Garden City reports higher violent crime in 2000
The Police Department's annual report shows Garden City had more crime in 2000 than 1999. Two homicides occurred in 2000, up from zero. aggravated assaults reached 109, up from 79. Rapes fell to 24 as Chief Hawkins cited limited police prevention of violence. He called for education as a potential fix. The two homicides include the beating death of Harry Morales by his half-brother.
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Garden City
Police Department
James Hawkins
Hawkins
Harry Morales
No standards to monitor pool health in Kansas city
Garden City officials admit the 80 year old Big Pool lacks structural and environmental standards and ADA compliance yet plan to open for summer. Dan Baffa notes Kansas has no state pool law, unlike Texas or Illinois, delaying fixes. A Mid Kansas Engineering study suggests $2.2 million in equipment and $1 million for landscaping and parking to meet national norms.
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Garden City
Dan Baffa
Parks and Zoo
Texas
Oklahoma
Arizona
Illinois
Baffa
Mid-Kansas
Water quality debate heads to Kansas legislature
Kansas lawmakers will hear testimony on water quality and aquifer depletion in western Kansas. Kansas Water Office officials will address the Ogallala Aquifer depletion while Kansas State University researchers discuss irrigation advances. The Senate and House committees will consider a zero depletion goal by 2020 and EPA rule withdrawals amid farm groups and environmentalist positions.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kansas Water Office
House Agriculture Committee
Ogallala
Kansas State University
Senate Agriculture Committee
U.S. Environmental Protection
Senate Agriculture
Derek Schmidt
R-Independence
Schmidt
George W. Bush
EPA
Sierra Club
Kansas Natural Resource Council
Drugs a reality in Garden City schools
The piece notes that illicit drugs affect Garden City students, with Gloria Sanchez, 14, arrested for selling marijuana at Abe Hubert Middle School. It cites peer pressure, prevention programs like Red Ribbon Week, and Students Against Destructive Decisions as key measures while detailing school and police collaboration, including drug dog sweeps at schools.
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Garden City
Gloria Sanchez
Abe Hubert
Sanchez
Leon Hutton
Hutton
Garden City Police Department
Finney County Sheriff's Office
GOP heating aid plan uses gas settlement money
In Topeka, Republicans propose using federal settlements with gas producers to fund assistance for Kansans facing rising natural gas bills. Governors Graves notes prior budgeting gaps, while the plan aims to help households earning roughly 22,000 to 50,000 dollars a year, with potential payouts within three weeks.
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Topeka
Bill Graves
Graves
Senate
Dave Kerr
Kansas
Senate Utilities
Stan Clark
Clark
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