Former USD 457 worker accused of embezzling funds
Garden City police say a former USD 457 employee allegedly misused 4820 worth of district funds for personal purchases including a computer camera car stereo and household items. Affidavits seek an arrest warrant on 10 counts of misuse of public funds 10 counts of making false information eight counts of felony theft and two counts of misdemeanor theft.
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Target
Wal-Mart
Garden City
Mike Utz
Utz
Finney County Attorney’s Office
Randall D. Grisell
Garden City Public Schools
Grisell
Kansas budget wrangling leaves 111 million gap
Kansas lawmakers and Gov. Graves face a 111 million dollar shortfall in fiscal 2002 after approving a 9.11 billion spending bill. They eye revenue boosts and accounting gimmicks, delaying payments and diverting funds to balance the budget while resisting tax hikes and gambling expansion.
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Dave Kerr
R-Hutchinson
House
Bill Graves
Kansas
Graves
Department of Revenue
Bush era tension over US spy plane crisis deepens
US officials maintain a possible military response option as China agrees to let a US technical team inspect the downed EP-3E in Hainan. The April 1 emergency landing ended an 11 day detention and raises questions about aircraft repair or removal and potential compensation for China.
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Bush
United States
China
Taiwan
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Hainan Island
Beijing
U.S
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Xinhua
Cheney
Fox News
Andrew Card
Washington
Card
ABC
Pentagon
LULAC awards banquet spotlights education impact
Garden City LULAC honors stressed education with a keynote by Leo Prieto, described as a favorite son of Garden City. Prieto urged students to seize opportunities and give back to the community while noting Latino educational disparities and the growing Hispanic youth population. GCHS seniors Aaron Ledesma and Vanessa Urteaga named outstanding Hispanic students of the year.
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Moran
Leo Prieto
Prieto
Garden City
Garden City High School
Kansas State University
Congressional Hispanic Caucus
Washington
America
LULAC
GCHS
Aaron Ledesma
Vanessa Urteaga
Legislators Discuss Farm Bill and Trade at 31 Show
Congressman Moran says the new farm bill should end annual payments votes and signals discussions will begin. He notes grim wheat prospects this year and agriculture’s struggles while pushing to broaden international markets, including dialogue with Cuba. The 31 Show, held at Finney County Fairgrounds, airs farmer concerns and will return to Great Bend in 2003.
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Moran
America
Cuba
Great Bend
Finney County Fairgrounds
Pigeon Racing Club in Garden City Sees Long Distance Flights
Hopkins and Melvin Voth rekindle a youth hobby of homing pigeons in Garden City as members of the Garden City Flying for Fun Pigeon Racing Club. Old birds race 300 to 600 miles, young birds up to 300, with races from Aspermont and Winter to Garden City this weekend.
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Dodge City
Voth
Garden City
Flying For Fun Pigeon Racing Club
Scott City
Cimarron
Manter
Sublette
United States
Saddam Hussein
Racing Pigeon Digest
Aspermont
Texas
Winter, Texas
Budget talks broaden as lawmakers press 2003 plan
Legislators labored over a new proposal during the weekend with Senator Steve Morris noting progress while a different approach emerged. Graves' budget director Duane Goossen joined conference committee meetings Sunday, sitting near negotiators away from the audience as Gov. Bill Graves warned he would veto any plan harming fiscal 2003 and urged keeping 2002 spending tight to accumulate savings in the treasury.
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Abilene
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Duane Goossen
Bill Graves
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