Two Adults and Several Juveniles Arrested at Party
The Telegram reports two adults Ramon Zamora aged 21 and Nona Tresner aged 34 were cited and released on eight counts of contributing to a child’s misconduct after a beer party. Police found minors drinking at a residence on A Street at 12:03 a.m. Several juveniles including Matt Castaneda 16 Jessica Murry 15 Pedro Pascascio Jr 17 Sarah Nagera 17 Luis Castillo 16 and Brandon Martinez 17 were arrested for possession and consumption of alcohol by a minor and curfew violation and released to a parent. Additional minors Fernando Lopez 18 Leonardo Lopez 20 and a 13-year-old Garden City male were cited for alcohol possession and release to a parent. Cindy Overrocker 16 was cited for curfew violation and released to a parent.
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Ramon Zamora
Nona Tresner
Matt Castaneda
VFW
Jessica Murry
Jenny Ave
Pedro Pascascio Jr
Olive
Sarah Nagera
Porterhouse Drive
Luis Castillo
Brandon Martinez
Fernando Lopez
Longhorn Drive
Leonardo Lopez
Jennie Barker
Highway 83 project resumes from Garden City to Scott City
Construction on U S Highway 83 between Garden City and Scott City resumes with a six week timeline. Vance Brothers Inc of Kansas City Kansas leads a slurry seal in the driving lanes while shoulders were previously worked. Traffic will run under pilot car control with delays up to 15 minutes. Total project cost is 1 784 124 dollars.
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Garden City
Scott City
12Th Street
Vance Brothers Inc
Kansas City, MO
Senior Center Finney County Ice Cream Social Tonight
The Senior Center of Finney County hosts an ice cream social at 6 tonight at 907 N. 10th St featuring ice cream, toppings and cake. Sounds of Country provides music. Admission is $3. No reservations needed. transportation available by calling 272-3626.
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Finney County
10Th St
Sounds of Country
Drainage District No 1 to Meet August 21
Drainage District No 1 will hold a board meeting at 7 p.m. on August 21 in the Finney County Administrative Center. The session will cover district matters and related public business. Citizens may attend to hear reports and provide input.
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Finney County
Fort Hays receives $1 million gift for Centennial Campaign
AP report notes Fort Hays State University will gain a $1,087,133 gift from the estate of R L Sam Young to the FHSA Endowment Fund. The donation boosts the Centennial Campaign total to $27.25 million as the university nears its 100th anniversary next year. Young, who attended Fort Hays before Washburn University, aimed to aid youth and left Ada Young behind.
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Young
Fort Hays State
Washburn ‘University
Topeka
Washburn Law ‘School
Ada
Big weekend at Finney County Fair events lineup
Finney County Fair hosts multiple evenings with a ranch rodeo at 6 30 p m and a demolition derby at 7 30 p m in the grandstand on Friday. Saturday features livestock premium auction and a KJIL Avalon concert at 7 30 p m. Sunday offers a 4 H worship service at 10 30 a m. Details call 276 1250.
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Finney County
KJIL
Avalon
Lee Richardson
Zoo
Stevens Park
Dave Stanton
Healy
Seon
Jill Christensen
Ulysses Methodist Church
Christensen
Friends University
Wichita
Kansas hearing weighs higher local charges to curb long distance
The Kansas Corporation Commission opened hearings on a proposed settlement with three phone companies that could lower long distance rates but raise basic local service fees. Critics warn residential customers would bear the cost of business while backers say higher fees are needed to spur competition. The plan targets Bell and United Telephone access charges, with Bell rates dropping to 0.6 cents per minute and United to 2 cents per minute. local rates would rise for residential customers across carriers over three years. Lifeline aids low income Kansans unable to pay.
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Topeka
Kansas Corporation Commission
Walker Hendrix
Citizens’ Utility Ratepayers Board
Janet Buchanan
ECC
Kansas
Buchanan
Bell
Sprint Corp
United Telephone Company
Oklahoma
At&t
Sprint’s
United Telephone
Hendrix
KCC
Rosemary Foreman
Foreman
Budget OK'd by Holcomb City Council
The Holcomb City Council approved a 2 million dollar budget with 825000 from property taxes and a 53 mill levy, down from last year. A $100000 home would pay 609.50 in property tax. valuations rose to 6.1 million in 2001.
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Holcomb
Charles Claar
Lewis, Hooper and
Claar
Kansas
Man pleads not guilty in Garden City stabbing case
Dennis Miller, 49, faced with first degree attempted murder charges after two men restrained him during a stabbing of his estranged wife Jenice in the Grain Bin parking lot. He received a Sept. 25 jury trial date, and also pleaded guilty to aggravated battery for a prior facial injury.
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Garden City
Dennis Miller
E. Fulton Ave
Miller
Jenice
Jenice Miller
Mother-in-law shot to death in El Dorado
Three daughters of Jeanne Sommers recount no known conflicts between her and son-in-law Zachary Arvieux before the shooting as authorities say Sommers was killed while watching television. Arvieux, 22, is charged with first degree murder with a $1 million bond set after he surrendered. He formerly worked as a guard at El Dorado Correctional Facility until February 24, 2000.
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EL Dorado
Jeanne Sommers
Zachary Arvieux
Arvieux
Mike Garnett
el Dorado Correctional Facility
Bill Miskell
Kansas Department of Corrections
Miskell
Couple accused in cross country kidnapping spree
Kansas authorities hunted a white couple in their early 20s after a 17 year old girl was held at knifepoint at a farmhouse. A deputy stopped a gas-theft pickup on I 70 in Colby, a chase ended in a field, and police later found two abandoned vehicles including a Ford Escort. A private plane assisted the search as officers described the male and female with specific physical traits and tattoos.
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Colby
Kansas
Thomas County
Tom Jones
Jones
Kansas Highway Patrol
Hoxie
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