Finney County News

United Way campaigners have raised $171,000 -- or 31 percent -- of their $550,000 goal so far in their 2010 annual fundraising campaign.

More than 600 Finney County families will benefit from a $4.25 million grant recently awarded to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

As the ghouls and goblins of Garden City hit the pavement Saturday, safety for children and families always is a concern during the fall holiday.

A petition from a Holcomb convenience store owner to close a county road has been halted by the order of a district court judge because state transportation officials believe the closure will inhibit public access to frontage roads and further complicate planned detour roads for the ongoing U.S. Highway 50 construction project.

Economic Development officials in Finney County look into bringing a $150 million biomass plant to the area.

Finney County economic development officials have begun discussions to possibly bring a $150 million biomass plant to the county.

Some employees of the Finney County Sheriff's Office are gambling on new jobs at the Boot Hill Casino in Dodge City.

As days get shorter and more people are on the road before dawn and after dusk, deer can become a danger on the roadways.

United Way campaigners have raised $167,335.54, or 30 percent, of their $550,000 goal so far in their 2010 annual fundraising campaign.

The Finney County Historical Society has earmarked more than $200,000 in funds for the Finney County Preservation Alliance, in hopes the money will produce a hefty return for the group working to resurrect the Windsor Hotel.

The case of a USD 457 teacher who was arrested on allegations that she stole three school laptops has been referred back to the Garden City Police Department.

Officials from the Area Mental Health Center are hoping a nearly $1.7 million award in stimulus funds will help prevent homelessness in western Kansas and possibly change the way funding and programming is handled in the future.

A 48-year-old southwest Kansas woman has died from complications of the H1N1 flu virus, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment reported Friday.

Kansas Department of Transportation officials plan to close Big Lowe Road just north of U.S. Highway 50 beginning Oct.

Police have arrested a man for his alleged connection with a Sept. 12 armed robbery at U-Pump It, a convenience store at 112 E. Kansas Ave.

Area law enforcement officials are looking for a man who escaped from the Kearny County Jail Monday night.

Area police are looking for a man who escaped from the Kearny County Jail Monday night.

Duplicating services isn't an effective way to better the community; instead, financially supporting local programs that already are working to help families and kids in Finney County is the goal of one local agency.

United Way campaigners have raised $147,760.22 -- or 27 percent -- of their $550,000 goal so far in their 2010 annual fundraising campaign.

Finney County commissioners heard Monday from a Pierceville resident who is looking for help from officials to enforce several county nuisance resolutions in order to clean up his town.