Garden City man robbed while walking near courthouse
Gaspar Ortiz, 68, was robbed Monday at 9 15 am in the 500 block of North Eighth Street as two Hispanic males fled in a gray four door car. They took 400 dollars and Ortizs driver license. Ortiz was uninjured. Police seek tips.
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Garden City
Finney County
Mike Atz
Gaspar Ortiz
North Eighth Street
Utz
Ortiz
St. John Street
Eighth Street
Ninth Street
Fulton Street
Listening tour set for Wednesday in Garden City
Rocky Nichols director of Kansas Advocacy and Protective Services will hold a listening session at Finney County Fairgrounds from 8:30 to 11 a.m. on Wednesday to gather feedback on the disability advocacy program run by KAPS.
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Kansas Advocacy and Protective Services Inc
Garden City
KAPS
Rocky Nichols
Finney County Fairgrounds
Garden City chamber breakfast set for Wednesday at Wheat Lands
The Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce hosts its monthly breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Wheat Lands Convention Center located at 1311 E. Fulton St. The Career Learning Center at Garden City Community College sponsors the event. Reservations are due by 5 p.m. today via the chamber at 276-3264.
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Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce
Wheat Lands Convention Center
E. Fulton St
Garden City Community College
Chamber
Fifth human West Nile case confirmed in Kansas
KDHE announced the state's fifth human West Nile Virus case, a 62-year-old Seward County resident who fell ill July 20, was hospitalized, and is recovering at home. No deaths reported this year. last year had 22 cases and one death under investigation. West Nile mainly affects birds, spread to humans via mosquitos.
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Topeka
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Seward County
West Nile
KDHE
Great Bend
Kansas reinstates 24 hour hotline to protect children
The Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services restored a 24 hour child and elder abuse hotline, surpassing Gov. Kathleen Sebelius's deadline by one day. The service, costing about 415000 dollars annually, is run by the state with a single 800 number (800) 922 5330 and a separate road condition line 1 800 585 7623.
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Topeka
Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation
Kathleen Sebelius
Kansas City Star
Kansas
Finney County commissioners OK varios projects and radar buys
Finney County four commissioners approve about 19 723 for preventive maintenance on alarm gear at the Law Enforcement Center and a 14 018 federal match for six sheriff radar units. They also choose a new server over an upgrade to address AS/400 storage, while raising fireworks permit fees.
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Finney County Commission
Roman Halbur
Tim McCauliffe
Cliff Mayo
McCauliffe
Simplex Grinnell, LP
Westminster
Mass
Commission
Irv Stephens
Finney County
Garden City
Sheriff’s Office
Mayo
Sheriff's Office
Marti Bremer
Pete Olson
Bremer
Jerry Davis
Stephens
Alan Fankhauser
Davis
Kingman Based
Klaver Construction
Hamil Road
Pawnee Creek
Scott City men arrested for vandalism
Scott City police arrested two 18 year old men for vandalizing 23 vehicle windows two buildings and a tractor with a BB gun. Ashley total damages estimated at 17211 dollars. David Dunn and Brady Unruh bonded out on 5000 dollars each after 26 counts of criminal damage to property.
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Scott City
David Dunn
Brady Unruh
Jeff Pounds
Pounds
Two Garden City men arrested for burglaries
Two Garden City men were arrested in separate burglaries this morning. Freddie Collazo Jr., 34, was caught in the 700 block of Elm Street after being seen inside Shawn Dooley’s home with a purse. David Zepeda, 25, was arrested after forcing entry at a Laurel Street home and fleeing into a Dumpster, with items recovered from an unused car valued at $320.
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Garden City
Mike Utz
Freddie Collazo Jr
Pennsylvania
Elm Street
Shawn Dooley
Walker Street
Utz
Dooley
Collazo
Washington Street
Angelica Gonzalez
David Zepeda
E. Laurel Sr
Finney County
Zepeda
Evans Street
East Laurel Street
Drought takes toll on Kansas farms in latest crop report
The Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service notes worsening conditions as prolonged heat and drought depress crop and pasture health. About 13 percent of corn mature. sorghum, soybeans, and sunflowers show mixed viability with many fields in very poor to fair condition. Supplemental feeding rises as pastures decline.
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Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service
Kansas
Regulators hear support for Kans gas rate increase
State regulators heard near unanimous backing for a plan allowing Kansas Gas Service to raise annual revenues by about 28 percent, boosting the average monthly bill by roughly 5.05. The agreement sets residential charges at 8.95 dollars for service and 1.75 per thousand cubic feet for transportation, with about 642,000 customers in Kansas. Kansas Gas Service, a unit of ONEOK, contends higher revenues fund operations and infrastructure. critics warn wholesale gas prices could rise this winter.
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Topeka
Kansas Gas Service Inc
Conrad Koehler
Kansas Gas Service
KGS
Stevens
Haskell
Kansas Corporation Commission
Citizens’ Utility Ratepayers Board
Brian Moline
KCC
Ratepayers Board
U.S. Department of Energy
Oneok Inc
Tulsa
Oklo
New York Stock Exchange
ONEOK
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