Liberal man dead after accident near Liberal Kansas
Isidro Chavira-Sigala, 24, died when his 1996 Ford Taurus struck Raul Rutiaga’s 1999 Chevy Cavalier while passing on a rural Haskell County road north of Kansas 190. Chavira-Sigala was ejected and pronounced dead at the scene. Rutiaga and passenger Lilia Leyva, both 24, were uninjured. Both drivers were reportedly not wearing seat belts.
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Haskell
Kansas Highway Patrol
Isidro Chavira-Sigala
Raul Rutiaga
Chavira-Sigala
Rutiaga
KHP
Lilia Leyva
Leyva
Man Arrested After Drive By Shooting In Garden City
Garden City police and Finney County deputies arrested Fernando Rodriguez 21 of 950 N Jennie Barker Rd No 80 about 2 50 am in the 4200 block of Mansfield Rd after a drive by shooting Thursday that hit a house at 416 W Mary St causing under 500 dollars in damage. No injuries reported. Police seek information on a car and possible accomplices.
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Garden City
Mike Utz
Fernando Rodriguez
Jennie Barker Road
Finney County Sheriff’s Deputies
Mansfield Road
Utz
Rodriguez
W. Mary St
Tapipores
Free concert by renowned composer at Garden City CC
Elliot Del Borgo, noted for the 1980 Lake Placid music, visits Garden City Community College on November 19 and 20. He leads a teacher workshop, directs a youth ensemble, conducts student sessions, and leads an adult wind ensemble culminating in a free recital at 7:30 p.m. November 20 in the Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Building, with a reception to follow. He also performs at Garden City High School November 21 and 22 for the Western Kansas Orchestra Festival, where a new work debuts. Upper division credit available from Friends University. Contact Bruce Spiller for instructor certification details.
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Elliot del Borgo
Lake Placid
Garden City Community College
del Borgo
Pauline Joyce
Satanta High to stage Fussin and a Feudin musical
Satanta High School students present Fussin and a Feudin a hillbilly Romeo and Juliet musical at 7 p.m. Friday in the auditorium. It is the district's first musical in four years and admission is free. Road condition hotline 1-800-585-7623.
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Satanta High School
Garden City Delays Arkansas River Habitat Plan Decision
City Commission postpones choosing a habitat restoration plan for the Arkansas River to gauge public interest. A Dec 9 meeting at 4 pm precedes a 6:30 pm discussion, with a likely plan east of Lee Richardson Zoo using both river sides toward Smith Sandpits to form a playa lake, funded partly by federal aid and city county shares. The panel also advances a $350,000 Big Pool improvements bond, while bids for kiddie pool upgrades await year-end consideration.
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Garden City
Arkansas River
Lee Richardson Zoo
Smith
Finney County
Reynaldo Mesa
Jeff Whitham
Janie Perkins
Tommy Austin
Gary Fuller
Fuller
Holidays Unwrapped Tips For A Merry, Debt Free Season
Linda Walter led a Kansas State University Extension talk at Finney County 4-H on holiday stress and weight gain. Becky Wallace warned about credit card debt and overspending, advising one card, 1 to 5 percent of net income, and homemade gifts. Doris Welch offered safe turkey handling tips while Belinda Oldham highlighted a Christmas planning guide. Walter urged activity and portion control to prevent weight gain during gatherings.
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Linda Walter
Finney County
Becky Wallace
Hamilton County
Wallace
Belinda Oldham
Wichita County
Kearny County
Doris Welch
Walter
Garden City tips for thrifty Thanksgiving gifts and hosting
County extension agents plan three 7 to 8:30 p.m. sessions in Syracuse Lakin and Seot offering affordable ideas for homemade gifts and simple celebrations. Attendees from Hamilton Kearny and Wichita Counties pay 3 dollars, sign up by calling local extension offices, and learn practical ways to keep holidays enjoyable without overspending.
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Syracuse
Hamilton County 4-H
Kearny County
Lakin
Wichita County
Seot
Hamilton County
Walter
Drake
Luz Galeano
Garden City
Bogota
Columbia
Consumer Sciences
Finney County
Sebelius honors soldiers at war during Veterans Day ceremony
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius spoke of national concern over how long U S forces will remain engaged in Iraq after a Veterans Day ceremony at the Kansas Statehouse. She read the names of Kansas soldiers who died in Iraq and presented flags to families of four Kansans.
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Topeka
Iraq
Kathleen Sebelius
United States
Sebelius
Bosnia
Afghanistan
Statehouse
Veterans Memorial
Capitol
Kansas
Spc
Kyle G. Thomas
Pfc
Ryan R. Cox
Derby
Dustin K. McGaugh
Jacob Wells
Wellsville
Wreck case involving deputy referred to attorney general
GREAT BEND AP A fatal crash involving a Barton County deputy was sent to the state attorney general for possible charges. Motorcycle rider Brian Frenzl, 40, of Great Bend, died Sept 1 when his bike hit Deputy David Paden’s patrol car during a US 281 U turn. The patrol car had illegal tinting and a faulty retrofitting for the K 9 unit, forcing the deputy to lean out to see oncoming traffic. The incident is among four Paden crashes in two years, two fatal.
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Great Bend
Barton County
State Attorney General's Office
Brian Frenzl
David Paden
Paden
Buck Causey
Kansas Highway Patrol
Emporia Honors Veterans Day Across Generations
In Emporia the nation’s first Veterans Day parade blends past and present. Sgt. Sergio Cortinas, 33, and Max Baker, 82, ride with the 425th Transportation Company veterans from Iraq and World War II. Alvin J. King propelled the change from Armistice Day in 1953 to Veterans Day, 1954 national holiday signed by Eisenhower.
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Emporia
America
Iraq
Korea
Vietnam
Sergio Cortinas
Max Baker
Cortinas
425Th Transportation Company
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Baker
Alvin J. King
U.S
Ed Rees
Congress
Dwight Eisenhower
Vocational Education Center Discussion With Local Boards
Finney County prospects for Career Learning System discussed by USD 457 USD 363 and Garden City Community College boards at 7 p.m. in the Educational Support Center board room. The meeting covers centers of excellence in automotive IT industrial health care education and criminal justice and plans for the career fair and a revised web site.
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Finney County
USD 457
USD 363
Boards of Education
Garden City Community College Board of Trustees
Educational Support Center
Fleming St
Linda Holmquist
USD
Boards of Education and Garden City Community College Board of Trustees
Career Learning System
GCCC
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