Oklahoma escapee surrenders in Garden City chase
Ronald Thomas, 38, an inmate at William S. Key Correctional Center, turned himself in to Garden City police with a 1998 Ford Club Wagon after escaping from an Oklahoma prison honor camp near Boise City. He faces extradition as authorities verify his story.
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Garden City
Oklahoma
Mike Utz
Ronald Thomas
Keyes
Boise City
Okla
Oklahoma Department of Corrections
Thomas
Coastal Mart
Jennie Barker Road
Utz
Jerry Massie
ODOC
William S. Key Correctional Center
Fort Supply
Massie
Library Lunch and Learn explains services at Finney County Library
Todd Humble director of the Finney County Public Library leads a Lunch and Learn session sponsored by the Finney County Extension Service. From 12 05 to 12 55 p m at 605 E Walnut St attendees will learn to use the librarys computerized catalog and access the World Wide Web for world information. The program covers video audio book and reference collections and more.
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Todd Humble
Finney County Public Library
Finney County Extension Service
Walnut St
Humble
Creative Experiences for Young Children course opens to public
Care Connection with Garden City Community College announces a public three hour course titled Creative Experiences for Young Children. Scholarships support child care workers. Sessions run on Tuesdays February 20 and April 3 in the Park Plaza Building Conference Room at 2606 Fleming St. Call 275-0399 for information.
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Care Connection
Garden City Community College
Park Plaza
Fleming St
GCCC walking track opens today for spring semester
Garden City Community College announces indoor walking track is open in the Physical Education Building. Hours run 5:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 5:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, and 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. Athletic director's office reachable at 276-9606.
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Garden City Community College
Correction corrects Toni Casadas'' title in district photo
In Tuesday’s photo about the school district’s work with ConAgra Beef Co. families Toni Casadas is misidentified. She serves as an English as a Second Language coordinator for adult education at the Finney County Community Learning Center.
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Toni Casadas
ConAgra Beef Co
Finney County Community Learning Center
Weather outlook for Kansas with rain chances
The National Weather Service forecast cloudy skies and a chance of rain across Kansas. Lows range from mid 20s to mid 30s, with highs mostly in the 40s and 50s and scattered rain or snow in the northeast later in the week.
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Topeka
Kansas
National Weather Service
Garden City
Market Grain Prices at Garden City Co op
Grain prices at Garden City Co op featured today include soybeans at firm bids, corn slightly up, wheat trading mixed with nearby futures. Local elevator reports reflect steady demand from livestock feeders and export channels.
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Garden City Co-op
Weather and market snapshot for the date
The record low and high temperatures are noted for this date with a 71 degree high last year and 23 degree low, plus 0.00 inches of precipitation so far this year. Southwest Kansas Center provides the precipitation average through January. The Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 10,543.20, down 29.28 from this morning's opening price reported by Edward Jones & Co.
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Dow Jones Edward Jones & Co
Schwieterman Inc. Research Extension
Chicago Live Cattle Futures Kansas Topeka
Hi Lo
Belleville
Oklahoma City
Coffeyville
Omaha
Concordia
Pendleton
Dodge City
Philadelphia
Sacramento
Garden City
Dallas-Ft Worth
St Ste Marie
Tucson
Hill City
Tulsa
Wilmington
Del
Kansas City
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Indio
Miami Beach
New York City
Watertown
N.Y
Special education funding replugged under Graves plan
Kansas lawmakers weigh a new formula for 312.4 million in special education funding. Gov. Graves would base distribution on student counts rather than teacher numbers and give more weight to students with severe needs. Supporters cite rising costs and enrollment. Opponents warn of inequities and impact on districts.
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Ralph Tanner
R-Baldwin
Deena Horst
Salina
Veryl Peter
Department of Education
Kansas
Graves
Val DeFever
R-Independence
Eber Phelps
D-Hays
Phelps
New Year Camel Birth At Lee Richardson Zoo
A female dromedary camel was born at Lee Richardson Zoo on January 1 at 7 30 p m. The mother and calf are healthy though the mother will not nurse, so staff will hand raise the calf. The newborn stands about 48 inches tall and weighs around 120 pounds and will be reintroduced to adults in a month. The calf may be sold to another AZA accredited institution to maintain genetic diversity.
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Tonya Kuker
Lee Richardson Zoo
Laurel Harris
Zoo
Harris
AZA
American Zoo and Aquarium Association
Mideast
Officials weigh KDOT meeting on Highway 50 400 study
Finney County and Garden City officials will meet KDOT Friday to discuss a corridor study of U.S. 50 400 from Garden City to Mullinville. The plan to build a four lane highway requires a 50 50 county share and possible sales tax funding, with potential costs around 90 000 for the study and a start in 2002.
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Finney County
Garden City
Kansas Department of Transportation
Mullinville
KDOT
Garden City Regional Airport
Finney-Gray County
Finney
Gray
Ford
Kiowa
Vince DiPiazza
DiPiazza
Pete Olson
Holcomb
Ford County
Gray County
Kearny
Hamilton County
Olson
Kansas
Carol Brown
Reynaldo Mesa
Mesa
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