Five arrests in Drug Task Force investigation
A seven month Garden City Finney County Drug Task Force probe led to five arrests on Friday night for trafficking narcotics. Arrested were Travis Brooks, Christopher Grover, Henderson Banks, Boris Franklin, and Justin Kobler for crack cocaine, methamphetamine, and related offenses near schools and with drug tax stamp violations. About $6,000 in drugs and paraphernalia were seized. further arrests expected.
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Garden City
Finney County
Mike Utz
Kevin Bascue
Utz
Travis Brooks
Third St
Bancroft Street
Kansas
Brooks
Christopher Grover
Conkling Ave
North Main Street
Grover
Henderson Banks
Gibson St
Thelma
W. Mary St
Boris Franklin
Ninth St
Buffalo Jones Ave
Franklin
Justin Kobler
Conard
Kansas Ave
Kobler
Man hospitalized after gold chain theft
Garden City police hunt an unknown assailant who struck Alvaro Gomez 33 with a metal bat at 1106 N Taylor Ave at about 3 am Sunday and stole a 26 inch gold chain with a cross worth 500 dollars. Gomez was treated and released from St Catherine Hospital for multiple lacerations. Police plea for tips at 276-1300 or Crime Stoppers 275-7807.
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Garden City
Mike Utz
N. Taylor Ave
Alvaro Gomez
Utz
Gomez
St. Catherine Hospital
Garden City staff may get 2.5 percent raise next year
Garden City Community College staff, about 155 non faculty employees, could receive a 2.5 percent pay raise or more if the Board of Trustees approves the administration proposal at Wednesday’s meeting at 7 p.m. in the Beth Tedrow Student Center Lower Theater.
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Garden City Community College
Board of Trustees
Beth Tedrow
GCCC
Carol Ballantyne
Ballantyne
Dee Wigner
Wigner
Garden City
Hardtner residents push plan to convert closed middle school
Hardtner community leaders form the Hardtner Community Foundation to buy the closed South Barber Middle School Hardtner building. They aim to turn it into a multi use center with a gym daycare museum art studio and business spaces while hiring three staff. The effort has raised about 30100 in pledges as support from chamber and theater groups grows.
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Gerber
South Barber Usd
Kiowa
Hardtner
Foundation Board
Joy Helmer
Helmer
Hardiner
Chamber of Commerce and
USD 255
Bob Hightree
Jerry Mason
Kyle
Betty Ann Clark
Clark
Clarks
Teen sought after aggravated battery at street confrontation
Garden City police seek a 17-year-old suspect after a fight in the 1500 block of North 13th Street left 14-year-old Jose Hernandez with a facial gash and chest laceration. Hernandez, hospitalized at St. Catherine, requires facial surgery. Call Crime Stoppers at 275 7807 with tips.
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Garden City
Mike Utz
St. Catherine Hospital
North 13Th Street
Jose Hernandez
Cal
Hernandez
St. Catherine
Utz
Defense opens case for life in prison at Nichols trial
McALESTER Okla AP last week jurors heard tearful testimony from bombing victims families hoping Nichols will die for his crimes this week defense attorneys aim to keep him off death row Nichols family prayer partners and guards expected to urge life sentence in penalty phase for the April 19 1995 bombing jurors could begin deliberating a sentence by Wednesday with Judge Steven Taylor to approve.
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Mcalester
Okla
Terry Nichols
Oklahoma City
Nichols
Steven Taylor
Holcomb Names Steven Payne New Postmaster
Steven Payne has taken over as Holcomb postmaster on May 29 succeeding Debby Oller who left February 6. Payne brings decades in the postal service and plans to serve the community with online postage payments and improved programs while delaying major changes until the town grows. Installation ceremonies are set for 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Holcomb Post Office.
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Holcomb
Steven Payne
Debby Oller
Payne
Scott City
Garden City
Postal Service
Holcomb Post Office
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