Holcomb High crowns winter homecoming queen and king
Abby Rivers and Brian James Trevino are named winter homecoming queen and king at Holcomb High School. The event highlights student celebration and embodies school spirit as a traditional midwinter homecoming ceremony.
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Abby Rivers
Brian James Trevino
Holcomb High School
Brian J. Te Trevit
Kansans debate property taxes and school funding
Eskridge and broader Kansas communities wrestle with rising property taxes tied to school funding. Leaders warn relief erodes as districts lean on levy income, while court cases loom over the 1992 style funding plan and new state spending. News notes residents like Dean Dunn recall past hostility amid ongoing tax pressure.
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Flint Hills
Dean Dunn
Dunn
Senate
Steve Morris
Hugoton
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Dodge City
Salina
Mission Valley
Chuck Schmidt
Topeka
Emporia
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Miles of Smiles fundraiser marks Woman's Day Out charm
Allison Fleming gives Janet Caudle a manicure at Garden City Community College Design Team event. Caudle volunteers for Miles of Smiles a therapeutic horseback riding program and helped raffle tickets for a $200 makeover prize. Vaulters showcased skills as Cimarron River Company and Renaissance on 4th staged fashion shows during Fiesta Courtyard activities.
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Janet Caudle
Caudle
Garden City Community College Design Team
Miles of Smiles
Albuquerque
Cimarron River Company
Renaissance
Fiesta Courtyard
Buffalo Jones Ave
Audra Peitz
Bianca Medrano
Garden City Community College
Denise Petrie
Medrano
Prison population grows despite drop in crime
The United States saw a rise in inmates as prison and jail populations expanded by about 900 people weekly between mid-2003 and mid-2004, reaching 2.1 million by June 30. Experts credit get-tough policies such as mandatory sentences and three strikes, with advocates calling for drug treatment alternatives to ease the burden.
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Bureau of Justice Statistics
U.S
Paige Harrison
Malcolm Young
Sentencing Project
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Garden City teen Cody Bernbeck pursues sports dream
Cody Bernbeck, a 13 year old sixth grader at St Dominic Catholic School in Garden City, is a regular on football, baseball and basketball rosters. His parents recall his early love for sports, and he keeps ESPN's SportsCenter as his favorite show while he learns to perfect his free throw. He aims to go pro in whichever sport he excels at.
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Cody
North Carolina Tar Heels
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Allen Iverson
Bernbeck
Bernbeck advances through hoops shoot rounds to fall in tie
In Springfield Massachusetts, 13 year old Bernbeck finished third after a four way tie in the Elks Hoop Shoot national free throw contest. He has progressed through local district state regional rounds since December, reflecting a long run of wins and losses in youth basketball. His mother Tonja Bernbeck notes his growth from cautious fourth grader to confident player as coach Tonya Sam Curran adds insight.
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Elks
Springfield
Mass
Bernbeck
Wichita All Stars
Lance Bernbeck
Tonja Bernbeck
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