Garden City man arrested on drug allegations
Manuel DeJesus Ventura-Gomez, 29, was arrested at 4170 E. US Highway 50, Lot 446, after the Garden City Finney County Drug Task Force executed a search warrant. Officers found 33 grams of cocaine valued at $3,300, scales, a handgun and a rifle. He faces charges including possession with intent to distribute and firearm offenses.
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Garden City
Manuel DeJesus Ventura- Gomez
E. US. Highway 50
Finney County
Kevin Bascue
Bascue
Ventura-Gomez
Meeting on sorority rush planned for Garden City students
Female students aiming for fall sorority rush are invited to the Panhellenic Summer Get Together at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Southwind home of Sara H Robinson, 109 Mayfair Court. Mothers welcome. Active collegians and alumnae may attend. RSVP to Robinson at 275-6013.
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Rush
Southwind
Sarah Robinson
Mayfair Court
Garden City
Panhellenic
Finney County
Robinson
Neighbor charged in fire that killed girl
Karl Bowlin, 41, was charged with first degree felony murder and aggravated arson in the Wyandotte County house fire that killed 8 year old Jewel Morse. Bowlin held on $100000 bail after investigators linked the scene to fireworks activity nearby.
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Kansas City
Kan
Jewel Morse
Karl Bowlin
Wyandotte
Bowlin
Boeing tests plane based laser in Wichita
Boeing announced a successful ground test of the Airborne Laser aboard a Boeing 747-400F at Wichita on June 6. The plane modified in Wichita carries the weapon, which located a simulated ballistic missile during beam and fire control tests despite simulated turbulence. Installation of illuminators and final tests are planned later this year and next year.
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Wichita
Boeing
Ethanol plant planned near Hayne amid protest and support
Seward County officials rezoned about 400 acres near Hayne from agricultural to industrial to permit Conestoga Energy Partners to build a 110 million gallon per year ethanol plant called Arkalon Energy. Groundbreaking could occur by month’s end as critics fear traffic and water use while supporters highlight job growth and economic impact.
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Liberal
HNL
Seward County
Hayne
Patsy Boles
Boles
Seward
Nick Hatcher
Conestoga
Arkalon Energy
Joyce Hibler
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Connie Gant
Hatcher
Commission
Shannon Francis
Holcomb Elementary project to remodel into admin center
Construction at Holcomb Elementary enters its second month. The 1950s era wing will be torn down and the rest remodeled into an administrative center with a board room and offices. The project, about six months, was bid to Dick Construction Inc. of Garden City at roughly $570,000.
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Holcomb Elementary School
Kent Carmichael
GMCN
Garden City
Carmichael
Dick Construction Inc
Drug Free Sport to expand HQ as steroid testing grows
Kansas City based National Center for Drug Free Sport plans a larger headquarters to support rising testing workloads for NCAA and Big 12 programs. The firm conducts over 60 000 tests yearly across 160 colleges and universities and added minor leagues baseball as a client in 2005.
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Kansas City, Mo
National Center For Drug Free Sport Inc
Ncaas
Indianapolis
Drug Free Sport
AAU Powerlifting
Frank Urgasz
Urgasz
University of California- Los Angeles
Lenexa
Kan
NCAA
Mary Wilfert
Wilfert
University of Kansas
Larry
Dodge City push to turn legal immigrants into citizens
A regional Latino group launches Democracy Summer efforts in Dodge City to urge legal permanent residents to apply for U S citizenship and participate in politics. Speakers will explain qualification, English and history requirements, while advocates say citizenship counters racial animus in immigration debates.
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Dodge City
U.S
Latino Affairs Council
Elva Solis
Mexico
Michele Waslin
National Council of la Raza
Washington, D.C
Waslin
Brent Wilkes
League of United Latin American Citizens
Solis
Former sheriff seeks depositions at his home in Smith Center
Former Smith County Sheriff Ellsworth Murphy, suing for emotional damages and back wages, requests depositions be held at his private Smith Center residence. County officials call the plan absurd and inappropriate, noting the date was set without input. Murphy offered courthouse deposition as alternative. positions on pay and legal fees remain.
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Smith County
Smith Center
Ellsworth Murphy
Murphy
Allen Shelton
Allen Glendenning
Great Bend
Kevin
Gal
Shelton
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Ike Eisenhauer
Cheri Upham
N & P Enterprises
Ulysses
Holcomb
Catherine Odson Codson
Gctelegram
McGee McGee
McGee
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