Morell wins shelter essay contest for boy and his dog
Finney County Humane Society board member Mark Morell won first place in the Super Shelter Story competition during National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week. His tale recounts a boy and a fearful stray shepherd mix named Sarah becoming instant friends, a story that earned food for a year and travel, autographs, and dog care prizes.
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Doctor Dolittle
Morell
Finny County Humane Society
Animal Shelter
Super Shelter
Sarah
Finney County Humane Society
Tornado toll rises as rescue teams drain pond for more victims
Evansville Indiana AP reports a weekend tornado that struck at 2 am killed 21, making it the state's deadliest in over 30 years. Seventeen died at Eastbrook Mobile Home Park with some bodies in a nearby retention pond. Crews plan to drain the 6-foot-deep pond to check for additional victims while search teams back debris with dogs. Four more deaths occurred in Warrick County. More than 100 hospitalized. Authorities lack a missing-person count as many residents evacuated.
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Indiana
Eastbrook
Vanderburgh
Brad Ellsworth
Knight Township
Dale Naylor
Warrick County
Ellsworth
Cow bingo thrills crowd at Oh Holy Cow fundraiser
Turpin resident Mary Lou Irsik joined the crowd at St. Dominic School Oh Holy Cow fundraiser in Garden City as 500 attendees filled the field behind the Finney County Exhibition Building. The event featured cow patty bingo with 500 spots sold at ten dollars each, a first time for some and a proven crowd-pleaser. Performers included Garden City act Oh Holy Cow with four cow-suited dancers, plus The Irsik Brothers band delivering country hits. Organizers Sarah Irsik Good and Stephanie Bogner credited strong turnout and four-year history for the success.
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Carol Blackburn
Melinda Hitz
Finney County Exhibition Building
St. Dominic School
Mary Lou Irsik
Irsik
Turpin
Okla
Paul
Paul Irsik
Ner
Madison Gerber
YMCA
Garden City
David Miller
Richard Taylor
Wen Wurst
Kate
Mark Neuman
Irsik Brothers
Tammy Wynette
Martina McBride
Joe
Bill
Jon
Joey
Sarah Irsik
Stephanie Bogner
Bogner
Finney County Exhibition
Manhunt ends for convicted killer after chase into Louisiana
Charles Victor Thompson, 35, a convicted double-murderer who escaped a Houston jail, was recaptured about 200 miles away in Shreveport, Louisiana. Police say he was drunk and talking on a pay phone when identified, ending a three day manhunt for the ex-girlfriend killer and her boyfriend's 1998 slayings.
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Charles Victor Thompson
Shreveport
Harris County
John Martin
Thompson
Charles Thompson
Martin
Dennise Hayslip
Darren Keith Cain
Hugoton man Lance Parker’s court appearance continued
The Stevens County court hearing for Lance Parker, 30, connected to the beating of a man who died from injuries, was continued. Parker’s new attorney, William Graybill of Elkhart, asked for more prep time. former counsel Pete Olson of Liberal withdrew. Parker is slated to return at 11 a.m. on November 28.
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Stevens County
Lance Parker
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William Graybill
Elkhart
Pete Olson
Liberal
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