May 2025
Beef Empire Days to start May 30
The 57th Annual Beef Empire Days is nearly here.
GCCC Fire Science training classroom to be named after Larry Pander
The Garden City Community College Board of Trustees approved the naming rights for the Fire Science training classroom at their regular meeting on May 20.
American Red Cross schedules blood drives in area
Emergencies don’t take a holiday. The American Red Cross urges donors to keep the blood supply top of mind and help save lives by making an appointment to give blood.
Wheatland Electric awards scholarships to area students
Wheatland Electric Corporative, Inc. awarded three area students scholarships, $1,000 each, at its annual meeting on April 23 in Scott City.
Tornadoes and severe weather are well above average
The severe weather season has had an early and active start this year and according to USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey, it is expected to continue.
Corn yield contest entries being accepted
Kansas Corn joins the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) in announcing the launch of the 61st annual National Corn Yield Contest. Early registration for the contest opened on May 15. The Kansas Corn Yield Contest, partners with the national contest to recognize and award Kansas growers.
FUTURE, PRESENT and PAST: Full slate of activities coming up at museum through summer
The Finney County Historical Museum will switch to summer exhibit hours on May 27, the Tuesday after Memorial Day, and that’s one of several opportunities coming up for people who would like to take a step or two into the past.
SENIOR SHOWCASE: Quilts of Valor presentations honor those who have served
The Quilts of Valor Foundation is a national organization founded in 2003 by “Blue Star” mom Catherine Roberts. With a son deployed in Iraq – a gunner sitting atop a Humvee – she felt ten seconds away from panic 24-hours a day, every day. It was during that time her son was deployed that she had the idea of comforting Veterans with quilts.
MURPHY’S LAW: Honoring the veterans who have served our country
When I was a kid I never really understood the significance of Veterans Day or Memorial Day, but my dad did.