G C man arrested in kidnapping case
Garden City police say Moses Guerrero, 24, was arrested in Grant County at 1:45 a.m. on accusations including aggravated kidnapping and criminal threats after a confrontation with his girlfriend Rachelle Torres. Torres, 24, suffered head wounds and a broken wrist while restrained in a 1990 Mercury before fleeing with help from two residents.
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Garden City
Grant County
Moses Guerrero
E. Hamline St
Mike Utz
Utz
Guerrero
Rachelle Torres
Torres
Spencer Street
Cane-wielding man accused of assault
Police say 58 year old Jesse Garcia of 310 College Drive Apt 2 was arrested at 12 42 p m in the 2000 block of Gene Avenue on aggravated assault aggravated burglary and disorderly conduct charges. The incident at Tanya Reyes s home 2106 Tara Drive began with an argument during which Garcia waved a metal cane toward Reyes face. Reyes was not injured.
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Garden City
Jesse Garcia
College Drive
Apt. 2
Gene Avenue
Tanya Reyes
Tara Drive
Mike Utz
Garcia
Reyes
Utz
Gene Street
Tortoise found returned to city zoo
The missing African spur tortoise, a Garden City Zoo resident, was recovered unharmed around 2 p.m. Wednesday at a Sixth and Santa Fe street residence. Zoo director Dan Baffa said it had been missing since Friday and is now back near the giraffe barn after an anonymous tip. No charges expected.
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Lee Richardson Zoo
Sixth
Santa Fe
Garden City
Mike Utz
Zoo
Dan Baffa
Baffa
Fiddlers and Singers to Perform in Scott City
The White Woman Basin Chapter of the Kansas Old Time Fiddlers Pickers and Singers will perform from 2 to 4 30 p m Sunday at the VIP Building 300 Church St Scott City All musicians are welcome and the public may attend at no charge
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White Woman Basin
The
Kansas
Sebelius taps adviser to run seven health programs
Topeka AP Governor Kathleen Sebelius assigned her top health policy adviser Bob Day to oversee seven medical coverage programs for the needy and state employees. The move aims to reorganize health programs for efficiency and to grant the state more leverage in shaping private health care market changes.
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Topeka
Kathleen Sebelius
Bob Day
Community College Board Meeting and Budget Retreat
The Board of Trustees will convene at 8 a.m. Saturday in the Hall of Fame Room at the Dennis B. Perryman Athletic Complex on campus 801 Campus Drive. The session will cover budget priorities and campus developments with open participation for community input.
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Board of Trustees
Hall of Fame
Dennis B. Perryman
Campus
Holcomb street project on hold amid grant talks
Holcomb city officials paused curb and gutter plans for southeast streets as they pursue a Community Development Block Grant. Council voted against improvement districts after a grant adviser noted eligibility issues for funding and local matching requirements.
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Holcomb
Great Plains Development Inc
Faye Trent
Dennis Lauer
Trent
Lauer
Great Plains
Free weekend events showcase cars books and music
A lineup of free events runs Friday through Sunday led by the Emmaus House Cruise-In at Western State Bank with car displays, a best of show trophy, a $5 entry or canned food donation, a $5 poker hand, a DJ show, and a food booth. The Finney County Library hosts a Harry Potter event with costume contest and movie, while The Center for Independent Living features an ADA celebration at the Finney County Exhibition Building. Additional weekend happenings include the Garden City USDA Farmer’s Market, Stevens Park concert with Young Country, a rope-throwing demo by Jena Nelson, and various county fairs and parades across area towns.
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Emmaus House
Western State Bank
East Kansas Ave
Kevin Partin
Limelight Productions
Trinity Lutheran Church
Finney County
Walnut St
Judy Cole
Cole
Center For Independent Living
Southwest
Kansas
Finney County Fairgrounds
Westlake Hardware Store
Usda Service Center
Stevens Park
Shell
Young Country
Garden City
Jena Nelson
Lane County
Dighton
W. Long
Gray County
Gray County Fairgrounds
Grant County
Club of Ulysses
Tot Lot Park
Budget on Trustees' agenda at Garden City CC retreat
Garden City Community College trustees plan to review the 2005 06 budget during an upcoming retreat. The administration aims to keep the mill levy at 18.449 for general fund and 1.001 for capital outlay, projecting revenues of 8 722 297 and 472 778 respectively.
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Garden City Community College Board of Trustees
GCCC
Carol Ballantyne
Kansas Community Colleges
Pratt Community College
Johnson County Community College
Ballantyne
Lauren Welch
Bill Clifford
Merilyn Douglass
Ron Schwartz
Steve O’brate
Ed Rutter
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G.C. Man
Sebelius
Dodge City
Robin Pena
Pena
Ron Schreibvogel
Bruce Heinitz
Heinitz
Lynch
Henderson
Douglass
Jamie Jarnagin
Frank Hembree
Schreibvogel
Ner
Holcomb City
N. Lynch St
Charlie Claar
Lewis, Hooper & Dick
Paul Nixon
Barber, Prairie
Jenny
Jeremy
Bedford
B & H Paving Inc
Nixon
Nading
Center Street
Pats Drive
Walgreens
Kansas State Research and Extension
National Weather Service
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