Fall Fest and Art in the Park unite for busy weekend
Garden City hosting a combined Fall Fest and Art in the Park on Saturday with as many as 5000 attendees. The Sandhills Art Association juried show returns to Stevens Park with about 40 artists from Florida, Oklahoma, Colorado and Texas. Free events run 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Main Street closures will affect downtown traffic during the festival.
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Garden City
Beverly Schmitz Glass
Downtown Vision
Sandhills Art Association
Robin Valenzuela
Art In the Park
Valenzuela
Florida
Oklahoma
Colorado
Texas
Stevens Park
Vision
Main Street
Spruce Street
Fulton Street
Dodge City
Kobach backs birthright citizenship limits in other state bill
The Republican nominee for Kansas secretary of state Kris Kobach says he supports efforts to curb birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants, and he confirms helping an Arizona legislator pursue such a proposal. He sidesteps Kansas policy questions, noting uncertainty about Arizona's plan.
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Topeka
Kansas
Top Elections Office
Kris Kobach
Arizona
Kobach
Chris Biggs
Poll shows opposition to tax hikes on rich voters
AP GfK poll finds 46 percent opposed and 41 percent in favor of higher taxes on the wealthiest, signaling risk for Democrats backing Obama's plan as Republicans push to win Congress. Voters rate the economy as sickly and disapprove of Congress, with GOP edge emerging on economic stewardship.
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Washington
Barack Obama
Congress
Associated Press
Gfk
Apgfe
Lisa Grimm
Chagrin Falls
Ohio
Abandoned trailer removal under way at Garden City park
Robert Martin owner of East Garden Village works with the Planning and Community Development Department to remove about 80 dilapidated trailer homes at 4101 E U S Highway 50. The effort follows the citys comprehensive plan and concerns over vandalism and crime near Jennie Barker Roads widening project.
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Garden City
Robert Martin
East Garden Village
Planning and Community Development Department
E. U.S. Highway 50
Kaleb Kentner
Jennie Barker
Kentner
Martin
Weather forecast for tonight and Friday
Tonight: partly cloudy with isolated thunderstorms, low 61. Friday: partly sunny, high 92, low 63. Details on page A8.
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Erates
Jennifer Seman
Knights of Columbus
Grant Avenue
Laurie Sisk
Telegra
Schwieterman Inc
Chicago
Annie
Garden City Co-op
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