Front Door Project Tours At GCCC In Garden City
Garden City Community College hosts two public tours at 9 am and 6 30 pm to explain the Front Door Project a proposed 21 428 square foot south side addition funded from existing revenues not a tax increase If approved eight new classrooms would be added and space freed for five more while enrollment student service and public service would be centralized A single campus hub for adult education and services is planned Call Clayton Tatro at 276-9539 with questions.
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Garden City Community College
GCCC
Clayton Tatro
Learning Services
Sixth Annual Bikers for Disabilities Poker Run Planned
The Garden City Special Olympics hosts its major annual fundraiser with a 148 mile Western Kansas poker run starting Saturday at Stevens Park 8 to 10 a.m. Riders stop in Scott City Scots and Lakin before finishing at Knights of Columbus in Garden City. Prize money totals 1500 dollars.
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Stevens Park
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Knights of Columbus
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Christmas in September Expo Seeks Crafters and Groups
Stevens County Fairgrounds organizers seek local crafters direct sellers and nonprofit groups for fundraising at the annual Christmas in September Craft and Business Expo. Entry fees are waived for nonprofit groups. Contact Pandea Smith at 316 282-3485 or Virgen Smith at 620 544-8779 for details.
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Pandea Smith
Virgen Smith
Open Houses Planned at Garfield and Gertrude Walker
Garfield and Gertrude Walker Elementary schools announce open houses this Thursday. Garfield hosts 4 to 6 p.m. while Gertrude Walker runs 4 15 to 5 30 p.m. Parents can meet teachers tour facilities and learn about their child’s school.
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Gertrude Walker
Coolidge Picnic Plans Potluck at City Hall Park
The Coolidge Old and New Timers' Picnic is set for Sunday with a 12 30 PM potluck at Coolidge City Hall Park and will feature live entertainment.
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Coolidge City Hall
Uncontested House Races Highlight Kansas Election
Nearly half of Kansas House races are uncontested ahead of the November 2 election, with 40 Republicans and 19 Democrats facing no opposition. All 40 Senate seats are on the ballot, with seven Republicans and one Democrat unopposed. The pattern mirrors recent years as lawmakers campaign under a long-standing GOP majority and regional strongholds in Johnson County, Kansas City, and western districts.
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Fourth defendant set to go to trial in campus beating case
In Ellis County District Court jury selection begins for Jaime R. Lopez III 24 of Chula Vista California charged with second degree murder in the November 13 fatal beating of Clint W. Johnson 18 Healy. The trial will be broadcast on Eagle Cable Channel 14 with opening statements. 150 jurors will be summoned over two days and a bus viewing of the crime scene is planned.
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University
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Healy
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Eagle Cable
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Eagle Communications
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Smithville
Texas
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Dreary
Penka
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San Diego
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Wylie
Ellis County
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Town discovers name misspelling of Civil War hero Ness
Ancestors of Noah Van Buren Ness uncover that the Kansas town county and related items are named after Noah Kness mispelled as Ness. Researchers say the correct spelling is Kness, used in wills and signatures. No immediate name corrections are planned despite statue and record discrepancies.
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Hansville
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Noah
Early Morning Duties of a Kansas Feed Foreman
Sublette Feeders feed foreman Eric Ferrell starts a 10 hour six day shift at 4:45 a.m. He monitors pens via laptop to balance rations for nearly 30,000 cattle. Labor Day is just another workday in the Kansas feedlot industry with 2.5 million cattle fed nationwide. Ferrell aims to move up to a feedlot manager role while his family sacrifices holidays.
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Ferrell
Joe Scott
Kansas
Scott
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