Roundup Commissioners to hear EMS and health updates
Finney County commissioners will hear updates from county EMS and the health department on operations at the 8:30 a.m. meeting at the Administrative Center. EMS handled 1,649 calls in 2009, 1,682 in 2008, 1,573 in 2007, and 1,511 in 2006. Angie Clark will discuss a walking program for county employees at 10 a.m.
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Emergency Medical Services
Health Department
Finney County Adminstrative Center
Ninth St
Fairgrounds
Angie Clark
Enrichment courses offered at Garden City CC
Garden City Community College Continuing Education offers several noncredit courses including Healthy Habits Better Nutrition, Nutritious Soups and Salads, Make Your Cake and Eat It Too, and Easy Eggrolls and Noodles. Registration is required a week prior, cost $59, and information is available at the CECS division or by phone or email. The Finney County Economic Development Corp. will host a noon luncheon Jan 20 at the Campus Union to review 2009, with a guest speaker from Ports-to-Plains.
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Continuing Education and
Garden City Community College
Judy Whitehill
Shelly Jordan
Lisa Brennaman
Gccc Cecs
Student and Community Services Center
Gcccks
Finney County Economic Development Corp
FCEDC
Finney County
Joe Kiely
Manslaughter defense possible in abortion killing
A Kansas judge ruled that Scott Roeder may argue voluntary manslaughter as a defense for the killing of Dr George Tiller, contending his client believed deadly force was necessary to save unborn babies. Roeder faces first degree murder charges and potential life imprisonment. a manslaughter verdict could yield about five years.
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Wichita
Kansas
Scott Roeder
Kansas City
George Tiller
Roeder
Sedgwick
Warren Wilbert
Wilbert
Tiller
Feminist Majority Foundation
Katherine Spillar
Justice Department
Troy Newman
Operation Rescue
Newman
The
Associated Press
Carbon monoxide risks rise as winter keeps homes closed
Officials warn of CO poisoning as cold weather keeps homes snug. Since Jan 2 2009 the Garden City Fire Department logged 138 CO incidents. Battalion Chief Jim Morris urges detectors near the floor and annual battery checks, noting CO from gas, heaters, and engines can build in enclosed spaces and be fatal.
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Winterweather
Fire Department
Jim Morris
Garden City Fire Department
Morris
CDC
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Centers For Disease Control
USD 363 weighs Holcomb Elementary renovation plan
USD 363 officials meet to consider renovating six substandard rooms at Holcomb Elementary into four classrooms about 900 to 1,000 square feet each. Third graders from Wiley Elementary would move to Holcomb. the district discusses budget updates amid state payment delays and a pending facility use agreement with the Holcomb Recreation Commission.
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USD 363 Board of Education
Holcomb
Gibson, Mancini, Carmichael
Evancho
Wiley Elementary School
Holcomb Elementary School
Wiley
USD 363
Holcomb Recreation Commission
Recreation Commission
Son kills parents then dies in central Kansas standoff
In New Cambria, 35-year-old Lance Begnoche shot his parents Gary and Ellen Begnoche, 64 and 61, then killed himself after a four hour standoff. The killer also died in the residence where the shootings occurred. A rifle is suspected. The family had recently hosted him, with no motive found.
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NEW Cambria
Kansas
Saline County
Lance Begnoche
Kochanowski
Mark Shaw
The
Salina
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