First Degree Murder Charge Filed in Nguyen Killing
Kim Phoung Tho Lam, 35, to face first degree murder for the death of Chi Kim Thi Nguyen, 18, whose body was found Oct 11 in a Garden City hotel. Lam's prior second degree murder charge was dismissed. Trial evidence prompted the new charge. Lam remains jailed on $1 million bond with a Jan 14 preliminary hearing set in Finney County.
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Kim Phoung Tho Lam
Chi Kim Thi Nguyen
Garden City
Finney County
John Wheeler
State of Kansas
Wheeler
Lam
Finney County Attorney’s Office
Der
Nguyen
Barb Tombs
The
Kansas Sentencing Commission
Memphis
Tenn
Best Western Red Baron
U.S. Highway 50
Philip Vieux
New Hazardous Materials Trailer for Garden City Fire Dept
Garden City Fire Department adds a $46,000 hazardous materials response trailer funded by a U S Justice Department grant to the Gar den City Township Fire Board budget. The trailer has oversized salvage drums, two collapsible shelters and will store masks gloves suits testing kits and comms gear for on scene safety. Fire Chief Allen Shelton says it will be ready in about two weeks and can power itself on site aiding in incidents like the 2000 ConAgra Christmas fire which kept crews on scene 43 hours.
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Garden City
Allen Shelton
ConAgra
Shelton
FedEx project hinges on new tenant at Garden City airport
Garden City commissioners weigh a deal to attract FedEx Express to the regional airport, potentially costing about 20000 dollars annually for ten years. They seek Flower Aviation as a check for budget neutrality and to offset costs with new income before approving the agreement. Flower Aviation, headquartered in Pueblo, Colo, attended the Airport Advisory Board meeting as the board recommended negotiating with Lee Airport Page AS.
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Garden City
Federal Express
Flower Aviation
Jeff Whitham
FedEx
Pueblo
Colo
Airport Advisory Board
Morris apologizes for calling Cruz illegal immigrant
Connie Morris, new Kansas Board of Education member, apologized for labeling Garden City Mayor Tim Cruz an admitted past illegal immigrant in an email to an anti immigration group. Cruz accepted the apology after a 15 minute discussion, while Morris defended her stance on illegal immigrants and school funding with strong support from constituents.
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Kansas Board of Education
Connie Morris
Garden City
Tim Cruz
Morris
State Board of Education
Emigration Party of
Nevada
Cruz
Syracuse
L.B
Sonny” Rundell
United States
Supreme Court
St. Francis
Garden City approves Talley Trail extension to Finnup Park
Garden City Recreation Commission accepts bid to extend Talley Trail south to Big Pool and Lee Richardson Zoo grounds, linking Third Street to Second or Fourth streets at Kansas Avenue. Pedestrian Fourth Street and bicycle Second Street routes will feed back to Fourth and Chestnut to reach Finnup Park, aiming to boost pool attendance and provide a safer route for kids.
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Third Street
Talley Trail
Kansas Avenue
Fourth Street
Chestnut
Second Street
Walnut
Evans
Big Pool
Spruce Street
Lee Richardson Zoo
Finnup Park
Garden City Recreation Commission
John Washington
Garden City Commissioners
Recreation Commission
Washington
Fourth Streets
Chestnut Street
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