Man arrested on assault allegations in Garden City
Garden City police arrested Omar Garcia Rodriguez, 18, after a Saturday incident in the 500 block of East Kansas Avenue. He allegedly struck Bohm and a motorcycle with a black Lincoln Town Car, threatened a man with a tire iron, left the scene, and caused damage near Fifth Street and Holmes Avenue. He faces aggravated assault charges and multiple traffic offenses.
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Garden City
East
Kansas Avenue
Lynn Bohm
Mike Utz
Utz
Bohm
Movie Gallery
Kansas Ave
Omar Garcia- Rodriguez
Seventh St
Garcia-Rodriguez
Garcia- Rodriguez
Fifth Street
Holmes Avenue
Lake Avenue
Garden City checkpoint nets no DUI arrests
Garden City police report a sobriety checkpoint on East Kansas Avenue from 11:30 p.m. Saturday to 1:30 a.m. Sunday. Among 173 vehicles stopped, four drivers were evaluated for DUI with no arrests. three open container citations and 30 seat belt warnings were issued, plus 11 child restraint warnings and eight traffic violation warnings.
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Garden City
Mike Utz
East
Kansas Avenue
Woman's home vandalized in county in Finney County
A Finney County woman Rene Sotrez 51 rents the Crestview home at 5760 Crestview. Undersheriff John Andrews said the house was unoccupied when entry occurred spray painting gang symbols between 2 p.m. June 19 and 1 30 p.m. Saturday with total damage 2550. Crestview property owner Delmer Towns. Call 272-3700 or Crime Stoppers at 275-7807 with tips.
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Finney County
Finney County Sheriff's Office
John Andrews
Crestview
Rene Sotrez
Andrews
Delmer Towns
Sheriff’s Office
Security Savings Holds Lead in We Need Your Pennies Drive
Security Savings Bank tops the Big Brothers Big Sisters pennies drive with 1 487 gifts as of Thursday, followed by Commerce Bank with 800 and Citizens State Bank with 698. The fundraiser ends July 28 and participating Garden City Holcomb banks display donation jars.
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Security Savings Bank
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Commerce Bank
Citizens State Bank
Garden City
Holcomb
Western State Bank
E. Kansas
Main
Spruce
Kansas
Taylor
Golden Plains ‘Credit Union
E. Kansas Ave
Bank of America
Kansas Ave
Home National Bank
E. Mary
Garden City State Bank
Landmark Bank
N. ‘Main
First National Bank of ‘Holcomb
N. Henderson
Teacher’s Credit Union
N 6Th Street
Commercial ‘Federal Bank
N. Main
Kansas GOP fails to curb court over school funding order
In Topeka, Kansas Republicans failed to secure a two thirds House vote for a constitutional amendment to curb court power over education funding after the Supreme Court ordered $143 million in new school money by July 1. The Senate had approved, but the House fell short 70-53, leaving a statewide ballot bid unlikely and fueling debate on judiciary versus legislative authority.
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Topeka
Kansas Supreme Court
House
Senate
Supreme Court
GOP
Kathleen Sebelius
Ted Powers
R-Mulvane
Executive Branch
Dennis McKinney
Greensburg
Kansas
Gary Hayzlett
R-Lakin
Melvin Neufeld
Ingalls
Larry Powell
Kalvesta
Ward Loyd
Garden City
Bill Light
Rol
Wichita
Alan Rupe
Dodge City
Salina
Rupe
Doug Mays
Derek Schmidt
Schmidt
Independence
Garden City hosts first aviation day for area children
About 50 children, including Garden City sixth grader Jeremy East, took a first flight in a Cessna 172 at Garden City Regional Airport. Pilot Jared Aicher, visiting from Boise, Idaho, aims to visit 48 states this year and plans a round-the-world trip next year. EAA Chapter 377 organized the event with local volunteers, serving burgers and beverages as excitement for aviation grows.
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Jared Aicher
Jeremy Enst
Jordan Arellano
Allison Maynard
Aicher
Garden City
Archer
Boise
Idaho
Experimental Aircraft Association
Young Eagles
Jeremy East
Jeremy
Acre
Kansas
Ation
Missouri
Rogers
Ark
Stillwater
Okla
Amarillo
Texas
Colorado
New Mexico
Lesa Ensz
Ensz
Stephanie Arellano
Jordan
Arellano
Ally Maynard
Tom Stallings
Maynard
Riley
Cessna
Roy Cessna
Mary Shortridge
EAA Chapter
Shortridge
Kansas Supreme Court ties loom as lawmakers eye reform
In Topeka Kansas lawmakers debate court control over education funding and whether to shift to elected judges. Senate moves toward a constitutional amendment while confirmation remains a live option for future vacancies. Supporters point to merit selection designed to keep politics from court picks.
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Wratil
Rleawood
Kansas
Senate
Connecticut
House
Deerfield residents save man from drowning at Emporia pool
Bea Novack, Brandon Hayzlett, and Amy Calderon, visiting Emporia for Hershey Track Meet, pulled a man from the Best Western pool. Novack performed CPR until ambulance responders arrived. the man recovered and was released from hospital. Hotel management says the pool is deemed safe by the insurer.
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Emporia
Kearny County
Hershey's
Bea Novack
Brandon Hayzlett
Amy Calderon
Novack
Hayzlett
Calderon
Emporia Police Department
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