Men Arrested For Drug Possession In Garden City
Garden City police arrested Eddie Rojas 20 Marcus Rojas 18 and Rafael Martinez 17 after a 7 42 p m call about a suspicious vehicle on Inge Avenue. A K nine detected marijuana odor and 61 grams of marijuana 5 grams of cocaine and drug paraphernalia were found in a 1997 Pontiac. Rojas faces marijuana possession with intent to sell cocaine and paraphernalia charges. Marcus Rojas held on a municipal warrant. Martinez released to treatment program.
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Garden City
Topeka
Gibson Auten
Inge Avenue
Auten
Eddie Rojas
W. Campbell Sr
Finney County
Marcus Rojas
Rafael Martinez
Campus
Apt. 206
Ammonia Leak Reported At Garden City Campus
Firefighters responded to a ammonia odor at Garden City Community College after a pop-off valve on air conditioning equipment at John Collins Annex Building released vapors. Five employees were evacuated and treated on scene by Finney County EMS, then released. Fire officials cite equipment malfunction as a possible cause, with investigation ongoing. Units remained on scene until about 7:30 a.m.
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Garden City Community College
Garden City
Allen Shelton
John Collins Annex
Community College
Finney County Ems
Shelton
Poster contest sought in southwest Kansas for safety drive
Children in southwest Kansas are urged to enter a statewide poster contest for Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day on October 10. Entries must be postmarked by August 29 and mailed to AAA Kansas. Back of entry must include full name age address county parent name and contact phone. Three regional southwest winners will receive a Walmart bicycle and helmet from Kansas SAFE KIDS Coalition. There will be three age groups and 18 regional winners statewide with one winner per group.
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Kansas
AAA
Safety Department
S.W. Sixth St
Topeka
Wal-Mart
Kansas Safe Kids Coalition
Cop-Shop Classic Basketball Tourney at Finnup Park
Garden City police host the Eighth annual Cop-Shop Classic this weekend with games starting 8 a.m. Saturday and Sunday at Finnup Park courts. Entry is three canned goods per team, donated to local charity. Open for team registration at the GCPD office or by calling Officers Velasquez or Pauley.
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Garden City Police Department
Finnup Park
N. Ninth St
Michael Velasquez
Paul Pauley
GCPD
Finney County approves bridge upgrades on Hamil Road
Finney County Commissioners unanimously OK a $833,713 bid from Klaver Construction of Kingman to gut and rebuild two bridges on Hamil Road. Work begins in September and should finish by year end, following a 2001 bus crash that highlighted the need for wider, stronger bridges.
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Hamil Road
Finney County
Klaver Construction
Kingman
Pawnee Creek
Max Morgan
Morgan
County Commission
Garden City
Holcomb
Smith Land Pit
Arkansas River
Lincoln Road
Halbur
Finney County Emergency Medical Services
EMS
Activist questions missing kids focus in Topeka
In Topeka activists outside Shawnee County Courthouse criticized national attention on Donna Lynette Walker, accused of deceiving an Indiana couple about being their missing daughter. They urged mental health care over jail and highlighted other unidentified missing children cases.
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Topeka
Indiana
Alonzo Washington
Kansas City
Shawnee County
Donna Lynette Walker
Walker
Shannon Marie Sherrill
Thorntown
Ind
Indianapolis
Billy Bork
Washington
Precious Doe
Donna Walker
Sonny Scroggins
National Action Network
Scroggins
al Sharpton
New York
Jaye Parkerson
Eric Harkness
Breakthrough House
Harkness
Parkerson
Dry weather hits Kansas crops across state
Kansas farmers face continued drought as the Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service lowers ratings for spring planted crops and pasture. Only 9 percent subsoil moisture is adequate and topsoil moisture 7 percent. Corn, sorghum, soybeans, and sunflowers show high percentages in very poor or poor conditions with pasture also deteriorating.
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Wichita
Kansas
Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service
Kass
Kansans ponder recall as California votes Davis out
Kansas Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh cautions recall as a tool with dangers and limits. He explains Kansas requires 40 percent of last gubernatorial votes in 90 days, far tougher than California’s 12 percent over 160 days. If used, vacancies stay by normal succession.
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Topeka
California
Gray Davis
Kansas
Ron Thornburgh
Thornburgh
Florida
Kathleen Sebelius
Wal-Mart
U.S
Darrell Issa
Davis
Burdett Loomis
University of Kansas
Loomis
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Irv Stephens
Taylor
Roman Halbur
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