Teens arrested after Garden City car burglaries
Garden City police arrested Rosalinde Lopez 16 and Ruben Balderama 14 after two vehicles at Sloan Street complex were broken into and a van was used to flee. Sunglasses, a Pioneer CD player and a high school ID were recovered. Estimated loss 500 dollars. Police seek a 15 year old linked to the burglaries. Call Crime Stoppers at 275 7807 or Garden City PD at 276 1300.
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Garden City
Sloan Street
Mike Utz
Utz
Carriage Street
Rosalinde Lopez
Campus Drive
Ruben Balderama
Lopez
Balderama
Artist to talk on sculpture at Southwest Arts Center
JE Mullinville sculptor Liggett travels to the Southwest Arts and Humanities Council Arts Center at 318 N Main St at 7 30 p m Thursday to discuss his metal art and philosophy. His works are known along the U S Highway 400 route near his town. The public is welcome refreshments available. Call 260 9700 for more information.
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Mullinville Sculph Liggett
Southwest Arts & Humanities Council
N. Main St
Garden City open houses schedule for several schools
Numerous Garden City schools list upcoming open houses over the next weeks. Events span Jennie Barker Elementary 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Charlies O Stones Intermediate 7 to 8 p.m. Sept. 8, Gertrude Walker Elementary 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. Sept. 9, Abe Hubert Middle 7 to 8:35 p.m. Sept. 15, Jennie Wilson Elementary 7 to 8 p.m. Sept. 16, Buffalo Jones Elementary 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 16, Florence Wilson Elementary to 8 p.m. Sept. 18, Finney County Community Learning Center 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 23. Garfield and Victor Ornelas elementary schools pending dates. Some schools previously held open houses, including Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center and Alta Brown, Edith Scheuerman, Georgia Matthews, and Pierceville Plymell Elementary. Kenneth Henderson Middle School held an orientation day on the second day of school.
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Garden City
Jennie Barker
Charlies O. Stones
Gertrude Walker
Abe Hubert
Jennie Wilson
Buffalo Jones
Florence Wilson
Finney County Community Learning Center
Garfield
Victor Ornelas
Bernadine Sitts
Alta Brown
Edith Scheuerman
Georgia
Finney County Health Department to close Friday for workshop
The Finney County Health Department at 919 Zerr Road will close Friday as staff nurses attend a workshop. Road condition line included.
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Health Department
Finney County
Zerr Road
Deerfield asks residents to conserve water over 3 days
Deerfield urges voluntary water conservation for three days while one well motor is repaired. Two wells are down and a third supplies current needs. City clerk Connie West says a permit is needed to pump from the downed wells. If demand outpaces supply, mandatory restrictions could follow with fines for overuse.
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Deerfield
Connie West
West
Garden City
Mars view draws crowd at Garden City gathering
Nine year old Caleb Stewart and about 300 spectators gathered west of Garden City Community College to glimpse Mars at its closest approach in 60,000 years. NASA notes the planet appeared 85 times brighter and six times larger at 5 a.m., with club observers and instructors highlighting the rare event and ongoing exploration by Spirit and Opportunity rovers.
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Caleb
Garden City Community College
Pauline Joyce
Judy
Mars
Earth
Gccc Science and Math Club
Jeremy Green
GCCC
Judy Stewart
Joshua
Justin Simon
Garden City
Ardis Fry
Shannon Batman
Fine Arts
Garden City man pleads guilty to sexual battery in rape case
In Finney County, 18 year old Michael Benitez agreed to a guilty plea on a sexual battery charge, dropping a rape charge. Co defendant Ramiro Bernal faces separate trial for the same alleged assault that occurred July 6 to 7, 2002 on Campus Drive. Benitez is to be sentenced at 9 a.m. October 1 in district court.
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Garden City
Finney County
John Wheeler
Philip Vieux
Michael Benitez
Vieux
Benitez
Campus Drive
Ramiro Bernal
Bernal
Thomas Richardson
Wheeler
Grassland fire at Finney State Lake burns 270 acres
A controlled burn at Finney State Lake and Wildlife Area grew out of control when a rural fire truck failed. About 270 acres of grassland burned, including 15 to 20 acres of private land, while 200 to 250 acres owned by Kansas Wildlife and Parks remained undamaged. Firefighters, including local and county departments, extinguished the blaze by 5 p.m. and stayed on site to prevent rekindling.
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Finney State Lake and Wildlife Area
Manuel Torres
Finney State Lake
Kansas Wildlife (and Parks
Torres
Garfield Township
Finney
Gray County
Cloud seeding aims to boost rain in Kansas test
Scientists from Japan and Utah continue a cloud seeding experiment at Kearny County Airport in Lakin to increase rainfall and reduce hail using liquid carbon dioxide. The project, part of the 29th year Kansas weather modification program, involves pilots, radar observers, and filming for a Discovery Science Channel documentary set for 2004.
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Lakin
Norihiko Fukuta
Department of Meteorology
University of Utah
Spine Productions
California
Discovery Science Channel
Geiger
Jonathan Rosin
Umentary
Fukuta
Kansas
Scott City
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Sarak
Caleb Stewart
Mark Linenberger
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Space
Simon
Tom
Kay Davis
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