Vandalism, illegal races linked to Garden City area
Garden City police seek tips as about 20 vehicles were damaged over a long weekend with BB gun and paintball hits. Damages exceed 3200 dollars across multiple blocks. Separate reports allege a Garden City couple arrested for illegal horse racing and beer sales near Smith Land Co. plant. A Wichita bank robbery suspect shot himself near an elementary school after police stopped a matching vehicle.
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Garden City
Mike Utz
Fleming Street
Pawnee Road
North Seventh Street
North 13Th Street
Main Street
North Main Street
West Kansas Avenue
North Fourth Street
St. John Street
Garden Street
Colony Street
Heritage Avenue
J.C. Street
East Kansas Avenue
East Fulton Street
Finney County
Kevin Bascue
Alcohol and Beverage Control
Smith Land Co. Inc
Asphault
Maple St
Lisa Casper
Department of Revenue
Juan Aldana
N. Main St
Linda Aldana
Bascue
ABC
Wichita
FBI
Susan Arensman
Aman
Bank of America
Randal Wolverton
Oklahoma
Washington
Wolverton
Finney County eyes plan for more state budget cuts
Finney County commissioners weigh potential further state transfers cuts after Graves pared two revenue sharing payments, causing a 2002 130000 hit and 2003 215000 hit. They plan Dec 9 to discuss joining a lawsuit with KC Counties Association challenging legality.
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Finney County
Bill Graves
Kansas Association of Counties
Pete Olson
Topeka
Olson
Irv Stephens
Max Morgan
GCCC instructors present art by Kinder and Negishi Laidlaw
GCCC staff and community can view an exhibit by art instructors David Kinder and Mika Negishi Laidlaw in Mercer Gallery. The free show runs noon to 4 daily through December 11 and January 13 to 26, closed during winter break. Kinder showcases oil and oil pastel works inspired by Michelangelo in Buonarroti Revisited. Negishi Laidlaw presents ceramics and sculptures drawing on the human body with evolving curves and folds.
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Garden City Community College
GCCC
David Kinder
Mika Negishi Laidlaw
Mercer
Pauline Joyce
Negishi Laidlaw
Kinder
Michelangelo
Japan
Kansas
Minnesota
Texas
Colorado
California
Oregon
Board members learn about school term benchmarks and standards
USD 457 board members were briefed on the district benchmarks and standards process, clarifying that standards define what students should learn while benchmarks show what must be mastered to pass a class. Students may relearn and re test within two weeks, with tutoring and sometimes summer school affecting final grades. The meeting also approved leasing Memorial Stadium land to Alltel for a cellular tower.
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USD 457
USD 457 Board of Education
Ann Goodman
Harold Perkins
Mike Utz
Gail Dunford
Dunford
Goodman
Jim Lentz
Memorial Stadium
Alltel
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Sedgwick County Commission
Stephens
Keith Foster
Jade Inlow
Lakin Little Britches
Inlow
Julia McNeeley
First St
Second Street
Veronica Gallegos
Terrace Place
Tonio Avenue
Witday Rogelio Sotelio
W. Campbell St
Apt
Aaron Buller
Meade
East
Kansas Avenue
Nonalea Tresnor
A St
B Street
Bella Celis
Ninth St
North Ninth Street
Lisa George
Mikes Drive
Ciria Velasquez
N. 13Th St
South 13Th Street
PATH
Carlos Chavez, Jr
Taylor Ave
West Maple Street
Shawn Moore
W. Mary St
Tasha Palacios
Emerson Ave
Jessica Laureles
Burnside Drive
Juan Jr. Andres Lara
Olive St
Olive Street
Juvenile Detention Center
Davis Street
Schulman Avenue
Campusview Street
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