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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 2008
Page
3
Kansas Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh confirms no votes were cast in 14 Fort Riley precincts with nearly 600 registered voters in Geary County. He calls zero turnout highly unusual though many on post are deployed or stationed out of state.
Shawnee County reported data entry mistakes left about 4400 ballots uncounted in the primary results though no race outcome changed. Election Chief Elizabeth Ensley said 42 of 198 precincts were affected, involving mail in ballots from military personnel and citizens abroad, counted by hand.
Police report 50-year-old Perry Lee Isley Jr, a convicted sex offender in the Sexual Predator Treatment Program, was recaptured after escaping from Larned State Hospital. Investigation continues into possible aid. Isley hid in a limb and used a tool to cut fences. previously escaped Pawnee County custody in 1987.
State Treasurer Lynn Jenkins widened her margin in the 2nd Congressional District GOP primary over Jim Ryun after Shawnee County counted 4 446 ballots following a data input error. Jenkins won 51 to 49 percent from more than 66 500 votes, securing a 1 379 vote edge. She will face Democrat Nancy Boyda in November. Ryun’s camp considered no immediate challenge as results were finalized after a county review.
In Kansas City, Kan., Kelly Kultala, urged by Gov. Kathleen Sebelius and Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley, defeated incumbent Sen. Mark Gilstrap in the primary, becoming the sole sitting lawmaker ousted this year. Kultala faces Republican Steve Fitzgerald in November.
Garden City plans a free Saturday event from 6 to 8 p.m. at 1224 Center St. with arts crafts games inflatables and swimming. Volunteers will assist about 15 children as prizes include school supplies.
Wichita AP report on the Kaweah Indian Nation trial of Malcolm Webber. Testimony explained plans to buy 1000 acres as reservation land to shield undocumented immigrants with tribal membership while Webber allegedly claimed tribal status would grant U.S. citizenship. Debra Flynn admitted no Indian ancestry, pleaded guilty to harboring illegal immigrants, and described Webber’s claims to members.
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