Mind games at Quiz Bowl prompt queue in Dodge City
In Dodge City a pair of youngsters wait in the school superintendent’s office as a quiz bowl moment unfolds. The scene hints at a decision or understanding that seems to weigh on the children amid inquiries about the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School Superindentent
Dodge City
Eensie
Garden City race winner tops, but incumbent falls short
Jim Douglass, former commissioner, finished fourth in the Garden City election with 1 125 votes (17 percent). Joan Perkins led with 1 456 votes (22 percent) and Gary Fuller followed at 1 327 votes (20 percent). Tommy Austin earned 1 211 votes (18 percent) for a two year term. Kraig Ransonette received 976 votes (15 percent). Incumbent Jim Wharton polled 537 votes (8 percent). Perkins and Fuller secure four year terms. Douglass weighs future options after the loss. Bramblers on the page note precinct results are on Page A5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Fuller
Tommy Austin
St. Catherine Hospital
Douglass
Kraig Ransonette
TNT Construction
Pms
Garden C
Ees
Juana
Janie” Perkins
Jim Douglass
Kraig Rasonette
Jim Wharton
Garden C Usc
Jeff Crist
Bruce Reichmuth
Gail Dunford
Mike Utz
Ken Rishei
Conrad Rodriguez
Garden City USD 457 re-elects four incumbents to Board of Education
Incumbents Jeff Crist Gail Dunford Mike Utz and Bruce Reichmuth won re election to USD 457 Board of Education with Crist receiving 1982 votes 22 percent Reichmuth 1866 21 percent Dunford 1816 21 percent and Utz 1804 20 percent The four seats were up with opponents Ken Rishel and Conrad Rodriguez defeated Crist first joined the board in 1999 and will work with deputy superintendent Jim Lentz as superintendent beginning July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City
Continuity
USD 457 Board of Education
Jeff Crist
Gail Dunford
Mike Utz
Bruce Reichmuth
Ken Rishel
Conrad Rodriguez
Crist
Reich
Muth
Dunford
Utz
Finney County
Jim Lentz
U.S. Forces Break Through Near Baghdad and Kut
American units of the 3rd Infantry Division and the First Marine Expeditionary Force pushed toward Baghdad and crossed the Tigris near Kut capturing a bridge. General Brooks said the Kut defense, including a key division, was destroyed as U.S. forces closed to 35 miles from Baghdad. A rescue mission freed Pfc. Jessica Lynch from an Iraqi hospital with 11 bodies recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baghdad
U.S
Tigris River
Kut
Najaf
West Virginia
Pfc
Jessica Lynch
Army
3Rd Infantry Division
First Marine Expeditionary Force
Karbala
New Syracuse mayor wins by narrow margin in election
Larry R. Ochs, 58, a Hamilton County farmer and former Syracuse City Councilman, was hooked to monitors at St. Catherine Hospital for a sleep study when he learned of Tuesday's general election results. Ochs won with 287 votes, 52 percent, over James Gordanier, who had 265 votes, 50 percent. He quipped about sleep and pledged to keep the city on an even keel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Larry R. Ochs
Hamilton County
St. Catherine Hospital
Ochs
James Gordanier
Wichita County voters reject 10.6 million school bond
Wichita County USD 467 failed a 10.6 million remodel bond 612 to 292 in Tuesday’s vote. Greg Fletcher, a local farmer, supported a modern high school but backed delaying the project due to cost. The plan would have funded part of an addition at the Seoti high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita County
Greg Fletcher
Seoti
Also Mentioned on This Page
Diane Lewis Lewis
Gctelegram
Garden City Commission
Commission
Juana “Janie” Perkins
Perkins
Wharton
D.W. Douglass Roofing
Austin
USD
Republican Guard
Iraq
Tigris Riv
Vincent Brooks
U.S. Navy
3/4
Diwaniyah
CC Board of Trustees
Lauren Welch
Steve Sterling
Mark Eisenbarth
Terri Wort
Bob Harrington
Holcomb
Dennis Laurer
Terry Crain
Fetcome
Anee Jarnagin
Bruce Heinitz
Steve Detty Charles Morgan
Holcomb Usd
Mitch Williams
Larry Stapp
Cindy Messenger
Tim Miller
Annette Jones
Kathy Hanks Hanks
Fletcher
R.B. Stewart
Inspiring Minds
Vox Populi
Vox Humbug
Voice of the People
William T. Sherman