Five arrested in death of Fort Hays State student
Five people were arrested on probable cause suspicion for aggravated battery or related charges after a campus fight left Fort Hays State University freshman Clint Johnson unconscious with fatal head injuries. The suspects include four students from FHSU and a nonstudent. all were being held in Ellis County with bond hearings pending as investigators continue. Johnson, 18, from Healy, died from injuries sustained during several skirmishes near campus.
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Tom Drees
Drees
Johnson
Bradley D. Deary
Smithville
Texas
Luis A. Llamas
San Diego
Jaime R. Lopez III
Chula Vista
Calif
Christopher R. Ross
Wylie
Fort Hays State
Deary, Llamas
Ross
Lopez
Steven W. Vincent
Americus
Kent Steward
Vincent
FHSU
Ed Hammond
Hammond
Topeka
Kansas Board of Regents
Healy
United Methodist
Officials urge limits as water rights clamp likely
Division of Water Resources Chief Engineer David Pope told Southwest Kansas Groundwater Management District 3 during the Fall Water Summit at the Finnup Center that 32 townships will be closed to new wells. The measure targets southern Stevens and Seward counties and parts of Morton Meade and Ford as irrigation drains the Ogallala Aquifer. The GMD 3 spans 12 counties and includes Kearny Finney Gray Stanton Grant and Haskell. Summit details on Page AS.
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Division of Water Resources
David Pope
Southwest Kansas Groundwater Management District
Pope
Kansas
Finnup Center
Stevens
Seward
Morton, Meade
Ford
Ogallala
GMD
Southwest Kansas
Kearny, Finney, Gray, Stanton, Grant
Haskell
Holcomb stalls water rate hike plan
Holcomb city officials delay a proposed water rate increase tied to a 20-year $2.2 million bond plan. They cite a need for more information before voting, noting rates haven’t risen since August 1995 while funds would cover bonds for water rights, a new tower near Railroad Avenue, and expansion projects.
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Holcomb
Holcomb City
Railroad Avenue
Sebelius sees no change in state marriage law
Governor Kathleen Sebelius would not state support or opposition to gay marriage. She said Massachusetts court ruling is not applicable in Kansas and that Kansas’ 1996 ban and 1996 legislative framework will likely stay in place for the near term. US Senator Brownback criticized the Massachusetts decision while Attorney General Kline urged legislative rather than judicial action.
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Topeka
Kathleen Sebelius
Massachusetts
Kansas
Phill
Kline
Kansas House
Sam Brownback
City Officials Inspect Wheatland Co op Water Plant
Garden City and Finney County officials toured Wheatland Electric Co op's reverse osmosis water treatment plant on Wednesday. Perry Smith, plant manager, explained the system from its computer hub to tanks and pipes, producing cleaner water. Officials noted summer water use by older wells can raise minerals and hardness, causing dishware spots. The city’s current water runs about 140 parts per million from Sandhills wells.
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Garden City
Finney County
Wheatland Electric Coop
Perry Smith
Wheatland Electric Water
Kansas Ave
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