Injured Garden City boy released from hospital
A seven year old boy, Ethan Hinojosa, was released from Via Christi Regional Medical Center after a brain injury from a moving vehicle incident in Garden City. The accident occurred Thursday at 6 30 p m in the 1500 block of North 12th Street when the child was on the rear bumper of his father's 1994 GMC Safari van. The father, Ernesto Hinojosa, drove away unknowingly, stopped after hearing crying, then returned home. He later took the boy to St. Catherine Hospital and he was airlifted to Wichita after initial treatment.
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Garden City
Via Christi Regional Medical Center
North 12Th Street
Troy Davis
Ethan Hinojosa
Davis
Ernesto Hinojosa
St. Catherine Hospital
Wichita
Garden City man arrested on sex charges
Jose Mario Alvarez, 31, of 1907 N Eighth St, Garden City, was arrested Monday on two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child. Investigators say the alleged assaults occurred between April 4 and 11 and Monday in the northeast and east parts of the city. Alvarez is an acquaintance of the victim’s family and was in Finney County Jail at the time of reporting.
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Garden City
Jose Mario Alvarez
Eighth St
Mike Utz
Utz
Alvarez
Finney County
Special TOPS meeting planned
A special TOPS meeting is set for 7 p.m. Thursday at St James Lutheran Church Garden City to discuss the group's formation and plans for weekly meetings and enrollment. For more information or to RSVP call 275-5108 or email bednasek networks.
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St. James Lutheran Church
Belmont
Garden City
Bednasek
Networksplus.net
Adventure outing cancelled by Women’s Outdoor Adventures
The Women’s Outdoor Adventures event scheduled for this weekend near Camp Lakeside north of Scott City has been cancelled due to high gas prices and the Beef Empire Days conflict. Coordinator Susie McBride cited low interest though the three day program offered archery handgun basics outdoor art hiking horticulture basics self defense Dutch oven cooking canoeing fishing outdoor photography automobile maintenance and boating basics.
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Santa Fe Trails RC and
Camp Lakeside
Scott City
Susie McBride
County budget trims loom after COLA salary raise
Finney County departments eye higher 2008 budgets as the commission approved a 2.5 percent COLA for 350 workers plus a further based increase. The panel also eyed grants for SDSI, the Finney County Library, Extension Council, Fair Board, and Tourism Bureau while planning Fourth of July fireworks funding with Garden City.
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Finney County
Pete Olson
Commission
Don Doll
Doll
Southwest Development Services Inc
SDSI
Finney County Public Library
Library Systems and Services Inc
Denise Galarraga
Galarraga
Finney County Extension Council
Finney County Fair Board
Bob Dechant
Finney Convention and Tourism Bureau
Leadership Garden City
Garden City
Carol Meyer
Roman Halbur
SoldierWalk honors fallen soldiers across miles
Curt Nix of Decatur Alabama walks 3 500 miles across six states from Missouri to California to honor soldiers who died since the Iraq invasion in 2003. He carries names, letters, and a journal, aims to raise awareness and donations for the Children of Fallen Soldiers fund, planning a round trip in about three months and a return via Joplin.
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Curt Nix
Decatur
Missouri
Kansas
Colorado
Utah
Nevada
California
U.S
United States
Iraq
Department of Defense
Nix
Joplin
Democratic Party opens new Garden City office
Kansas Democratic Party opens its first district office in Garden City at 302 N Fleming St Suite 40 with regional director Jacqueline Bujanda leading door to door canvassing to register more voters. Campaign aims include forums and education, planning a grand opening, and surpassing 1500 new registrations before 2008 elections.
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Democratic Party
Garden City
Jacqueline Bujanda
Kansas Democratic Party
Bujanda
New Garden City
N. Fleming St
Kansas
Ward Loyd
Finney County
Republican Central Committee
Mike Gaughan
Wartman
Ers
Larry Daniels
Ford County Democratic Central Committee
Daniels
Wichita State University
Jbujanda
Ksdp.org
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Brad Nading
Taylor Johnson
Teryn Crist
B.O.B
Holcomb Pool
Len Wartman
Democrats
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