Collision injures two Garden City men in intersection
Two Garden City men Mario Aguilar and Victor Murillo were injured in a late Saturday collision at the Eighth and Mary streets intersection. Aguilar and Murillo, both treated and released from St. Catherine Hospital, were unbelted in Aguilar’s SUV. A pickup driven by Jacob Penner failed to yield while turning north onto Eighth, and collided with the SUV. Penner and another passenger were uninjured.
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Garden City
Mario Aguilar
Victor Murillo
St. Catherine Hospital
Eighth and
Mary Streets
Jacob Penner
Mary Street
Aguilar
Penner
Eighth Street
Lakin High School to Stage A Christmas Carol
Lakin High School presents A Christmas Carol with shows at 7 p.m. Tuesday Thursday and December in the high school auditorium. Tickets cost 8 dollars and are available at the high school office. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Most participants are district students with several elementary and middle school students also involved.
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Lakin High School
GCCC Band to Perform Winter Concert Thursday
Garden City Community College concert band will perform at 7 30 p m Thursday in the Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Building auditorium. Admission is free.
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Gardens City Community College
Pauline Joyce
Kansas AG argues before Supreme Court in water dispute
Kansas Attorney General Stephen Six goes before the U S Supreme Court to press Kansas claims against Colorado over a water-rights contract tied to the Arkansas River. He seeks to overturn a special master ruling that cut interest on damages and barred reimbursement for computer-model costs. Kansas had been awarded 34 million dollars in 1995.
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Kansas AG
U.S. Supreme Court Topeka
Kansas
Stephen ‘Six
U.S. ‘Supreme Court
Colorado
Six
Arkansas
Supreme Court
Special Master
Topeka Robber Strikes With Hair Spray in Parking Lot
In Topeka police seek a female suspect after a botched purse snatching in a Wal-Mart parking area. The assailant asked directions, sprayed the 25 year old shopper in the eyes, but the purse stayed with the owner and the thief fled.
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Topeka
Wal-Mart
Police chases claim 42 lives in Kansas past 12 years
The Wichita Eagle found 42 people died and 37 were injured in police pursuits since 1997, with about 20 percent of deaths involving bystanders. Families say chases are excessive, while officials note the public expects officers to pursue dangerous violators.
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Wichita
Kansas
Wichita Eagle
Michael King
Peggy King
King
Tim Stolz
Stolz
State Department of Transportation
Highway Patrol
Kansas City
Kan
Topeka
Lawrence
Brian Withrow
Wichita State University
Texas State
Geoffrey Alpert
University of South Carolina
U.S. Department of Transportation
Missouri
Oklahoma
Alpert
The
Eagle
Les Donovan
Senate Transportation Committee
Banner Day for Artists at Windsor Hotel Banner Auction
Downtown Vision raised over 2400 dollars at a weekend auction featuring 24 banners depicting Garden City history figures C. J. Buffalo Jones, John A. Stevens, and local landmarks. Local artist Archie Oliver won with Over Three Million Served, aided by cow hair accents. Proceeds cover next year’s expenses and fund downtown events.
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Beverly Glass
Downtown Vision
N. Main St
Glass
Reynaldo Mesa
Meli Hernandez
Garden City
C.J. Buffalo Jones
John A. Stevens
Hernandez
Garden City Community College
Buffalo Jones
Santa Fe Railroad
Finney County
Don Harness
The
Finney County Preservation Alliance
Stevens
Windsor Hotel
Stevens Park
Harness
Archie Oliver
Holcomb High School
Oliver
Kansas
Garden City Downtown Vision
Southwest Kansas Arts and Humanities Council
Short-line railroads win extended tax credits nationwide
Federal lawmakers extend a tax credit to spur track upgrades for rural lines. Kansas congressman Jerry Moran notes short lines connect farmers and grain elevators to larger markets, with Kansas home to ten short lines employing 224 and over 2,000 miles of track. RailAmerica and Watco executives cite ongoing investments and economic ties to agriculture, while credits run through December 31, 2009.
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Topeka
Jerry Moran
America
Moran
Akansas
Kansas
Burlington Northern
Santa Fe
Union Pacific
Dave Arganbright
RailAmerica
Arganbright
Jacksonville
Fla
Ed McKechnie
Watco Cos
McKechnie
Pittsburg
Sebelius hosts meals at Cedar Crest mansion
The Topeka Capital Journal reports 42 events at Governor Kathleen Sebelius Cedar Crest from January 2006 to May 2008 cost the state 36000. Meals included a July 2007 870 dollar gathering for Delano Lewis and December 2007 staff dinners costing 4300. Some events were cheaper, such as a 270 dollar media reception and a 75 dollar church lunch.
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Topeka Capital Journal
Kathleen Sebelius
Cedar Crest
Delano Lewis
Washburn University
South Africa
Sebelius
Trinity Presbyterian Church
Nicole Corcoran
Melvin Neufeld
R-Ingalls
Mike O'Neal
R-Hutchinson
Jennie Rose
Linda Graves
Bill Graves
Rose
Corcoran
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Lakin
GCCC
Ae Son Sampling Tweing Pepe Ete
Mia Cynthia Alberson
Jennifer Stilley
Alberson
Teresa Phillips
Kansas Highway Patrol
Stilley
Tamicen
Kandee Klein
Nancy Harness
Vision
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