Don’t Drink and Drive Live at Western Kansas Broadcast Center
Local law enforcement and EMS officials hosted the 18th annual Don't Drink and Drive Live radio broadcast to warn against drunken driving. Bobby Wild volunteered to drink Jack-n-Coke for two hours and underwent sobriety tests, illustrating alcohol's effects. Officials cited tests, tendencies of drunk drivers, and national and Kansas-specific death figures from 2000 to 2001, noting potential increases this year.
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Emergency Medical Service
Western Kansas Broadcast Center
East
Kansas Ave
Bobby Wild
Wild
National Transportation Safety Board
Scott Ptacek
Kansas
Ron Knoefel
New Year's Eve Buzz In Garden City With Cabs And Liquor
Garden City gears up for a busy New Year Eve as Quality Cab reports 60 to 80 fares from 1 p.m. to 4 a.m. with three cars on duty. Annie Harman of Chappel Retail Liquor Store notes rising demand for premium brands and champagne as celebrations loom.
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Garden City
Pat Fisher
Quality Cab
Annie Harman
Chappel Retail Liquor Store
Jose Cuervo
Crown Royal
Windsor Hotel deed transfers to preservation alliance in a fire hazard buyout
Western State Bank sold the Windsor Hotel at 419 N Main St to the Finney County Preservation Alliance for 100000 dollars. The south 25 feet owned by Crook's Shoe Store remains outside the alliance. Crook offered to donate his portion valued about 40800 dollars while Garland Furniture keeps a first floor lease.
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Finney County Preservation Alliance
Windsor Hotel
N. Main St
Crook’s
Ron Crook
Alliance
Ern State Bank Monday
Bank
Jeff Whitham
Crook
Preservation Alliance
Eric Keller
Windsor
Keller
Paul Garland
The
Garland Furniture
Western State Bank
Whitham
Banda City Reach Race Discrimination Settlement
Garden City and former police trainee Isabel Banda settle a lawsuit alleging race and gender discrimination by the GCPD. The city pays 46000 to resolve the case after mediation. Attorneys and Banda signed the agreement with no admission of liability.
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Garden City
Isabel Banda
Randy Grisell
Banda
Wichita
Kansas Human Rights Commission
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Sebelius seeks gambling expansion and tax enforcement
Gov-elect Kathleen Sebelius said she plans to pursue delinquent tax collection more aggressively and push for expanded legalized gambling as part of her budget strategy. She stressed revenue enhancements could provide quick resources to avoid program cuts.
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Topeka
Kathleen Sebelius
Sebelius
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Jeanor Everett
Gwen Tietgen
Gtietgen
Gctelegram
Dave Ramirez
Timeout
Victoria Tapia
Sarah Najera
Crook’s Shoe
Alliance’s
Inspiring Minds
Emily Dickinson
City
Gov.-elect
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