Accident victims' conditions improve after Highway 83 crash
The Telegram reports two survivors of the August 12 head on collision on U S Highway 83 south of Garden City have improved. David Schmidt of Ulysses moved from critical to serious and Mary Embree of Garden City from critical to fair. Embree’s husband Gary Embree died at St Catherine Hospital three hours after the crash.
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Garden City
Maria Loving
Via Christi
Wichita
David Schmidt
Ulysses
Mary Embree
Embree
Gary Embree
St. Catherine Hospital
District to Offer Free Screening Clinic for Young Children
Garden City USD 457 will host a free screening for children ages 3 to 5 at Trinity Lutheran Church 1010 Fleming St Friday. Trained professionals assess hearing vision gross and fine motor skills communication and thinking. Each screening lasts about 90 minutes with appointments through the Early Childhood Department at 276 5149. If unable to keep the appointment call 271-8847.
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Garden City
Trinity Lutheran Church
Fleming St
Lakin Teen Steals Spotlight in Miss Teen Kansas
Lakin resident Stepheny Frederiksen earned first runner-up at Miss Teen Kansas held August 11 to 13 in Manhattan. The competition judged poise personality written general awareness scholastic record personal development talent and service to school and community. Frederiksen, daughter of Michael and Joyce Frederiksen, was invited to assist with next year’s Miss Teen programs in Missouri and Kansas.
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Stepheny Frederiksen
Lakin
Manhattan
Frederiksen
Michael
Joyce Frederiksen
Missouri
Kansas
Kansas City shooting ends man’s life on railroad tracks
Police say officers responding to a disturbance on Union Pacific property near trackside parked SUV found a man acting erratically and throwing objects. He lunged at officers with a knife, who fired, killing him at the scene. Name not released.
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Kansas City
Kan
Jackie Waters
Union Pacific Railroad
Waters
Route 66 gas station to be renovated in Kansas
Baxter Springs Historical Society wins a 26202 dollar grant from the National Park Service Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program to restore a Route 66 gas station exterior and install heating and cooling. The building owner plans to match the grant with cash or in kind labor.
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Route 66
Baxter Springs
The
Kansas weighs teen driving rules as experts push limits
Lawrence AP report: national teen driving expert urges Kansas to adopt graduated licenses and restrict 16 year olds from full privileges. Critics note teens crash at higher rates, while rural groups fear limits hamper work and school travel. A governor panel will study proposals and report in January.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Robert Foss
Center For the Study of
University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center
Foss
James Hanni
Kansas Aaa
Kathleen Sebelius
Holcomb school board to discuss gym floor and contracts
A Kansas school board meets Wednesday to review causes of bubbling on the Holcomb High gym floor amid a resurfacing, with outside expert Lankford Enterprises citing unusually hot and humid weather as a key factor. The board also will discuss teacher contract negotiations and a possible move of the Sept. 5 volleyball game to a different gym.
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Holcomb High School
USD
Skip Landis
Board of Education
Marie Franklin
Kansas City
Kan
Lankford Enterprises Inc
Franklin
Holcomb
USD 363
Lankford
Rich Bennett
Landis
Teachers’ Union
Julie Nemechek
Holcomb Association of Teachers
Immigrant worker pleads guilty in Cessna case
Rogelio Ortega-Guzman, ex Cessna worker, pleads guilty to three counts for using a false Social Security number and filing a workers compensation claim with false data. Sentencing is scheduled for Nov 6. His wife faces immigration charges.
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Wichita
Cessna Aircraft
Rogelio Ortega-Guzman
Maria Leticia Ortega
Ortega-Guzman
Rendezvous With the Arts Gathers Ulysses Creators
Thirteen area artists prepare for a Sunday event, Rendezvous with the Arts, at the Main ARTery in Ulysses. The day features drawing, painting, sculpture, pottery, glass, wood turning and quilts with an artist auction to benefit Ulysses schools.
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Ulysses
Tracy Teeter
Teeter
S. Main Street
Teeter and
Gustafson
Ulysses Schools
Patrycia Herndon
Dighton
Herndon
Scott Nichols
Grant County
Terry Anderson
Janice Baldwin
Mike Blackard
Beaver
Okla
Carol Barnum
Deloris Drake
Jeanie Gustafson
Karen Holliday
Johnson City
Aimee McLendon
Garden City
Jennifer Moyer
Wanda Stallings
Jean Tomson
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