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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 2008
Page
3
Garden City Police will run a sobriety checkpoint from 1 to 3 a.m. Sunday in a high traffic area to identify intoxicated drivers and remove them from the streets. Vehicles may be stopped, with minimal disruption for nonoffending drivers. The effort is funded by a Kansas Department of Transportation grant.
A 9 a.m. Saturday garage sale at 2116 B St. raises funds for Bailey Stoy Ramirez, 4, daughter of Alicia Stoy and Daniel Ramirez, who has cerebral palsy. She will travel to St Louis in September for selective dorsal rhizotomy surgery to aid walking and comfort. Donations welcome via jars citywide or Golden Plains Credit Union. Call (620) 805-6034 for details.
In Topeka AP report, Johnson County voters chose Steve Howe over incumbent district attorney Kline in the Republican primary. Howe, a former assistant DA, won 60 percent and will face Democrat Rick Guinn, another ex-DA, in the general election. Howe argues decisions must follow law and evidence, not special interests. Meanwhile, Larned AP notes Pawnee County sheriff seeks a 50-year-old sex offender who fled Larned State Hospital after escaping from custody. Jerry Lee Isley Jr., convicted in 1995 in Shawnee County, previously escaped in 1987.
Scott County residents pass a $4.30 million bond issue to build a new 19 710 square foot law enforcement center in Scott City on Kansas Highway 96 and Kingsley Street. The 15 year bonds will raise taxes by about 91.75 annually for a 100 000 home and 39.27 for the county home. ground breaking in September with open by late 2009 or early 2010.
Finney County faced 11.56 percent turnout with 1592 ballots cast of 13771 registered. Republicans led with 1307 votes from 6622 registered while 285 Democrats voted from 2797. Officials cited lack of ballot draws and few contests as reasons for the sparse day.
State Treasurer Lynn Jenkins edged former Rep. Jim Ryun 51 to 49 percent for the Republican nomination in Kansas's 2nd Congressional District, a 1,007 vote margin out of more than 63,000. She will face Democrat Nancy Boyda in November. Ryun may seek a recount if margins trigger one by law. The district spans parts of 26 eastern Kansas counties.
In Kansas GOP primary races for the State Board of Education conservatives won one contest and lost another while leading in half of the contested districts. Kathy Martin led in district 6, Mary Raistin led in district 2, Bob Meissner led in district 4, and David Dennis led in district 10 as counts with most precincts reporting. Hedke faced no opposition in district 8.
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