Local arrests and property theft report
Ed wind Mercado 16 was arrested for battery in the 1600 block of North 11th Street at 2 19 a.m. Alicia Lane 17 was arrested for curfew violation at Garden City Community College and released to treatment. Several others cited for no insurance no license or disorderly conduct. Property losses include a GPS unit 87, a TV and electronics 1825, a license plate 10, and a Farm Credit Bureau window break 900.
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Edwin Mercado
11Th St
North 11Th Street
Alicia Lane
Scott City
Garden City Community College
Crystal Petty
Jennie Barker
East
Kansas Avenue
Javier Martinez
Industrial Drive
Lot 122
Mildred Street
Rusilio Sandoval
Teitelbaum Ave
Summit Street
Brandon Gillette
el Dorado Place
Apt. 1
Labrador Boulevard
Rey David Diaz
Law Enforcement Center
N. Ninth St
Bryan Vanderweide
Holcomb
Fleming Street
Anderson Street
Harvest Lane
Slay Suspects Named In Utah Slaying Case Shot During Kansas Chase
Ellis County authorities released the identities of two suspects killed in a chase ending near Hays after Kansas troopers tried to stop a Colorado registered car. Alicia Lyn Wingate, 26, of North Salt Lake, Utah, and Aaron Millenson, 18, Englewood, Colorado, were identified. The pair were being sought in the January 14 shooting death of Steven Poulos, 80, of Holladay, Utah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Kansas
Salt Lake County
Kansas Highway Patrol
Colorado
Hays
Ellis County
Tom Drees
Highway Patrol
Aaron Millenson
Englewood, Colo
Tax break for new machinery faces heated in Kansas House
Debate over exempting new business machinery from property taxes pits state supporters who say it will create jobs against local governments warning of tax shifts to homeowners. Lawmakers expect a vote next week as opponents argue schools and services may feel the strain unless locals bear the cost.
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Topeka
Hns
House Taxation Committee
Kathleen Sebelius
House Taxation
Kenny Wilk
Lansing
Wilk
League of Kansas Municipalities
Don Moler
Moler
Department of Revenue
Marlee Carpenter
Kansas Chamber of Commerce
Women's Day Out set for Saturday charity event
The third annual Smile: Women's Day Out at Fiesta Courtyard features vendors Mary Kay Avon Tupperware and more to benefit Miles of Smiles Therapeutic Riding Program. Proceeds aid disabled riders. admission is free. Also Saturday Stanton County 4-H hosts Fourth Saturday Dance with Craig Stevens. Smokings and drinking prohibited in the government building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiesta Courtyard
Buffalo Jones Ave
Mary Kay
Avon, Tupperware
Mountain Man
Jewelry
Jan
Stanton County
Cockrum
Smok
Will Rogers
Satanta High School
Satanta
Doug Watson
Oklahoma Baptist Ministry
Rogers
Delaine Stalker
Satanta Art Council
Kansas Humanities Council
Kansas Senate moves on Medicaid fraud reform plan
The Kansas Senate gave first-round approval to three bills aimed at curbing Medicaid fraud abuse and waste. A final Senate vote is set for Thursday before sending the package to the House. An inspector general position would audit Medicaid claims and refer findings to the attorney general for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Senate
Chamber
House
Kansas
Attorney General
Inspector General
Holcomb loses grant for street paving project
Holcomb City Council announced a state community development block grant of 308000 dollars to fund paving curbing and gutters for Douglas South Lynch and South Henderson streets but the application fell short by a few points. The project would have required a 420090 dollar total including labor and materials with a 112090 dollar city match. The council may reapply this fall while holding road work on hold.
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Holcomb
Dennis Lauer
Douglas
South Lynch
South Henderson
Kansas Department of Commerce
Department of Housing and Urban Development
William Heydman
Richard A. Weddell
Paul Nixon
Weddell
Garden City
Allen Shelton
Holcomb Fire Department
Pena
Kansas bio-fuels mandate stalls in Senate committee
In Topeka the Senate Agriculture Committee heard little support for a 2010 deadline requiring 10 percent ethanol or 2 percent bio-products in vehicle fuels. Industry voices urged incentives over mandates, noting growing market demand and concerns over blending capacity for ethanol and biodiesel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Hns
Kansas
Senate
Senate Agriculture
Mark Taddiken
R Clifton
Duane Simpson
Kansas Association of Ethanol Processors
Jere White
Kansas Corn Growers
Kansans
White
Taddiken
Senate Ag Committee
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Farm Credit Bureau
Kansas Ave
Garden City Ga
Cgreen
Dailynet
Carpenter
Amanda Siebert
Audrey
Flamigo
Garden City High School
Amanda
GCHS
Sarah Kessinger
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