This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 2000
Page
5
Precinct level vote counts shown for Finney County with multiple polling areas listed. Figures include two cent entries and totals around six thousand for several precincts, reflecting a granular breakdown of turnout by location.
In northwest Kansas write-in candidates won at least five races across multiple counties. Norton County saw Leroy Lang beat Miller and Juneman for sheriff-like race. Sherman and Cheyenne counties elected write-in commissioners and sheriff respectively. Ness County ousted longtime sheriff Gary O'Brien with deputy Bryan S. Whipple winning. Sheridan County elected John Cahoj as writing judge defeating Tony Haffner. The hog farm issue galvanized Lang's bid and spurred organized voter outreach.
Edward Williamson 53 of Wichita faces SEC suit alleging false claims to investors about several small companies he controlled and diverted funds. He supposedly sold 1.3 million in unregistered stock to over 1,000 investors via a Web site to boost share prices. Williamson has prior convictions including 1967 unpremeditated murder and 1992 theft from his elderly mother.
In a 12 county area of southwest Kansas fifteen write-in candidates sought upsets against incumbents for roles including sheriff and county attorney. Notable races included Grant County attorney where Gary Hathaway won 1,088 votes to Doug Campbell's 1,260, and Hamilton County figures where Karen Livingston and Harold Starr collected 64 votes combined. Barrett and Hornung faced uphill battles, with Hornung's sheriff bid falling short by 608 votes.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.