Lakin man charged in meth lab case at East Lincoln Street
31-year-old Richard Dewees was charged with manufacturing methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia after a Sunday arrest at a home on the 200 block of East Lincoln Street in Lakin. A 1-year-old child was present, authorities said. Bond set at 75000. he remains in Kearny County jail as investigation continues with DEA assistance. A woman was also present during the arrest.
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Lakin
Richard Dewees
Dewees
Lincoln Street
Kearny County
Haren
Jarboe
Drug Enforcement Administration
Garden City
Two Women Arrested After Brick Attack On Street
Early Monday officers in the 200 block of North 12th Street saw three women in a yard fight. Erica Borrego 21 Jacqueline Martinez 25 and Loretta Zomora 23 argued and then fought Borrego struck Zomora with a brick Zomora struck Borrego with the same brick They were treated and released for minor injuries at St. Catherine Hospital Zomora and Borrego were jailed on aggravated battery charges Martinez faced a battery charge.
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North 12Th Street
Erica Borrego
Jacqueline ‘Martinez
Loretta Zomora
Cation
Borrego
Martinez
Zomora
St. Catherine Hospital
Police seek community input on weekend car vandalisms
Police report about 15 cars damaged over the weekend with bricks or stones breaking windows. Most damage in the northeast area. authorities suspect the incidents are linked and urge anyone with information to call Garden City police at 276-1300 or Crime Stoppers at 275-7807.
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Garden City
Health clinic planned for Finney County schools in Kansas
Holcomb and Garden City schools join with the Finney County Health Department and St. Catherine Hospital to staff a Healthy Children’s Clinic for elementary students. Nurse Tammy Bailes will serve four mornings and three afternoons weekly, offering physicals and immunizations. Enrollment forms go home in December with start anticipated in January.
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Holcomb
Garden City
Finney County Health Department
St. Catherine Hospital
Finney County
Sandy Rodgers
Holcomb Usd
Holcomb School Board
Kansas
Rodgers
Tammy Bailes
Bailes
Small 3.3 quake rattles parts of Nebraska Kansas
A 3.3 magnitude earthquake was felt across a 48 mile sw Nebraska area from south of Trenton to Wilsonville and in Oberlin Kansas. There were no injuries or damage reported as windows and lamps swayed briefly. Experts note the event near the Nebraska Kansas border shows possible hidden faults.
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Mccook, Neb
Nebraska
Kansas
U.S. Geological Survey
Golden
Colo
Nebraska-Kansas
McCook
Oberlin
Rex
Holcomb considers sewer rate hike to fund lagoon project
Holcomb officials weigh a possible monthly sewer bill increase from 7 to as much as 14 dollars to cover a more than one million dollar lagoon repair. A public meeting is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Holcomb Fire Station to discuss the plan and financing options.
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Holcomb
Holcomb City
Holcomb Fire Station
N. Lynch St
Garden City
Holstrom
Finney County Rural
Neighbors rally to help Kansas farmer after bypass surgery
Scott County farmer Ron Riner faced a sudden heart problem just before wheat seeding. While he recovered in Denver, neighbors organized volunteers to plant 930 acres of wheat and harvest 480 acres of mile and corn. Three groups managed planting and harvesting across his 2,600 acre farm, showing strong western Kansas community spirit.
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Ron Riner
Scott County
Riner
Scott City
Sue
Scott County Medical Clinic
Denver
Rich Randall
Kansas
Scott County Hospital
Easement forms sought for Finney sewer project in Towns Riverview
About 20 property owners have not returned easement forms for Sewer District No. 3 work in Towns Riverview and Towns Riverview South. Finney County commissioners toured the site, discussed drainage culverts, road sealing, and road damage from equipment. The Nov 16 deadline targets Towns Riverview for first connections. South subdivision forms deadline is pending.
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Towns Riverview
Finney County
Commission
Garden City
Towns Riverview South
YMCA
Finney County Administrative Center
Ninth St
Wichita Teacher Wins State Teaching Honor
Kansas Teacher of the Year Tracy Callard from Horace Mann Foreign Language Magnet Elementary School will miss much classroom time for duties tied to the title and awaits the May birth of her baby. She spoke to about 400 in Wichita, saying she is terrified while facing reduced classroom visits. The previous winner Janet Lewandowski has already logged extensive travel for the role.
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Pruter
Houston Hassler
Wichita
Kansas
Tracy Callard
Callard
Janet Lewandowski
Horace Mann
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Daryl Prater
Tce
Corie Trujillo
Mariah
Lee Richardson Zoo
Waverly
US. Geological Survey
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National Weather Service
Goodland
Kan
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Noaa
Geological Survey
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