Students' bonds unchanged in fatal campus beating case
Fort Hays State University students Christopher Ross Jaime Lopez II faced district court in Ellis County on murder charges tied to the parking lot beating death of Healy freshman Clint Johnson. Both requested no bond reduction and discussed pretrial publicity as media coverage prompted ethics cautions from Judge Tom Toepfer.
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University
Joycelyn Lucas
Mitchell Christians
Saline County Public Defender’s Office
Lopez
Lucas
Tom Toepfer
Ross, Lopez
Luis A. Llamas
San Diego
Bradley D. “Boo” Deary
Smithville
Texas
Healy
Clint Johnson
FHSU
Drees
Steve Maxwell
Toepfer
Kansas
Phill Kline
Former Garden City professor seeks full-time return after due process
Gary Barker, a tenured drafting instructor, contested a nonrenewal after a tentative October settlement offered part-time rehiring. Hearing officer John Johnson weighs whether good cause existed for termination. Enrollment and budget cuts anchored the college’s decision amid reduced state funds.
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Garden City Community College
Gary Barker
Gccc Board of Trustees
Tive
Barker
John Johnson
Hillsboro
GCCC
Gene Anderson
Hays
Kevin Scarrow
Kansas National Education Association
Uniserve
Randy Grisell
Grisell
Clayton Tatro
Carol Ballantyne
Five cited in alcohol sting in Garden City
Garden City police cited five individuals for allegedly selling alcohol to underage drinkers in a second operation in as many days. Officers visited 13 establishments between 7 and 9 30 p.m. Thursday, issuing $400 fines plus court costs for two violations each.
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Garden City
Mike Utz
GCPD
Gilbert Rojas
Third St
Buffalo Jones Ave
Alicia Garcia
N. 13Th St
Remington’s
Rhonda Abercrombie
Chesterfield St
Time Out Sports Bar
N. Taylor Plaza
Mireya Balles
E. Presidente Club
East Prairie Ave
Francis Felix
East U.S. Highway 50
The
Santa Fe Club
Santa Fe St
Utz
Department of Revenue
ABC
Top U S official warns of more attacks in Iraq
In Baghdad L Paul Bremer warned attacks against coalition forces will likely rise in coming months as the occupation authority plans a sovereignty transfer. A roadside bomb killed one soldier and wounded 13, with two Iraqi civilians dead. Bush named James Baker III to lead Iraq debt relief efforts, reporting to him and coordinating with governments and international bodies.
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Baghdad
Iraq
U.S
L. Paul Bremer
Bush
James A. Baker III
Baker
White House
Scott McClellan
Harassment case at GCCC under review still
Finney County Attorney says no charges yet in a string of sexually explicit voice mail messages at Garden City Community College. Between Sept. 10 and Oct. 13 at least 41 female employees reported the calls. Bri an Freeny and Michael Bridges were arrested in October. both former GCCC students faced expulsion from student housing on Nov. 3.
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Garden City Community College
Finney County
John Wheeler
GCCC
Garden City
Brian Freeny
Michael Bridges
Beth Tedrow
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