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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 2001
Page
1
Rap industry figure Pyter appears in court amid gun possession and bribery accusations. Prosecutors allege illegal firearms dealings and payments to sway officials. Defense argues insufficient evidence and requests dismissal. Case unfolds as jurors review documents and witness statements.
Market Tonight reports continued cloudiness with a chance of light flurries in the east and central regions and some in the west. Lows range from the upper teens in the northwest to the upper 20s in the southeast, with Wednesday bringing morning flurries in the northeast and otherwise partly cloudy statewide and highs in the 30s.
The Telegram notes that local news sports and editorials are available at its internet site www gctelegram com.
Gov Bill Graves aims to gather public input on Ogallala Aquifer policy at a spring water policy summit. Kansas Water Office director Al LeDoux said a meeting to hear western Kansans views is being considered. Local water policy participants would be invited to propose management ideas.
Kansas Water Office officials told the House Agriculture Committee of a two-pool management plan for the Ogallala Aquifer with a use pool and a conservation pool to keep western Kansas economy healthy without drying the aquifer. The plan contrasts with Gov Graves push for zero depletion by 2020, a policy not yet defined, with the Kansas Geological Survey to advise. Some rural southwest lawmakers want a strict cap on water pumped versus recharge.
Raymond Raley will retire after nearly six decades in the dry cleaning business, closing Raley's Quality Cleaners at 801 N. Main St. on Thursday. The 74-year-old plans more time for his Plymell Union Church ministry while noting high fuel and utility costs and EPA restrictions helped push the decision. He began in 1942, served in the Army, and returned to work in cleaning before continuing in Salina and eventually closing in Plymell.
A Holcomb Garden City and Finney County meeting yielded no new policy on the ConAgra Beef Co site. Officials say ConAgra plans a April 1 decision on rebuilding or abandoning the Garden City plant, with ongoing talks with state authorities and a corridor study funded by a $200,000 local match. Finney and Garden City may cover up to $120,000.
President Bush unveils plans to let religious organizations compete for all federal grants and receive tax breaks to boost charitable giving. He argues faith based programs can address social needs, while opponents warn of church state separation concerns. The measure expands charitable choice beyond welfare and drug treatment.
Holcomb students from seventh to 12th grade participate in a mandatory drug-testing program. The district budgets $20,000 annually for tests, and officials call the program a success with few students failing and minimal adjustments needed this year. Superintendent Daryl Pruter and nurse Sandy Rodgers praise the logistics and overall feedback.
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