🌱 How Finney County gas prices compared with Kansas in late October

Good morning to you Holcomb! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Finney County gas prices compared with Kansas in late October
• Cattle shortage drives Tyson's rancher deal and Texas shift revival
• Tyson turns to rancher partnership to strengthen cattle supplies

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Sunshine and pleasantly warm, with a high of 71 and low of 35 degrees.
• Thursday: Plenty of sun, temps: high: 68, low: 35.
• Friday: Partly sunny and cooler, with a high of 58 and low of 37 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Finney County saw lowest price for regular gas at $3.85 in week ending Oct. 31 (swkansasnews.com) — Regular gas averaged $3.94 a gallon across Finney County in the week ending Oct. 31, four cents above the Kansas average, according to GasBuddy customer reports. The county's lowest reported price was $3.85, though the figures reflect cash purchases and are not current pump prices.
   

• Tyson partners with rancher group Allied Beef, reopens shift at Texas plant (miamiherald.com) — With cattle supplies at a 75-year low, Tyson says a partnership with rancher group Allied Beef will help rebuild its struggling beef business. Holcomb is named among its key processing plants, but the announced shift restoration is at Amarillo, Texas, with full operation expected by summer 2027.
   

• Tyson Foods, Allied Beef Plan Long-Term Partnership To Shore Up Cattle Supply (theshelbyreport.com) — Tyson plans a long-term partnership with rancher consortium Allied Beef to strengthen cattle supplies for its beef business, which includes Holcomb among three anchor plants. The announced production expansion is in Amarillo, Texas, where Tyson expects to fully restore a second shift by summer 2027.
   

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Thursday November 12

• MS Girls Basketball vs Hugoton - 4:00 PM
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  4:00 pm
• MS Girls Basketball vs Hugoton - 4:00 PM (HHS/HMS)
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Friday November 13

• HS FB vs Hesston
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  6:00 pm

Monday November 16

• MS Girls Baskeball @ Goodland - 4:30 PM CT
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  4:30 pm

Tuesday November 17

• Blood Drive
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• Music Concert: 3rd Grade
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  6:30 pm

Wednesday November 18

• Early Release Day
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• District Wide Early Release
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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday November 11

• Library Board Meeting →
  Finney County Public Library, 605 E. Walnut Street, Garden City
  5:00 pm

Thursday November 12

• Friends of the Library Booksale →
  Finnup/Hutchison Rooms, 605 E. Walnut Street, Garden City
  10:00 am
• Girls Basketball vs. Hays
  Horace J. Good Middle School Garden City, KS 67846
  4:00 pm
• BSIC 5th Grade Program
  Charles O Stones Intermediate Ctr Garden City, KS 67846
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Tyson Foods, Inc. posted a job opening for PBX Shag Driver - C Shift in Holcomb. Apply here.
• Gap posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate - Schulman Crossing in Garden City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Holcomb here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Garden City

• Garden City Public SchoolsParents As Teachers Awarded Blue Ribbon Affiliate Status (westernkansasnews.com)
• Where were the cheapest places to fill up on premium gas in cities in Finney County in week ending Oct. 31? (swkansasnews.com)
• This weeks Kpreps.com rankings (westernkansasnews.com)

Ulysses

• Missouri cyberstalker sentenced for tormenting minor using Roblox; follows 2025 stalking conviction (heartlandernews.com)
• Carolyn Dunn (kscbnews.net)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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