors are BBBS and Cowboys n Toys. Admission is free. proceeds aid mentoring for ages 5 to 17 and Christmas gifts for area children. For entry or info call Jerry Miller at 620-276-4926.
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Finney County
Big Brothers
Big Sisters
Finney County Fairgrounds
Bbbs and
Cowboys ‘N’ Toys
Jerry Miller
Whimmydiddle Arts Festival September 29 in Scott City
The Whimmydiddle Arts and Crafts Festival will run September 29 from 9 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. at City Park Scott City featuring original crafts and food booths with more than 300 stalls. Maps will be at the park shelter house. Alpha Omega and Epsilon Sigma Alpha, service groups, sponsor the annual event.
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Scott City
Alpha Omega, Epsilon Sigma Alpha
Sherlock Strivers Gear Up for a New Year
The Sherlock Strivers 4-H September meeting is rescheduled to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Holcomb Elementary School Cafeteria. Open to ages 7 to 18 with officer elections planned. For details, email sherlock holcomb.net.
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Sherlock Strivers 4-H
Holcomb
Sherlock Strivers
Redistricting talks advance in Topeka amid map options
Kansas lawmakers narrow to at least seven congressional redraw plans as they weigh Douglas and Lawrence county lines. The panel debates keeping communities of interest intact, adjusting voter counts for students and military personnel, and aims to approve a plan by Oct. 2 for next year’s Legislature.
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Lawrence
Douglas County
David Adkins
Cochairman
House-Senate
Adkins
Leawood
University of Kansas
Johnson
Wyandotte
Miami
Dennis Moore
Jim Ryan
Johnson County
Kansas City
Moore
Vince Snowbarger
Senate
Anthony Hensley
D-Topeka
Todd Tianrt
Wichita
Jerry Moran
Kansas
County to finalize planning goals by October
County commissioners will review strategic planning goals on Monday with aims to finalize the list by October. The process started in May with three focus areas including customer service improvements such as expanded hours at the county administration building and staff training. A separate item on the agenda is a rezoning request for 10 acres west of VFW Road and Maple Street from agriculture to suburban estates, allowing two homes, plus bids for public works equipment, pavement markings, and courthouse lawn work. The meeting runs 8:30 a.m. at the Finney County Administrative Center with a Plaza Inn session at 2 p.m. alongside KDOT officials and Garden City commissioners to discuss highway projects.
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Vfw Road
Maple Street
Finney County
Ninth St
Plaza Inn
Kansas Department of Transportation
Garden City
Opening ceremonies mark Mexican Fiesta in September schedule
The Mexican Fiesta returns to Stevens Park with a parade and activities. events begin with Spanish Mass at St Mary Church, a 3 p.m. exhibit opening at the Finney County Historical Society Museum, then coronation events at the 31 Building. Patsy Torres performs free show. Parade on Main Street starts Sept. 15 with check in at 9 a.m. Ritmo Latino352 and teen dance at the Grandstand. Call 276-7207.
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Stevens Park
St. Mary Catholic Church
Finney County
Royal Court
Patsy Torres
Main Street
Ritmo Latino
Man shot in gang related porch attack in Garden City
Police say a 19 year old Garden City man, Frank Molina, was shot on his porch around 11 PM Thursday as four armed men broke into his home and damaged the interior. A Chevrolet sedan fled with suspects who escaped on foot. no injuries reported. The car owner loaned it to a friend who later claimed it was stolen.
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Garden City
Frank Molina
N. 13Th St
Mike Utz
Molina
Utz
Rosio Correa
Angeliqua Avila
Avila
St. John Street
Van veers off I-35 into toll office killing woman
A van ran off I-35 near the Emporia toll plaza in Kansas, striking a post and two parked vehicles before plowing into a toll office building. The crash, reported by the Kansas Highway Patrol, occurred about 7:45 a.m. Thursday and killed a woman inside the van.
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Emporia
Kansas Turnpike
Kansas Highway Patrol
Appeals court urged to pause gas relief checks in Kansas
Business groups pressed the Kansas Court of Appeals to halt a court-ordered $29 million relief program refunding property tax overcharges to low income gas customers. Utilities warn of winter disconnections while Red Cross notes thousands await credits. eligibility spans Kansas Gas Service, UtiliCorp, and Greeley customers.
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Kansas Court of Appeals
Kansas
Kansas Corporation Commission
Diana Vuylsteke
Kansas Industrial Customers
KCC
Paula Lentz
Lentz
ECC
Commission
UtiliCorp
Greeley
Kansas Gas Service Co
Red Cross
Tina Labellarte
Kansas Capital Area
The
American Red Cross
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