Garden City man dies in Gray County crash near Copeland
A 26 year old Garden City man Fermin Madera died when a 1987 pickup collided with a car at the Gray County Road intersection near Copeland Monday night. Passenger Jose Manuel Madera, 29, was hospitalized in unknown condition. Another passenger Ismael Ortega, 51, was treated for injuries. Keely Unruh, 2000 Chevy pickup driver, was not wearing a seat belt and in stable condition. The crash occurred as Madera failed to yield to Unruh. Unruh’s car burned in the fields.
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Garden City
Gray County
Copeland
Fermin Madera
Kansas Highway Patrol
Madera
Jose Manuel Madera
Eagle-Med
Wichita
Ismael Ortega
Western Plains Hospital
Dodge City
KHP
Jose Madera
Keely Unruh
Western Plains
Unruh
Deerfield Boy in Critical Condition After Crash
A 17-year-old Deerfield boy, Zachary Tweedy, remained in critical condition at Via Christi Regional Medical Center after a Monday night crash on U S Highway 50. He was transported by Eagle-Med from St. Catherine Hospital. The Kansas Highway Patrol said Tweedy crossed left of center and hit a northbound car driven by Chris Weiser, 42, of Garden City, who was not injured. Both drivers wore seat belts. damage exceeds $500 to both vehicles.
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Deerfield
Wichita
Zachary Tweedy
Via Christi Regional Medical Center
Eagle-Med
St. Catherine Hospital
Kansas Highway Patrol
Tweedy
Chris Weiser
Garden City
Bear Necessities Zoo Camp Opens for Young Learners
Spaces remain for the Lee Richardson Zoo first summer camp Bear Necessities for students in grades 2 through 4. The June 23 session runs 9 am to 3 pm, costs $15 with lunch and supplies included, and registration stays open until filled. Call 276-1250 for forms.
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Lee Richardson Zoo
Zoo
Bank seminar on IRA rules Friday at Commerce Bank
Commerce Bank and Commerce Brokerage sponsor a seminar on New IRA Distribution Rules at 2 p.m. Friday in the training room at 215 Main. Judith Ackley will explain distributions and tax effects for those currently taking or about to start required distributions. Seating is limited. call 276-5709 to reserve.
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IRS
Commerce Bank and Commerce Brokerage
Judith Ackley
Chartered Life
Chartered Financial
Trail City Art Show and Flea Market in Coolidge
A Trail City Art Show and Flea Market will run Saturday from 9 a.m. at the Trail City Art Gallery in Coolidge, hosted by the Trail City Art Association. A drawing for original paintings by local artists is at 3 p.m. Tickets are $1 each or six for $5. Outdoor space rental is $5. The market features collectibles, treasures, frames, clothing, and lunch with roast beef sandwiches and baked goods. Call for more information.
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Trail City
Trail City Art Gallery
Coolidge
Trail City Art Association
Ex-shelter worker sentenced to prison in sex case
A 25 year old former Dodge City youth shelter supervisor, Tina Delatorre, was sentenced to 57 months in prison for aggravated indecent liberties with a 15 year old Garden City boy. She must register as a sex offender and serve the sentence consecutively with a 17 month Ford County burglary term.
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Dodge City
Garden City
Tina Delatorre
Finney County
Ford County
Finnup Park
Delatorre
Boothill
Richardson
Finney County to Upgrade Computer System for 150000
Commissioners authorize technology coordinator Marti Bremer to upgrade the county’s IBM system serving seven buildings for about 150000, seeking five more years of life instead of a 500000 replacement with payment deferment offered through January 2002.
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Finney County
Marti Bremer
IBM
Bremer
County Commission
Southwest Developmental Service Inc
Russell Child Development Center
SDSI
Russell Child Development
Area Mental Health
GCCC trustee Mary Beth Williams bids farewell Wednesday
Longtime Garden City Community College Board of Trustees member Mary Beth Williams will attend her last regular meeting Wednesday night. A reception from 6:30 to 7:30 in the Endowment Room will honor her 138 year tenure on the board, followed by the trustees meeting. The agenda includes cooling loop bids to replace rooftop units, a financing plan, and bids for Super Circuit fitness center equipment, with possible approvals on nonfaculty staff raises and athletic insurance.
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Garden City Community College Board of Trustees
Mary Beth Williams
Williams
GCCC
City holds meetings with DOJ officer on police recruitment
Garden City officials and community members will meet with a DOJ community resource officer to discuss recruitment, retention, and leadership diversity in the police department. A 6:30 p.m. session at the Finnup Center invites residents to help develop proactive solutions and foster collaboration.
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Garden City
Justice Department
Police Department
Finnup Center
Reynaldo Mesa
Bob Halloran
Joe Rodriguez
Halloran
Mesa
Dispatch
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Jaclyn O’malley
Tom Richardson
Shelter
David Shultz
Garden City Park
Shultz
Evangelo Arvantes
Committee On Aging
Norma Nichols
Nichols
Finney County Public Library
Todd Humble
Finney County Administrative Center
Ninth St
Garrett Adam
Rodriguez
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