Fugitive Mateo Gomez in Extradition Bid from Phoenix
Mateo Gomez, 38, wanted since 1999 for attempted first degree murder and aggravated battery, was detained by INS in Phoenix and faces extradition to Garden City. Police say he attacked his live-in girlfriend Soledad Guzman and her son with a machete, injuring Guzman and prompting a lengthy manhunt.
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Garden City
Immigration Naturalization Services
Phoenix
Mike Utz
Mateo Gomez
Soledad Guzman
Gomez
Guzman
KBI
INS
Maricopa County
Arizona
Utz
Emerson Street
Progress in fight against meth shows slow gains in Kansas City
AP reports the war on methamphetamines is trimming a small share of the drug problem as federal court cases rise slowly in Kansas City. Meth is produced from household cleansers and cold medicines, causing toxic fumes and violent behavior. Kansas recorded 728 seizures last year, down 118 from the prior year, with 290 labs seized so far this year. Public road condition line provided.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Dole Institute events highlight World War II generation
At KU the Robert J. Dole Institute dedication shifts focus from Bob Dole to World War II veterans. Panels recount B 25 pilots raids on Japan, Tuskegee Airmen ground to fame, and racial barriers in service, with stories from Hughes, Hite, Jones, Johnson, and McGee. Dedication continues with further ceremonies.
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Imperial
Japan
Bill Tuttle
Bill Kurtis
Pearl Harbor
Tuttle
Claudine
Scotty” Lingelbach
Kansas
Franklin Roosevelt
Congress
Washington, D.C
Tom Brokaw
Robert Hite
Davey Jones
Jimmy Doolittle
Martin Morgan
New Orleans
Air Force
Jones
China
Hite
North Africa
Herman Johnson
Charles McGee
Tuskegee Airmen
McGee
Korea
Vietnam
Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base
Kansas City
Harry Truman
Johnson
Missouri House
Sen. Truman
Washington
Truman
332Nd Fighter Group
Europe
332Nd
Dole Institute
First-time 4-H winners arise at Stanton County fair
Maja and Hunter Haney in Johnson City earned grand champion and grand champion ribbon in bucket calf showmanship and penmanship respectively at the Stanton County 4-H Fair begun July 14. Their father Bill Haney, a longtime 4-H exhibitor, reflected on memories and the effort behind showing animals.
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Johnson City
Maja
Hunter Haney
Stanton County
Hunter
Haney
Bill Haney
Winger Feed Yard Inc
Big Red
Stanton County Fair
Sunflower
Tori Haney
Sweden
Goal-setting on board agenda for USC 363 meeting
The USC 363 Board of Education meets Tuesday at 8 p.m. in Holcomb Elementary Room 25 to review annual goals for 2002 03 including No Child Left Behind accountability and district excellence. The board tracks progress via district finance reports and evaluations of teachers, superintendent, and members.
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Board of Education
USC
Holcomb
Shallow Water
Scott City
Kansas State Department of Education
Community outreach classes open enrollment at GCCC
Garden City Community College announces outreach classes across multiple Kansas towns Deerfield Dighton Holcomb Lakin Scon Scott City Syracuse Tribune and Garden City High School. Over 100 daytime and evening courses start mainly in August with enrollment now open for high school students and adults seeking college experience degrees or career growth. Interested individuals may contact local coordinators or Mary Olson at 276-9535. listed coordinators include Kim Bird Debbie Dowell Steve Johnson Kellie Vandervort Vicki Krehbiel Tammy Cloninger and Gina Tyler with respective phone numbers.
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Kansas
Garden City Community College
GCCC
Deerfield
Dighton
Healy
Holcomb
Lakin
Scon
Scott City
Syracuse
Tribune
Garden City High School
Mary Olson
Gccc Office of Continuing Education and
Kellie Vandervort
Vicki Krehbiel
Bryan Education Center
Tammy Cloninger
Gina Tyler
Wanted man leaps from motel window during arrest
Finney County man Pascual Tolbert, 37, leaped from a third floor window at the Super 8 Motel in Garden City Saturday afternoon and was captured in a nearby field. He faced two probation forgery violations and a city warrant, plus felony obstruction. Leticia Ruiz, 18, was jailed for aiding a felon.
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Garden City
Finney County
Petra Zubia
S. Farmland Road
Zubia
Utz
Mike Utz
Pascual Tolbert
City Police Department
Tolbert
N. Taylor Ave
Leticia Ruiz
Davis St
St. Catherine Hospital
Ruiz
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Zubin
Institute
Maggie Waris
Clint Flow
Deidra Latemes
Richard Seger
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