‘Amazing opportunities’
Garden City High School freshmen learned more about the school’s four academies and possible future careers at the Academy to Career Day event Wednesday. Jenny Hands, GCHS Career Tech.
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KANSAS LOTTERY
The following Kansas Lottery numbers were drawn Wednesday night: Powerball: 12-15-38-57-63-24; Power Play 2 Lotto America: 7-9-23-39-47-3; All Star Bonus: 2 Super Kansas Cash: 12-13-20-21-23-12 Lucky for Life: 4-6-32-36-40-8 2 By 2: Red: 16-21; White: 2-9 Pick 3: Midday: 5-9-2; Evening: 6-9-5 Thursday’s Mega Millions, 2 By 2 and Pick 3 numbers were not available as of press time..
MARKET PRICES
Grain Prices at Garden City Co-op Wheat: 8.15 Corn: 6.10 Milo: 5.90 Soybeans: 11.54 Schwieterman Inc. reported Chicago Live Cattle Futures December February April Last: 136.525 138.85 142.20 High: 136.85 139.225 142.475 Low: 135.975 138.25 141.475.
COVID-19 pandemic worsening in Kansas
All of Kansas continues to experience substantial or high community spread of the coronavirus as public health indicators show a continued worsening of the pandemic. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment on Wednesday reported 8,604 new COVID-19 cases, 200 new hospitalizations and 32 new deaths in the past week.
AG accuses K-State and KU of violating Kansas law
Attorney General Derek Schmidt has told university officials to stop alleged violations of a new Kansas law making it easier for workers to get religious and moral exemptions to COVID-19 vaccination requirements.
Area sees uptick in cases
Finney County has added 89 new positive confirmed COVID-19 cases with an overall total of 8,202 as of Wednesday, with a decrease to 426 active positive cases being monitored. Of the Finney County cases, there are 13 individuals currently hospitalized, while there has been three additional deaths as of Wednesday for a total to 65 deaths.
GCCC spring semester enrollment underway
Enrollment for the spring 2021-22 semester at Garden City Community College is now open. The spring semester begins on Jan.
CHURCH EVENTS
Many churches are using technology for their services either over their websites or Facebook pages to keep contact with their parishioners during the COVID-19 pandemic. Others are having services as usual.
Christmas in Bethlehem
BETHLEHEM, West Bank – Ahead of Christmas, a towering wooden screen – once blackened with soot from millions of worshippers’ candles – is being restored to its gilded glory in the Church of the Nativity, built at the site where many believe Jesus was born. But few visitors are expected to see it during the upcoming Christmas holiday season. Biblical Bethlehem has struggled since the start of the coronavirus pandemic almost two years ago. Christmas is normally peak season for tourism in Jesus’ traditional birthplace, located in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. In pre-pandemic times, thousands of pilgrims and tourists from around the world celebrated in the Church of the Nativity and the adjacent Manger Square.
RELIGION BRIEFS
Russian coronavirus-denying monk given prison sentence MOSCOW – A rebel Russian monk who castigated the Kremlin and denied that the coronavirus existed was convicted Tuesday on accusations of encouraging suicides and given a 3 1 ⁄2-year prison sentence. The monk, Father Sergiy, was arrested in December 2020 on charges of inciting suicidal actions through sermons in which he urged believers to “die for Russia,” breaching the freedom of conscience and making arbitrary moves.