Roundup Gift Wrapping and Diabetes Class Notices
Georgia Matthews Elementary hosts a two day gift wrapping event from 4 to 5 30 p m with 50 cent and 1 dollar gifts to raise funds for the Salvation Army Angel Tree program St Catherine Hospital offers a diabetes self management class from 9 a m to 5 p m at 410 E Walnut St registration is 8 30 to 9 a m with 25 fee including lunch Alta Brown Elementary will be closed Friday for Ronald Munsch funeral with staff workday and bereavement leave per district policy Obituary on page A2.
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Georgia Matthews Elementary
E. Johnson St
Salvation Army
St. Catherine Hospital
E. Walnut St
Jan David
Alta Brown
E. Pine St
Ronald Munsch
Munsch
Debbie Munsch
Garden City Public Schools
USD 457
Roy Cessna
Adoption mother weighs withdrawing plea in duct tape death
In Johnson County District Court Christy Edgar 46 faces reconsideration of a guilty plea she made in August to first degree murder and two counts of child abuse in the 9 year old Brian Edgar death. The sentencing hearing was moved to December 18 after the plea reversal discussion. Brian died December 30, 2002 after allegedly being wrapped from head to toe in duct tape leaving only his nose. The Edgar case also涉及 Neil Edgar and babysitter Chasity Boyd who were convicted in September of first degree felony murder and abuse of two other children.
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Clathe
Christy Edgar
Johnson County
Edgar
Brian Edgar
Kansas City
Kan
Overland Park
Neil Edgar
God
Chasity Boyd
Wichita Repeals Unattended Car Running Rule
Wichita voters approve repeal of a long standing ordinance prohibiting leaving vehicles running unattended. Council member Paul Gray calls the move not worthy of a law while critics warn it could raise car theft risk and cause law conflicts with state rules. State law still prohibits unattended idling unless a remote starter exists.
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Wichita
Paul Gray
Carnival and holiday events spread across towns in December
Garden City hosts Santa's Christmas Carnival at Finney County Exhibition Building from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday with $4 ride passes, games, and a bike prize. Lakin features the 20th Holly & Ivy craft sale and Santa appearances. Coolidge hosts a Christmas open house bazaar, while Montezuma kicks off Heritage Holiday 2003 with breakfast, tours, auctions, and an arts fair. The schedule includes parades, carolers, and lighted tours across the region.
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Garden City
Garden City Recreation Commission
Finney County
Finney County Fairgrounds
Donna Gerstner
GCRC
Gerstner
Santa
Lakin
Memorial Building
N. Main St
Coolidge
Trail City Art Gallery
U.S. Highway 50
Montezuma
N. Aztec
Aztec Street
Stauth Memorial Museum
South Gray High School
N. Aztec St
Stauth Museum
Indictments target ex Westar Energy executives
A Topeka grand jury indicted former Westar Energy CEO David Wittig and former executive vice president Douglas Lake on multiple counts of defrauding the firm and destroying records. Prosecutors seek $25 million from Wittig and $7 million from Lake. The charges include conspiracy, wire fraud, falsifying books, and illegal monetary transactions with penalties up to 20 years. Westar, Kansas’ largest electric company, serves about 640,000 customers. stock traded at $19.72.
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Washington
Westar Energy Inc
Topeka
Westar
David Wittig
Douglas Lake
New Canaan
Wittig
Lake
James Comey
Kansas US
Eric Melgren
James Haines
Kansas
New York Stock Exchange
Santa Claus assembly spurs school church state clash
The ACLU in Douglas County asks Baldwin City USD to probe Santa impersonator talks at elementary assemblies citing church state separation concerns. Superintendent White seeks details while some parents back holiday themes and others oppose proselytizing in public schools. Board members split on the issue with one calling the incident inappropriate.
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Baldwin City
Kansas
Douglas County
The
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
Mary Davidson
Jim White
Cone
Stacy Cohen
Santa
Area farmers seek new markets in South America trade
Three area farmers Ron Suppes Shirley Suppes Scott City and Larry Kepley Ulysses represented the Kansas Wheat Commission at the 21st annual Latin American Milling Association meeting in Uruguay in November They thanked buyers and pursued sales links with potential customers from 17 South and Central American countries The group also met Uruguay President Jorge Battle and US Wheat Associates staff. Argentina emerged as a key exporter and NAFTA comparison noted while farm wives observed local gender roles.
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Kansas
Ron
Shirley Suppes
Scott City
Larry Kepley
Ulysses
Uruguay
Kansas Wheat Commission
Latin American Milling Association
Kepley
United States
Ron Suppes
South America
Canada
Australia
Argentina
Suppes
Jorge Battle
Battle
David Frey
Dusty Fritz
U.S. Wheat Associates
Mexico
Washington D.C
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Gwen Tietgen
Gtietgen
Gctelegram
ex-Westar Energy
Nayielly Salas
Garden City Community College
Pauline Joyce
Santa Sparks
Kathy Hanks Hanks
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