Murder arraignments rescheduled for Feb 27 in Garden City
Giang Nguyen 24 and Nam Nguyen 23 of Liberal are rescheduled to arraign at 1 p m February 27 in Finney County District Court for the November home invasion homicide of Thang Nguyen 30 in Garden City. Ngan Pham 49 of Liberal arraigns at 11 30 a m that day. All face first degree murder aggravated burglary kidnapping conspiracy and related counts.
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Garden City
Giang Nguyen
Nam Nguyen
Liberal
Finney County
Ngan Pham
Nguyen Brothers
Thomas Richardson
Pham
Colony St
Thang Nguyen
Garden City Woman Found Dead in Apartment
Police in Garden City report the death of 44 year old Alice Walters whose body was discovered in her 305 West Mary Street apartment at 9 17 p m Monday. An employee with commun ity support services gained entry with a master key. Coroner to perform autopsy today at St Catherine Hospital. No forced entry observed. Cemetery staff to remove Christmas decorations Feb 18 from Valley View and Sunset Memorial Gardens office at Valley View Cemetery. Call 276 1220 for details.
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Garden City
Alice Walters
W. Mary St
Apt
Mike Utz
Community Support Services
Walters
Utz
St. Catherine Hospital
Valley View Cemetery
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Volunteering meeting announced for Feb 19 in Garden City
The Kansas Long-term Care Ombudsman Office will host an informational meeting Feb 19 at 5:30 p.m. at the Finney County Senior Center in Garden City to train volunteers as Certified Volunteer Ombudsmen. Call (877) 662-8362 for details. Also on Feb 19 U S Rep Jerry Moran continues his Big First listening tour with stops in Cimarron and Sublette.
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Kansas
Garden City
Finney County Senior Center
10Th St
U.S
Jerry Moran
First National Bank
Canal
Main Streets
Cimarron
Sublette
Rotary
Main Street
Moran
Holcomb Board Delays Nepotism Policy Decision
Holcomb USD 363 defers ruling on a proposed nepotism policy affecting relatives of board members. The panel seeks more review time, awaiting revisions to the Kansas Association of School Boards policy and negotiations with teachers. The district also discussed school calendar, gym noise mitigation at Wiley Elementary, and floor bubbling issues with Kiefer Specialty Floor.
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USD 363 Board of Education
Holcomb
Kansas Association of School Boards
Holcomb Board
Sean Thayer
KASB
Thayer
Daryl Prater
Wiley Elementary School
Wiley Elementary
Bruce Glass
Glass
Wiley Gym
Kiefer Specialty Floor Inc
Kiefer
Phil Keidel
Dave Novack
Richard Soetaert
Garden City teachers set summer trip to Asia for classroom links
Garden City High School social studies teachers Steve Germes and David Ermish will spend about three weeks in June visiting Beijing Shanghai Tokyo and Kyoto as part of the East Asia Institute for Teachers program. The trip aims to boost Asia awareness, aid cross curriculum lessons, and inspire a student trip to China. The program, funded by a Freeman Foundation grant, supports 24 teachers with stipends and school grants for East Asian materials.
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David Ermish
Steve Germes
China
Japan
Garden City
Marco Polo
Commodore Matthew Perry
Germes
Ermish
Asia
East Asia Institute For Teachers
Center For East Asian Studies
Kansas Consortium For
University of Kansas
East Asia
Freeman Foundation
Beijing
Shanghai
Tokyo
Kyoto
Orient
Great Wall
GCCC trustees weigh design/build for campus cooling loop
Garden City Community College trustees meet in the Endowment Room to consider a $10,000 design/build contract with Professional Engineering Consultants for an owner-led HVAC controls and cooling system. PEC proposes selecting both engineer and contractor based on qualifications, aiming to connect campus cooling for easier operation.
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GCCC
Garden City Community College
Gccc Board of Trustees
Professional Engineering Consultants
Carol Ballantyne
PEC
Timothy Lenz
Lenz
Wichita
Garden City
Williams Stadium
Finney County Fairgrounds to gain fiber optic access
Finney County Commission voted to extend fiber optic cable to the fairgrounds and the public works building at Main and Maple, funding $15,000 from the public works budget and the rest from the county building fund. The move supports on site Internet access for events and potential teleconferencing services. The board also approved a 10 county bioterrorism partnership with the health department and area agencies and authorized EMS to contract with Credit Bureau of Wichita to collect past due accounts.
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Finney County Fairground
Finney County Commission
Fairgrounds
Public Works
Main and
Maple Streets
Angie Clark
Clark
Garden City
Finney County Health Department
Area Health Departments
Credit Bureau of Wichita
Panel endorses aging budget in Kansas Senate report
A Senate committee backed the Department on Aging budget despite a dissenting member. The plan cuts 822000 from the next fiscal year for in home assistance, risking 750 more names on the waiting list while about 6600 seniors receive support to stay at home. The proposal aligns with Gov. Sebelius's 2004 plan and begins July 1.
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Topeka
Senate
Department On Aging
Ways and Means Committee
Kathleen Sebelius
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