Mary Street reconstruction to start Thursday in city
J A G Construction Co of Dodge City will replace asphalt with concrete on Mary Street from 745 feet east of Taylor Avenue to Eighth Street in a 364189 project. Eight to 10 weeks expected, first phase concentrates on eastbound lanes while traffic remains one lane each direction with flagger control during paving. contact City Engineer Steve Cottrell at 276 1130 for details.
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Mary Street
Taylor Avenue
Eighth Street
J-A-G Construction Co
Dodge City
Steve Cottrell
Cottrell
Groups spearhead sock drive for vets
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Senior Center of Finney County sponsor a community sock drive for veterans. They seek new white socks in all sizes for men and women and tan knee-high hose for women. Donations may be delivered to the Senior Center at 907 N. 10th St and will be sent to hospitals and MASH units as needed.
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Ladies Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Senior Center
Finney County
N. 10Th St
Managing Your Money Workshop at Garden City CC
A free workshop titled Managing Your Money starts at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Student Center Endowment Room at Garden City Community College. Crown Financial principles led by Larry Burkett guide debt reduction and goal setting with a money map and planning notebook provided. registration via 271-9398.
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Garden City Community College
Crown Financial
Larry Burkett
Potato bar fundraiser and auction for Montez Adoption Fund
A potato bar fundraiser and silent auction are planned for Saturday to support the Roger and Sabrina Montez Adoption Fund. The event runs from 5 to 8 p.m. at St. Dominic Parish Center located at 617 JC St.
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Roger and
Sabrina Montez
St. Dominic Parish Center
JC St
County Senior Center Hosts 8-Ball and Snooker Nights
County announces Wednesday 8-Ball and Snooker sessions at 8 p.m. with non tournament play from 7 to 10 p.m. Open for players 40 and older to bring a friend. Pool and Domino Rooms open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Snooker tournament set for 1 p.m. October 21.
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Finney County
10Th St
Corn harvest under way across the state
Warm dry weather has Kansas farmers ahead on harvest with 28 percent of the corn cut, double the usual pace. Sorghum harvest has begun at 3 percent completed, while 5 percent of next year’s winter wheat has been seeded. Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service notes favorable progress across crops.
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Wichita
Kansas
Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service
KASS
Lean is rare at Kansas State Fair cuisine
Dietitian Carrisse Neumann tours the Kansas State Fair assessing crowd favorites. She flags Pronto Pup at 215 calories, nachos at 861 calories, a 32-ounce soda at 375, cotton candy at 540, totaling about 1,991 calories and 73 grams of fat in an hour. She advocates moderation, healthier options like caramel apples, and mindful portions to avoid surpassing a 2,000-calorie daily goal.
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Hutchinson
Carrisse Neumann
Promise Regional Medical Center
Neumann
Ulysses businessman pleads not guilty to 29 charges
Ulysses resident Carlos Moral appeared in Grant County District Court and entered not guilty pleas to 29 felonies including theft, making false information, and writing worthless checks. The case traces back to alleged theft from Richard Dudley of The Movies and a pattern of large and smaller checks between 2006 and 2008. Moral also faces separate charges in Finney County and has pursued related lawsuits against the Dudleys and others.
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Ulysses
Grant County
Carlos Moral
Kansas
Attorney General’s Office
Moral
Richard Dudley
Dudley
U.S
US District Court
Wichita
Dudleys
Morals
Lance Babcock
Thomas Pinnick
Grant County Bank
Moral Claims
Carlos
Julie Moral
Garden City Telegram
Finney County
Western Motor
Garden City
Alan Denno
Kansas courts study weighted caseload to guide reforms
The Kansas Judicial Study Advisory Committee launches a two year study to measure court workloads by raw cases and weight. The project, funded at about 200000 dollars from court vacancies, aims to guide staffing and electronic filing decisions across the state. Judge Cheryl Kingfisher notes the effort seeks statewide needs beyond Shawnee County.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kansas Judicial Study Advisory Committee
Kansas Supreme Court
Ron Keefover
Topeka Capital Journal
Keefover
State Law Library
National
Center For State Courts
Shawnee County
Cheryl Kingfisher
Shawnee
Kingfisher
Graduation rule changes eyed by Garden City USD 457 board
Garden City USD 457 board discussed reducing required credits to 26.5 over six semesters allowing graduation after junior year with parent approval, though no action was taken. The meeting covered multiple bids, staff appointments, resignations, transfers, and a shift to self funding BCBS with administrative services only to cut costs.
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Garden City
Jeff Crist
Elaine Garcia
Para
Victor Ornelas
Anabel Garcia
GCHS
Abe Hubert
Randy Partin
Charles O. Stone
Blue Cross Blue Shield
BCBS
Kathleen Whitely
Whitely
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Lauri
Garden City High School
Hannah Mesa
Jordan Marez
Brittany Lance
Ally Maynard
Gracie Miller
Little Buffs
Memorial Stadium
Great Bend
Michael Utz
Burtis Motors
Charles Allen
Ana Alvarado
Alta Brown
John Harris
Melody Lopez
Charles O. Stones
Glenna McGee
Sonya Murillo
Freddy Rosas
Buffalo
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