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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 2000
Page
3
Santa Claus plans to visit the Finney County Public Library at 11 a.m. Monday. A play titled Dinosaur Christmas will be presented and Santa will read stories. All ages are invited to attend at 605 E Walnut St and bring a canned food donation for Emmaus House.
A 3-year-old boy was killed and six people injured when a house fire in Salina, started by children playing with a lighter, swept through a two story rental. The incident occurred around 2 15 pm with residents upstairs and a woman downstairs caring for two young children and five other youths.
Dozens of Kansas school districts face higher heating bills after the bankruptcy of Mountain Energy Corp., a Kansas City natural gas marketer with hundreds of Kansas customers. About 50 districts had contracts with the firm, forcing them to seek new suppliers and likely exceed budgets.
The Topeka city council approved a civility rule banning fighting words slander invasions of privacy and disruptive speech during meetings. An amendment requires a two thirds vote by the council to evict a fellow member when ordered by the chairman.
The Garden City Telegram states it will correct errors and provides a contact number 275-8500 for reporting mistakes. The policy encourages readers to notify the paper if they spot inaccuracies.
Outside TOPEKA Kansas the National Weather Service forecasts dry and slightly warmer weekend conditions with clear to partly cloudy skies tonight and mainly cloudy skies in the east. Low temperatures will range in the 20s with teens in north central and northeast areas and highs in the 35 to 55 degree span across the state. Interstate road hotline listed for travel info.
Garden City Community College trustees visited Scott City for their monthly meeting at the Bryan Education Center the first college building outside Finney County. They backed a $132000 gate way entry and up to $600000 for a campus-wide services consolidation to free space for student activities. The board supported Ballantyne priorities, emphasized community partnerships, and discussed online resources, drafting program decline, and a potential dental hygiene program while hiring a personnel consultant to reorganize staff duties.
Garden City economics group frames an industrial park as the biggest EDC interest with plans moving toward spring implementation. Watering down odor reduction as a priority, officials will study new tech, with medical access deemed low priority while evaluating data and needs assessments.
27-year-old Steve Tull of Newkirk Oklahoma choked 21-year-old Thomas Irving until unconscious in the St Catherine Hospital parking lot. Irving recovered. Tull fled with the 1997 Ford Taurus, later found abandoned in Kiowa County. Tull arrested for aggravated battery with $100,000 bond.
In Topeka the Senate GOP divides committee chairs between conservatives and moderates to span the party, with President-elect Dave Kerr unopposed and Lana Oleen defeating Nick Jordan 16-14. The Republican majority stands 30-10 when the Legislature opens January 8.
The forecast calls for Friday to be partly cloudy with a high in the lower 50s and a south wind 10 to 20 mph. Tonight and Friday night will be partly cloudy with lows in the lower 20s and the range 18 to 28 degrees respectively.
Grain prices at the Garden City Co-op are listed with buyers awaiting bids. Elevators in the area monitor futures and local demand, reflecting steady activity across corn, wheat, and soy markets. Farmers watch price shifts and potential end-of-period changes.
Edward Jones and Co reports the Dow Jones average at 10696.90, down 97.45 from this morning's opening price, reflecting a broader market downturn as investors react to early trading signals.
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