Preliminary hearing set for convicted killer Craig Fischer
Craig Fischer a 39 year old Ulysses man already convicted of 1976 Colorado double murders faces new charges including criminal possession of a firearm along with attempted murder and attempted rape in connection with the Sept 15 assault of Syracuse High School sophomore Charity Maune. The hearing is scheduled for November 15 and 16 at the Hamilton County Courthouse in Syracuse with bond set at 1 million dollars. Fischer’s prior life sentence was reduced after early release in 1991.
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Craig Fischer
Hamilton County
Fischer
Ulysses
Colorado
Syracuse High
Charity Maune
Maune
Syracuse
John Sauer
Sauer
Used book drive supports Bags of Books program
The Miss Garden City Scholarship Program joins Prudential's Global Volunteer Day 2000 for a week long used book drive in Garden City. Final drive of Barbara Baker's yearlong effort to stock family literacy through Bags of Books with drop boxes at Finney County Public Library Hastings Books Sandhill Books and Family Bookhouse. Majority of books aid underprivileged Garden City district children with on site libraries at Family Crisis shelters Emmaus House and East Garden Village.
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Garden City
Prudential
Barbara Baker
Finney County Public Library
Walnut St
Hastings Books
Kansas Ave
Sandhill Books
N. Main St
Family Bookhouse
Emmaus House
Adult Learning Center
East Garden Village
Inmate Escape Ends as Two Captured in Hutchinson
Hutchinson authorities recaptured Daniel Lenz aged 22 and Christopher Lodgson aged 21 who escaped Sunday night from the minimum security wing of Hutchinson Correctional Facility. Lenz, serving 53 months for robbery in Reno County, was found at a local Hutchinson residence at about 10:30 a.m. Lodgson, serving 53 months for arson, was arrested at about 1:45 a.m. in a local business parking lot.
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Hutchinson
Hutchinson Correctional Facility
Ruby Pflieger
Daniel Lenz
Christopher Lodgson
Lenz
Reno
Lodgson
Pflieger
Cooler weather brings showers and storms to Kansas
The National Weather Service forecast cooler conditions for Kansas with a cold front. Showers and thunderstorms were possible in the north Tuesday night and Wednesday, while the rest of the state saw partly to mostly cloudy skies. Lows range from the mid-40s to mid-60s, and Wednesday highs span the low to mid-60s in the north to the 80s in the south.
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Topeka
Kansas
National Weather Service
County hands EMS programs to Garden City College
Finney County commissioners approved a plan to transfer emergency medical technology training programs to Garden City Community College. The move shifts sponsorship to an academic setting while preserving the county as a clinical training site and guaranteeing insurance via the college. The agreement was approved unanimously with stipulations on worker coverage and written documentation. The EMS program will pursue accreditation and retain students’ clinical care responsibilities under county oversight.
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Finney County
Garden City Community College
Bob Prewitt
Finney County Emergency Medical Services
Prewitt
Irv Stephens
Evelyn Bowman
GCCC
Bowman
Finney County Ems
Kansas State Board of Ems
Midwest Striping
Grand Island
Neb
Midwest
Advance Warnings Inc
Muskogee
Okla
Mark Rite Line
Billings
Mont
Finney County Sheriff's Office
St. Catherine Hospital
Garden City Community Coalition
General Fund
Recruitment problem haunts USD 457 as board weighs cure
Garden City USD 457 grapples with ongoing teacher shortages, prompting a proposed comprehensive scholarship program to secure future staff. The board endorsed studying costs and details while backing the high school bond committee’s push for a second high school. Several members shifted to support the bond plan after initial opposition.
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Garden City School Board
USD 457 Board of Education
Jim Lentz
Lentz
Kevin Sterling
Bruce Reichmuth
Band Committee
Bill Clement
Jeff Crist
Health care access aid keeps families insured amid costs
United Methodist Western Kansas Mexican American Ministries offers sliding fee medical care to all races, helping low income families obtain needed services. Penney Schwab notes immunizations are essential, with about 10 000 shots given to Garden City children under 18 annually and over 10 percent in August before school.
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United Methodist Western
Kansas
MAM
Penney Schwab
Garden City
Schwab
United Methodist Western Kansas Mexican American Ministries
United Methodist Western Kansas Mexican American Ministries founded in 1974 in Garden City provides medical care, food and nutrition programs, citizenship counseling, Bible school and emergency assistance. Offices in Garden City Liberal Dodge City Ulysses with a clinic since 1987 serving about 17 000 people annually. United Way funds about 20000 yearly plus grants from other agencies. Executive Director Penney Schwab Medical Director Karen Nonhof ABFP. Office at 712 St John St Garden City contact (316) 275 4729.
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Garden City
MAM
Johnson
Dodge City
Satanta
Ulysses
Liberal
Penney Schwab
Karen Nonhof
M.D
ABFP
St. John St
Garden City Weather Forecast Sunny With Mild Cooling
Today in Garden City expect sunny skies and a high near 87. Tonight turns mostly cloudy with a low in the mid 50s. Wednesday brings cloudy cooler conditions with a high in the 60s and a slight chance of thunderstorms overnight in the low 50s.
Record Weather Highs Lows For This Date
Data show a record low of 33 degrees set in 1968 and a record high of 95 degrees in 1997 for this date. Last year’s highs and lows were 53 and 35. Year to date precipitation stands at 14.70 inches, below last year’s 21.22 inches, with October’s average near 16.80 inches.
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Southwest Kansas Research Extension Center
Grain prices at Garden City Co op
Grain price display from Garden City Co op lists current bids for corn soybeans and wheat. Market activity in early trading shows steady demand and marginal price shifts reflecting seasonality and regional conditions.
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Garden City Co-op
Jones Report Dow Rises to 10806.30 on Early Trading
Edward Jones and Company reported the Dow Jones average at 10,806.30, up 106.91 from this morning's opening price as trading began.
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Edward Jones & Co
Gardens City YMCA Corporate Challenge Brings Local Rivalry
For the eighth year Garden City hosts the YMCA Corporate Challenge with small and large business divisions. Teams pay 350 entry, rosters cap at 30, and events span road rally, 15K bike, mountain bike, duck soup softball, racquetball, rowing, volleyball, bowling, darts, Pitch, basketball shoot-out and three-on-three. The traveling Corporate Cup goes to the top point earner, with individual and sportsmanship awards.
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Garden City
YMCA
Garden City Telegram
Commerce Bank
Western State Bank
Sandhill Orthopedic and
Kennedy and Co
Finn
Elliott
Ymcas
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