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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 2000
Page
3
Kansas Department of Transportation crews will overlay U S Highway 83 from 12th Street in Scott City to the south city limits. Traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction during the four day project.
The Kansas Corporation Commission announced that 620 will become the new area code for southern Kansas excluding Wichita, with 316 remaining in that city. The move, Kansas fourth new area code, targets exhausted 316 numbers. Start Jan 1 with permissive dialing through March 31, 2001, dates may change.
National Park Service crews uncovered a tin cigar box time capsule inside a Nicodemus church as they began efforts to preserve the African Methodist Episcopal Church. The container held coins and a Hill City Times issue from April 1940 along with other papers reflecting the town’s history.
The Kansas Soldiers Home in Fort Dodge was fined 3800 by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment after a missing resident named Marley, in his late 70s, wandered off on August 13 and was not found until the following day when he was discovered dead of a stroke in the Arkansas River. Superintendent Steve Goodman said the home paid the fine and that the search began late.
EMPORIA AP Five Lyon County residents were charged in the vandalism of Memorial Lawn Maplewood Cemetery where 53 headstones mostly dating from the early 1900s were found damaged on September 15. Police traced suspects using debris left at the site. The five were arrested.
The Garden City Telegram states its policy to correct errors and provides a contact number 275-8500 for notifying the paper of inaccuracies. This standard notice urges readers to call with corrections.
Wheat 2.38 corn 1.72 Soybeans 4.53. Prices listed for grains at the Garden City Co op with daily quotations. Compares wheat, corn and soybeans, showing the latest buy/sell figures for traders and farmers.
In the 38th Senate District spanning Ford to Seward counties and part of Haskell, incumbent Tim Huelskamp and challenger Steve Irsik clash as voters reassess incumbents. Huelskamp defends his conservative, independent record while Irsik presses for district alignment and broader support. Contests include transportation, education, and road funding votes.
The National Weather Service reports cooler conditions and rain in parts of Kansas through the weekend. Highs range from the mid-40s in the northwest to the lower 70s in the southeast, with chances of rain and possible snow in the northwest tonight. Lows span from the mid-30s northwest to the mid-50s southeast. Road condition hotline: 1 800 585 7623.
Much cooler conditions with sprinkles possible and a high near 53. A breezy northeast wind 15 to 25 mph accompanies cloudy skies. Tonight showers are possible with a 40 percent chance and a low near 40. Sunday also carries a 40 percent rain chance.
Record low 34 degrees set in 1971 and record high 96 degrees in 1953. This date last year saw 83 and 43. Year to date precipitation 14.61 inches versus 20.90 inches a year ago. The long term average through September is 15.82 inches, data from Southwest Kansas Research Extension Center.
Shane Showalter’s plan to reroute 237 acres to C-2 zoning and allow more alcohol sales at the Steel Mill Bar and Grill was denied by the Holcomb Garden City Finney County Area Planning Commission. He plans to refile with the City Commission after missing Thursday’s meeting. a October 1 opening is planned with 50 to 60 employees.
The Wright Cooperative Association bought the DCF&B Railroad from Richard Ranney and will run it as a subsidiary of the cooperative under Boot Hill and Western Railway Company. The plan centers on grain haulage tied to Wilroads Gardens elevator, with no tourist train planned.
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