Wal-Mart evacuated after bomb threat in Garden City
Wal-Mart employees orderly evacuated as false bomb threat prompted closure and parking lot crowding. Fire officials deemed the store safe after checks. police reported no panic and traffic stayed clear. Shelton noted a prior false threat at a Garden City apartment complex and a past threat at the former Sears Roebuck site.
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Wal-Mart
David Slaughter
Shelton
Garden City
Sears Roebuck and Co
Kansas Ave
Gas prices to rise by summer says Energy Department
The Energy Information Administration forecasts national gas prices averaging 1.54 dollars per gallon by mid spring, rising about 10 cents from the current level and potentially higher by summer amid tight crude supply from Venezuela. Officials note no current plan to release emergency reserves despite looming shortages.
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Venezuela
Energy Department
Department
Statistical
Energy Information Administration
Work force cooperative aims to boost jobs in Garden City
A local man promotes a work force cooperative to provide on the job training and temporary jobs. He asks businesses for tools equipment or funding while unemployed individuals list skills and willingness to work. The region sees unemployment easing from 12.7 percent after the 2000 ConAgra fire but remains wary of agriculture shifts and slow spring hiring.
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Scheer
ConAgra
Kansas Department of Human Resources
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Finney County
Alan Riedel
Garden City
Riedel
Larry Dohagne
LaTisha
Dodge City
Liberal
Wayne Altig
Western Kansas
Altig
Gibson’s Discount Center
Deb Parker
Lea Ann Curtis
Target
Zumbahlen
Bird City
Cheylin
Schultz
Doniphan
Gov elect Sebelius eyes local consolidation drive
Kansas Governor elect Sebelius promotes voluntary district consolidation to save dollars for classrooms. She cites rural anxieties over closing buildings and notes few districts would gain from full admin paring. Shared services and multisystem posts emerge as practical efficiencies amid fiscal pressures.
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Sebelius
Gov Elect
Page
Hill City
West Graham
Bazine
Ransom
Kansas
Kay Schultz
Elwood
Wathena
Cheyenne County
Dave Zumbahlen
Cheylin
Police investigate rash of armed robberies in Garden City
Police report a surge in robberies during 1995 with 27 total cases and more than half involving weapons. Nine incidents occurred in November and December including at a taxi stand, convenience stores, a motel and a Pizza Hut and Taco Johns. Four suspects were jailed. two convicted. Businesses advised to boost lighting, secure equipment, and train staff to respond safely.
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Utz
Garden City
Irene Perez
Texaco Food Mart
Kansas Ave
Perez
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