Garden City man dies by own action in garage incident
The Finney County Coroner ruled the death of 43 year old Jeffrey Sigsbee as self inflicted. Police responded to 302 Evans St Thursday after 2 p.m. finding him hanging from a rope in a detached garage near the home. Detectives and the coroner conducted an autopsy at St. Catherine Hospital. death believed to have occurred between Wednesday and Thursday.
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Finney County
Garden City
Evans St
Jeffrey Sigsbee
Mike Utz
Utz
St. Catherine Hospital
Orientation and voting planned for USD 457 staff
Project Destiny will host an orientation in Ulysses at Mary Queen of Peace Catholic Church for new students preparing for the Spanish language GED with 6 p.m. sessions on Tuesdays. In addition, USD 457 teachers will vote next week on a 2007 08 negotiated agreement with meetings across several campuses and an absentee ballot option.
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Project Destiny
Ulysses
Mary Queen of Peace Catholic Church
Kansas
Kansas State University
Garden City Community College
U.S
USD
Edith Scheuerman
Wilcox
Victor Ornelas
E. Spruce St
Concert planned for Oct 1 at Garden City College
East Indian Tablas, Middle Eastern Oud, and South American Zampania join a October concert in Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Building. After clinic sessions for Garden City High School and GCCC students on October 1, Todd Green will perform a free public concert at 7 p.m. on October 2 at 801 Campus Drive.
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Garden City Community College
Pauline Joyce
Garden City High School
GCCC
Todd Green
Campus Drive
Kansans weigh impact of job bias ban on state workers
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius’ executive order bars firing or bias against gay bisexual and transgender state workers but does not extend benefits to unmarried same sex partners. Lawmakers including Sen. Tim Huelskamp and Rep. Lance Kinzer seek review amid constitutional questions. The governor’s office says the order targets employment discrimination only and not partner benefits. Tom Witt of the Kansas Equality Coalition urges clear language to avoid broader health or benefits rights.
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Topeka
Hns
Kathleen Sebelius
Sebelius
Nicole Corcoran
Corcoran
Tim Huelskamp
Rfowler
Huelskamp
Lance Kinzer
Harris News Service
Kinzer
Tom Witt
Kansas Equality Coalition
Boy Scouts Fundraiser Highlights Leadership Impact in Southwest Kansas
Bob Bock of the Santa Fe Trail Council explains how United Way funding supports a holistic scouting program in Finney County and southwestern Kansas. The fundraiser runs until Nov 1, backing training, camps, shops and staffing as Scouts build leadership and life skills.
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Boy Scouts
Bob Bock
Santa Fe
United Way
Kansas
Finney County
Bock
Santa Fe Trail Council
Fulton Terrace
Spanish Peaks Scout Ranch
Garden City
Finney County Retired & Volunteer Program Inc
Garden City Family Ymca
Russell
Southeast Asian Mutual Assistance Association
United Methodist Mexican American Ministries Clinic
United Cerebral Palsy of
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Girl Scouts of Tumbleweed
Rusty Rohrbough
Finnup Park
Boy Scout
County to review impact of Beef Empire Days event
Finney County Commission will study the economic impact of Beef Empire Days PRCA Rodeo for 2007 and hear a proposed five year contract to license Finney County Fairgrounds from 2008 to 2012. The county would charge 8125 annually plus policy costs and review yearly impact updates.
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Finney County Commission
Beef Empire Days Rodeo Inc
County Commission
Finney County Fairgrounds
Beef Empire Days Rodeo
Keith Overland
Beef Empire Days
Prca Rodeo
Garden City
Finney County
Overland
County Public Works
John Ellermann
Berry Tractor
van Keppel
Castillo to resign from Garden City Chamber post
Angelica Castillo will leave as vice president of member services at the Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce on October 11 to join Golden Plains Credit Union as internal auditor and corporate trainer. She helped involve minority businesses and promoted community awareness through chamber efforts and multiple local groups.
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Angelica Castillo
Garden City Area
Castillo
Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce
Golden Plains Credit Union
Chamber of Commerce
Meyer
Angelica
League of United Latin American Citizens
Community Fiesta Association
Downtown Vision Inc
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Ellermann
Public Works Department
Commission
Finney County Emergency Management
Cathy Hernandez
Holcomb High School
Sunflower Electric Power Corp
Kristi Schmitt
Finney County Health Department
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