Police uncover meth lab in Garden City apartment
Garden City police and the drug task force found a methamphetamine lab in 501 Campusview Apt 2 after a strong chemical odor prompted a visit by detectives. Lisa Morgan, 33, faced charges for manufacturing and possessing meth and related paraphernalia. her 16 year old son was released to his father. Tip line 275-7807.
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Garden City
Mike Utz
Lisa Morgan
Campusview Apt. 2
Utz
Finney County
Morgan
Bilingual Evening Computer Class Starts June 10
Garden City Community College offers an evening bilingual computer keyboarding course for Spanish speakers. Hector Martinez will teach using English instruction with Spanish support and information. Classes meet 6 to 9 45 p m through July 17 with enrollment help in Spanish or English by Itzel Stewart at 275 3284.
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Garden City Community College
Hector Martinez
Itzel Stewart
Town offers free land to lure families in Kansas
Marquette, a shrinking central Kansas town with 570 residents, moves to attract new families by gifting 150 by 150 foot plots. City officials expect the lots to boost business and keep schools open. Mayor Steve Piper notes ongoing negotiations and an upcoming advertising campaign. Census data show population declines since 1990 and 2000.
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Marquette
Kansas
Steve Piper
Piper
Town’s embedded boulder endures as road feature
In McLouth Kansas a large red rock remains embedded in a residential street after decades of paving. Town residents recall cattle drives and local history while officials left the rock in place. A bumper sticker once teased the rock as part of the town’s identity.
Rural hospital closings loom as costs outpace patients
In Arkansas City Kansas the South Central Kansas Regional Medical Center plans a new 25 million hospital this fall to replace a costly, underfilled 85 bed facility with about 13 to 14 patients daily. Lawmakers seek more Medicare aid and foreign physician visas to sustain rural hospitals while closures threaten towns and economies.
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Arkansas City
Kansas
South Central
Kansas Regional Medical Center
Joe Jirinec
Jirinec
Halstead
Andover
Augusta
U.S. Senate
Jerry Moran
R-Hays
Sam Brownback
Jirinee
Wichita
Greg Lundstrom
Lindsborg Community Hospital
Tony Sinay
Des Moines University
Iowa
Congress
Brownback and
Moran
Lundstrom
United States
South Central Kansas Regional Medical Center
Doo-Doo
Garden City HS graduates celebrate via Project Graduation night
About 1150 Garden City High School seniors attended a post graduation party in the auxiliary gym featuring blackjack, betting, and prizes. Megan Price won $124,500 in fake money while planning to buy a microwave with Meagan Nelson.
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Garden City High School
GCHS
Megan Price
Meagan Nelson
Price
Nelson
University of Kansas
Chiara West
West
Garden City Community
Tyler McMillan
McMillan
Cindy Olson
Olson
Jessica Sprott
Ashley Nance
Thuy Ta
Megan Frazier
Zach Scheiman
Woman victim of Internet fraud in Garden City
Garden City police report a 42 year old woman lost about 40000 dollars to an Internet and phone scam. Julie Meyers received a bogus 49 million rand inheritance email from South Africa, faxed documents, sent 1300, deposited 38700 then sent money orders back. A second 45000 check also bounced. Police urge not to respond and delete these scams. Total loss estimated at 40000. Call Crime Stoppers or the police for tips.
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Garden City
Mike Utz
Julie Meyers
Fourth St
South Africa
Utz
Meyers
Johannesburg
Golden Plains Credit Union
Nigeria
Holocaust play ends run after nearly 100 performances
Uniontown students Sabrina Coons Elizabeth Cambers and Megan Stewart conclude Life in a Jar about Irena Sendler after three years and a Poland visit to meet their heroine. The play has drawn about 25 000 viewers and influenced their town and careers.
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Uniontown
Poland
Sabrina Coons
Elizabeth Cambers
Megan Stewart
Irena Sendler
Warsaw Ghetto
Cambers
Stewart
Coons
Fort Scott Community College
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Brad Nading
Felecrar
Sendler
Warsaw
Norm Conard
Gabrielle Bradbury
Irena
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