Hugoton Police Chief resigns over county control
Hugoton Police Chief Chuck Allen resigned after 14 months citing limited power under Stevens County Sheriff Office. He said county jurisdiction overrides city investigations, deputies outnumber city officers, dispatch favors deputies, and city calls are slow to be answered. Interim Chief Courtney Leslie questions dispatch ordering. See Department, Page A5.
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Hugoton
Chuck Allen
Stevens County
Allen
Courtney Leslie
Courtney Leslie Said the Dispatch Center Is Located At the Sheriff's Office
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Police Department
Leslie
Ted Heaton
Allen and Warren to address GCCC grads at 85th ceremony
Garden City Community College will hear two graduation speakers from different generations as Rosemarie Allen, 55, and John Warren, 21, address 319 graduates and up to 130 GED grads at the 85th GCCC Commencement in the Dennis Perryman Athletic Complex. Allen, a mother of four who left school in 1966, rose from factory and meatpacking work to a college education.
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Garden City Community College
Rosemarie Allen
John Warren
Finney County Community Learning Center
Warren
Allen
Andrew Allen
ConAgra Beef Co
Kansas faces budget cuts likely to hit social services
Gov Kathleen Sebelius projects the $142 million repair to the school finance formula will push Kansas into debt within two years even if upheld by the state Supreme Court. Lawmakers expect no tax hikes and plan cuts to welfare, Medicaid, and other social services to balance the budget. Neufeld urges changes as the Legislature narrows tax increases.
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Kansas Supreme Court
Kathleen Sebelius
House Budget Committee
Melvin Neufeld
R-Ingalls
Neufeld
Kansas
Holcomb Eyes Fire Service Takeover by Garden City
Holcomb City Council moves toward Garden City taking over Holcomb fire services by entering contract talks after Fire Chief Allen Shelton outlines a $47,148 annual bill. The sum covers salaries for two full time firefighters and administrative costs, with hours slated at 10 to 12 per day and funded from Holcomb’s current fire budget.
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Holcomb
Holcomb City
Garden City
Allen Shelton
Shelton
Garden City Fire Department
Twisters Cause Brief Calm After Local Storms
The Ulysses area endured two tornadoes and funnel clouds in Finney and Grant counties with minimal damage. KULY 1420 AM staff heard hail before witnessing the first twister near two to three miles southwest of Ulysses. The first tornado lasted about five minutes before dissipating, followed by a second brief funnel.
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Grant
Bob Dale
KULY
Eddie Ochoa
Colorado St
Ulysses
Dale
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