Hays mother charged in toddler death
Maria M. Sanders 25 of Hays faces involuntary manslaughter charges for allegedly leaving 14 month old Dorie Elisabeth Rianna Sanders unattended for 10 to 12 hours with a space heater less than two feet from the crib. The child died April 5 from overheating, dehydration, and vomiting. Sanders was granted a two day recognizance bond, with a $5,000 bond set thereafter.
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HAYS
Maria M. Sanders
Ellis County
Dorie Elisabeth Rianna Sanders
Sanders
Russell gluten plant to close this summer
Heartland Wheat growers will shut its gluten plant in Russell by July 2, cutting 53 jobs. Low gluten prices and rising costs led to the decision, following December’s King of the Road plant closure that left 150 unemployed. Plant manager Jim Willits cited weak prices for gluten as the primary cause.
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Russell
Heartland Wheat Growers
Kansas
King of the Road
Heartland Wheat
Jim Willits
House approves ban on human cloning research in Kansas
The Kansas House voted 104 to 17 to ban human cloning research at state universities. The measure, added Thursday to a bill to spur more university research, faces the Senate. Rep. Mary Pilcher Cook said the rule signals society rejects using one person for others' benefits. She noted no cloning research is ongoing at schools. the ban excludes animal cloning.
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Topeka
House
Senate
Mary Pilcher Cook
Cook
R-Shawnee
Man linked to Kansas City headless girl case may be dead
Reginald Morrow, 34, who killed himself while pursued by Pine Bluff officers, is suspected in the Kansas City murder of 18-year-old Shanda Wilson. Police found the alleged weapon and blood in his rental car, and a 16-year-old girl remained in custody in Pine Bluff as a possible suspect.
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Pine Bluff Ark
Kansas City
Pine Bluff
Reginald Morrow
Shanda Wilson
Morrow
Pete Dennis
Dennis
City offers TIF to Garden City business prospect
Garden City considers tax increment financing to lure a national retailer likely to employ 50 to 100. City manager Halloran and Chamber president Meyer say talks are exploratory with no city money committed yet. If chosen, public hearings and county involvement will follow. TIF funds would cover parking and utilities costs while taxes pay back later.
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Garden City
Bob Halloran
Garden City City
Carol Meyer
Halloran
Meyer
Kansas
Southwest Kansas
Jeff Whitham
Jim Wharton
Janie Perkins
Garden City Jaycees Haunted House Hindered by City Rules
Garden City officials and Finney County offices cite an eight year old ordinance requiring a sprinkler system and strict safety standards as the main obstacle to reviving the Jaycee haunted house. Jaycee president Wally Garcia urges community help to locate a suitable building with fire protection, two exits per floor, and proper emergency systems.
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Garden City City
Garden City
Jaycee
Kent Hamlin
Finney County
Hamlin
Wally Garcia
Garcia
Wichita
Hahn Wins Regional Spelling Bee in Dodge City
Wanda Hahn of Garden City, 81, won the Southwest Kansas regional bee April 26, defeating Marilyn Schmale as the duo competed in Finney County. Hahn spelled infinitesimal and then thesis to clinch the title. Schmale was runner up after mnemon ic.
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Kansas
Wanda Hahn
Garden City
Hahn
Dodge City
Marilyn Schmale
Southwest Kansas Area Agency On Aging
Schmale
Finney County
Barbara Jensen
Jensen
Marilyn
Wanda
County bankrolls for dental clinic in rural Kansas
Wichita County Economic Development Corp. in Leon won a 199000 Rural Business Enterprise Grant to create a revolving loan fund that will help new businesses establish themselves locally. Dentist E Joanne Brown will be the first to receive funds to build a clinic in Leoti, with construction starting now and patient care planned for July 13.
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Wichita County Economic Development Corp
William Kirk
USDA
Kansas
Usda Rural Development
Krenzel
Brown
Wheatland Electric Cooperative Inc
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Lubbock
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Taste of Home Magazine
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Garden City Telegram
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Laurie Bean
Donna Gerstner
Leoti
Deanna Gerhardt
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