Deerfield woman arrested for garden city ATM theft
A 41 year old Deerfield woman Theresa Hansen was arrested in Garden City on charges of felony theft computer crime and making false information in an alleged April 23 ATM scam at Commercial Federal Bank. Police say an apparent deposit of 21000 was made with an empty envelope and a cashier’s check for 16500 issued the next day. Hansen was taken into custody at her boyfriend’s home. She recently bought a 1999 Pontiac Firebird. The Historic Homes Tour in Garden City runs June 3 from 1 30 to 4 30 p m featuring five homes including properties on N Sixth and Seventh Streets and a renovated J M House of Lighting venue. Tour tickets are 10 and proceeds support the Finney County Historical Society and the women’s chamber scholarship fund. For info call 272-3664.
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Deerfield
Garden City
Theresa Hansen
Finney County
Commercial Federal Bank
Mike Utz
Hansen
Utz
Bill
Neta Stephens
Sixth St
William T. Thompson
Phil
Methvyn Sheehy
N. Seventh St
Sue
Scott Stingley
J & M House of Lighting
Buffalo Jones Ave
James and
Maurita Koerperich
Finney County Museum
Home National Bank
Girl Scouts of Tumbleweed Council
Signatures
Salon
Finney County Historical Society
Women’s Chamber Scholarship Fund
Red Cross Blood Drive Set for May 15 in Dighton
The American Red Cross will host a blood drive from 12 30 to 5 30 p m May 15 at the American Legion Hall 100 E Plum St Dighton. Volunteers must be 17 or older weigh at least 110 pounds and be in general good health for details or to make an appointment call Kim Wilkins at 620 397 5319.
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American Red Cross
American Legion Hall
E. Plum St
Dighton
Kim Wilkins
Southwest Kansas Schools Raise Money for Red Cross
Southwest Kansas schools designate a donation bottle at Abe Hubert Middle School 1205 A St to support the Red Cross this week.
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Southwest Kansas
Red Cross
Abe Hubert
Pre-enrollment at St Dominic and St Mary Schools
St Dominic School hosts a pre-enrollment day on Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. for kindergarten and new students, with required documents including birth certificate and baptismal certificate. St Mary Catholic School holds a kindergarten interest meeting Thursday from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. for prospective parents, with pre-enrollment May 8 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. for grades K through 4.
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St. Dominic School
St. Mary Catholic School
St. Mary
Garden City seeks sister city in New Zealand
Garden City moves to establish a sister city in New Zealand and seeks businesses and organizations to send brochures. Brochures should be sent within 30 days to president Carol Hauschild at 710 E Thompson St Garden City.
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Garden City
Third sewer district in Finney County approved for BRB Contractors
Finney County commissioners approved BRB Contractors bids to create Sewer District No. 3 with about 1.2 million dollars total cost funded by 700 thousand dollars in federal grant money and the rest as a loan. Construction could start in four to eight weeks supporting two parts sanitary sewer and lift station and force main serving Riverview areas.
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Finney County
BRB
Topeka
Department of Agriculture
Division of Rural Development
County Commission
Pete Olson
Towns Riverview
Towns Riverview South
Garden City
Olson
Ogallala Aquifer Education Plan Moves Forward
The Ogallala Aquifer Institute steering committee met to form a multi state education partnership across Kansas Colorado Wyoming Nebraska Oklahoma Texas New Mexico and South Dakota. The group seeks nonprofit status funding guidance from lawmakers and a Garden City site to host demonstrations displays and learning resources for eight states.
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Ogallala Aquifer
High Plains Aquifer
Ogallala
Kansas
Colorado
Wyoming
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
South Dakota
Rachael Herpel
Groundwater Foundation
Kansas — State University
Great Plains Foundation
Garden City Community College
Finney County Conservation District
Internal Revenue Service
Kansas House
Senate
Ward Loyd
Garden City
Clark Duffy
Kansas Water Office
Duffy
Lee Richardson Zoo
Rex Buchannan
Kansas Geological Survey Committee
Tonka Terror egg tests at Stones Intermediate Center
Heath Hogan and Roger Reed run the Tonka Terror project at Charles Stones Intermediate Center. Teams design cardboard cars to carry eggs under 30 pound rams, testing between 3 and 4 inches long and 2 to 3 inches wide. Surviving cars use all cardboard. many eggs shattered this year, with 15 to 20 survivors expected from about 200 students involved.
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Heath Hogan
Roger Reed
Charles Stones
Reed
Hogan
Tonka Terror Project
Kansas Highway Patrol
Tonka
Mercer Gallery hosts student art exhibit at GCCC
Garden City Community College students display about 100 works by 25 to 30 students through May 15 in the Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Building. The show features drawings paintings ceramics sculpture and three dimensional design with works from beginning to advanced students and includes pieces by instructor Mika Negishi. The Mercer Gallery hours are noon to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and Sundays 2 to 4 p.m.
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Pablo Picasso
Georgia O’keefe
Mercer Gallery
Garden City Community College
Pauline Joyce
David Kinder
Kinder
Mika Negishi
Mercer
Suzette Miller
Garden City
Shooting ranges protected from noise lawsuits approved
TOPEKA AP Owners of shooting ranges would be immune from noise related lawsuits or prosecution under a Senate approved measure by a 30-9 vote. The bill also shields ranges operating before current ordinances from enforcement, as Sen. Kay O Connor added the provisions to a wildlife and parks department technical bill.
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Topeka
Senate
Kay O’connor
Rolathe
Department of Wildlife and Parks
O’connor
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Historic Homes Tour
St. Dominic, St. Mary Schools
New Zealand
Third Sewer District
Loyd
Steve) Morris
Ringoton
Melvin) Neufeld
Ringalls
Maham K. Jor
Etary
Graham K. Johnson
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