Garden City meeting seeks repeal of harsher driving penalties
Manuel Gomez a 20 year old student and HALO leader spoke at Garden City Community College urging repeal of a September vote by Garden City commissioners that increased penalties for driving without a license or proof of insurance. Sunflower Community Action activists from Wichita highlighted immigrant hardships, urging Mayor Reynaldo Mesa to oppose the penalties, which could drive offenders toward jail and job loss.
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Manuel Gomez
Gomez
Garden City Community College
Southwest Kansas
Sunflower Community Action
Wichita
Garden City
GCCC
Palacios
Mesa
Pedro “Eron” Lira
Halo
Southwest
Kansas
Pheasant opening yields sparse bag for Mullallys group
Ten year old Michael Mullally and his 14 year old brother Stephen joined about 15 hunters near Seven Mile and Anderson roads in Finney County for opening weekend. They walked fields for five hours with few birds seen as Tim Telinde and Curtis Peterson of Tallgrass Outfitters guided the party. Weather and dry conditions reduced pheasant activity, reflecting the season’s uneven harvest.
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Stephen Mullally
Finney County
Tim Telinde
Curtis Peterson
Tallgrass Outfitters
Kansas
Michael Mullally
Stephen
Mullallys
Seven Mile
Anderson Roads
Finney
Steve
Baytown
Kansas City
Tallgrass Outfitters LLC
Telinde
Peterson
Jay Unger
Scott Koksal
Garden City
Jennie Barker Road
Ethanol Plant Spurs Renewal in Pratt Kansas
In Pratt a 55 million gallon a year ethanol plant began operations in mid October. Construction injected 100 million into the local economy, created 35 jobs, boosted grain prices and added 2 million to the property tax base. Orion Ethanol leaders Tim and Josh Barker call it more than a plant, a revival.
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PRATT
Kansas
Tim Barker
Josh
Orion Ethanol
Gateway Ethanol
Principal preaches belief and dreams in learning
Suzanne Smith, 64, principal at Gertrude Walker Elementary, champions belief and high expectations as the cornerstone of education for 323 students. She urges staff and students to dream big and act on it, recalling a college adviser who doubted her path.
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Suzanne Smith
Roy Rogers
Smith
Gertrude Walker
Smith Finds Path From Nurse Aspiration To Teaching
A neighbor recounts how she shifted from wanting to be a nurse to pursuing teaching. She faced early struggles, earned Dean's honor roll, and credits a supportive friend who later retired from education. A first year spelling mishap taught her a lasting lesson.
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Smith
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