College opens enrollment by phone at Garden City CC
Garden City Community College added phone enrollment for short programs and continuing summer and fall registrations. The hotline 276-9653 operates noon to 8 pm Monday to Thursday, with in person walk in 8 am to 8 pm Monday to Thursday and 8 am to 4 pm Fridays at the Administration Building and Saffell Library. Over 785 have enrolled for fall and about 560 for summer, signaling higher overall enrollment.
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Garden City Community College
GCCC
Saffell Library
Leavenworth Inmate Found Dead in Cell
An inmate at the US Penitentiary in Leavenworth was found dead in his cell. Charles Alan Ginn, 39, was pronounced dead early Thursday and officials said he apparently died by his own action. An autopsy will determine the cause. Ginn was convicted in Alabama and sentenced to 17 years for felon in possession of a firearm, with release slated for July 2009.
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Leavenworth
Charles Alan Ginn
Ginn
Alabama
Teen to Stand Trial as Adult in Truck Stop Abduction
James E. Rowell, 17, of Junction City, was ordered to stand trial as an adult in the truck stop abduction of a Salina man who was hacked with a machete and run over. He had faced charges including first degree murder and aggravated kidnapping. The Geary County District Court judge granted certification as an adult after the hearing.
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Junction City
Salina
James E. Rowell
Geary County District Court
John Barker
Rowell
DeSoto man receives 14 years for assault case
Juan Crutchfield aka Juan Guardado was sentenced by Johnson County District Judge Steve Tatum to 14 years for assaulting Melanie S. Oliver on August 18, 2001. Oliver later died. Crutchfield faces trial June 3 in the September killing.
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Olathe
DeSoto
Johnson County
Steve Tatum
Juan Crutchfield
Melanie S. Oliver
Crutchfield
Juan Guardado
Oliver
More storms in Kansas forecast
Thunderstorms with unusually heavy overnight rains spurred flash flooding across south central and southeast Kansas. A flood watch remained in effect until 6 a.m. Saturday for several counties as radar showed up to 8 inches of rain. Wichita reported street flooding and rescues from stalled cars while water covered roads in Allen, Chautauqua, Crawford, Greenwood, Anderson, Butler, Labette, Wilson and Montgomery counties.
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South Central
Kansas
Weather Service
Wichita
Allen
Chautauqua
Crawford
Greenwood
Anderson
Butler
Labette
Wilson
Montgomery
Johnson City faces fallout over sudden teacher firings
About 50 residents gathered Thursday in Johnson City to press the Stanton County USD 452 School Board for explanations after the girls basketball coach and four other teachers were dismissed without reasons given. Superintendent Leiker acknowledged concerns, but offered few answers, while community members urged accountability and better communication.
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Johnson City
Stanton County
USD 452
Lee Leiker
USC 452
Leiker
Moran Tomson
Tomson
Lakin Man Pleads Not Guilty to Gas Station Robbery
Aaron Rexroat 23 of Lakin pleads not guilty to attempted aggravated robbery and lewd conduct charges after allegedly threatening a Garden City Presto clerk at knifepoint around 3 am on February 3. Deputies found meth in his vehicle. no money was taken. his trial is set for this summer.
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Lakin
Aaron Rexroat
Rexroat
Garden City
Presto
Finney County Sheriff’s Deputies
Pop
Finney County
John Andrews
Kearny County
Deerfield
Dodge City and National Beef seek shared water project gains
Dodge City plans a $15 million expansion of its water system to serve a growing population and the National Beef packing plant expansion costing about $60 million. The two parties aim for a mutual win, sharing water and sewer facility costs, with added tax revenue and payroll impacts of the plant’s expansion.
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Dodge City
National Beef Packing
John Deardort
National Beef
Czars exhibit returns to Topeka in 1995 plan
The corporation behind the 1995 Czars exhibit rushes to open Czars: 400 Years of Imperial Grandeur on Oct 15. It aims tobuy a former Montgomery Ward building at West Ridge Mall in Topeka, but a sales contract and financing are still being arranged.
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Topeka
Montgomery Ward
West Ridge Mall
Piper High School loses staff amid plagiarism controversy
Piper High School in Kansas City, Kansas will see 7 teachers and 2 counselors resign from a staff of 31, amid ongoing plagiarism dispute. Superintendent Mike Rooney says departures reflect many reasons, not solely the botany prose scandal, though some teachers blame the controversy for eroding trust with administrators and the school board.
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Kansas City, Kan
Piper High School
Piper
Mike Rooney
Rooney
Botany
Pelton
Leona Signing
Pam Ruth
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