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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 2006
Page
3
In Wichita nine riders have died in motorcycle crashes this year, up from one last year, with lack of helmet use, inexperience, and driver inattentiveness blamed. Two deaths occurred Wednesday and Thursday, including Jedidiah Kuhns who was speeding over 80 mph on a Kawasaki.
Kansas City Power & Light officials report the Spearville Wind Energy Facility towers rising and crews set to connect turbines. Five turbines are erected with a dozen more planned by the end of next week. Project director Phil Duncan says the weather delayed work only briefly and crews can catch up on weekends.
Senior Judge Ronald D. Innes ordered the Dodge City and Ford County commissions to prioritize the special events center under the 1977 half cent sales tax. The ruling bars using tax revenue for Boot Hill Museum funding or a new Ford County jail, citing voters intent and the scope of approved projects.
Operation Rescue has purchased and closed Central Women's Services in Wichita, planning to use the building as its headquarters and a memorial display. The $112,000 purchase will be financed by a six month loan, with efforts to raise funds to repay it. Local officials say access to abortions in Wichita is unlikely to change significantly.
In Wyandotte High School and across the nation, freshmen and sophomores take two math and two English periods to boost No Child Left Behind scores. Critics warn electives shrink, with examples like Havenscourt Middle School in California dropping art, wood shop, music and Spanish.
In Wichita, Greg Moore’s daughters urged the Sedgwick County jury to sparing death after he was convicted of capital murder in the 2005 killing of Harvey County Deputy Kurt Ford. The sisters described his violent spells and trauma from a 1978 shooting, while notes of family upheaval and prior removals surfaced in testimony during the penalty phase.
The USD 457 Board selected Julie Koerperich as Alta Brown Elementary principal after 15 candidates. A 13 year district veteran, she has taught at Garfield Bernadine Sitts and served as assistant principal at Victor Ornelas and Florence Wilson. She replaces Leticia Porter who left for a district near Kansas City.
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