City to weigh electricity options
Garden City may switch power suppliers after the City Commission decided not to renew its contract with Wheatland Electric Cooperative beyond 2013. The city will continue purchasing from Wheatland via Sunflower Electric until then, with a notice due by year end. Wheatland remains as a potential option for future needs.
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Detective links Clutter killers to Florida murder case
An Osprey Florida case tied to the 1960 Kansas Clutter family killings faces renewed scrutiny as a detective seeks to link the Kansas execution trio to the Florida parents and two children murder. The Florida crime remains unsolved after decades of investigation.
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Simulator warns Garden City students on texting while driving
Garden City High School students watched AT&T in-car simulator The Last Text to see how reading or sending a text can cause fatal crashes. Morgann Audrain and others described 5 seconds of distraction as life changing.
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Hidden treasure inspires new Lee Richardson Zoo logo
Lee Richardson Zoo in southwest Kansas unveiled a new logo portraying the zoo as a hidden treasure and moving away from the yucca plant centered Garden City emblem. Designed by New Boston Creative with a zoo committee, the logo features a lion tail, monkey tail, feather, pronghorn, and yucca leaf, costing about $4,000 funded by a grant, with elephants retained in branding.
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