Garden City man faces kidnapping and battery charges
Garden City police arrested 22 year old Zachary Mayarda after an early Friday incident in which he allegedly forced entry into Erika Ruiz s apartment, abducted her to a neighbor s unit, assaulted her and damaged property. He was taken into custody at 3 05 a.m. at his home on multiple counts including kidnapping aggravated burglary battery theft and criminal damage.
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Garden City
Zachary Mayarda
Fulton St
Apt. C
Erika Ruiz
Apt. 4
Mike Utz
Ruiz
Mayarda
Utz
Ezekiel Asebedo
Asebedo
Uiz
Dightons Backyard Bash at Dighton park July 31 schedule
Dightons Backyard Bash is set for July 31 from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. at 300 W. Annabell Park with a car and motorcycle show, art fair, free swimming, and vendors. Evening music includes Slicker from Hays, then Shady Lane from Lucas, Bliss from Dighton and Scott City, A Month of Sunday from Garden City, and Retro Active from Greensburg, plus a children’s moonwalk and a basketball contest.
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Dighton
W. Annabell
Slicker
Hays
Shady Lane
Lucas
Bliss
Scott City
Ninety-one Cents
Garden City
Retro Active
Greensburg
FCCLC to Close for Summer Cleaning
Finney County Community Learning Center will close Monday through July 30 for cleaning, a process expected to take about two weeks. The FCCLC plans to reopen at 8 a.m. August 2.
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Finney County Community Learning Center
FCCLC
Kansas GOP incumbents face primary Board of Education challenges
In Topeka, Republican candidates for the State Board of Education frame the August 3 primary as a clash of ideology and policy amid No Child Left Behind and a court dispute over the school funding formula. Incumbents Bruce Wyatt and Steve Abrams face challenges from Kathy Martin and Tim Aiken, with board control split between conservative Republicans and Democrats and moderates.
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Topeka
Kansas
State Board of Education
Bruce Wyatt
Salina
Kathy Martin
Clay Center
Steve Abrams
Arkansas City
Tim Aiken
Derry
Martin
Wyatt 58
Rais
Ambulance use policy for Finney County discussed
Finney County EMS Director Bob Prewitt will present a draft policy on non emergency ambulance use to commissioners. The plan covers Holcomb shift changes in Holcomb, meals en route, and possible cost savings from reducing restaurant trips. Discussion also touched on scheduling, station supplies, and a Garden City check in.
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EMS
Bob Prewitt
Finney County Commissioners
Garden City
Holcomb
Emergency
Prewitt
Alan Fankhauser
Harold Perkins
Mary Street
Perkins
Filling the Plate program aims to boost hunger aid use
Marilyn Braun of Kansas SRS announced Filling the Plate Partners Against Hunger to raise awareness of food assistance in Finney County and neighboring areas. The initiative collaborates with Kansas Food Bank and Dillons to place information at stores and reduce stigma while highlighting programs like Food Assistance and school lunches.
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Finney County
Marilyn Braun
Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Braun
SRS
Gray County
Grant County
Greeley County
Hamilton County
Haskell County
Kearny County
Lane County
Scott County
Stanton County
Stevens County
Wichita County
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Kansas
Kansas Food Bank
Dillons
Ella McKienzie
Dillons Stores
E. Kansas Ave
Buffalo Jones Ave
Garden City Set to Review nearly 133 Million Budget Levy
Garden City commissioners review a 2005 budget near 133 million with a 1.2 percent general fund increase to 14.3 million and a 4.51 million levy rise from 2004. Budget tweaks cover fire, police, cemetery, zoo, parks, and capital improvements plus options for discretionary spending and an airport future. Flower Aviation proposes to operate Flight Deck Restaurant to improve profits, with rent waived in exchange for revenue shares and retained staff as needed.
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Bob Halloran
Jennie Barker Road
Schulman Avenue
Garden City Regional Airport
Flower Aviation
Ron Hall
Hall
Airport Advisory Board
Engel
Flower
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GOP
Finney County Administrative Center
Ninth St
Steve Detty
Railroad Avenue
Sunflower Electric Corp
Detty
Dave Jones
Jones
Cheyenne Drilling LP
Jerry Davis
Commission On Emergency Preparedness and Response
Davis
Finney County Commission
Rebecca Murillo
Ayala Park
Garden City City Commission
Lee Richardson Zoo
Eldon Engel
Pueblo, Colo
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