May 25, 2013

Business update

J.W. Games, 135 E. Main Street, Gardner, will celebrate its Grand Opening from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Feb. 2.
Owner Patrick Everett has a large selection of DVDs and video games at competitive prices.
The store is open …

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Charles Doster

Boeing will close Wichita plant

Boeing Company will close its defense, space and security facility in Wichita, company officials announced today.

The company, which currently employs more than 2,160 in Wichita, will shutter its Wichita facility by the end of 2013.  Researchers at Wichita State …

Local convenience store closes on NYE

Ric Foster, owner of E and J Food mart, closed his gas station and convenience store on Jan. 31. Foster was a familiar face behind the stores counter for more than 17 years.  Staff photo by Danedri Thompson
Ric Foster, owner of E and J Food mart, closed his gas station and convenience store on Jan. 31. Foster was a familiar face behind the stores counter for more than 17 years. Staff photo by Danedri Thompson

 Danedri

Bruce Funeral Homes secures $1,000 grant

Through their relationship with York Casket Company, Shirley Brown Van Arsdale and Bruce Funeral Homes have secured a $1,000 grant for Gillis Center an area non-profit.
Gillis helps several children from Gardner, Eudora, Spring Hill and De Soto every year. …

Gardner Rotary hosts 1st annual Grocery Grab

Some lucky person will win a five minute grocery grab during the Gardner Rotary Club’s First Annual Grocery Grab. Raffle tickets are $10. The winner will have five minutes to grab Price Chopper groceries – only one minute in the …

USD 231 hosts Business Bash

School officials are inviting local businesses to attend a pre-game tailgate party tonight. The tailgate party will start at 5:30 p.m. in the southwest portion of the parking lot near the District Activity Center.
Business owners are then invited to …

Medicalodges of Gardner receives prestigious award

Medicalodges Gardner former Director of Nursing  Teresa Coover poses with Medicalodges’ Bronze Commitment to Quality award. Coover was recently promoted to Medicalodges Regional Nurse Consultant. Submitted photo

Medicalodges Gardner has been recognized as a 2011 recipient of the Bronze – Commitment to Quality, National Quality Award for its outstanding performance in the health care profession.  The award, presented by the American Health Care Association and National Center …

Local pharmacist earns award from state group

Sam Boyajian, RPh. Of Gardner was honored with the Distinguished Board Member Award from the Kansas Independent Pharmacy Service Corporation (KPSC) Board of Directors during the KPSC Annual Stockholders Meeting on Sept. 17, 2011 in Wichita, Kan.
Mr. Boyajian was …

Grain company will occupy 8.7 acres on logistics property

Danedri Thompson
dthompson@gardnernews.com

The Allen Group has its first tenant in its yet-to-be-constructed logistics park adjacent to the BNSF intermodal site near Edgerton.

The DeLong Co., an exporter of containerized grain, closed on the purchase of an 8.7 acre site …