Boy accsued in head gunshot of 14 year old girl
A 15-year-old boy, Ismael Lopez, was arrested after police say he accidentally shot 14-year-old China Walker in the head while showing a small-caliber handgun in a car. Walker was treated and released. the gun remains at large.
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Garden City
Dave Slaughter
Ismael Lopez
C Street
Lopez
Finney County Sheriff's Office
North Eighth Street
Slaughter
Inge Avenue
St. John Street
China Walker
St Catherine Hospital
Hit-and-run injures Garden City police car officer
Garden City police officer Master Patrol Officer Brandy Unruh, 29, was not seriously injured after a Mercury Grand Marquis struck her squad car at Kansas Avenue and Main Street around 2:30 a.m. Two Hispanic males fled the scene. suspects not caught. Police seek information at 276-1300.
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Garden City
Brandy Unruh
Kansas Avenue
Main Street
Dave Slaughter
Gas meter arson probe in Garden City
Police investigate an arson after a neighbor extinguished a gas meter fire at 412 Center St. Four people were inside when it occurred. The meter was doused with gas and lit, causing minimal house damage. Ongoing probe. Separately, Tyson Fresh Meats plant near Holcomb reported theft of 16 boxes of steaks worth up to 436.05 each, totaling 3801.06.
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Center St
Garden City
Dave Slaughter
Slaughter
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc
Holcomb
Finney County
Holcomb board to meet for principal hire and seat fill
Holcomb USD 363 board meets at 7 30 tonight in the Holcomb High School Board Meeting Room to discuss hiring a new high school principal to replace retiring Richard Soetaert and to appoint a new board member to fill Mitch Williams vacancy. Finalists for principal are William Biermann Leon Mike Estes and Steve Johnson all from Holcomb. Candidates for the board seat are Jay Powers Rob McCallister and Larry Stapp, who submitted letters of interest. the successor will serve the remainder of Williams term.
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Holcomb Usd 363
Board of Education
Holcomb High School
Richard Soetaert
Mitch Williams
Mary Ann Bennett
William Biermann
Leon
Mike Estes
Lakin
Steve Johnson
Holcomb
Jay Powers
Rob McCallister
Larry Stapp
Williams
Kid's College at GCCC opens summer enrollment today
Garden City Community College invites elementary students to enroll in its four year old Kid's College program offering arts and trades science cooking leadership and deep sea life courses. Registration runs 8 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Collins Technical Building. Scott City classes at Bryan Education Center start May 13.
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Garden City Community College
Continuing Education and
GCCC
Collins Technical
Paula Moisio
Moisie
Kid’s College
Scott City
Bryan Education Center
Main St
Bryan Center
Moisio
Kid's College
Garden City
Holcomb
Jolene Baker
Baker Boot Co
LULAC honors local students at ninth annual scholarship event
At the Plaza Hotel ceremony Garden City High School seniors Crystal Viarquez and Manuel Elizondo were named Outstanding Hispanic Senior and received 300 scholarships. Speakers Sonia Esquivel Vargas and Heber Gonzalez urged family involvement, reminding students to stay connected to their heritage as they pursue college studies at KU and Kansas State.
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League of United Latin American Citizens
Plaza Hotel
E. Kansas Ave
Sonia Esquivel-Vargas
Fort Hays State University
Kansas City, Mo
Heber Gonzalez
Garden City
Esquivel-Vargas
Fort Hays
Gonzalez
Nino Reyes
Wal- Mart
LULAC
Connie Stucky
Kenneth Henderson Middle School
Stucky
Itzel Stewart
Reyes
Connie
Garden City High School
Crystal Viarquez
Manuel Elizondo
Viurquez
University of Kansas
Elizondo
Kansas State University
Garden City Plaza
Hays
LULAC Scholarships Awarded to Several Recipients Across Programs
LULAC national scholarships were awarded to Karina DeLa Cruz Letisha E Esquibel Beau Anthony Hernandez Matt M Hernandez and Angelica Nieto. Garden City Community College Endowment Scholarships went to Juana Betanco Marisela Carrillo Lineth C Contreras Jena M Couch Alejandro Gonzalez Luis Enrique Lozano and Ana G Montanez. Memorial scholarships honored Buddy Manning Lydia Gonzales Angie Posey Gonzales and Thomas Gallardo with the Sandoval Memorial Book Scholarship. Bilingual Teachers of Tomorrow awards went to Enrique Mendoza Juan Carlos Mendoza Veronica Gamboa Marisela Trejo Karen M Canales and Daena Rios. K State Synergy Program awards went to Betanco Rebecca Cruz Evangelina Guzman Juan Parlis Sandra Rincones Jessica Valdez Diana Temblador Levi Rojas Nora Salazar and Nancy Spence Jaime Torres received the Dillon Stores Additional GCCC scholarships with many other recipients named.
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LULAC
Karina DeLa Cruz
Letisha E. Esquibel
Beau Anthony Hernandez
Matt M. Hernandez
Angelica Nieto
Garden City Community College
Juana Betanco
Marisela Carrillo
Lineth C. Contreras
Jena M. Couch
Alejandro Gonzalez
Luis Enrique Lozano
Ana G. Montanez
Vanessa Arteaga
Buddy Manning
Dalia DeLoera
Lydia
Joe Gonzales
Dina Lija
Angie Posey Gonzales
Candy Chavez
Thomas Gallardo
Sandoval
Enrique Mendoza
Juan Carlos Mendoza
Veronica Gamboa
Marisela Trejo
Karen M. Canales
Daena Rios
Betanco
Rebecca Cruz
Evangelina Guzman
Juan Parlis
Sandra Rincones
Jessica Valdez
Diana Temblador
Levi Ro
Grcel Hernandez
Lozano
Miriam Martinez-Osorio
Tina Marie Melgosa
Luis F. Mendoza
Montanez
Roberto M. Morales
Juan Jose Moreno
Jared Louis Munoz
Gabriela Prieto
Brianna J. Rivas
Claudia N. Robles-Romero
JaKayla N. Rosales
William J. Sauseda
Ada Seija
Rosa N. Solis
Viarquez
Brenda E. Zamarripa
Two ladies win titles in Kansas pageant event
Glenda Owens notes six contenders in each division were evenly matched at the Miss Teen Kansas and Mrs. Kansas International pageant in Garden City. Mrs. Western Kansas Liz Plunkett won Mrs International, Miss Teen North East Cadet Hancock took Miss Teen Kansas 2004, with multiple ties and several awards across both divisions.
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Glenda Owens
Owens
Liz Plunkett
Syracuse
Cadet Hancock
Garden City
Kansas
Chicago
Hancock
Mercado
Plunkett
Gray
South Hutchinson
Shawna Brown
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Wichita
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Jackson County
Shelby Gray
Lauren Mercado
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