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Deerfield veteran exhibited courage, coolness and skill

In 1971, Veterans Day was moved to the fourth Monday in October under the Uniform Monday Holiday Act. This act was designed to create consistent three-day weekends for federal employees and the public while aiming to reduce mid-week business disruptions. However, it caused widespread confusion and pushback as far as Veterans Day was concerned. In 1975, President Gerald Ford signed a law returning Veterans Day to its traditional date of November 11 to preserve its historical significance. Ford’s law became effective in 1978.

Deerfield, KS · 1d
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Task force launched in southwest Kansas to strengthen federal prosecutions

Under the Southwest Kansas Task Force, several assistant Finney County attorneys will work part time as special assistant U.S. attorneys.

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ICE agents came to meatpacking country in Kansas. Then voters went to the polls

DODGE CITY, Kan. (AP) — Jose Del Real looked over the crowd from the stage in a park, at hundreds of his neighbors with furious signs tucked under their arms, voicing their anger at immigration agents who had descended on their town and started rounding up their friends and family. His daughters, in the front row, were crying.

Dodge City, KS · 13h
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Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame Recognizes 2027 Award Winners

The Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame is pleased to announce its 2027 inductees and award recipients to be recognized at the 18th Annual Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame Banquet. Joel Jarnagin of Cobalt Cattle Company in Garden City, Kansas, and Thomas (Tom) John Basabe of the Simplot Company’s Land and Livestock Group in Grand View, Idaho, are the 2027 Hall of Fame inductees.

Garden City, KS · 2d
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Newser

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Critically Endangered Addax Calf Born at Kansas Zoo

(This content was created with the help of AI.) A western Kansas zoo just got a rare addition that zookeepers hope will help pull a species back from the brink. The Lee Richardson Zoo in Garden City announced Tuesday that a female addax antelope calf was born Oct. 3 to parents Sahara and Dobby, their second offspring after a male calf, Qibli, born last year, per KSNW. The addax—sometimes called the white or screwhorn antelope—is native to the Sahara, but the zoo said only about 30 remain in the wild due to heavy poaching. The critically endangered animals are known for their spiral horns and s...

Garden City, KS · 1d

KWCH.com

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Liberal residents reflect on ICE raids, election results in southwest Kansas

LIBERAL, Kan. (KWCH) — After immigration enforcement raids brought fear to Liberal this fall, some residents believe the operations played a role in how their community voted in the midterm election. Seward County, long considered a Republican stronghold, backed a Democrat in the U.S. Senate race just over a...

Liberal, KS · 23h