Garden City man arrested for alleged child sexual assault
A 71-year-old Garden City man, Arthur Cruz of 215 Inge Ave., was arrested at home on three counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child and criminal threat. Police say the suspect allegedly assaulted three girls, now 8, on three separate occasions between January 1997 and this month, threatening to harm them if they disclosed the abuse. The incidents occurred in two southwest Garden City homes. Cruz is jailed in Finney County.
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Garden City
Arthur Cruz
Inge Ave
Cruz
Finney County
Head on wreck leaves woman critical
Denise Ramirez, 31, of Garden City, was critically injured when her 2000 Yukon crossed the center line and hit a semi-truck head on near the city airport. Driver John Koehn, 49, of Cimarron, was uninjured. Ramirez was transported to St. Catherine Hospital. she was wearing a seat belt.
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Garden City
Denise Ramirez
Ramirez
St. Catherine Hospital
Bascue
Koehn
Finney County Fair Announces Aug 8 12 Schedule
The Finney County Fair will run August 8 through 12 with the theme Pop into the Picture. Entry forms and fair books are available at the Finney County Extension Office located at 501 S Ninth St during regular hours 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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Finney County Fair
Finney County
Finney County Extension
S. Ninth St
Bethany Medical Center Closes Leaving KC Urban ER Silent
Kansas City Kansas loses its emergency room as Bethany Medical Center closes due to long term financial losses. Admissions fell from 9,769 in 1994 to 6,290 in 1999 amid rising costs and high uninsured care. The Sisters of Charity opened a Walk-In Health Clinic and preserves other Bethany Plaza programs.
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Kansas City
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Bethany Medical Center
Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Healthystem
Lumbia
HCA Healthcare
Bethany
Sisters of Charity
Ealth
Bethany Plaza
Veterans Affair
Man faces first degree murder charges near Oskaloosa
Ronald L. Decker, 52, is charged with first degree murder and aggravated robbery after a body was found buried about six miles northeast of Oskaloosa. Authorities say a .22 pistol was used and the victim, believed to be Wayne Green, 45, of South, is missing pending autopsy results. Kansas Bureau of Investigation aids investigation.
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Oskaloosa
Jefferson County
Ronald L. Decker
Wayne Green
cSouth
Decker
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Detective Camp Teaches Crime Scene Basics At GCCC
Garden City Community College hosts a detective camp for grades six to eight, where 20 students learn securing scenes photographing sketches fingerprints and evidence packaging. They work in four squads led by a rotating lieutenant and sergeant, culminating in a replicated crime scene and a final exam.
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Garden City Community College
Sherlock Holmes
Watson
GCCC
Kids College
Linda Morgan
Kyle Glodt
Dennis Elam
Criminal Justice Department
Elam
Garden City
Morgan
Emily Emick
Wednesday
Kristin Douglass
Andrew Zoschke
David Villegas
Mitchell Watson
Ernesto Mendoza
Collins
Douglass
Teacher pay hike OK'd by State Board of Education
The Kansas State Board of Education tentatively approved a 343 million dollar spending plan for elementary and secondary education to raise teacher salaries and boost student achievement by 2005. About 212 million would fund salary increases. starting pay averages 25,713 dollars versus 27,889 nationally. A 16.7 percent raise was recommended, with plan adjustments likely at the August meeting before a January 2002 legislative session.
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Topeka
State Board of Education
Kansas
Dale Dennis
Bill Graves
Ice cream benefit and breakfast on the prairie weekend events
A weekend of fundraisers in Finney County features an Aid Association For Lutherans ice cream social to aid Brian and Greg Larson, terminal cancer patients from Marquette, plus a Friends of Finney Game Refuge Breakfast on the Prairie with tickets at 15 dollars nonmembers 5 dollars members. The Garden City Municipal Band performs Friday night at Stevens Park, and the Big Block Party at Kalvesta United Methodist Church Sunday evening involves Sheriff’s Office and local services. Funeral organ builder Brian Larson has ties to Garden City churches. Details via 620-276-3110 or 620-276-9400.
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Aid Association For Lutherans Branch 1743
Brian
Greg Larson
Marquette
Brian Larson
Garden City
Trinity
Larsons
Friends of Finney Game Refuge
Garden City Municipal Band
Stevens Park
Mozart
Sousa
Mystic Shrine
Kalvesta United Methodist Church
Garfields Township
Holcomb council sets 53 mill levy for 2002 budget
Holcomb city council tentatively approves a 53 mill property tax levy for 2002 after low spending requests. They cite needed funds for sewer system repairs and a new fire truck, with final approval contingent on a late summer public hearing. The council also raises Midwest Energy franchise fee to 3 percent and discusses hiring age policy for firefighters.
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Holcomb
Janelle Robins-Gaede
Jamie Jarnagin
Jarnagin
Midwest Energy
Robins-Gaede
Ron Schreibvogel
Schreibvogel
Dennis Lauer
Relay For Life
Holcomb High School
USD 363
Wiley Athletic Field
Holcomb Main Street
Lauer
Paul Nixon
Eric Dunlap
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