Latinos surveyed on immigration in Topeka
A Pew Hispanic Center survey finds Hispanics broadly positive about immigrants but not favoring higher immigration levels. Garden City leaders echo the report as they call for reform this fall. Principal James Mireles notes cultural tensions. The study interviewed several hundred Hispanics this summer.
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Topeka
Hns
Kansas
Garden City
Reynaldo Mesa
Congress
Mesa
Pew Hispanic Center
Garden City High School
James Mireles
Mireles
GCHS
U.S
Waiting Game As GC College Registration Surges
Garden City Community College reports a smooth Registration Day despite half theAdministration Building parking lot being out of use for construction. Registrar Nancy Unruh notes brief lines, while 1,930 students enrolled for fall, a 9 percent rise from last year, with official head counts due on day 20.
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Garden City Community College
Nancy Unruh
Unruh
Winfield
Matt Gill
Gill
Broacbuster
Beth Tedrow
Jana Ulrich
Myron Dillard
Dillard
St. Petersburg
Fla
GCCC
Rader sentencING opens in BTK case
Prosecutors opened the sentencing hearing for Dennis Rader the admitted BTK serial killer detailing the killings of the Otero family in 1974. FBI agent Raymond Lundin testified that Rader said he was attracted to Hispanics and younger women targeting 11 year old Josephine Otero before the brutal family murders.
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Wichita
BTK
Dennis Rader
Rader
Otero
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Raymond Lundin
Josephine Otero
Josey
Lundin
Joseph Otero
Julie
Joseph II
Julie Otero
Josephine
Larry Thomas
Local budgets stretched with climbing gas prices
Local drivers complain about rising gas costs as prices climb to about 2.50 a gallon in Finney County. Garden City residents like Kate Covington and Kim Lyons report spending over 50 to 100 dollars to fill vehicles, forcing less travel and tighter budgets. Sheriff Kevin Bascue notes budget strains as fuel costs bite agency spending.
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Garden Citian
Kate Covington
GCCC
Kim Lyons
Fort Worth
Texas
Garden City
Lyons
Rhonda Irvin
Irvin
Elkhart
Conoco
Oasis Carwash
E. Kansas Ave
Finney County
Kevin Bascue
Pastor of Word of Life succumbs to cancer
The Rev. Gary Don Newman, 55, pastor of Word of Life Church, died this morning from cancer complications. He led jail ministry and helped establish the church at 3004 N Third St after a revival in Garland, Texas. His wife Lenoir and elder Jeff Crist spoke of his faith and impact.
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Gary Don Newman
Word of Life Church
Jeff Crist
Newman
Garland
Texas
Lenoir Newman
Garden City
Crist
Word of Life
Gary
N. Third St
Newmans
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