One accident victim still in hospital
Eight of nine injured in two weekend accidents have been released from hospital. Dwayne Ryan 18 of Garden City John Francis Mobely 59 Ensign and Richard Andrade 62 Ensign were treated at St Catherine Hospital and discharged Monday. Blake Hill 17 remains in critical condition at Via Christi St Francis in Wichita. Other victims Cassie Curl 19 Garden City Brooke Bolding 18 Jenna Nelson 18 all Garden City Coltier LaRue 21 Springfield Mo were treated and released Monday. Marisha Eck 18 Garden City flown to Via Christi St Francis and released Tuesday.
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Dwayne Ryan
Garden City
John Francis Mobely
Ensign
Richard Andrade
St. Catherine Hospital
St. Catherine
Janie Wimmer
Blake Hill
Via Christi Regional Medical Center
St Francis
Wichita
Main Street
Finney County Fairgrounds
Cassie Curl
Brooke Bolding
Jenna Nelson
Coltier LaRue
Springfield Mo
Marisha Eck
St. Francis
DUI Checklane Set for Saturday Night Patrol
Finney County deputies and Kansas Highway Patrol troopers will operate a DUI sobriety checklane on Kansas Avenue near Fleming Street from 11 p.m. Saturday to 2 a.m. Sunday. A grant from the Kansas Department of Transportation funds the operation to cut highway injuries and deaths.
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Finney County Sheriff’s Office
Kansas Highway Patrol
Kansas Avenue
Fleming Street
Kansas Department of Transportation
Walking Club Seeks Senior Members For Bicentennial Miles
Garden City Recreation Commission hosts a free 12 week walking club for walkers 55 and older to log miles along the Lewis and Clark Trail with National Park Service support. Sign up at 10 N Sixth St or 907 N 10th St and start April 12 as progress is tracked on a Lewis and Clark map. Proceeds from a Jetmore benefit dinner support Melissa Hergert’s medical expenses. Proceeds are augmented by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans.
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Pacific Ocean
Garden City Recreation Commission
National Park Service
Sixth St
Finney County Senior Center
10Th St
Melissa Hergert
Jetmore
Garden City
King Center
Main St
Herget
Blane
Sue 'Hergert
Thrivent ‘Financial
Anita Hergert
iEldelmo
Kansans reach deal on concealed carry bill in Topeka
Negotiators agree on a bill enabling concealed handguns including in the Capitol and restaurants, with the attorney general to issue permits to adults 21 in good standing after eight hours training and a 150 dollar fee. The measure bans guns in schools and many government buildings and faces a likely veto from Gov. Sebelius.
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Topeka
House
Senate
Statehouse
Kathleen Sebelius
Sebelius
Capitol
Attorney General's Office
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Kansas
Lawmakers Near Pact on Kansas Election Access
Hutchinson resident Larry Burnett faces voting barriers as wheelchair access issues hinder secret balloting. Lawmakers reached a near agreement on accessibility reforms identical to a House-passed bill with a 123 zero vote. Critics warn new rules could render many polling places unusable, forcing rural voters to travel farther.
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Topeka
Hns
Hutchinson
Larry Burnett
Kansas
Burnett
Jury convicts man of threats and domestic battery in case
In Finney County District Court Earl Chestnut, 48, is found guilty on three counts of criminal threat and two counts of domestic battery amid testimony from Mildred Zimmerman about threats and violence during the weekend of January 24, 2003. Sentencing set for June 14.
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Mildred Zimmerman
Earl Chestnut
Finney County
Irvin
Zimmerman
Lori Nuzum
Nuzum
Chestnut
Garden City
Meade
Okla
St. Catherine Hospital
Budget Woes Push Greeley Sheriff Toward Re-election Bid
Greeley County faces budget and insurance strains with a small tax base and declining valuation. Sheriff Brad Clark seeks another term to push raises and attract qualified deputies as county leaders cap expenses amid rising insurance costs.
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Greeley County
Clark
Colorado
US Department of Justice
Trina Sue Kleymann
Sheriff's Office
Mike Thon
Thon
Brad
Wichita County
Karla Ridder
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Thas
Mike Callicrate
Callicrate Feedyards
St.Francis
National Beef Packing Co
State Ethics Commission
Dave Halle
Lions Park
Steve Irvin
Linda Firner
Firner
Bethanie Popejoy
Trudy Hare
Farm Bureau
Wade Dixon
Dixon
Hare
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