Mugging Leaves Garden City Man Seriously Injured
A 65 year old Garden City man was found with a head wound beside his vehicle at Tyson Fresh Meats near Holcomb after being attacked early this morning. The assailant or attackers stole his wallet and fled. He was treated at St Catherine Hospital and later moved to Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita. The Finney County Sheriff’s Office continues the investigation.
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Garden City
Wichita
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc
Holcomb
Finney County Sheriff’s Office
Tyson
Ibp
Laong Hoang
Finney County
Kevin Bascue
Bascue
Hoang
St. Catherine Hospital
Via Christi Regional Medical Center
St. Francis Campus
Cemetery staff to clean Valley View and Sunset Gardens
Cemetery workers plan a June 14 cleanup at Valley View Cemetery and Sunset Memorial Gardens. Decorations from Memorial Day will be removed. Flowers may be placed only on north or south sides of monuments if space allows. No planting in front or behind monuments. no permanent plantings or trees. Remove only your own decorations. Questions: cemetery department at 276-1220.
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Valley View Cemetery
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Woman survives Kansas tornado clinging to toilet
Diane Neises hid in a windowless interior bathroom as a monster tornado struck near Conway Springs. She was knocked unconscious after being hit on the head and later found by storm chasers Bill Kunze and Travis Scales. She suffers head and body cuts, three broken ribs, eye injuries, and hair entangled with debris.
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Conway Springs
Diane Neises
Bill Kunze
Travis Scales
Hutchinson
Kansas
Neises
Wichita
Lakin man Otis Jennings to be inducted into Kansas Cowboy Hall
Otis William Jennings of the Lakin area will be inducted into the Kansas Cowboy Hall of Fame at Boot Hill Museum in Dodge City. His daughter notes he was a true cowboy who rode and tended cattle and horses, and he also organized rodeos starting in 1977. He died in January 2003 at age 79, and the ceremony is at 1 pm Sunday with family accepting the award.
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Boot Hill
Dodge City
Kansas Cowboy Hall of Fame
Otis William Jennings
Lakin
Vanatta
Jennings
Hall of Fame
Hall
Medicine Lodge
Little Britches
Shirley Jennings
Garden City
Bud
Levi
Tle
Boot Hill Museum
Remembering Sen Stan Clark Father, Leader, State figure
Colleagues and family mourn Kansas state senator Stan Clark 49 killed in an Interstate 70 car crash. At his funeral in Oakley Gov. Kathleen Sebelius and hundreds attended. Clark chaired the Utilities Committee and was remembered for faith, quiet demeanor, and leadership. Will Clark, his 12 year old son, paid tribute in a touching brochure.
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Oakley
Stan Clark
Clark
Will
International Harvester
Kathleen Sebelius
Jim Morrison
Colby
Sen
Morrison
Senate
Dunkard Bretheren Church
Topeka
Kansas
Jan Pauls
Hutchinson
Stan
Pauls
Ministers rally against lawmakers in Kansas gay marriage fight
Nearly 100 Johnson County ministers gathered in Overland Park to back a drive to oust Kansas lawmakers who opposed a proposed constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. Kris Kobach framed the issue as a major constitutional battle with potential nationwide impact on marriage recognition.
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Overland Park
Johnson County
Kansas
Jerry Johnston
First Family Church
MTV
Johnston
Wichita
Kris Kobach
Kobach
University of Missouri- Kansas City
Supreme Court
Massachusetts
Kansas GOP urged to keep primaries closed in bid for party control
Republican members of Kansas Congress pressed to keep GOP primaries closed as state parties weigh opening them to unaffiliated or other party voters after a federal appeals court ruling. Secretary Thornburgh asked decision by June 10 filing deadline. Democrats to discuss on Monday.
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Topeka
Kansas
GOP
Democratic Party
Ron Thornburgh
John Wratil
Rleawood
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Otis Jennings
Associated Press
Kyle Inskeep
Indian Creek
Inskeep
Pack Clark
Congress
Dennis Jones
Larry Gates
Sam Brownback
Pat Roberts
Jerry Moran
Jim Ryan
Todd Tiahrt
Jones
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