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🌱 What Garden City police found during two recent high-risk traffic stops
Good morning Garden City! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What Garden City police found during two recent high-risk traffic stops
- New Kansas education chief once walked the halls of Garden City High
Also on today's calendar: Hope 4 My City and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Hazy sun and becoming windier, with a high of 71 and low of 28 degrees.
- Saturday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 64, low: 33.
- Sunday: Sunny, breezy and warmer, with a high of 80 and low of 50 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Garden City Police make a series of drug arrests (kspress.com) — Garden City police recently made several drug-related arrests after traffic stops on East Kansas Avenue and Windmill Drive, seizing methamphetamine, cocaine, marijuana, paraphernalia, and firearms. All suspects, who were booked into the Finney County Jail, are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court, but the cases highlight ongoing local drug enforcement activity residents may notice around town. 
• Headlines for Thursday, April 16, 2026 (kansaspublicradio.org) — A Kansas news roundup includes a notable local connection: the new state education commissioner, Dr. Jake Steel, is a Kansas native who graduated from Garden City High School. The digest also covers statewide stories, from a Topeka homicide investigation and Marion newspaper raid hearings to a looming kratom ban, helium production issues, and a Wichita veterans benefits event.
📸 Around Garden City
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Upcoming Events in
Garden City
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★ Featured events ★
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Dough My Goodness Pop-Up
Main Street Market Hub, 406 N Main St, Garden City
11:00 am
Saturday April 18
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Other local events
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Hope 4 My City
Stevens Park , 502 N Main St , Garden City
12:00 pm -
Plymell Elementary School Enrollment Night
Plymell Elementary School Garden City, KS 67846
4:00 pm -
Trivia Night at Main Street Food & Brew Hall
Main St Food & Brew Hall , 207 N Main St , Garden City
11:30 am -
City Commission Meeting
Garden City, KS Calendar , 301 N 8th Street , Garden City
1:00 pm -
Kenneth Henderson Middle School Enrollment Event
Kenneth Henderson Middle School Garden City, KS 67846
3:00 pm -
Georgia Matthews Elementary School Enrollment
Georgia Matthews Elementary School Garden City, KS 67846
4:00 pm -
Girls/Boys Soccer @ Eisenhower
Eisenhower , 2000 N Western Ave , Liberal
4:00 pm
Saturday April 18
Monday April 20
Tuesday April 21
📣 Garden City Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Sidewalk Chalk Contest
Stevens Park , 502 N Main St , Garden City
1:00 pm -
Annual Business Awards Banquet
Conestoga Arena , 1807 Mikes Dr , Garden City
6:00 pm -
2026 TRAINING: From the Field to the Table: A Quest for Kansas Wheat (1)
Russell Child Development Center , 2735 N Jennie Barker Rd , Garden City
6:00 pm
Saturday April 25
Thursday April 30
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🗞 Nearby News
Ulysses
- Resurfacing Underway Along U.S.160 In Ulysses (ulyssesnews.com)
- Why What We Do Still Matters (ulyssesnews.com)
- UHS Hosts Positive Addictions Day To Promote Healthy Choices, Community Engagement (ulyssesnews.com)
Liberal
- Apogee Power Invests $16M In Kansas For First U.S. PlantApogee Power Invests $16M In Kansas For First U.S. Plant (businessfacilities.com)
- SCCC Foundation Launches Capital Campaign for Softball Field (kscbnews.net)
- City Commission Accepting Applications for Open Seat (kscbnews.net)
Ok Garden City! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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