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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 2002
Page
1
Heather Hapes formerly of Garden City holds an Olympic torch on January 31, photographed in a ceremony. The event highlighted her role as a torchbearer and drew community attention to the Olympic relay.
Lawmakers reached a tentative six year farm bill deal boosting agricultural spending by about 73.5 billion dollars over 10 years. The accord maintains high loan rates for major crops and revives a target price system while avoiding major new payment limits, aiming to aid farmers nationwide amid shifting policy.
Garden City officials and staff capped a two day budget retreat focusing on pay raise requests led by Human Resources Director Jim Berry who seeks a 3 percent across the board increase as inflation lingers. Last year pools reached 4 percent and the 2003 budget must be approved by late August with a public hearing planned.
Renewed interest pushes the Garden City Police Department toward full staffing. As of Thursday four vacancies remain with two candidates near completion. if they pass, only two openings will remain. Police Chief James Hawkins said another conditional offer and a final background check are in progress, per Diane Lewis.
Garden City will end night court, shifting traffic ticket and minor offense hearings to 1 30 p m Mondays starting next week. City prosecutor Yvette Willson says the change reflects a move to daytime sessions and a steadier workload, with sessions likely running to about 5 p m. The plan emerged at the staff retreat at the Finnup Center, and defense attorneys have offered little objection.
Kansans prepare a statewide weekend of prayer from Friday to Sunday inviting faith groups to urge lawmakers to protect vulnerable residents. Religious leaders including Bishop Fritz Mutti and Bishop William Smalley say prayer can foster dialogue and support for taxes and state services while urging action and personal participation.
An expelled 19 year old dressed in black opened fire at Johann Gutenberg Gymnasium in Erfurt Germany on a Friday rampage killing 17 before shooting himself. Police described a chaotic scene with bodies in hallways and bathrooms as officers closed in.
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