Copeland man dies in bridge accident near Liberal
A 31-year-old Copeland man, Leslie Unruh, died Tuesday when his 1988 Kenworth tractor trailer drove off the Cimarron River bridge near Liberal after crossing left of center on U S Highway 83. He was not wearing a seatbelt and died at the scene. The other driver, 53-year-old Harold Kay of Dodge City, was uninjured.
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Copeland
Liberal
Leslie Unruh
Kansas Highway Patrol
Unruh
Kenworth
Cimarron River
Unru
Harold Kay
Dodge City
Seventh-grader Connor Singhisen wins Holcomb spelling bee
The Holcomb Middle School Spelling Bee drew 27 participants from grades six through eight in the school gym. Champion seventh grader Connor Singhisen will represent Holcomb at the Finney County Spelling Bee on February 23 at Clifford Hope Auditorium, Garden City High School, after correctly spelling balloon and afternoon. Runner-up is sixth grader Rachel Robinson, with Lisa Friesen taking third and LaStacia Knoll as alternate.
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Holcomb
Connor Singhisen
Clifford Hope
Garden City High School
Singhisen
Rachel Robinson
Lisa Friesen
LaStacia Knoll
Holcomb High Reschedules Community Pep Rally
The Holcomb High School community pep rally moved from January end to 7 p.m. Monday at the high school gym. The event will honor the Booster Club Holcomb Alumni and many high school organizations.
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Holcomb High School
Holcomb
Fiddlers Pickers Singers to Perform Sunday at VIP Building
The White Woman Basin Chapter of the Old Time Fiddlers Pickers and Singers will perform from 2 to 4 30 p m Sunday at the VIP Building 300 Church St Scott City. The public is invited to attend at no charge.
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White Woman Basin
Old Time Fiddlers, Pickers and Singers
Church St
Scott City
Kritters For Keeps brings adoptable pets to Paradise Pets
The Finney County Humane Society sponsored program will send volunteers to Paradise Pets at 214 N Main St from noon to 2 pm on Saturday. Scheduled for the first and third Saturdays each month, the outreach aims to connect shelter animals with potential adopters.
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Kritters For
Finney County Humane Society
Paradise Pets
N. Main St
Teacher convicted of reported incident in Wichita case
A Sedgwick County jury found Earnest Overton guilty of one count each of reported incident and aggravated improper liberties with a child after nearly 10 hours of deliberations. The victim, a former student at Truesdell Middle School and former babysitter in 1996, testified he fondled her in a classroom and at his home. Overton faces up to 21 years at sentencing on March 29.
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Wichita
Sedgwick
Earnest Overton
Overton
Truesdell Middle School
Tampa church solicitors under review in Garden City
Solicitors from Deeper Life Christian Church in Tampa were seen asking for money at the Kansas Avenue and Fleming Street intersection in Garden City. City officials weigh an ordinance to regulate street solicitation, noting past Florida fraud losses and a Wichita permit. Authorities warn residents to verify charities and say tickets may be issued if traffic flow is impeded.
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Fla
Garden City
Kansas Avenue
Fleming Street
Bob Halloran
Jean Payne
Deeper Life Christian Church
House of David Help Center
Florida
Nashville
Tenn
The
Tennessean
Wichita
Halloran
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Mike Utz
Utz
Randy Grisell
Payne
Reynaldo Mesa
Janie Perkins
Perkins
Fleming and
Nance
City Commission
Senator Lee Protests Disappearing 36th District in Kansas
In Topeka Senator Janis Lee and Stan Clark push a revised map as the Senate considers a final redistricting plan. Lee and Clark seek to salvage rural representation by preserving or merging districts, amid a proposal collapsing Lee's 36th District into Clark's 40th District across 17 counties. The debate centers on partisan compromise and district integrity for rural Kansas.
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Topeka
Janis Lee
Kensington
Kansas
Senate
Lee
Stan Clark
Boakley
Clark
Liberal wins Pancake Race again in Liberal Olney rivalry
Liberal teacher Melissa Hurla won the 415 yard course in 1 minute 65 seconds, beating Olney rival Juliet Minter who finished in 1 04. Hurla’s win gives Liberal a 4th straight victory in the annual Friendly Pancake Race series, which began in 1948 after the Olney event started in 1945.
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Melissa Hurla
Olney
England
Hurla
Juliet Minter
Christy Lyddon
City
Patty Rutledge
Kimberlee Grice
Atlantic
Minter
Bull Pub
St. Peter and St. Paul
Lisa Spillman
Spillman
Lisa Spillman Mesa
Robert Culshaw
Time
Valentine fundraiser to aid Big Brothers Big Sisters in Finney County
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Finney County hosts Turn on Your Heart Light at Southwind Country Club on Thursday at 6 30 pm. The fundraiser targets 25000 to support mentors for 1300 local high risk children and includes dinners auctions music and desserts with tickets 25.00.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters
Finney County
Southwind Country Club
Carole Corley
Tammy Herlan
BBBS
Corley
Richard Bishop
Southwind
Damon Post
Standard Beverage
Frank Mantooth
Herlan
Corner On Main
N. Main St
Impressions
Nature’s Way
E. Kansas Plaza
Regan Jewelers
Studio One
College Drive
Western State Bank
E. Kansas Ave
Lewis, Hooper & Dick
N. Sixth St
N. Eighth St
Kevin Bascue
Intruder prompts lockdown at Buffalo Jones Elementary
Garden City police searched Buffalo Jones Elementary after a suspicious man was spotted in the building at 7:10 a.m. The intruder left when questioned and by 9:40 a.m. officials declared an all clear. No description available and investigation ongoing.
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Buffalo Jones Elementary School
Garden City
Mike Utz
Janice Stephens
Utz
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