Category: Community
Riverbed cleanup volunteers motivated by community pride
By SCOTT AUST / Greater Garden City While April 22 is celebrated as Earth Day – marked by cleanups, education, and a variety of efforts [more…]
Locals celebrate grand opening of empirical foods state-of-the-art beef production plant
By SCOTT AUST / Greater Garden City More than 150 people attended Wednesday’s grand opening celebration of empirical food’s state-of-the-art, 280,000 square foot ground beef [more…]
Newman, GCCC celebrate Mobile Agriculture Lab offering state-of-the-art technology
By SCOTT AUST / Greater Garden City Newman University celebrated its ongoing partnership with Garden City Community College on Tuesday as it unveiled a new [more…]
Park Lane to host “Save the Farm” seminar
Park Lane Senior Living in Scott City is hosting a free educational seminar designed to help families protect their farms, plan for the future, and [more…]
Koerperich family to be recognized at annual Finney County Historical Society banquet
Reservations are available until April 16 for the 2026 Finney County Historical Society Annual Banquet and Meeting, where the 2026 Finney County Horizon Award will [more…]
Gertrude Walker Elementary School to celebrate 50th anniversary on April 11
Gertrude Walker Elementary School will celebrate its 50th anniversary on Saturday, April 11, from 2 – 4 p.m. in the school gymnasium, 805 W. Fair St. [more…]
Kansas Court of Appeals to hold oral arguments at Garden City Community College on April 14
Garden City Community College will host the Kansas Court of Appeals on April 14 as part of the court’s ongoing effort to bring the judicial [more…]
Pearls, archeology the focus of this month’s history programs at Finney County Museum
Two more free programs are coming up in the Finney County Historical Society’s Evening at the Museum and History at High Noon lecture series. “Pearls, [more…]
GCCC to host screening, discussion of ‘Strangers in Town’ documentary on March 31
Garden City Community College will host a screening of the short documentary film ‘Strangers in Town’ and a discussion by Dr. Debra Bolton at 3 p.m. on [more…]
‘Forgotten Times’ gathering on March 14 at Finney County Historical Museum
Southwest Kansans can view some rarely seen historical artifacts and try for up to 10 unique prizes at the 2026 Forgotten Times Exhibit and Prize [more…]