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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 2002
Page
3
Brendon Pfeifer won the school spelling bee at Holcomb Elementary on Thursday with 36 contestants from third to fifth grade. Top three from each grade competed in the schoolwide bee. Matt Pfeifer finished second, J C Jarmnigan placed third, and Logan Singhisen was the alternate.
Kansas City man Gary Beach 59 who confessed to killing five men over four days testified that low spirits drove him to commit the slayings. Psychiatrist William Logan said Beach suffered obsessive compulsive disorder and depression before and during the crimes as defense seeks suppression of the confession ahead of a March 11 trial.
Kansas City Kansas woman Ana Rios 39 dies after Aleicia Nolan 23 deliberately strikes the couple with a Dodge Neon on Thursday. Anastacio Rios 43 suffers serious injuries with a broken arm and leg as prosecutors file first degree murder and assault charges. Police have not established a motive.
Wyandotte County district attorney issued subpoenas for Piper school board members and district administrators tied to a Piper High School plagiarism controversy. Investigating possible Kansas Open Meetings Act violations for secret discussions and grading changes without public vote, with civil charges possible up to 500 dollars per person per violation.
Tina Janice Pearce, 24, pleaded guilty to burglary, felony theft, and criminal restraint in Thomas County and felony theft in Sheridan County. Suspended sentences totaling 60 months probation in Thomas County and 12 months suspended prison in Sheridan County. Pearce will aid prosecutors against co-defendant Kristopher Lambert.
TOPEKA AP reports the National Weather Service warns of strong winds and snow across much of Kansas this weekend. Lows range from the upper 20s to mid 30s, with snow likely in the northeast Saturday and possibly in the north, highs only in the 30s, and 40s to 45 chances for rain in the southern areas.
Garden City police and city officials brace for two federal lawsuits filed in Wichita by Isabel Banda and Kari Stewart Upchurch alleging discrimination under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The suits claim hostile training and hiring practices while detailing prior KHRC and EEOC filings.
Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Kay McFarland told House and Senate budget committees that state courts face three days of closure before July if more money is not provided. She urged an extra 600000 this year and 3600000 next year, tied to tax-increase plans. Salaries dominate costs, with vacancies and unpaid days planned to cut expenses. The current judiciary budget is about 79 million, while case filings rose 46 percent in 15 years as judges grew by 8 percent.
In a rare Senate joint caucus, Sen. Janis Lee and Sen. Stan Clark unveiled a map to preserve the 36th District in northwest Kansas. Other proposals would fold the 36th into neighboring districts, potentially forcing Lee and Clark into a future race and increasing travel for constituent outreach.
Former Gov. Mike Hayden told the Senate Natural Resources Committee that Kansas should issue more archery deer permits to non residents to boost economic development. Last year about 3000 such permits were granted. current law caps nonresident permits at 15 percent of Kansan permits, a limit Hayden says is overly restrictive.
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