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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 2012
Page
3
Finney County Young Professionals invite the public to a May Mingle at 6 p.m. at First National Bank on Main Street. Attendees will form teams for a downtown scavenger hunt during Third Thursdays, then regroup for a barbecue and presentation before a Cash Cube drawing offering 300 dollars.
Kansas State University Extension hosts a wheat plot variety tour at the Ehmkes plot in Lane County starting at 6 p.m. A light supper is provided. Speakers include Erick De Wolf on wheat diseases and Jim Shroyer on varieties and questions. Directions: 7 miles west of Dighton on Highway 96 then 2 miles south on Eagle Road. Contact Chris Long at 877 798 3921.
Sergio Arturo Moreno-Perez, a 37 year old illegal immigrant from Mexico, was deported to Mexican authorities after involvement in a 2006 homicide warrant in Chihuahua. A Wichita resident, he entered the U.S. illegally in 1978, later became a permanent resident, and was deported three times between 1995 and 2002 with two U.S. reentry convictions. He also has Wichita area burglary and robbery felonies and was handed to ICE after prison release.
Wichita City Council approved revisions to taxi codes the first since 1984. Drivers must complete customer service classes and undergo biannual inspections. The changes raise licensing and inspection fees amid ongoing complaints of dirty cabins, rude drivers, smoking, poor dress, and no-shows.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives posts a 5000 reward for information about the October 31 arson that heavily damaged the Islamic Association of Mid Kansas mosque in Wichita. The federal effort backs the investigation into the blaze and seeks tips from the public.
Kevin Bascue, 50, from Garden City, filed for a fifth term as Finney County Sheriff. He is the only candidate to file by the June 1 deadline. A Republican first elected in 1996, he has held multiple roles in the department and emphasizes citizen service and continuous training. The filing deadline for county offices is noon June 1.
Garden City High School graduates will walk at 7 p.m. Saturday in Memorial Stadium, marking the 125th class in the current building. Baccalaureate at 10 a.m., campus tours from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and a Friday Hall of Fame banquet precede a weekend with Holcomb, Greeley, Ulysses, Stanton County and other area ceremonies and the Beef Empire Days festival starting May 30.
Kansas lawmakers pressed forward on a $14 billion budget for the coming year as negotiators linked school funding increases to a tax-cut compromise. Gov. Brownback supports a new tax plan but urged continued talks to balance revenues with spending while preserving a healthy ending balance of about $460 million.
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