Former employee pleads guilty in embezzlement case
Jeannie Schriner, 40, of Jetmore, admitted three counts of unlawful use of a financial card on Oct. 28 in exchange for prosecutors dropping 165 embezzlement charges. She worked at Robert A. Levy Law Office in Garden City from 1989 to 2002 and is to be sentenced Dec. 15. The health department offers flu shots for $11. Sentencing hearing set.
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Robert A. Levy
Garden City
Jeannie M. Schriner
Jetmore
Schriner
Smithfield plans to keep Farmland pork plants open
Smithfield Foods Inc aims to operate Farmland Foods Inc's pork division plants with maintenance updates and retain about 6,100 Farmland workers. The Wichita plant employs 520, part of a Kansas City based division under bankruptcy court approved sale for 367.4 million dollars. Executives spoke at a public hearing by Kansas Nebraska and South Dakota attorneys general.
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Topeka
Smithfield Foods Inc
Farmland Foods Inc
Smithfield
Richard Pouson
Virginia
Iinois
Iowa
Kansas
Massachussetts
Nebraska
Ohio
Utah
Wichita
Kansas City
Lincoln
Neb
Sioux Falls
Century II director indicted on charges
Wichita AP report states Larry Lahaie, Century II Convention Center director, was indicted by a federal grand jury on one count of lying to the FBI and two counts of theft or bribery in federally funded programs. The case involves actions at Central Ticket Agency and Wichita Canteen Company serving Century II.
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Wichita
Larry Lahaie
Century II Convention Center
FBI
Eric Melgren
Lahaie
Central Ticket Agency
Wichita Canteen Company
Century II
Garden City man gets nearly 49 years for rape conviction
Ramiro Bernal, 21, was sentenced to 48 years 10 months in Finney County District Court after jurors convicted him of raping a 17 year old in July 2002. Co-defendant Michael Benitez, then 18, received a juvenile sentence for a lesser charge.
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Garden City
Finney County
Ramiro Bernal
Campus Drive
Bernal
Michael Benitez
Benitez
Annette Bernal
Mickey Moorman
Lois Malin
Malin
Future of land grant schools at stake
A Kansas State University forum highlighted how Michigan governor proposals to end extension services could ripple through land grant universities. Farm economist Neil Hart warned the shift may trigger budget cuts, regionalization, higher fees, and reduced access, threatening teaching and extension balance while pushing more private funding and concerns over research influence.
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Manhattan
Michigan
Kansas State University
Iowa State University
Neil Hart
K-State
Hart
Dan Bernardo
Bernardo
Iowa
New York
Harl
Finney County sees steady fall construction growth says Neblett
Finney County and Garden City report fall 2003 construction activity with total year-to-date down from 2002 but several projects underway. Garden City alone notes $778,839 in October, plus new homes at 1710 Pepperwood Court and 308 E Olive St and a Progress Insurance tenant upgrade. Holcomb and countywide figures show mixed results but Neblett calls the season a sign of forward momentum as weather cools and builders push ahead before winter.
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Jim Neblett
Finney County
Garden City
E. Olive St
Pepperwood Court
Campus Drive
Progressive Insurance
E. Mary St. Finney County
Holcomb
E. Mary St
Buffalo Jones Ave
Skeeter
Grandview Drive
Bell Court
Belgian Court
Neblett
St. Catherine Hospital
St. Dominic Catholic Church
Garland Funeral Home
N. Seventh St
Flower Aviation
Air Service Drive
Garden City Plaza
Kansas Ave
Holcomb Construction
Orphanage fundraiser rides to aid Uganda school
A fundraiser in Stevens Park features Old Fashioned Limo Service offering 15 minute carriage rides for $5. Proceeds support construction of an orphanage school near Entebbe Uganda. Bishop Charles Kiwanuka Kaisaali travels from Garden City to solicit donations, sharing memories of Uganda's hardships and his faith.
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Uganda
Garden City
Stevens Park
Entebbe Power Centre
Entebbe
Charles Kiwanuka Kaisaali
Arlington
Mass
Mission Baptist Church
N. Main St
Tulsa
Okla
U.S
Kaisaali
Kevin Parks
Idi Amin
Jesus Christ
Second Mission Baptist Church
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Law Office
Health Department
Finney County Health Department
Zerr Road
Trego County
Wakeeney
Ryan Bloom
Bloom
Norton
Doug Sebelius
Dodge City
Rawson
Smithfield Exec
G.C. Man
Mickeymousing
Brad Nading
Claudia Rodriguez
Dakota Hay
Jennie Wilson
Rodriguez
Disneyland
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