Garden City housing market remains strong amid nationwide foreclosures
Real estate agent Sandy Keller of Hometown Real Estate reports a robust market in Finney County with about 176 homes sold since 2011 and roughly 95 homes for sale. She cites low interest rates, stable unemployment of 5.2 percent in Finney County, and Kansas at 6.9 percent, helping keep prices steady despite national foreclosures.
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Kansans rally at Statehouse to oppose Brownback policies
About 250 protesters gathered near Gov. Sam Brownback’s second floor office at the Kansas Statehouse to denounce cuts to public schools social services and arts funding. Organizers from Kansans United in Voice and Spirit said the rally highlighted harm to seniors disabled and children and called for votes.
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Lessons on liberties and citizen journalism power
Piotr Bobkowski of the University of Kansas told Garden City Community College journalism students that Internet based social media equips everyone to disseminate information quickly. He warned that power requires responsibility and balance, as not a free-for-all.
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William Allen White School of Journalism
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Garden City Community College
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University of Kansas School of Journalism
Playground program expands to three sites with free access
Garden City Recreation Commission details United Way funded shift in 2006 turning the Summer Playground Program free and expanding to three sites from one. Assistant Superintendent Donna Gerstner notes prior costs limited participation, while widening access reduced juvenile intakes in June and July.
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Market Prices Grain at Garden City Co op Wel 24 Mile
Grain prices at the Garden City Co op are listed with soybeans at 12.71 per unit. The report notes soybeans and other grains with a price of 7.02 for corn or related commodity on June 24.
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