Burglary Strikes Wheatland and Sunflower Electric Offices
Finney County Sheriff Kevin Bascue reports two local businesses burglarized with ongoing investigation. Wheatland Electric at 2005 W Fulton St suffered broken offices and $3120 in losses. Sunflower Electric at 2075 St John St saw cash removed from two pickups and a 1983 Chevy truck stolen, not recovered. Tips to the sheriff at 272-3700 or Crime Stoppers at 275-7807.
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Finney County
Kevin Bascue
Bascue
Wheatland Electric
W. Fulton St
Sunflower Electric
St. John St
Sheriff’s Office
Cruise In fundraiser set for weekend in Finney County
Emmaus House hosts its fourth annual Cruise In fundraiser with a Friday car show dinner at the American Hotel and a Saturday vehicle show at Stevens Park. Registration ranges to $25 after Tuesday, with prizes including a 1970 Buick Skylark convertible and $100 in groceries.
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Emmaus House
American
Kansas Ave
Stevens Park
Ford
el Mercado
L & L Floor Covering Inc
Casey Howard
Slim Productions Entertainment
Candidates weigh in on Kansas teacher shortage
Sally Cauble, running for the Kansas state school board, pins concerns on science and math teacher shortages, while addressing retention and pay. She clashes with incumbent Connie Morris over board priorities and the broader impact on education and economic development in Kansas.
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Sally Cauble
Kansas
Cauble
Liberal
Connie Morris
St. Francis
Morris
Ate
Tim Cruz
Charles Darwin
Novator
Mark Tallman
School Boards Association
Mand
West
Texas
Tallman
Stanton County Fair Beef Show Draws Youth Entrants
In Johnson City the Stanton County Fair showcased youth in beef events with about 10 participants. Chelsea Zysset, 18, won senior showmanship and grand champion market beef for her cross bred steer Tubby, after seven years showing cattle. Other winners included Marissa Dickson and Abby Martin in junior and intermediate showmanship, plus breed champions for market and cross bred heifers. The fair closes tonight with an auction supper and livestock auction at 7 p.m.
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Marissa Dickson
Stanton County Fair
Marissa
Johnson City
Chelsea Zysset
Tubby
Zysset
Par
Abby Martin
Martin
Garth Swan
Dickson
Liberal man to face a second trial
A Liberal man, Robert Fox, goes before a Sedgwick County jury for a second trial on capital murder charges in the deaths of his two sons, Chance 6 and Rowdy 4, who were visiting from Hooker Oklahoma when they died in March 2004. Prosecutors seek the death penalty.
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Wichita
Sedgwick County
Robert Fox
Chance Fox
Rowdy Fox
Hooker
Okla
Kansas
Fox
Liberal
Seward
Tom Smith
Ronald Evans
Smith
Angie Gardner
Water Watchers delay Cedar Bluff water release hearing set
Water Watchers sue to halt Cedar Bluff Reservoir releases as a restraining order seeks a district court hearing in Trego County with Judge Glenn Schiffner set for Thursday. The move postpones a planned release intended to bolster Russell wells amid drought and a city ban on outside watering.
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Water Watchers
Cedar Bluff
Division of Water
Schiffner
Worden
Kansas Water Office
Tracy Streeter
Bureau
Russell
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Cruise
Kansas Soybean Commission
Finney County Fairgrounds
S. Ninth St
Kristen Vac
Ents
Alan Inler
Johnson News
Seward Co
Kansas News
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