News and Events from the Greater Garden City Area
The fall semester for Garden City Public Schools will end on January 21, 2021, because the district started the school year later than what was planned. The late start helped get the district prepared for the start of the school year with the district operational plan for COVID-19. The spring […]
As the state of Kansas unveils their phased plan for distribution of COVID19 vaccinations in Kansas, the Finney County Health Department continues to work closely with theKansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) to determine the process of vaccine distributionin Finney County.“We will follow KDHE’s lead in distribution to determine […]
The United States Department of Agriculture recently recognized the Garden City Community College Online Food Safety Program for its training and leadership. “The ability of our program to find very qualified adjunct faculty members that can take extremely complex information and disseminate it to inspectors around the country at an […]
Garden City High School recently received word that the choir students that made the District Honor Choir were announced. There will be no performance this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The GCHS students that earned spots in the choir include: Rylan Anderson, Bass 2; Kolby Blackburn, Tenor 2; Lezette […]
Finney County has partnered with the Turning Point Church of the Nazarene toopen a remote learning center that will provide access to and assistance with distance learning forchildren of front-line employees. This partnership was made possible by the SPARK grant and thesupport of the Finney County Health Department.At this time, […]
Garden City High School recently received information that it had two students qualify for the International Thespian Festival (ITF), which will be held virtually this summer. The two students are Adriana Mendoza and Byrant Detvongsa. They received a Superior rating in Duet Acting qualifying them for the ITF. Students had […]
Starting on Tuesday, December 1, 2020, Garden City Public Schools will be providing free grab-and-go breakfasts and lunches from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. each school day. The meals will be delivered curbside at the schools. Parents can pick up meals for all enrolled students in their household at one […]
Garden City Public Schools will be closed to on-site classes and move to Level 6 Remote Learning, from the district’s operational plan, starting on Monday, November 23rd. The decision to move to Level 6 was made due to several positive COVID-19 cases in the community and district along with the […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has impactfully touched communities all across southwest Kansas and our care teams at Centura Health’s Bob Wilson and St. Catherine hospitals have responded with compassion and courage to meet the needs of our patients, our neighbors and each other. Centura Health hospitals, Bob Wilson in Ulysses and […]
St. Catherine Hospital, LiveWell Finney County, and Finney County Economic Development Corporation have joined forces to host a virtual Town Hall to share current information regarding the COVID-19 Pandemic with Finney County residents and businesses.Panelists will be on hand from St. Catherine Hospital, USD 363, USD 457, Garden City Community […]
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