Two arrested for meth possession
Garden City residents Angelique Elliott and John Whaley were arrested at their apartment after seven grams of methamphetamine and other drugs were found during a search by the Garden City/Finney County Task Force. The couple faces multiple charges, including possession with intent to distribute near a school and endangerment of their two children.
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Garden City
Finney County
Angelique Elliott
John Whaley
Pearly Jane
Apt
Whaley
Gibson Auten
Auten
Elliott
Florence Wilson Elementary School
Junk In the Gym rummage sale at Garden City YMCA
Garden City Family YMCA hosts Junk In the Gym from 7 a.m. to noon on August 16 at 1224 Center Street. Donations accepted at the YMCA. call 275-4269 for details. Also running through August 31 is a Corporate Membership Drive with 15 percent off company memberships and 50 percent off joining fees for signups this month.
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YMCA
Center St
Kansas unable to fund South Lawrence Trafficway finish
LAWRENCE AP Kansas transportation officials say the 115 million South Lawrence Trafficway cannot be completed without federal permits and funds. Jim McLean of KDOT notes there is no clear source for the needed money to finish the proposed 14 mile route linking K 10 near Lawrence with I 70. The western nine miles are open but the eastern leg faces protests and lawsuits. Road condition hotline listed.
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Lawrence
South Lawrence
Kansas Transportation
Jim McLean
Kansas Department of Transportation
Kids learn deployment process in Operation KUDOS drill
In Topeka the Kansas Air National Guard's 190th Refueling Wing staged Operation KUDOS for children 8 to 13, simulating mobilization from briefing to medical checks and a ship out to Australia. The activity, created to help families understand deployments, included lines, duffle bags with dog tags and a mock convoy, ending with welcome home signs.
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Topeka
Kansas Air National Guard
190Th Air Refueling Wing
Forbes Field
Sean Reade
John Hutter
Jakob
Kody
Hutter
Tinker Air Force Base
Oklahoma
Tonya van Sickle
190Th
Air National Guard
van Sickle
Claflin Council Votes to Forfeit Pay to Save a Mill
In Claflin Kansas the five member city council will forgo their $25 monthly pay next year to cut costs as health insurance rises and state revenue sharing declines strain the budget. Mayor Curtis Nelson will see pay reduced to about $200, saving about one mill on the property tax levy which is set to rise from 47 to around 55 mills.
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Claflin
Barton County
Marie Schepmann
Schepmann
Tom Chism
Chism
Curtis Nelson
Phone Schepmann
Reno County
Nickerson
Don Moler
League of Kansas Municipalities
Garden City 4-H Horse Show Highlights Young Riders
Kelsey Lee 15 of Garden City leads a busy 4-H horse show at Finney County Fairgrounds as she and siblings Tyler and Blake LaSalle compete across western pleasure horsemanship and trail events. Results include multiple class champions and reserve titles across halter, mare gelding and pony divisions, with Marisha Eck and Johna McClelland among top performers.
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Tyler LaSalle
Finney County Fair
Kelsey Lee
Garden City
Finney County Fairgrounds
Lee
Sugar
Gummy
Abe
Tyler
Blake
Blake LaSalle
Leaton McClelland
Marisha Eck
Abby Dechant
Johna McClelland
Western Pleasure
Ashlea Wolking
Shelby Hacker
Conservatives push sales tax special session
Kansas lawmakers debate a special session as conservatives urge delaying or rescinding the Streamlined Sales Tax Act. Revenue Secretary Joan Wagnon says adjustments are being crafted to ease implementation while preserving destination based sourcing. Local retailers face new rules as Kansas aligns with other states to tax online and catalogue sales.
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Topeka
Department of Revenue
Revenue
Joan Wagnon
Kansas
Wagnon
Ers
Frank Miller
R-Independence
Miller
Senate
Dave Kerr
R Hutchinson
Kerr
Doug Mays
Jeff Glendening
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