Teens cited for underage drinking at Continental Inn in Garden City
Twelve southwest Kansas teens were cited and released at 2 30 a.m. Sunday at the Continental Inn on allegations of underage drinking. Police said a loud party triggered the call. Names include Armando Duran 19 Ezekiel Ruiz 19 Audrey Maestas 18 Anthony Maestas 20 Luis Aguirre 19 Sanja Medina 19 Daniela Gallegos 19 April Mendoza 19 Cheyenne Ortiz 18 Marissa Maestas 16 Erica Benitez 14 Erik Munoz 16.
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Southwest Kansas
Continental Inn
Buffalo Jones Ave
Garden City
Mike Utz
Armando Duran
Liberal
Ezekiel Ruiz
Chauncy St
Apt
Audrey Maestas
Safford Ave
Anthony Maestas
Luis Aguirre
Sanja Medina
Cherokee Road
Daniela Gallegos
Walker St
April Mendoza
Maize Court
Apt. 1
Cheyenne Ortiz
Second St
Marissa Maestas
Erica Benitez
Erik Munoz
Seventh St
Man arrested on allegation of battery in Garden City
Garden City police arrested Francisco Lujan Jr. 22 after a traffic stop for suspected DUI and no proof of insurance. He allegedly fought an officer in custody, was charged with obstruction and battery and assault, and cocaine possession was found at Finney County Jail.
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Garden City
Francisco Lujan Jr
Labrador Blvd
Apt
Mike Utz
Utz
Lujan Jr
Finney County
Chamber after hours set for Thursday event
The Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce will host this month's business after hours Thursday from 430 to 630 pm at the Finney County Economic Development Corp. and chamber offices located at 1509 and 1511 E. Fulton Terrace. Chamber members are invited to attend.
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Garden City Area
Spanish GED orientation planned at Garden City CC
New Spanish language GED orientation is scheduled for noon Thursday at Garden City Community College under the High School Equivalency Program. Orientation is required for the course and will be held in the lower level of the Student and Community Services Center.
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Garden City Community College
GCCC
Itzel Stewart
Transportation records show county crash causes in Kansas
Kansas Department of Transportation data from 2001 to 2005 reveal Sedgwick County leads the state in crashes caused by running red lights and ignoring signs, while Johnson County tops for tailgating. Inattentive driving is the statewide leading factor, with alcohol and speeding notable variations across counties.
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Wichita
Sedgwick County
Kansas
Transportation Department
Lane County
Chase County
Bob House
Kansas Department of Transportation
Wichita County
Gove
Trego
Graham County
Sedgwick
Kansas Highway Patrol
John Eichkorn
GCCC trustees eye campus facility report review
Garden City Community College trustees will review an ISES Corp report showing total replacement cost at about 54 million and 7.7 million to bring facilities to 90 percent. The study covers foundations to fire alarms and ADA compliance with several buildings rated poor.
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Garden City Community College
GCCC
Ises Corp
Stone Mountain
Kansas
Washburn University
ISES
Pauline Joyce Fine Arts
Dennis Perryman
Beth Tedrow
Carol Ballantyne
Penka
Lauren Welch
Student and Community Services Center
John Collins Technical Center
Ballantyne
Sand & Sage Rifle and Pistol Club Inc
Sand & Sage
St. Catherine Hospital
Finney County Ems
Seward County Ems
Ford County Fire and Ems
Surgery Center
Dodge City
Terrace Garden Care Center
Kansas Heart Hospital
Western Plains Medical Complex
Keller Leopold Insurance Inc
KC Port Authority faces ongoing financial trouble
Kansas City Port Authority audits reveal sloppy record keeping and contracts awarded without bids or written agreements, plus borrowing over 1 million to cover a cash shortfall. City officials plan more meetings as critics cite long standing financial problems and past no bid contracts linked to bribery charges.
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Kansas City, Mo
Kansas City
Wayne Cauthen
Port Authority
Mark Funkhouser
Galen Beaufort
Elbert Anderson
Anderson
Neufeld Takes Over as Kansas House Speaker
Rep Melvin Neufeld of Ingalls becomes Kansas House Speaker as the 2007 session opens. A 20 year veteran he inherits a role guiding budget with reliance on committee leaders and teamwork while lawmakers assess health care university needs and potential one time revenue boosts.
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Topeka
Kansas
Melvin Neufeld
Ringalls
Neufeld
Doug Mays
House
the Sun
Appropriations Committee
Chamber
Ray Merrick
R-Stilwell
Don Dahl
Hillsboro
Mittee
GOP
House Gop
Wichita Ends Jail Time for Small Drug Possession
In Wichita, Sax Sedgwick County detours non jail for possessing under a quarter gram of meth or cocaine. They are charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and released after a misdemeanor court notice. Prior policy treated quarter grams as felonies. Deputy Chief Stolz notes jail avoidance eases District Court load while Parker says prior records still trigger prosecution.
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Wichita
Sedgwick County
Tom Stolz
Attorney General’s Office
Kim Parker
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