February 2024

GCCC Sports Medicine department receives vehicle donation
Garden City Community College has received a donation of a John Deere Gator from American Implement to be used by the Sports Medicine department.

Hundreds flock to first Bustercon event
A portion of the costume contest participants wait for the contest to begin Saturday during Bustercon in the Garden City Community College Perryman Athletic Complex… Login to continue reading Login…
GCCC Hispanic Student Day set for March 27
The Garden City Community College Hispanic American Leadership Organization (HALO) will host the 35th annual Hispanic Student Day from 8 a.m.

School Board gets safety, security plans update
The USD 457 Board of Education got a safety and security update for the district at the Board’s regular meeting Feb.

Museum programs to focus on Catholic church architecture
People interested in the history and architecture of the towering stone Catholic church structures in central Kansas will get two opportunities soon in the History at High Noon and Evening at the Museum lecture series hosted by the Finney County Historical Museum in Garden City.A presentation has been scheduled twice on March 14, first at 12 noon and again at 7 p.m., each by Father Reginald “Reggie” Urban, a retired priest now living in Hays.
KDOT requesting comments on STIP amendment
The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) requests comments on an amendment to the FFY 2024-2027 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) document.
Kansas Wetlands Education Center to host spring break activities
BY FHSU COMMUNICATIONS GREAT BEND – Fort Hays State University’s Kansas Wetlands Education Center (KWEC) will host a variety of free daily hands-on activities each… Login to continue reading Login…

Monarch butterflies just took a big hit. Midwesterners may see few of them this year
BY CELIA LLOPIS-JEPSENKCUR/Kansas News Service Scientists say roosting monarchs took up 2.2 acres of Mexican fir forests this winter. That’s the second smallest overwintering population… Login to continue reading Login…
Finney County receives federal emergency food, shelter supplement
Finney County has been chosen to receive $10,361.00 in Phase 41 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the county.