Drive by shooting damages Monsanto research office
Garden City police investigate a drive by shooting at Monsanto Company Corn Research on 2016 E Spruce St. at about 1 a.m. Sunday. A bullet pierced a double pane window and lodged in an office wall. no injuries were reported. Police urge anyone with information to contact the department or Crime Stoppers.
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Monsanto Company
Corn Research
E. Spruce St
Garden City
Mike Utz
Utz
Garden City Community College
Spruce Street
Police Department
Business After Hours Set for Thursday
The Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce hosts this month’s Business After Hours from 5 30 to 7 p m Thursday at American State Bank Trust Company N A 1901 E Mary Street. Members are encouraged to attend for free networking and participation.
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Garden City Area
Garden City Wins Great Race Lunch Stop Honor
Garden City named a Great American City for best lunch stop in the National Guard Great Race 2006. A $5,000 award goes to Finney County Public Library. The event stopped in Garden City for two and a half hours on July 1 for lunch and a car show, with Rally Partners Inc. noting local enthusiasm sealed the win.
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Garden City
National Guard
Finney County Public Library
Bill Ewing
Rally Partners Inc
Uniontown
San Rafael
Calif
Philadelphia
Living Room Concert Featuring 5 Man Trio at HPPR
High Plains Public Radio invites listeners to a Living Room Concert on July 21 at 7 30 p m in HPPR Studios 210 N Seventh St featuring 5 Man Trio. The group blends jazz folk Americana rock and blues and a door donation is suggested with seating on a first come basis refreshments from Kadee's coffee break. More details are on the HPPR website www hpprorg
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High Plains Public Radio
5 Man
HPPR
N. Seventh St
Kadee
Hpprorg
Haviland Hosts First Meteorite Festival Draws Hundreds
Haviland Mayor Jeff Christensen opened the first meteorite festival with the motto The Rock Stops Here drawing several hundred attendees. He hopes to make it annual, praising the unique rocks and noting Texas meteorites are smaller in weight.
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Haviland
Havilanda
Jeff Christensen
Texas
Teachers vote on district contract in USD 457
USD 457 teachers vote today on a tentative contract raising overall compensation by about 5 percent for 2006 07. Base pay would rise from 29624 to 31182 with additional raises for experience and education, including a doctorate with 22 years for the largest $2739 boost.
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USD 457
Board of Education
Michelle Ramirez
Ramirez
Weekend Dirt Shootout At Garden City Airport Raceway
Jerry Moellering with car 86 drew huge support on night two of the Airport Raceway Rebein-Bangerter PA Shootout as six tiny cars battled on a rain-affected dirt track. The two night event awarded prizes, with Zack Gigot Trevor Wadel and Patrick Stasa capturing firsts in divisions while Moellering’s fans enjoyed the spectacle and family ties to racing.
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Cody Caldwell
Taylor Milton
Airport
Garden City Airport Raceway
Jerry
Jerry Moellering
Garden City
Liberal
Moellering
Zack Gigot
Trevor Wadel
Patrick Stasa
Elaine Moellering
Grinnell
Ulysses
Ashley Moore
Wadel
Michael Davidson
Davidson
Sampling Kansas Premier Highlights Sampler Festival
Smoky Hills Public Television previews Sampling Kansas at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Finnup Center Garden City hosts the Kansas Sampler Festival this year. The 30 minute documentary features Marci Penner WenDee LaPlant and festival attendees and covers the 2006 event. It will air on Smoky Hills channel 7 at 7 p.m. Thursday and 6 p.m. Saturday.
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Garden City
Kansas
Smoky Hills Public Television
Lee Richardson Zoo
E. Finnup Drive
Jane Habiger
Smoky Hills
Marci Penner
WenDee LaPlant
Finney County Convention and Tourism Bureau
Habiger
Channel 7
GOP couple duel for same Kansas House seat in 48th district
Overland Park AP report details a Republican Jeff Ippel and his Democratic wife Pam Ippel in a race that could pit spouses against each other for the open 48th Kansas House seat. Pam seeks the Democratic nomination while Jeff faces a three way GOP primary amid campaign chatter of strategic vote siphoning.
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Overland Park
Kansas City
Kansas House
Jeff Ippel
Pam
Ber
Pam Ippel
Kansas
Jeff
Jeff Colyer
Congress
Ippers
Sherrelyn Smith
Colyer
Eric Carter
Lake of the Ozarks ranks high in accidents
The Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri is the third most accident-prone U S waterway from 1995 to 2004 with 1 324 serious incidents, half of Missouri’s total on waterways. High boat density, many docks, bars, and long shoreline drive risk, while no wake zones and more patrol officers aim to curb crashes.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Lake of the Ozarks
U.S. Coast Guard
Kansas City Star
Coast Guard
mid-Missouri Lake
Atlantic Ocean
Colorado River
Kansas
Ocean
Tommy Roam
Missouri State Water Patrol
Bagwell
Nick Humphrey
The
Water Patrol
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Wartman
Whitley
Kansas Supreme Court
Fleming St
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