Christmas closings sweep Garden City and Holcomb offices
Garden City and Holcomb city offices close Monday and Tuesday then Jan 1. Post offices shorten hours and wrap up Dec 31 with resumes Dec 28. Banks and institutions set early closes and Jan 1 closures. Schools end Christmas vacation today. Local library and museums also adjust hours before the holiday period.
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Garden City City
Holcomb City
Finney County
Garden City Animal Shelter
Finney County Historical Museum
Garden City
Holcomb
Bank of America
Citizens State Bank
Commerce Bank
Wal-Mart
Commerce Federal Bank
Farm Credit of
First National Bank of Holcomb
Garden City State Bank
Landmark Federal Savings Bank
of Security Savings Bank
Stock Growers State Bank
Western State Bank
Time Out owner delays payment of $4,500 KDHE fine
Lee Gallegos owner of Time Out of Sports Lounge and Grill says a $4,500 KDHE fine for August September and October food service violations was mailed by her attorney. KDHE says payment or appeal was due by December 7 with five extra days for mail. If not received the agency may seek court action to collect.
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Lee Gallegos
Time Out
Sports Lounge and Grill
Kansas Department of Health and
Environment
Gallegos
Thomas
Burgardt
Ey Gallegos
KDHE
N. Taylor Ave
Noti
Mike Hiedeman
KDHF
District Court
Legal Department
Hiedeman
Lord of the Rings Fellowship Debuts at Sequoyah Theater
Moviegoers gather for the opening of Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring at Sequoyah Theater 1119 J.C. St. Tickets near sold out with about 13 seats left. Fans traveled from Lakin and Scott City. many read Tolkien first. Some praise visuals and Bullrogar but debate ultimate achievement.
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Middle Earth
Sequoyah Theater
J.C. St
Fellowship
J.R.R. Tolkien
Lakin
Scott City
Betsy Lobmeyer
Garden City
Lobmeyer
Peter Ibarra
Holcomb
Ibarra
Michael S. Marcy
Marcy
Tolkien
MacGyver Day boosts teamwork at Deerfield schools
Deerfield Middle and High School staff transformed the last school day before Christmas into MacGyver Day. Four activities test problem solving and teamwork with mixed grade groups, prizes, and student leaders emerging. High school winners were The A Team. middle school winners The Pottawatomies.
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Kelsi Weaver
Deerfield High School
Kevin Rich
JjaKayla Rosales
James Trettenero
Matt Banda
Deerfield
DeLaRosa
Cody Beaudry
Santa
Former superintendent to pay restitution to district
A former Haysville school superintendent Lynn Stevens who used a district credit card for personal charges will pay 44600 in restitution if a judge approves the recommended sentence. He pleaded no contest to one count of misusing public funds and is expected to be placed on probation.
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Haysville
Lynn Stevens
Accused arsonist to plead insanity
A 36 year old Garden City woman, Jan Dirks, plans to plead insanity at trial for allegedly setting fire to her fourplex in August. Prosecutors say she deliberately started the blaze, endangering tenants, and she faces aggravated arson charges with a potential four to 20 year sentence. Her arraignment followed a preliminary hearing, and a March 18 2002 trial date was set with bond at 200000.
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Garden City
Jan Dirks
Fourplex
Dirks
Flaming
Sloan Street
Larned State Hospital
Amanda Faurot
Faurot
Tran
Jan
Evangelo Arvanetes
Larned
Thomas Richardson
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Hollywood
Amy DeLaRosa
MacGyver
Alex Bittner
Germany
Tony Hill
Judy Taldo
Pottawatomies
Road Dogs
Jason Miller
Renee Dyer
Tony Hil
Physical
Bradie
Jessica Smith
Jade Landon
Stevens
Daniel Sewart
Wayne Holt
Holt
Sewart
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