News and Events from the Greater Garden City Area
With the number of positive COVID-19 cases continuing to rise rapidly in several southwest Kansas communities, Centura Health – St. Catherine Hospital saw a growing need for supplies and community outreach in the region. After identifying the need, Centura Health, a health system covering Colorado and western Kansas, rounded up […]
Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the two Public Meetings, the Finney County Board of Zoning Appeals scheduled for May 20, and the Holcomb-Garden City- Finney County Area Planning Commission scheduled for May 21, will be held as Zoom meetings to ensure the safety of the community, staff, and board members. […]
Garden City Community College is offering up to 150 new laptops at no cost to students who need reliable computer access for their studies. The new laptops – Lenovo Thinkpads, valued at just under $500 each – will be made available to degree-seeking students who demonstrate substantial need through an […]
The Garden City Community College Endowment Association is once again hosting its signature scholarship fundraiser of the year, this time in 1950s fashion. “Lost in the 50s” is the theme for this year’s 2020 GCCC Endowment Auction, which will be held on Friday, March 27, 2020, at the Finney County […]
There will be no Grab-and-Go meals served this week (May 25 – 29) for Garden City Public Schools. The district will start the program back up on June 1st. The meals are free to children age 18 and younger. The district would like to remind the community that during this […]
Great Plains MakerSpace, in conjunction with St. Catherine Hospital and other area medical centers, is coordinating efforts in fabricating medical supplies to help with the fight against COVID-19. While there is not a local need at this time, the group is working to organize the local DIY effort now so […]
Garden City Community College is offering up to 150 new laptops at no cost to students who need reliable computer access for their studies. The new laptops – Lenovo Thinkpads, valued at just under $500 each – will be made available to degree-seeking students who demonstrate substantial need through an […]
As frontline caregivers in Centura Health – St. Catherine Hospital’s battle against COVID-19, Registered Nurses Kaylee Chavez and KayLoni Sandoval admit they have never experienced anything quite like the pandemic that has spanned the globe and continues to infect people at an alarming rate. The virus can spread rapidly and […]
By Mike Pilosof Garden City, KS-After nearly a decade, the Broncbuster softball program has a new face with Amy Schmeckpeper taking the reigns as the team’s next Head Coach, college officials announced on Friday. “Amy has so much passion for softball; that was apparent when we first interviewed her,” Director […]
There will be no Grab-and-Go meals served this week (May 25 – 29) for Garden City Public Schools. The district will start the program back up on June 1st. The meals are free to children age 18 and younger. The district would like to remind the community that during this […]
Piper Aircraft, Inc. announced this week that the Garden City Airport located in Garden City, Kansas, played a key role in the certification flight test for the M600 SLS HALO safety system’s Garmin Auto-land feature. The airport was selected in 2019 as the ideal location for a live activation of […]
With the number of positive COVID-19 cases continuing to rise rapidly in several southwest Kansas communities, Centura Health – St. Catherine Hospital saw a growing need for supplies and community outreach in the region. After identifying the need, Centura Health, a health system covering Colorado and western Kansas, rounded up […]
The Garden City Alternate Education Center is recognizing students for their academic success. There are 13 students that are going to graduate in three years from the school. The students include: Grecia Aguilar-Moreno, Nayeli Cantu, Melasny DeLeon Rodriguez, Devin Fisher, Tianna Fry-Hernandez, America Barrientos H., Gilberto Lopez, Pablo Lucas, Alazae […]
The Virtual Academy is recognizing students for their academic success. Sydney Bunch and Laren Hunt have received the Principal’s Achievement Award with a Grade Point Average of 3.5 and above. Student that received the Academic Achievement Award with a Grade Point Average of 3.0 to 3.4 include: Alexis Dominguez-Aguirre, Vonnyaye […]
The last day of school for Garden City Public Schools will be Thursday, May 21st. The district will be wrapping up the continuous leaning plan that was started on March 30th due to the Governor’s order to close school facilities in the state for the rest of the 2019-20 school […]
By Mike Pilosof Garden City, KS-Garden City women’s basketball is getting a complete facelift for the upcoming season. A month into his inaugural tenure as Head Coach, Antwain Scales is remaking the Broncbuster program in his own image, hiring Coleman Bender as his lead assistant. “He is a very fundamental […]
Garden City Public Schools opened online enrollment on Monday, May 18, for returning students for the 2020-2021 school year. Parents will need to go to the district’s website at www.gckschools.com to complete the online enrollment process. Parents will need their Family Access username/password for the enrollment process. If they do not […]
Many adults have been adjusting to their disrupted life for the past two months, but the emotional impacts on high school seniors may be delayed – and that is concerning mental health providers at Centura Health. Consider the class of 2020 did not have prom, their final semester of sports, […]
Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the two Public Meetings, the Finney County Board of Zoning Appeals scheduled for May 20, and the Holcomb-Garden City- Finney County Area Planning Commission scheduled for May 21, will be held as Zoom meetings to ensure the safety of the community, staff, and board members. […]
Garden City Public Schools will continue to provide daily breakfasts and lunches for children 18 and under. The meals will only be distributed at Horace Good Middle School, 1412 N. Main Street, May 18 – 21 from 10:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. The Nutrition Services Department will be distributing the meals […]
By Mike Pilosof Photo by Brad Nading Garden City, KS-Joe Slobko, the face of a program, and the man that brought Garden City Community College baseball to extraordinary heights in more than two decades in the dugout, passed away on May 5. He was 83. “Joe will always be […]
The Garden City Alternate Education Center administration has set a date for the commencement exercises for the senior class. The date for graduation for the Class of 2020 has been planned to take place on July 11. The district will be working closely with the Finney County Health Department to […]
Garden City Community College is the recipient of a $16,000 Rural Business Development Grant for its new fall carpentry program. This news was presented by GCCC administration during a regularly scheduled meeting of the GCCC Board of Trustees, which met Tuesday. The grant, awarded by the Rural Development division of […]
The next meeting of the Garden City Community College Board of Trustees will be held via Zoom and will begin at 6 p.m. CST on May 12, 2020, at https://zoom.us/j/95038159058. Requests to make public comments during the May 12 meeting must be made in advance (by 5 p.m. CST on […]
Garden City Public Schools has set the dates for students to return their iPads back to the schools. Each building will have a designated point for parents to drop-off the devices. During the drop-off process, parents will need to provide their student’s name and passcode to unlock the device. Staff […]
Five students at Garden City Community College have already signed up for a new “Transfer Connect” program between Fort Hays State University and GCCC. Transfer Connect went live on April 20, 2020. A key to the system is partnership between academic advisors at Garden City and a dedicated FHSU Transfer […]
It’s been awhile since we did a weekly recap, we’ve just had so much GOOD news coming to us to report! In case you missed some stories from this past week, here are the top five stories from the Greater Garden City site. Happy Mother’s Day and we wish you […]
The Class of 2020 graduation will probably look different than those of the past. Graduating amid a pandemic shouldn’t make the day any less special. Graduation is still something to celebrate and we all know that the seniors have worked hard to get to where they are over the last […]
Garden City High School drama department student Laren Hunt won a Jester Award for Technical Achievement from the Music Theatre of Wichita. The awards announcement was digitally broadcast on Sunday, May 3rd, due to the pandemic. Garden City High School was nominated for a total of 12 Jester Awards […]
The Garden City High School (GCHS) Debate Team completed the 2020 season with nine students applying for nationals, and seven earned spots based on the applications that were submitted to the West Kansas National Speech and Debate Association. The application process was for students to qualify for the virtual National […]
Class of 2020 Represents 100th Graduating Class, Largest in History Garden City Community College is excited to announce that it will be livestreaming a virtual commencement program to recognize its 100th graduating class this Friday, May 8, 2020. This year’s 100th Commencement Ceremony will be livestreamed on YouTube’s Buster TV […]
Garden City Community College will distribute $641,003 in federal funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act to qualifying students in order to alleviate financial hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The disbursement from the U.S. Department of Education is intended to reach as many students as possible […]
Garden City Public Schools is currently developing an online enrollment solution for the 2020-21 school year. Families will be required to login to the district’s Skyward Family Access to complete the online enrollment process.If parents of currently enrolled students in the district do not have Skyward Family Access or if […]
Garden City Community College continues to operate virtually while complying with both a local public health order and re-opening guidelines governed by the state. Campus facilities, which have remained closed to the public since March 23 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, continue to be closed while college officials review and […]
Through at least May 15th, City facilities will operate predominantly in the same manner they have been operating since prior to the Governor’s Stay‐At‐Home Order. Doing so allows us to continue delivering virtually all the critical public services requested of us by the community while building resiliency through modified work […]
Jade Valdez-Gomez, GCHS senior Garden City High School senior Jade Valdez-Gomez is one of four high school students that are recipients of Kansas State University’s Edgerley-Franklin Leadership Kansas Scholarship. The scholarship recognizes outstanding high school seniors who have made contributions to the communities in which they live. The following students […]
As our communities transition to “Safer-at-Home” status, Centura Health wants to share important guidance with older adults and people of any age who have serious underlying medical conditions like lung disease, heart disease and diabetes, that places them at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19. “While many of us are […]
Garden City Public Schools has started this week to deliver nutritious boxes of food to families that are in need in the community. The district received a grant for $10,000 from Tyson Fresh Meats that would help support families that are having difficulty during the COVID-19 pandemic. The district’s Nutrition […]
One Semester Certificate Program Commences Fall 2020 With widespread community support, Garden City Community College has developed a new carpentry program that will begin Fall 2020. The new, 18-credit hour program which has been approved by the Kansas Board of Regents is designed to be completed in one semester to […]
Garden City Public Schools is working to ensure that students have a connection to the internet so they can access the digital materials from the district for continuous learning from home. The district has provided cellphones to create hotspots in the homes so they can access the digital materials through […]
The first-ever social distancing races happened concurrently on Saturday, April 25 from the east coast to the west coast of the United States with one runner participating overseas in Denmark. It all started in Garden City, KS and this was more than just a chance for people to get out […]
Finney County businesses are invited to attend a webinar hosted by Finney County Economic Development Corporation in conjunction with Downtown Vision, Finney County CVB, and the Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce as Governor Kelly’s Executive Stay-at-Home Order expires. The webinar will take place Thursday, April 30, 2020 at 4:00 […]
In this time of uncertainty, nonprofits find themselves sending out an S.O.S., calling “Mayday! MAYDAY!” while hoping to find support and relief on the horizon. There’s one fundamental truth that gives us hope – together we can do extraordinary things. Over the past several weeks, the world has been coming […]
Garden City High School senior Ethan Fisher was one of 64 seniors from across Kansas named to the Senior Leaders Conversation group. The seniors been selected to share their own stories and give guidance to their peers on how to transition from high school to postsecondary plans during the COVID-19 […]
There will be no continuous learning for Garden City Public Schools on Monday, May 4, 2020. There will also be no Grab-and-Go meals distributed on Monday. Nutrition services staff will provide an extra day of meals for children on Friday, May 1st. The school board meeting scheduled for Monday, May […]
On March 28, 2020, Governor Laura Kelly issued a state-wide stay at home order instructing Kansans to stay in their homes unless performing essential activities. The order was then extended and is set to expire this Sunday, May 3. News sources indicate that Governor Kelly does not intend to extend […]
DCIM\101MEDIA Steve Nordby, Garden City High School principal, was recognized as the Principal of the Year for Southwest Kansas (Region 6) on Thursday, April 23rd, by the KASSP (Kansas Association of Secondary School Principals). He was nominated and selected by principals across Kansas for his leadership, school improvement, dedication, professionalism […]
The Confidence in Kansas Public Education Task Force has named 92 schools, including Edith Scheuerman Elementary School, Florence Wilson Elementary School, Georgia Matthews Elementary School, and Gertrude Walker Elementary School, in the Garden City Public Schools district as recipients of the 2019 Challenge Awards. The awards recognize Kansas schools that […]
The COVID-19 Pandemic has created significant challenges for many in health care and essential industries. Access to personal protective equipment has been hampered greatly by the sudden, unprecedented demand. As area businesses began reaching out to Finney County Economic Development Corporation to look for solutions, it only made sense to […]
The Finney County Clerk’s office has released the information for the 2020 Election. The deadline to file for one of the elected positions is noon on Monday, June 1, 2020. For independent candidates (those not affiliated with a party) the deadline is Monday, August 3 at noon. The primary election […]
The Garden City Journal has released another video in the Sunflower Kids Academy series. The videos were debuted around a month ago and are meant to entertain and educate kids and their families while they are practicing social distancing and stay at home orders during the COVID-19 pandemic. The newest […]
Recognizing the importance of familiar connections in the healing process, Centura Health is using iPads and virtual meeting technology to fill the critically important needs of patients isolated with the COVID-19 infection to connect with their loved ones. “The infectious nature of coronavirus has made it difficult for families to […]
Garden City High School will join thousands of schools throughout the United States, Canada, and around the world to celebrate National Student Leadership Week, April 19–25. The week is dedicated to recognizing and reinforcing the important role of student leaders. The theme for this year’s event is “Leadership in Lights.” […]
In an effort to follow social distancing guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic, the April 21 City Commission meeting will be conducted as a virtual meeting. Members of the public are encouraged to watch the meeting live on Channel 8, the City’s Facebook or YouTube pages, or at their own convenience […]
Great Plains MakerSpace, through the creation of the Southwest Kansas COVID-19 Resource Group, has been coordinating efforts to help alleviate our regional need for PPE by fabricating medical supplies for medical providers and other area agencies. The group, created less than a month ago, has seen a number of volunteers […]
Garden City Community College will maintain its transition to online and remote course delivery through Summer 2020 and will offer all students a discounted tuition rate during this term. Like many colleges and universities across the nation, the decision to continue online through GCCC’s summer term – May 26 through […]
Our community has always been flexible and resilient. This is true especially now. When the Centers for Disease Control issued guidance for the use of cloth facemasks, Finney County Economic Development Corporation and the Great Plains MakerSpace set out to see what needs we could meet regionally for masks and […]
Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the two Public Meetings, the Garden City Board of Zoning Appeals scheduled for April 15, and the The Holcomb-Garden City- Finney County Area Planning Commission scheduled for April 16, will be held as Zoom meetings to ensure the safety of the community, staff, and board […]
The Garden City High School drama department has received word that the Music Theatre of Wichita has announced their nominees for their 19th Annual Jester Awards. Garden City High School was nominated for a total of 12 Jester Awards for the fall musical Disney’s Newsies, which was performed on November […]
Garden City Public Schools will follow the 2019-2020 calendar for the remainder of the school year. As scheduled, there will be no Continuous Learning instruction for all district students on Friday, April 10th and Monday, April 13th due to Spring Vacation. There will be no Grab-and-Go meals distributed on Friday […]
After the marathon a Kansas man had been training for was cancelled, he took positive action by creating the Social Distancing race that will be held in Garden City, Kansas on April 25, 2020. Brandon Mumgaard published the 26.2-mile marathon course online, made t-shirts and is encouraging others to join […]
Garden City Public Schools continues to provide free Grab-and-Go breakfasts and lunches at designated school locations from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and at varying times at locations throughout the community. Beginning on Thursday, April 9, parents will be able to pick up a permit for their children’s meals. The […]
By Mike Pilosof The Broncbuster Athletic Association announced on Monday that it was donating several food and snack baskets to St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City to show its’ gratitude towards the nurses, doctors and first-responders working on the front lines in the fight against COVID-19. BAA President, Doyle McGraw, issued […]
Great Plains MakerSpace, in conjunction with St. Catherine Hospital and other area medical centers, is coordinating efforts in fabricating medical supplies to help with the fight against COVID-19. While there is not a local need at this time, the group is working to organize the local DIY effort now so […]
For the April 7, 2020, City Commission meeting the Commission Chambers will be closed, and the Mayor, Commissioners, and staff will be participating in the meeting remotely. The public may participate in the meeting by using the free digital conferencing service, Zoom. • Please click the link below to join […]
Happy Friday! (It’s Friday, right???) As many of you may know (or not), the Greater Garden City site is a partnership between Garden City Journal and Finney County Economic Development Corporation. Which means FCEDC staff split the duties of maintaining the GGC website and social media sites. In normal times, […]
The Garden City Public Schools Technology Department has set up a Technology Help Hotline at 620-805-7178. The hotline is for families that need assistance with technology for delivery of instruction to students. The hotline will be available Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Families can also visit the Parent […]
Kansas Children’s Cabinet and Trust Fund is offering Child Care Action Lab Grants to licensed childcare providers in Kansas.Child Care Action Lab Grants are $500 mini-grants to help child care providers in Kansas during the COVID-19 crisis. The application is very simple with just a few short questions. Click here for […]
St. Catherine Hospital is calling on the community to help with donations of various items the facility is in need of. Listed are the items the hospital needs AND can accept: SUPPLIES ABLE TO ACCEPT: -Boxed masks and N95s (single or used masks cannot be accepted) -Gloves that are still […]
Many business and organizations have reached out to the Garden City community during this uncertain time. Normal day-to-day life has been flipped upside down with the recent events of the COVID-19 crisis. On March 17, 2020, Governor Laura Kelly issued an executive order that mandated Kansas schools to close for […]
The Finney County Historical Museum is closed as of March 30 in compliance with the statewide stay-at-home executive order issued by Governor Laura Kelly. The museum closed exhibits on March 24, but continued office and research operations. Offices have now closed as well. In addition, all planned museum events have […]
Local small businesses are currently feeling the unprecedented pressures from the economic and health impacts of COVID-19. In order to help alleviate some of these pressures, the City of Garden City has financial assistance (as available) for working capital through recaptured Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). Funds will be in […]
Beginning Monday, March 30, 2020, Garden City Public Schools will start to provide students instruction through the Continuous Learning plan. The finalized plan was approved by the Board of Education at its March 26th meeting for submission to the Kansas State Department of Education. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly and Education […]
PUBLIC NOTICE OF FUND AVAILABILITY Local small businesses are currently feeling the unprecedented pressures from the economic and health impacts of COVID-19. In order to help alleviate some of these pressures, the City of Garden City has financial assistance (as available) for working capital through recaptured Community Development Block Grant […]
On March 17, 2020, Governor Kelly issued a statewide order mandating all schools to close for the remainder of the 2019-20 academic year, to help “flatten the curve” and slow down the spread of the COVID-19 virus. In the days since, many school districts have spent their spring breaks coming […]
As our communities pull together in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, Centura Health is incredibly grateful for the influx of donated supplies. To help manage these donations as effectively as possible and limit potential for exposure to both donors and our caregivers, we are working on setting up drop […]
The Garden City Journal facebook page, in partnership with American Implement, the City of Garden City and Finney County Economic Development Corporation, is featuring a new video series developed especially for kids during this critical time of social distancing—Sunflower Kids Academy. The first video, which premiered Tuesday morning, features […]
The past few weeks of social distancing and self-imposed quarantines have delivered a gut punch to many of our local businesses. Many state and federal agencies have deployed resources and dedicated funds to assist businesses during this critical and uncertain time. Below is a list of resources available to businesses […]
In the past week, our community has seen an about face of our normal day-to-day lives. With the spread of the COVID-19 virus inevitable, residents have begun to limit their activities and most are practicing the 6-foot social distancing rule and limiting their group sizes. Many local businesses have […]
The Finney County Historical Museum is remaining open, with Coronavirus precautions in effect, for the time being. Exhibit and gift shop hours are 1 to 5 p.m. seven days weekly. The museum is located at 403 S. Fourth Street in Garden City’s Finnup Park, adjacent to the pedestrian entry arches […]
Garden City Public Schools will be providing meals to district students during the school facilities closure. Beginning on Monday, March 23, 2020, Garden City Public Schools will provide free grab-and-go breakfasts and lunches at 16 designated school locations from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and at varying times at nine […]
All services out of the City of Garden City Administrative Center (301 N. 8th) remain operational, however, beginning Thursday, March 19, 2020, and extending through April 6, 2020, the building will be closed to walk-in traffic. Staff will deliver services using phone, video conference, online, drive-thru, and drop-off methods. There […]
Due to the uncertainty right now of the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses have had to make the tough decision to either temporarily close their doors or significantly limit their services to the public. Many businesses in the downtown district in Garden City have decided to remain open, but offer curbside […]
We live in interesting, and confusing, times. For many, working from home has become a requirement, not a choice. And as of March 17, in the State of Kansas, our kids’ normal has now been altered drastically. Due to the concerns over the spreading of the COVID-19 virus, school facilities across […]
In today’s world, we are lucky to have the capabilities to work remotely from home, especially in these uncertain times. However, for those that are used to going into the office every day, working from home can be tough. Here’s a few tips to help ease the process: Continue […]
Haley Rotenberger, orchestra teacher at Kenneth Henderson Middle School, Charles Stones Intermediate Center, Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center, Abe Hubert Elementary School, Jennie Barker Elementary School, and Plymel Elementary School, has won the Outstanding Young Teacher award from the KASTA (Kansas chapter-American String Teacher’s Association). She is currently the Middle School […]
The Public Works Department will be conducting the annual Spring Cleanup March 30 – April 10. To accommodate the needs of residents, as well as the City collection crews, the City has been divided into eight collection areas to be serviced throughout the cleanup: • March 30: North of Kansas […]
Charles O. Stones Intermediate Center is hosting a Run with the Pack for CASA 5K run/walk and 10K bike event on Saturday, March, 28th. Registration begins at 7:45 a.m. at the school and the race will start at 8:30 a.m. Participants can sign-up online at https://runsignup.com/Race/KS/GardenCity/runwiththepackforcasa. The entry fee is […]
Jenny Lindo, diagnostic sonographer, performs a sonogram on Sara Hahn, of Brewster, at the Women’s Clinic at St. Catherine Hospital. When Sara Hahn arrived at the Women’s Clinic at Centura Health – St. Catherine Hospital for her regular checkup in February 2019, she was just shy of 18 weeks pregnant […]
To encourage more families to take advantage of the healthy choices available for school breakfast, Garden City Public Schools will celebrate National School Breakfast Week during March 2-6, 2020. Garden City Public Schools will recognize National School Breakfast Week during March 2-6, 2020 to encourage more families to take advantage […]
Garden City High School is celebrating Theatre in Our Schools Month (TIOS) during the month of March. Garden City High School will be hosting a Community Wide Talent Show on March 3rd for TIOS. TIOS is a grassroots effort to educate everyone about the benefits of having theatre in the […]
A pair of international students from Garden City Community College have been named to the Phi Theta Kappa All-Kansas Academic Team, joining the ranks of more than 50 other top scholars across the state. Alpha Xi Upsilon members Han Berdiyev and Zarina Davletova, both from Turkmenistan, will be honored with […]
Garden City Public Schools will be celebrating Read Across America from March 2nd – 6th to promote reading and adult involvement in the education of our community’s students. Students at Garden City Public Schools will join millions of their peers across the country to celebrate the National Education Association’s (NEA) […]
Advance registration is under way in the Eighth Annual Southwest Kansas Antiques Appraisal Fair, set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 14 in the Finney County 4-H Building on the fairgrounds in Garden City. Though not affiliated with the popular PBS program, the event operates much like “Antiques Road […]
Garden City Community College is proud to present our Fall 2019 Honor Roll recipients. They include a total of 584 students on three lists: President’s Honor Roll, Vice President/Deans’ Honor Roll, and Honorable Mention. President’s Honor Roll recipients, 132 in total, achieved a semester GPA of 4.0 or higher. Vice […]
Garden City Community College will be hosting the Garden City Plunge & Strut, a benefit for Special Olympics Kansas (SOKS), on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. More than 30 individuals have already pledged to plunge into the icy waters of a pool that will be constructed in the parking lot of […]
Garden City Community College is pleased to announce procurement of a $300,000 grant from the Sunderland Foundation toward renovation and remodel of two athletic training facilities. The grant will significantly offset the cost of a $491,000 planned project to update the athletic training facilities inside the Dennis Perryman Athletic Complex […]
The Garden City High School Drama Department and Vocal Music Department will host a Community Talent Show on Tuesday, March 3rd from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. in the GCHS Auditorium, 2720 Buffalo Way Blvd. The admission to the show will be $5 per person. There will be auditions for the […]
Kenneth Henderson Middle School will host a robotics competition on Saturday, February 22, for teams across western Kansas. The contest will be held from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the Kenneth Henderson Middle School gymnasium, 2406 Fleming Street. The teams will bring their own robots to the competition, which […]
Garden City High School has recently announced its honor roll for each of the academies for the second quarter of the 2019-2020 school year. The honor rolls include Principal Honor of 4.0 GPA, High Honors of 3.99 – 3.75 GPA, and Honors of 3.74 – 3.50 GPA. The honor roll […]
The monthly Lunch & Learn program at Centura Health – St. Catherine Hospital will be getting a jump on gardening on Feb. 27, when Dr. Gretchen Dunford and Debbie Wharton of Wharton’s For Every Bloomin’ Thing partner to present “A Beginner’s Guide to Growing Your Own Vegetables.” St. Catherine Hospital, […]
The Garden City Community College Endowment Association is once again hosting its signature scholarship fundraiser of the year, this time in 1950s fashion. “Lost in the 50s” is the theme for this year’s 2020 GCCC Endowment Auction, which will be held on Friday, March 27, 2020, at the Finney County […]
The next program coming up in the Finney County Historical Museum’s series of Brown Bag Lunch and Evening at the Museum lectures IN Garden City is set for 7 p.m. Feb. 18, featuring the El Quartelejo pueblo site in Scott County. Prior to the program, the museum will be closed […]
The Garden City Community College Players are proud to present “Almost, Maine,” a dinner theater, during four evenings later this February. Just following Valentine’s Day, the program is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. each evening on Thursday, Feb. 20, Friday, Feb., 21, Saturday, Feb. 22, and Sunday, Feb. 23, […]
The City of Garden City Citizens Academy will begin March 26 and go until May 14. Interested residents are invited to take part and learn more about the role the City plays in their everyday lives. Citizens Academy is a great opportunity for residents to get a behind-the-scenes look at […]
Garden City Community College will host author and area native Bob Hopkins on Friday, Feb. 14, 2020, to promote his new book and share his discoveries about the gift of giving back. Hopkins, a 1961 graduate of Garden City High School, recently published “Philanthropy Misunderstood: One Hundred Plus Stories from […]
Lead appraiser Jody Bennett discusses an item as volunteer Ray Heinemann shows it to the crowd during last year’s Southwest Kansas Antiques Appraisal Fair. The Eighth Annual Southwest Kansas Antiques Appraisal Fair is coming up 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 14 in the Finney County 4-H Building on the […]
USD #457 will hold a free screening clinic for children 3-5 years of age who are Garden City residents. The clinic will be held on Friday, February 14, 2020. It will take place at the Garfield Early Childhood Center, 121 W. Walnut, Garden City, Kansas. The screening will take approximately […]
Visitors to the Finney County Historical Museum in Garden City can see over 100 vintage pieces of Fire King, Glasbake and Pyrex dinner and kitchenware in a colorful new exhibit entitled “What’s in Your Cabinet?” Assembled by Museum Education Coordinator Johnetta Hebrlee, the display is located in the museum’s Front […]
The Garden City High School forensics team competed at Southwestern Heights High School on Thursday, January 30th and Holcomb High School on Saturday, February 1st for the opening of the season. There were a number of students that qualified for KSHSAA State Speech/Drama in May. The team placed third in school […]
Garden City High School counselors will conduct enrollment sessions for GCHS students during school for the 2020-21 school year. Students will receive their credit checks, enrollment forms, and review the guide to determine the courses they prefer to take starting in August. Counselors will be working with the sophomore class […]
The next two programs are coming up Feb. 12 and 18 in the Finney County Historical Museum’s series of Brown Bag Lunch and Evening at the Museum lectures. Brown Bag Lunch presentations take place at noon the second Wednesday of January, February, March, April and May. Evenings at the Museum […]
St. Catherine Hospice Chaplain Rev. Gerry Dupuis will be leading the Tuesday, February 11, meeting of “My Hope,” a support group for adults who are grieving the death of a loved one. The group meets from noon to 1 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month at High Plains […]
Jerry Serrano earned the title of Finney County Spelling Bee champion on February 1st. The Horace Good Middle School eighth-grader earned the title after going through seven rounds with some of the county’s best spellers from elementary through middle school at the Garden City High School auditorium. Kate Strandmark, a […]
Garden City Public Schools along with Kansas Children Service League have partnered together to offer two different training sessions in one day for parents, caregivers, educators and more. The sessions will take place on Saturday, February 8, in the Horace Good Middle School cafeteria, 1412 N. Main Street. The trainings […]
The Mercer Gallery at Garden City Community College is pleased to announce the opening of “Sociopolitico,” an exhibition featuring engraving arts professor James Ehlers from Emporia State University. The solo exhibit will feature prints and engravings by the artist which delve into our complicated relationships with mass media and social […]
If you’re someone who is considering weight-loss surgery, you can learn more about the procedures and whether you’re a candidate for one at a free seminar on the topic Thursday, Feb. 6, at Centura Health – St. Catherine Hospital. Tom Brown, MD, who has begun seeing patients monthly for weight-loss […]
Through its annual Christmas Tree Auction benefit event, Centura Health – St. Catherine Hospital recently was able to aid Mosaic of Garden City in its mission to provide services and advocacy for people with intellectual disabilities. During a ceremony on Jan. 14 at St. Catherine, the hospital presented Mosaic representatives […]
Garden City Community College’s 2018-2019 Annual Report is now available to the public through print and online editions. The 15-page report offers readers a comprehensive look at the institution’s key accomplishments and financial data from the past fiscal year, spanning July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2019. Some of those […]
Garden City High School Family, Career, & Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) students competed on Wednesday, January 30th at Satanta High School to qualify for the state tournament that will be held in Wichita, Kansas on April 5th – 7th. FCCLA takes only the top student in each district and […]
Students from Finney County have advanced to the Finney County Spelling Bee that will be held Saturday, February 1st, at 9:00 a.m. in the Garden City High School auditorium, 2720 Buffalo Way Blvd. Students from elementary through middle school grades will be competing in the spelling bee. The first place […]
Centura Health – Siena Medical Clinic is pleased to welcome Dr. Lionel Gottschalk to its orthopedic staff. Gottschalk, who will handle sports medicine and general orthopedics three days a week at Siena, has taken over the care previously provided locally by Dr. Clay Greeson. Gottschalk, who started his new job […]
Garden City residents can show their affection for friends and loved ones with a singing valentine from the Garden City High School Modern Show Choir. Community members can have the choir serenade their beloved with a song for $25.00. The choir will perform the singing valentines from 9:00 a.m. to […]
Garden City High School art students participated in the Annual Western Kansas Scholastic Art (WKSA) Competition and Exhibition 2020 and recently received word on how they ranked in the competition. The students work will be on display at the Stauth Museum in Montezuma, Kansas January 28th – February 20th. Garden City High School […]
(GARDEN CITY, KS) Centura Health – St. Catherine Hospital, in partnership with LiveWell Finney County Health Coalition, is set to launch a monthly educational Lunch & Learn series. The first program in the 2020 series is “The Basics of Health Billing, Insurance and Charity Care,” at noon Thursday, Jan. 23, […]
GARDEN CITY – After a 28-year career, Garden City Public Works Director Sam Curran has announced his retirement effective July 3, 2020. “Garden City is where the story of our family with our three children begins. The five of us built wonderful relationships with so many people, enjoying the traditions, […]
USD #457 will hold a free screening clinic for children 3-5 years of age who are Garden City residents. The clinic will be heldon Friday, January 24, 2020. It will take place at the Garfield Early Childhood Center, 121 W. Walnut, Garden City, Kansas. The screening will take approximately an […]
Garden City Public Schools held a School District Art Show November 21st through December 20th at the Educational Support Center, 1205 Fleming Street. The show featured works from all the schools in the district from kindergarten to 12th grade. The community also had an opportunity to vote for their favorite […]
A robotics scrimmage will be held at the Garden City High School gymnasium, 2720 Buffalo Way Blvd., on Saturday, January 18th from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The teams will be putting their engineering and problem solving skills to work by having their robot that they have built compete in […]
Enrollment for the spring session of the Drivers Education course at Garden City High School will take place Friday, January 17th, at 4:00 p.m. in Room F108 in the Freshman Academy, 2720 Buffalo Way Blvd. This course is available to Garden City High School students. There are a limited number […]
After nearly 15 years at the helm of Centura Health – St. Catherine Hospital and three as leader at Centura Health – Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, during which time he has successfully overseen considerable growth in facilities and scope of services, Scott Taylor has announced his plans to […]
The Garden City High School Hall of Fame Committee is now accepting nominations for the 2020 Hall of Fame inductees. Nominees must be graduates of Garden City High School. Other qualifications to be considered include professional accomplishments, community service and the capacity to be a positive role model for the […]
Kenneth Henderson Middle School has recently announced its A-B honor roll for seventh and eighth grade students for the fall semester of the 2019-2020 school year. The honor roll includes: A Honor Roll Seventh grade: Katelyn R. Barrett, Madison O. Bennett, Eleanor K. Crotts, Quang V. Dang, Victor J. Devora […]
Beer-Tasting Class Tops List of Non-Credit Offerings in 2020 Garden City Community College, in partnership with Finney County Economic Development Corp., plans to increase its non-credit course offerings in 2020, starting with a unique opportunity to expand one’s taste buds. GCCC’s first non-credit course for the calendar year is titled, […]
The USD 457 Virtual Academy is currently taking enrollment of nontraditional students in grades nine to twelve and adults looking to continue their education. The Virtual Academy is an online school that empowers students to seek an education and earn their high school diploma. The Virtual Academy provides individualized learning […]
The Finney County Historical Museum in Garden City has announced its full series of Brown Bag Lunch and Evening at the Museum lectures for the spring season of 2020. Brown Bag Lunch programs take place at noon the second Wednesday of January, February, March, April and May. Evenings at the […]
The Finney County Historical Society’s Brown Bag Lunch and Evening at the Museum series of free lectures in Garden City will resume Jan. 8 with one program on health and another shortly afterward about art history. The series includes Brown Bag sessions at noon on the second Wednesday of […]
As a previous mom with a history of short labor, Alejandra Tinoco wasn’t expecting child No. 5 to take long either. But even the veteran mom was taken by surprise with the speed in which Elijah Nicholas Tinoco came into the world in the early morning hours of New Year’s […]
Dakota Dunes, South Dakota. December 23, 2019 —The empirical family of companies announced today that it will soon begin the construction of a new ground beef facility in Garden City, Kansas. The new facility will supplement empirical’s existing production at its South Sioux City, Nebraska location and represent the largest […]
It is never easy to lose a loved one, and the grief and pain that follows a person’s death is a natural part of life. Grief also doesn’t take time off for the holidays as the sadness is oftentimes magnified, even as others celebrate and enjoy the occasion. The emotions […]
Garden City Public Schools will hold “12 Days of Reading Challenge” each day during the winter break starting on Monday, December 23rd. Families can following the school district on its social media sites and watch for the reading challenge for that day. Families are encouraged to post a picture of […]
By Mike Pilosof Photo by Adam Shrimplin Garden City, KS-For the third time in four years, Garden City finished the season in the top 10 of the final NJCAA poll released on Monday, coming in at No. 9. The Broncbusters have now been ranked in 29 straight polls and 44 […]
Michael (Drew) Thon, GCHS Director of Athletics /Chairman, GCHS Athletics Hall of Fame Committee, has announced that eight individuals, two legendary coaches and two state championship teams are among the inaugural class of inductees into the newly-formed Garden City High School Athletics Hall of Fame. The first induction ceremony will […]
The Finney County Historical Society has published the 2020 Historic Finney County Calendar, featuring stylized and traditional pictures from the community’s past. Copies of the wall calendar are in sale in the Finney County Museum Gift Shop at $15 each, plus tax. The gift shop is open concurrently with exhibits, […]
The Buffalo Living Legacy Fund will hold its 4th annual Buffalo Ball, on December 31, 2019, at the Golf Club at Southwind. Tickets for the event are $75 and will include gourmet buffet, complimentary wine with dinner, drink specials, music, and a champagne toast to ring in the New Year. […]
By Mike Pilosof Las Vegas, NV-Every year, every Junior College and NCAA rodeo program, refreshes their recruiting pitch to sell their team to prospective recruits. So why come to Garden City? Well, make sure to get a good look at Sin City this week. Former Broncbuster cowgirl Emily Miller is […]
The Rotary Club is distributing dictionaries to all Garden City Public Schools students this week. The Garden City Rotary Club will be distributing dictionaries to third graders at Garden City Public Schools during the week of December 9th as part of the Rotary Dictionary Project. The club will provide Scholastic […]
The Garden City High School Thespian Troupe 2846 will present “Miss You Like Hell” at the Kansas Thespian State Festival that will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Wichita and Century II Performing Arts and Convention Center. This year’s festival will be January 9-11, 2020. Each year, approximately 1600 high school […]
Garden City High School’s seniors received hands-on assistance applying to college during the school’s College Application Month event held on October 21st and 22nd. GCHS counselors and volunteers from Fort Hays State University, Garden City Community College, Northwest Kansas Technical College, and the local IG PEO sorority helped seniors through […]
People across Southwest Kansas are invited to celebrate Christmas at the Finney County Historical Museum, where the annual holiday open house has been scheduled from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Dec. 14. The come and go gathering will offer seasonal snacks, live music and the museum’s Christmas […]
The Garden City Community College Department of Music will present three concerts in the Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Auditorium in early December. The Instrumental Band concert will be held Thursday, Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m. and will feature Concert Band, Jazz Band, Brass Choir, and Percussion Ensemble. The Christmas Choral […]
The Garden City High School gifted program will hold its annual pictures with Santa event. Gifted students from GCHS have secured Santa Claus to appear for pictures from noon – 5:00 p.m. on December 7th, 14th, and 21st at the Windsor Hotel, 413 N. Main Street. Photos are $10 each. […]
Spring 2020 enrollment at Garden City Community College opens to the public on Monday, Dec. 2, 2019. The spring semester begins Jan. 13, 2020. Early high school graduates and other prospective students are encouraged to start the enrollment process for spring as early as possible to take advantage of the […]
Rebecca Burnfin, a science teacher at Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center, recently completed the Seed to STEM workshop sponsored by the Kansas Corn Commission. The Seed to STEM workshop provided 18 middle school science teachers with classroom lessons and lab exercises to teach about corn, biotechnology and ethanol. Each teacher also […]
The Collegiate Farm Bureau and Block and Bridle at Garden City Community College are once again partnering with Burtis Motor Company and the Salvation Army to provide Christmas gifts to children in need this holiday season. Bring donations of new, unwrapped toys and help the students in the Agriculture programs […]
After the Garden City Community College Meats Judging Team fell victim to theft on their trip to compete in the national competition, the GCCC Endowment Association, Klaus Wood Pellets, and Rocking M Media are sponsoring a raffle to help raise funds to replace the stolen personal items belonging to students […]
Garden City High School will host a freshman career fair on Friday, December 6, 2019. The career fair is being presented by the Finney County Workforce Connection and will assist freshman students in choosing one of 15 career pathways available at GCHS. During their first year of high school, Garden […]
American Warrior Construction, Inc. will host a groundbreaking ceremony to commemorate construction for the Sports of the World complex, the expansive tournament and outdoor entertainment space, on Tuesday, November 19, 2019. The event will include a reception at the Heritage Inn & Suites at 10:00 a.m. with the Groundbreaking Ceremony […]
The Garden City spirit squad will be hosting a stunt clinic on Dec. 7, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for all Middle School and High School students. The cost is $20. For more information, please contact Head Coach Tiffany Minnick at tiffany.minnick@gcccks.edu
The Garden City Public Schools Foundation Grant Squad will visit schools on Tuesday, November 12th, to award $200 mini-grants to help teachers enhance their classrooms. The awards will be presented to teachers in a surprise celebration in their classrooms. The foundation received 20 grant applications from staff around the school […]
The City of Garden City is pleased to announce the appointment of William “Bill” Beaty as the City’s new Fire Chief. Beaty will fill the position vacated by the retirement of Chief Allen Shelton earlier this year. “Bill’s enthusiasm for the fire service and his commitment to education and training, […]
Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center is hosting a Turkey GLO Trot 5K and 1 mile Fun Run on Thursday, November 14th. Registration begins at 5:00 p.m. at the school and the race will start at 5:30 p.m. The school is supporting healthy active lifestyles and will be taking non-perishable food donations […]
The Admissions Office at Garden City Community College is bringing together nearly a dozen GCCC representatives from across campus in a convenient forum designed specifically for parents of high school juniors and seniors. Parent Night will be held Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., in the Endowment […]
Garden City High School drama department will present the musical “Newsies”, November 15th and 16th at 7:00 p.m. There will be a matinee on November 17th at 2:30 p.m. The performances will be held in the auditorium on the Garden City High School campus, 2720 Buffalo Way Blvd. This hit […]
Centura Health – Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses and Centura Health – St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City recently began offering needle-free blood draws for inpatients using the PIVO™ device from Velano Vascular. Centura Health has become the first health system in Kansas and Colorado to offer the technology. […]
In the Fall of 2018 Garden City Community College adopted a Cengage Unlimited textbook model, providing an online textbook subscription for every GCCC student. The new model added a resource fee of $8 per credit hour to the tuition and fees structure for the cost of attendance, but has saved […]
Garden City Community College will be hosting retired U.S. Marine Corps Col. J. Scott Whitaker on Friday, Nov. 8, 2019 at 10 a.m. in the Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Auditorium. Col. Whitaker retired from the U.S. Marine Corps in 2015, following more than three decades of service and multiple military […]
Terri Worf, APRN and Certified Diabetes Educator, featured caregiver St. Catherine Hospital’s November Pace with a Provider series, co-sponsored by LiveWell Finney County, will feature Terri Worf, APRN, who specializes in adult family medicine and is a Certified Diabetes Educator. The event is scheduled to begin at 12:00 pm Thursday, […]
Nov. 20 Workforce Seminar Designed to Tackle Toughest Employer Challenges Garden City Community College is partnering with the Finney County Economic Development Corporation to host a one-day seminar for employers, helping them to tackle the toughest challenges they face. The Western Kansas Workforce Challenge will be held on Wednesday, Nov. […]
Brown Bag Lunch and Evening at the Museum series sessions Nov. 13 & 19 Two more fall season presentations are coming up as part of the Finney County Historical Museum’s Brown Bag Lunch and Evening at the Museum history lecture series in Garden City, one about a surprising aspect of […]
Visitors to the Finney County Historical Museum in Garden City can take a short trip down Memory Lane through a small new exhibit that opened today in the Front Door Gallery. The exhibit, which will remain on display until Thanksgiving, is entitled “Signs and Scenes…Images and Iconography from Finney […]
The Garden City Community College Broncbuster Athletic Association (BAA) is proud to announce an open nominations window for the Broncbuster Hall of Fame Induction of 2020. Nominations can be made electronically at gobroncbusters.com through January 31. Selection of the 2020 inductees will be made by the Hall of Fame committee […]
By Mike Pilosof Photos by Adam Shrimplin Garden City, KS-Growing up in Brazil, Andre Dos Santos Aires‘ dream was to play college football in the United States. But he couldn’t get anyone to give him a scholarship. Instead he played soccer at a Junior College in Iowa. Then, after last […]
Grab your friends for a day out and come enjoy yourselves at the Women Helping Women Expo! They will feature a Handbag Bingo Activity where more than 20 authentic designer handbags can be won (Coach, Michael Kors, Donna Karan, Kate Spade, Consuela, and more!), a silent auction, vender booths, photo […]
Garden City Community College is partnering with Klaus Wood Pellets & Outdoor Living to bring “Traeger Turkey Days” to campus just in time for Thanksgiving. This is your chance to learn how to prepare the perfect Thanksgiving turkey, plus all the trimmings! Taught by Traeger experts, you’ll learn how to […]
The search for Garden City’s next Fire Chief continues. Four candidates will take part in an assessment center next week. The assessment center will provide opportunities for City Staff and several community partners to assess an applicant’s skills, abilities and suitability for the specific job. The assessment center will be […]
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