Girl Lifewatched to Wichita after rollover
A 15-year-old Garden City High School student was Lifewatched to a Wichita hospital after losing control on North Third Street. The Ford Escort rolled in a gravel ditch. she wore a seat belt and was within the speed limit.
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Garden City
Wichita
North Third Street
Stacy Mayo
Finney County
Kevin Bascue
Mayo
St. Catherine Hospital
Bascue
Third Street
Pray to end school violence Wednesday
St. Catherine Hospital and Catholic Health Initiatives designate a Wednesday of prayer for peace in communities and schools. Hospital associates and the public are invited to pray in the hospital chapel from 9 to 10 a.m., 3 to 4 p.m., and 7 to 8 p.m. Moments of silence will be observed at 9 a.m., 2 p.m., and 8 p.m.
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St. Catherine Hospital
Catholic Health Initiatives
Iris Show Set for Saturday at First United Methodist
The Garden City Area Iris Club hosts an early blooms show Saturday at First United Methodist Church located at 1106 N. Main St. The event opens at 1 p.m. and runs with display irises highlighted by club members.
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Garden City Area
First United Methodist Church
N. Main St
Parsons first black mayor retires from city commission
PARSONS AP The city’s first black mayor, Marvin W. McKnight, retires after 10 years on the Parsons city commission. He did not seek re election and will be succeeded by Tom Shaw, who led in the April 3 general election. McKnight, 76, reflects on a decade of service. Longtime commissioner Bob Bartelli notes the departure but recalls they could disagree and still get along.
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Parsons
City Commission
Marvin W. McKnight
Tom Shaw
McKnight
Bob Bartelli
Bartelli
Cosmosphere Bills Kansas Gas Service Over Losses
The Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center seeks 105000 dollars from Kansas Gas Service for losses after January 17 and 18 gas explosions. The museum says attendance fell and two downtown buildings and a mobile home were destroyed, with two people killed. Cosmosphere executives presented the claim to the board, noting revenue declines versus 1998 and 2000 periods.
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Hutchinson AP
Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center
Kansas Gas Service
Space Museum
Cosmosphere
Kent Shank
KGS
Justices Hear Appeal On Drive By Shooting Case
In Topeka the Kansas Supreme Court will decide if Daniel Medrano, who was 17 in 1998, stays in prison for a drive by shooting linked to a false claim about Surrenos 13. Medrano and friends, members of rival gangs, were drinking when they sought revenge.
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Topeka
Daniel Medrano
Medrano
Wichita
Surrenos 13
Vato Loco
Cool temperatures do not slow spring planting
County Extension agent Whitey Whitehill says recent cold snaps won’t harm crops and that planting season remains on schedule. Garden center owners note steady demand, with customers advised to cover tomatoes before mid April, while perennials and young trees establish roots before frost risk fades.
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County Extension
Whitey Whitehill
Kansas lawmakers sketch education finance package
In Topeka the Senate Education Committee tests a plan to boost elementary and secondary funding by 99.4 million, add 10 million for higher education, and raise per pupil base to 3,910 while funding extended learning. Debate focuses on tax shifts and rainy day reserves amid budget gaps and other proposals from lawmakers.
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Topeka
Senate Education Committee
John Wratil
R-Leawood
Senate
Lana Oleen
Oleen
Manhattan
Kansas
Legislative
Kansas State
Department of the State
Ksbe
Jenkins
Treasury
Anthony Hensley
D-Topeka
Sena
Appraiser defends $7 million price tag
Barton County Appraiser Jack Baines defends a 7.3 million valuation on Fuller Brush Co. property amid county commissioners backing a split with Fuller Brush to hire an independent appraiser. Fuller Brush seeks 3.6 to 4.2 million. company may relocate 400 local jobs if valuations force higher taxes.
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Great Bend
Barton County
Jack Baines
Fuller Brush Co
Baines
Fuller Brush
Board of Tax Appeals
Norbert Schneider
Great Bend Manufacturing
Kansas
Commission
Kirby Krier
Kansas Property Valuation Division
Larry Reynolds
Patty Linsner Hansen
Phyllis Klima
Lizzies Cottage Bed and Breakfast
Wayne Becker
Becker Tire and
LWH Rental and Development
Earth Day festivities expand at zoo and college events
Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo hosts an Earth Day Fair from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with a recycle cycle performance by Richard Renner and displays from about 10 wildlife groups. Garden City Community College adds an Earth Day Celebration from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. featuring a talent show, music, and SGA elections, plus campus events and concerts through the weekend.
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Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo
Garden City Community College
Rebecca Westblade
Richard Renner
Voolvil Entertainment
Westblade
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
Finney County 4-H Ambassadors
Friends of Finney Game Refuge
Southwest Kansas Cattle Women
Zoo
GCCC
SGA
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Wharton
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Okla
Otero Junior College
Williams Field
TJ. Bass
Lynn Jenkins
Tors
Ways and Means Committee
House
Appropriations Committee
The
Sierra Club
Bill Graves
Pauline Joyce
Warren House Science and Math
David Alexander
Lake Afton Observatory
Gccc Science and Math Club
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