Local man dies in Ford County vehicle crash
Garden City man Eduardo Chavez, 24, died after a one vehicle crash on US Highway 283 in Ford County Saturday. Driver Jesus Marino, 27, and two passengers Alejandro Lerma, 14, and Leighi Lerma-Solarzano, 16, were injured and hospitalized at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. The van rolled several times after leaving the roadway. no one wore seat belts per the Kansas Highway Patrol report.
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Garden City
Ford County
Kansas Highway Patrol
Eduardo Chavez
Jesus Marino
Dodge City
Marino
U.S. 283
Alejandro Lerma
Leighi Lerma-Solarzano
Ness City
Western Plains
Chavez
KHP
Teen arrested on sex crime accusations in Garden City
Garden City police report 15 year old Julio Gutierrez of 2008 Mohawk Drive was arrested at 8 04 am Sunday at St Catherine Hospital on three counts of rape and one count of aggravated sodomy. He allegedly assaulted a 13 year old girl in northeast Garden City over a period of time. The two knew each other but officials did not specify the relationship.
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Garden City
Julio Gutierrez
St. Catherine Hospital
E. Spruce St
Mike Utz
Utz
Gutierrez
Registration opens today at Garden City Community College
Spring semester enrollment resumes with campus reopening after break. Most classes start Jan 12 and in person registration runs 8 am to 8 pm today through Thursday and 8 am to 4 30 pm Friday. Offices reopen Jan 11. Jan 10 closed for staff in-service. telephone enrollment available 8 am to 8 pm Tue through Thu.
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Garden City Community College
Beth Tedrow
GCCC
Gcccks.edu
Edukon.org
Frazier Lake restoration advances toward KDHE design stage
Ulysses plans to refill the dried Frazier Park Lake with municipal wastewater after soil testing and KDHE seepage rules. If soils reuse for compaction passes, design proceeds. Water will be chlorinated after passing eight wetlands, with forbearing fishing to prove cleanliness.
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Frazier Lake
Ulysses
Ulysses Parks and Golf Course
Jeff Kreie
Kreie
Grant County
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
KDHE
Pete Earles
Krete
Topeka
Tetra Tech EM Inc
Salina
Fans gear up for championship game in local bars
Local fans at Jax's Sports Grille and Time Out Sports Bar shared bets on the upcoming college football title game and Sunday NFL action. Garden City residents Mike Burns and Smitty Morvant backed Oklahoma over USC and LSU, while others projected a Big XII win and Adrian Peterson's big game.
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Jax’s Sports Grille
E. Mary St
Mike Burns
Garden City
Iown
LSU
USC
Oklahoma
Burns
Kansas
Smitty Morvant
St. James
Iowa
Morvant
Jax’s
Chris Kampling
Kansas City Chiefs
San Diego Chargers
Time Out Sports Bar
N. Taylor Ave
Chiefs
Bronco
Kampling
Lam
Kansas State
John Lamberson
Lamberson
Nebraska
Sooners
Cornhuskers
Peterson
Adrian Peterson
Luie Herrera
NFL
Chargers
Herrera
Sebelius health plan faces tough sell in Kansas
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius pushes a health plan funded by a 50 cent cigarette tax hike to 1.29 per pack plus higher taxes on chewing tobacco. the plan would extend health coverage to about 70,000 more Kansans, but lawmakers voice skepticism and a tough battle is expected as opposition cites tax fatigue and past tax votes.
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Topeka
Kathleen Sebelius
Kansas
Sebelius
Sandy Alers
Tobacco Company
David Howard
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Senate
Anthony Hensley
House Appropriations Committee
Melvin Neufeld
Bill Kassebaum
Burdick
Cindy Neighbor
Shawnee
Ting
Neufeld
Ingalls
Colorado
Montana
Oklahoma
Alabama
Alaska
Michigan
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Virginia
Georges Benjamin
American Public Health Association
Resolutions a longtime tradition in a New Year
Residents discuss New Year resolutions amid mixed success stories. Scott City’s Steve Harp voices doubt about following through while Garden City’s Jason Castaneira aims to improve work habits. The piece also recounts Babylonian origins, global customs in Venezuela and Colombia, top listed resolutions, and local volunteers. Tornado counts rise nationwide with Kansas experiencing 124 events last year, a May peak of 66, yet no fatalities in the state.
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Scott City
Steve Harp
Harp
Jason Castaneira
Garden City
B.C
Wilstarcom
United States
Venezuela
Wwwkidzworld.com
Colombia
Pittsburgh
Joe L. Gonzales
Gonzales
Wichita
Kansas
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Norman
Oklo
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Tetra Tech
Brad Nading
Jax
Texas
Sebelius Health Plan
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