Cimarron Teen Dies In U S 56 Wreck
A Cimarron teenager Blake Christopher Stanley, 14, was killed when a westbound 1986 Ford collided with an eastbound 2000 Chevy Suburban driven by Mark C. Maska, 43, of Wichita, on U S 56 seven miles west of U S 283 at 11 55 p m Saturday. Parker A Rea, 17, also of Cimarron, was a passenger in the Ford. Two Suburban occupants and Mark Maska were hospitalized. conditions not released. Seat belt use noted for the drivers. two children in the Suburban were unrestrained.
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Cimarron
Ford County
Blake Christopher Stanley
Ford
Parker A. Rea
Rea
U.S. Highway 56
Mark C. Maska
Wichita
KHP
U.S. Highway 283
Maska
Melanie Maska
Megan Maska
Mark Maska
Western Plains
Dodge City
Maskas
Stanley
Hugoton Man Dies In Single Car Crash
Chandler Clay Sandoval an 18 year old from rural Hugoton died from injuries after the 2000 Ford F150 he drove rolled over on Kansas Highway 51 in Stevens County. He was ejected and not wearing a seat belt. The crash remains under investigation. A Garden City toddler in critical condition suffered second degree burns after bug spray caused scalding water burns while a babysitter showered him. The incident is under investigation by police.
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Hugoton
Stevens County
Chandler Clay Sandoval
Russ DeWitt
Sandoval
DeWitt
Garden City
Via Christi
Wichita
Jediah Salazar
E. Santa Fe St
Mike Utz
Utz
Salazar
St. Catherine Hospital
Woman finds makeshift bomb on porch in Garden City
Garden City police say 94 year old Mildred Archibald found a two liter bottle with bubbling liquid on her front porch at 10 52 p.m. Sunday. Fire Department diffused the device and neutralized the substance after testing a sample. No injuries. Police investigate whether it was deliberate or random. tips welcome at 276 1300 or Crime Stoppers 275 7807.
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Garden City
Mildred Archibald
E. Johnson St
Mike Utz
Utz
Archibald
Police Department
Kansas to revisit science standards amid board shift
In December a 24 member committee will present the first draft of proposed changes to Kansas science standards with final approval expected by summer 2005. Conservative gains in the State Board of Education after Kathy Martin’s victory give a 6-4 majority likely to favor including creationism alongside evolution. The debate traces to 1999, with ongoing tensions over how to teach origins, while the committee aims to balance evidence with separation of church and state and prepare students for revised annual testing.
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Topeka
State Board of Education
Kansas
Kathy Martin
Clay Center
Bruce Wyatt
Salina
Martin
Sue Gamble
Alexa Pochowski
Learning Services
Gamble
Wyatt
Pochowski
John Calvert
Intelligent Design Network
Calvert
All-Smash Derby Thrills At Finney County Fairgrounds
A Saturday night demolition derby at Finney County Fairgrounds drew crowds as cars rammed and radiator hoses blew on a rain soaked track. Wyatt Green became eligible to drive at 18, with Brett Todd winning the main event in car 101 for a $1,000 prize. Josh Reese captured the quad race finale after a dramatic finish, while rivals Marsha Hindman and Chris Hindman raced in heats amid mud so thick suits were obscured.
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Finney County Fairgrounds
Wyatt Green
Scott City
Jan
Wyatt
John McGrath
Brett Todd
Chris
Marsha Hindman
Garden City
Marsha
Chris Hindman
Josh Reese
GCCC weighs rising insurance costs during budget hearing
Garden City Community College prepares for a public budget hearing at 6:30 p.m. to review rising insurance costs. The athletic department plan jumped about 70 percent over three years, employee coverage up 90 percent, and monthly premiums rose from 698.62 to 909.40 with higher prescription costs and out of pocket limits.
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Garden City Community College
Gccc Board of Trustees
Beth Tedrow
Ance
GCCC
Dee Wigner
Blue Cross Blue Shield of
Kansas
Wigner
Salvation Army leaders settle into Garden City
Lieutenants Craig and Louise Lurtz arrive in Garden City from El Dorado with son Michael. They aim to expand community service, reopen and publicize the thrift store, and launch free programs in nutrition, exercise, after school care, women’s ministries, and youth character building by September. They face language barriers and plan to learn Spanish, hoping to stay four to six years to build trust.
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Salvation Army
Garden City
Craig
Louise Lurtz
el Dorado
Louise
Michael
el Dorado High School
Surtzes
Jeremy
Misty
Paola
Las Vegas
Olathe
Chicago
William
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U.S
BOE
Brad Nading
John Smith
John Mowry
Finney County Fair
Blue Cross
Finney County
Justees
Campus Drive
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