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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 2002
Page
1
Courtney Hunter and her son Treven pause for a quick snapshot in New York City. The photo captures a candid family moment amid busy urban surroundings.
Scott City USD 466 voters approved a 14.75 million high school bond by about 200 votes 942-748. The funds will renovate the 70 year old high school, add a new auditorium, two floor library and classrooms, with air conditioning for the middle school and a 20 year repayment plan aided by state funds. Scott City officials and supporters praised the community turnout and resolve to move the project forward.
Sen Stan Clark presses for no slots as House advances first tax hike of session to fund transportation program. Western Kansas conservative notes tough finish ahead with highways gambling spending and redistricting unsettled while lawmakers race to adjourn.
Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts and Sen. Sam Brownback said they would vote against the new farm bill as the Democratic Senate moved to approve it. Roberts criticized delays in payments for 2002 crops and urged a policy that provides timely aid and realistic, predictable support in the global market.
A band of tornadoes ripped through southwestern and central Kansas Tuesday evening, damaging or destroying multiple homes in Cullison and Pratt. No injuries were reported, though a farm incident in Kiowa County injured two. The Pratt Fire Station roof collapsed, trees and power lines were wrecked, and shelters opened at the Pratt Armory and Skyline School.
Luke J. Helder, a 21 year old college student from Pine Island Minnesota, was arrested after a high speed chase on an desert highway following a five day spate of pipe bombings that targeted rural mailboxes. An alert motorist and the suspect’s father helped trigger the capture near Interstate 80 east of Reno. Police found guns and five pipe bombs in Helder’s car and federal agents led a cautious arrest at Washoe County Jail.
Thursday's weather forecast calls for cooler conditions with mostly sunny skies. Daytime highs will reach the mid-60s, followed by clear to partly cloudy conditions Thursday night and overnight lows in the upper 40s.
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