Residents unaware escapee hid in storm shelter
Garden City couple Tammy Perez and Vashon Telfair say Mitchell Ebihara Jr. hid in their rented storm shelter across from the police mobile command post while officers searched for the man who escaped from Kearny County Jail in October. Police seek others who aided Ebihara as they continue the investigation.
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Mitchell Ebihara Jr
E. Maple St
Tammy Perez
Vashon Telfair
Ebihara
Garden City
Kearny County
North Fourth Street
Perez
Telfair
Mitchell
City tightens banner rules across Garden City
Garden City officials aim for uniform enforcement of temporary sign and banner regulations to beautify commercial districts and improve safety. Planning Director Kaleb Kentner notes prior complaint based enforcement and varying sign ages. merchants approached with new rules.
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Garden City
Kaleb Kentner
Zoo docents recruit at Finnup Education Center
Kris Smith and Stephanie Mendoza participate in a Lee Richardson Zoo recruitment coffee at the Finnup Education Center to learn about becoming volunteer docents. Debra Bolton demonstrates a tarantula while discussing docent duties and the zoo's volunteer program.
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Kris Smith
Stephanie Mendoza
Lee Richardson Zoo
Finnup Education Center
Zoo
Debra Bolton
Finnup
Hanneman named go to guy for Garden City planning legacy
Leo Hanneman, a southwest Kansas native in his late 70s, was praised by Garden City officials for decades of service on the Planning and Department advisory board since 1996. City leaders call him a go to historian whose insight helps shape decisions for Garden City, Holcomb, and Finney County.
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Planning Commission
Leo Hanneman
Southwest
Kansas
Planning and Community Development Department
Kaleb Kentner
Garden City
Holcomb
Finney County
Leo
Hanneman
Garden City Planning Commission
Hasan's superiors ignored their own worries at Fort Hood
A Defense Department review found doctors overseeing Maj. Nidal Hasan's medical training repeatedly raised concerns about his Islam views and inappropriate behavior, yet gave him positive evaluations and allowed him to advance. Hasan, 39, is accused of killing 138 at Fort Hood in November, the worst US military base massacre. The report notes supervisors failed to heed warnings about his competence, with a fuller accounting expected.
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Defense Department
Fort Hood
Texas
Nidal Hasan
Defense
Robert Gates
Trist
Pentagon
Associated Press
Hasan
Department
Army
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