Youth Services Sponsors Meeting on PATH and One-Stop Services
Youth Services will host a 7 p.m. meeting at the Finney County Fairgrounds 4-H Building to present PATH and the local One-Stop employment program. The session covers GED services, postsecondary opportunities, job readiness, and life after high school, with English and Spanish options. Call Robert Gonzales at 271-6200 for details.
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Youth Services
Finney County Fairgrounds
PATH
Robert Gonzales
Survey work to begin on U S 50 in Gray County
Kansas Department of Transportation survey crews will start along US Highway 50 from the Finney Gray county line to Cimarron west limits. They will retrace the highway, map changes since the 1950s, and support future maintenance while minimizing traffic impact.
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Kansas Department of Transportation
Gray County
Finney-Gray County
Cimarron
KDOT
Kirk Hutchinson
Larry Thompson
Southwest District
Great Bend teen injured in rollover wreck
In Lakin a 2000 Chevy Blazer rolled after Nicholas C. Fry, 19, failed to control it in a gravel parking lot. Fry suffered injuries with condition not available. passenger John M. Fitzsimmons, 20, of Hays, was uninjured. Neither wore a seat belt per the Kansas Highway Patrol report.
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Great Bend
Lakin
Kansas Highway Patrol
KHP
Nicholas C. Fry
Fry
John M. Fitzsimmons
Hays
Man accused of taking funds for fake Garden City team
Garden City police say Jesse Arteaga 44 was arrested on warrants and a large receipt book with about 40 local business names was found. The probe links him to a scam taking roughly $1135 from 39 Garden City and six Finney County businesses for a non existent youth basketball team called Garden City Thunder.
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Garden City
Jesse Arteaga
W. Fulton Sr
Mike Utz
Utz
Burglary on North 13th Street Causes $10400 Loss
A Sunday residential burglary in the 600 block of North 13th Street caused a $10,400 loss. Items stolen include a DVD player several DVDs and jewelry. No one was home during the 1 to 10:19 p.m. incident. Police continue investigating.
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North 13Th Street
Garden City spring cleanup set for April dates
Garden City plans its biannual citywide spring cleanup from April 4 to 15 for residential waste. In 2004 the program cost taxpayers $16,166 in spring and $13,340 in fall, with fees waived by Finney County and Waste Connections Inc. It urges curbside placement, four-bin sorting, and notes delays from weather or landfill issues. Residents may call 276-1270 before April 8 or 14 to arrange pickups, and a rent-a-truck option is available after.
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Garden City
Public Works Department
Sam Curran
Public Works
Curran
Finney County
Waste Connections Inc
Runners brave cold to help center Sunrise charity walk run
About 50 runners from Garden City and Colorado joined ABC Pregnancy Center’s Sunrise walk run in cold 45 degree weather. Dawn Thiel estimated $1,500 to $2,000 raised for center programs aiding pregnant women, with winners in half marathon and 5K races.
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Eighth Street
Laurel Street
ABC Pregnancy Care Center
Garden City
Colorado
ABC Pregnancy Center
Dawn Thiel
Thiel
Lee
Jim Hallberg
Becky Heiman
Joe Farra
Caitlyn Smith
Leah Kopper
BTK suspect may change plea in Wichita case
Dennis Rader the BTK killer suspect faces arraignment on 10 counts of first degree murder in Sedgwick County Kansas as his defense attorney says a plea change could come before trial Osburn notes that Rader will likely plead not guilty at first but the decision may evolve before the trial scheduled hearings details place and dates provided by Wichita Eagle report
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Wichita
BTK
Sedgwick County
Steve Osburn
Wichita Eagle
Dennis Rader
Osburn
Rader
Park City
Greg Waller
Districts push toward merging Jewell County schools
In Burr Oak AP: Lori Yelken of White Rock leads talks with Mankato and Jewell districts on a possible three-way merger as enrollments fall in Jewell County. Kansas faces pressure to consolidate to meet funding rulings, with small districts at risk of dissolving without regional cooperation.
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Burr Oak
Lori Yelken
Jewell County
Yelken
White Rock
Mankato
Jewell
Salina
Kansas
Kansas Supreme Court
Nes Tre la Go
Ness County
Donna Whiteman
Kansas Association of School Boards
Whiteman
Erie
St. Paul
Thayer
St. Paul High School
Chetopa
Jerry Cullen
Ashland
Milt Pippenger
Clay Center
Pippenger
Garden City
Bill Walker
Walker
Garden City man arrested after car theft and crash
Cesar Muniz, 24, of 4101 E U S Highway 50 Lot 341, allegedly stole a running 1993 Pontiac Grand Am loaned by Yenny Ramirez and fled north through East Garden Village. He crashed into an Infinity and two other cars, was restrained by residents Luis Hernandez and Enrique Dominguez until police arrived. He faced multiple charges including felony theft and DUI.
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Garden City
Yenny Ramirez
Mike Utz
Utz
E. US. Highway 50
Cesar Muniz
E. U.S. Highway 50
East Garden Village
Muniz
Luis Hernandez
Mitsubishi
Enrique Dominguez
St. Catherine Hospital
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Ind Center
Laylor
Strée
West City Limits
Taylor Avenue
Mary Street
Fleming Street
Haa
Enue
H’ Avenue
Anne and
Center Street
sOuw
Fulton
Kansas Avenue
Rouse
Main Street
Brad Nading
About SO
Richardson Zoo
U.S. Highway 83
Pat Nath
G.C. Man
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