Liberal man dies as semi crashes on him at Sublette shop
Juan Rizardo Rojas, 31, was killed Tuesday night when a Harvest Trucking semi tractor fell on him while he worked under its front end at the Sublette business. Haskell County Sheriff’s Office says rescue crews responded at 7:47 p.m. A family member of a coworker notified police.
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Sublette
Juan Rizardo Rojas
Haskell County Sheriff’s Office
Sublette Ems
Sublette Fire Rescue
Rojas
Law Enforcement
Spring break and Easter closings across local services
Finney County and Garden City institutions report limited hours for spring break. Several entities including Finney County Public Library and Finney County Health Department close Friday, with others shuttered Thursday through Monday. Gardens City Community College also on break through Monday, with USD 457 and USD 363 remaining closed until Tuesday.
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Finney County Public Library
Finney County Community Learning Center
United Methodist
Finney County Health Department
Garden City Community College
GCCC
Saffell
USD
Farm Credit of
Garden City
Zoo gains camel loses zebra in Garden City week
The Lee Richardson Zoo welcomed a female Bactrian camel born over the weekend while a zebra mare on a breeding loan from Topeka Zoo died Monday from uterine bleeding after an apparent kick. The camel will be separated from its mother for several days before meeting the father.
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Lee Richardson Zoo
Topeka Zoo
Zoo
Farm Bureau members weigh 2007 Farm Bill in Kansas rise
About 20 farmers and Kansas Farm Bureau President Steve Baccus met at a Lakin breakfast to discuss the 2007 Farm Bill. Participants cited the 2002 bill’s $15 billion in commodity payments and warned rising costs, aging population and import competition could threaten farming livelihoods.
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Lakin — Area
Farm Bureau
Kansas Farm Bureau
Steve Baccus
Earl Rice
Lakin
Bureau
Finney County
Fred Askren
USDA
Baccus
Congress
Askren
Bow hunting bill stalls in Kansas Senate
In Topeka the measure to repeal new bow hunting zone rules stalled in the Senate Natural Resources Committee after passing the House 107-15. Chairwoman Carolyn McGinn cited insufficient support, though the bill could be reconsidered next year. The fight stems from tensions between resident bow hunters and outfitters over permit sales and zoning.
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Topeka
Hns
House
Senate
Senate Natural Resources Committee
Carolyn McGinn
Sedgwick
McGinn
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
Tim Huelskamp
R-Fowler
Kansas
Randy Hoffman
Udall
Candy Ruff
D-Leavenworth
Outfitters
Family loses home to fire in Garden City trailer
A Garden City family lost their home in a morning trailer fire caused by faulty wiring. The blaze began about 5:30 a.m. in the living room at 2401 W Kansas Ave Lot 314, destroying the trailer and its contents. Sonia Cisneros was home but unharmed. Three residents had just one night in the newly moved-in home, and a Red Cross official said parents and infant are staying in a hotel while seeking permanent housing.
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Garden City
Kansas Ave
Sonia Cisneros
Carolyn Henry
American Red Cross
Henry
Ingalls candidates press finance focus in April election
Six candidates vie for three Ingalls USD 477 board seats with a priority on keeping schools open and avoiding consolidation. They emphasize retaining teachers, avoiding a local option budget, and seeking state funding to reduce tax reliance while Kansas debates school finance reform.
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Ingalls Usd 477 Board of Education
Ingalls
Dennis Minet
Ness County
Nes Tre la
Aaron Maxwell
Gray County
Cimarron-Ensign
Montezuma
Copeland
Joseph Jury
House
Senate
Vickie Meeks
Meeks
Glenn Bailey
Bailey
Maxwell
Children Theatre Auditions In Garden City Monday
Missoula Children’s Theatre brings auditions for Tales of Hans Christian Andersen to Alta Brown Elementary School gym on Monday at 4 p.m. About 50 local students will try for acting spots with a $30 residency fee. two public shows April 2 at Garden City High School.
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Garden City Commission
USD 457 Board of Education
Garden City Community College Board of Trustees
Gccc Board of Trustees
GCCC
Beth Tedrow
Campus Drive
City Administrative
N. Eighth St
USD 457
Clifford Hope
Garden City High School
KIUL
Finney County
Hilary Swank
Denzel Washington
Missoula
Rishel
Garden
Sunflower Foundation For Performing Arts
Garden City
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Sunnyland Bed and Breakfast
Ryan Kennedy
Finance
Alice Thomas
Kansas Supreme Court
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