News and Events from the Greater Garden City Area
Courtesy of the City of Garden City Garden City Fire Chief Allen Shelton has been named the 2018 Fire Chief of the Year by the Kansas State Association of Fire Chiefs. Shelton received the award during the association’s conference held in Garden City October 26-28. Shelton has spent his entire […]
Today is Election Day. Polls are open until 7 p.m. so get out and vote! Monday night, Finney County Republicans staged the “GOP Get Out the Vote Rally” in Garden City featuring Congressman Roger Marshall and several other state and local GOP candidates who spoke to local Republicans and fielded […]
GARDEN CITY – The City of Garden City is seeking citizen input in the Capital Improvement Planning process, a system which helps guide elected officials and city management in budgeting and strategic planning. The Capital Improvement Plan is an inventory of recommended and current projects and major capital purchases for […]
By SCOTT AUST, FCEDC Director of Communications During Tuesday’s Noon Lion’s Club meeting, former Garden City Commissioner Chris Law talked about his support for a ballot measure that will change liquor by the drink rules in Finney County to get rid of a percentage-based food requirement for establishments that serve […]
The 2018 Southwest Kansas Gubernatorial Debate is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Oct. 25 inside Clifford Hope Auditorium, 1412 N. Main St. in Garden City. The event is free and open to the public. Each of the five candidates appearing on the November ballot will participate in the 90-minute debate, including […]
Garden City’s annual two-week fall cleanup kicks off Monday, providing residents an opportunity to get rid of the clutter hanging around their homes and property. The free pick-up is for residential areas only, not businesses. The cleanup starts Monday, Oct. 1, and continues through Friday, Oct. 12, with the city […]
By SCOTT AUST, FCEDC Director of Communications Representatives from area municipalities, utilities and the alternative fuels industry attended a free workshop Wednesday in Garden City to learn more about the benefits and challenges of natural gas. The workshop provided an overview of Garden City’s adoption of clean fuels and natural […]
GARDEN CITY – The City of Garden City has won two national awards for videos produced by its IT & Communications Department. The awards were given by the City-County Communications & Marketing Association (3CMA). 3CMA is a national network of local government communicators. Each year during its annual conference, the organization hosts […]
By SCOTT AUST, FCEDC Director of Communications The first of two gubernatorial candidate debates is scheduled tonight at Garden City High School, with the second coming in two weeks. Tonight most of the Republican candidates for governor will appear at 5:30 p.m. Former state senator Jim Barnett, Kansas Secretary of […]
GARDEN CITY – Garden City’s municipal electric utility now uses more than 30 percent renewable energy resources to serve its customers after the City began taking a portion of its power needs from Buckeye Wind Energy Center on June 1. Garden City is a member of the Kansas Municipal Energy […]
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