News and Events from the Greater Garden City Area
By Greater Garden City The Garden City Police Department and the Finney County Sheriff’s Office joined Tuesday to commemorate National Peace Officers Memorial Day. The local service, in front of the Law Enforcement Center, included presentations by Chief Michael Utz, Sheriff Kevin Bascue and Garden City Vice Mayor Dan Fankhauser. […]
By SCOTT AUST, FCEDC Director of Communications It’s not unusual for young people to flee their small towns after high school to see what the big, wide world has to offer. Sara McClure was no different. The Garden City native left for college in California to be closer to “the […]
By SCOTT AUST, FCEDC Director of Communications After more than a year of work, the draft of a new Finney County comprehensive plan has been presented to the Holcomb-Garden City-Finney County Area Planning Commission for review. Last week, consultants Lisa Nguyen, transportation engineer, and David Church, senior supervising engineer, with […]
By SCOTT AUST, FCEDC Director of Communications Greg Orman, independent candidate for Kansas governor, came to Garden City on Wednesday to announce and introduce state Senator John Doll as his running mate. Orman said he met Doll after the 2016 elections and Doll suggested Orman should think about running for […]
By SCOTT AUST, FCEDC Director of Communications During their day-long, annual goal setting retreat at the Finnup Center on Wednesday, Garden City Commissioners identified a group of general categories — including economic development, airport expansion, water, electric utility, beautification, housing and code review — that will eventually be fine tuned […]
By SCOTT AUST, FCEDC Director of Communications Finney County employees are taking advantage of a wellness program through St. Catherine Hospital that is helping them improve their health. The county has contracted with the hospital for the past four years. Health experts with the hospital provide wellness program services for […]
The Kansas Department of Commerce has approved a Sales Tax and Revenue (STAR) Bond for the Sports of the World Complex in Garden City, marking a major milestone in the development of the facility. The Sports of the World complex, a more than $30 million project, envisions a major multi-sport […]
By SCOTT AUST, FCEDC Director of Communications Editor’s Note: This story is part of a series recognizing Finney County employees who retired in 2017. Elsa Ulrich has worked in the Finney County Clerk’s office for 41 years, including 12 years as county clerk from 2005-2017. She stepped down as clerk […]
By SCOTT AUST, FCEDC Director of Communications Editor’s Note: This story is part of a series recognizing Finney County employees who retired in 2017. Jerry Quint, 56, retired in August after 26 years with the Finney County Sheriff’s Office as a Sergeant on road patrol. He said his goal was […]
By SCOTT AUST, FCEDC Director of Communications Editor’s Note: This story is part of a series recognizing Finney County employees who retired in 2017. Kayra Owings, 54, retired from the warrant and fugitive division at the Finney County Sheriff’s Office on August 11 after 31 and a half years. “I […]
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