Friends of NRA dinner slated for Oct 17 in Garden City
The Southwest Kansas Friends of the National Rifle Association will host its seventh annual Friends of NRA Youth Education benefit dinner and auction on October 17 at the Finney County Exhibition Building. Event chairman Donnie Hemmert notes the program has given over $30 million since 1993 to fund youth firearms safety and education projects and aims to involve youth in hunting and shooting sports while promoting outdoor activity and responsibility. Tickets are available by calling Hemmert at 276-7855 or Henry or Barb Zerr at 275-0886.
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Southwest Kansas
Friends of the National Rifle Association
Friends of Nra
Garden City
Donnie Hemmert
Hemmert
Finney County Exhibition Building
Governor candidates featured on KSSA 105.9 FM interviews
Live interviews with Kansas gubernatorial candidates Kathleen Sebelius and Tim Shallenburger will air on Temas y Debates on KSSA 105.9 FM for the next two Tuesdays. Sebelius is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday with Shallenburger scheduled at 6 p.m. October 15.
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Kansas
Kathleen Sebelius
Tim Shallenburger
KSSA
Sebelius
Shallenburger
Senior legislature meeting this week
Members of the Kansas Silverhaired Legislature will lobby for issues concerning senior citizens Wednesday through Friday. Chris Sigsbee-Jost will represent Finney County and act as speaker for the group. Delegates will cover prescription drug costs, long term care insurance and in home care for the elderly. The legislature has 125 elected delegates. It was created 20 years ago by the Kansas Legislature to identify major concerns of Kansas senior citizens.
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Kansas Silverhaired Legislature
Chris Sigsbee-Jost
Finney County
Kansas
GCCC phone-a-thon nears half of goal
Garden City Community College Endowment Association has raised 50,048.10 toward a 70,000 goal for GCCC scholarships. Volunteers resume calling tonight and will work through Thursday evening from 6 to 9 p.m. A road construction hotline is listed as 1-800-585-7623 for inquiries.
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Garden City Community College Endowment Association
Stevens County to discuss weather modification program
A Stevens County public meeting in Hugoton at Memorial Hall 7:30 p.m. Tuesday will review the Western Kansas Weather Modification cloud seeding program. Presenters include Charles Doswell III Walter Geiger III and Curtis Smith as organizers seek public input on continuing county funding amid questions about efficacy and licensing.
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Western Kansas
Hugoton
Memorial Hall
Charles Doswell III
Cooperative Institute For Mesoscal Meteorological Studies
University of Oklahoma
Walter Geiger III
Weath
Curtis Smith
Bob Hittle
Stevens County
Kansas
Geiger
Smith
Hittle
Doswell
Habitat volunteers transform Jenny Avenue house into home in Garden City
Daryl Hamlett of Habitat for Humanity oversees volunteers at 901 Jenny Ave as the five bedroom tan house is refitted for a new family. The project, funded in part by a Fannie Mae grant, aims for completion by Christmas with two homes yearly while homeowners contribute labor and mortgage.
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Jenny Ave
Garden City
Habitat For Humanity
Daryl Hamlett
Lee Construction
Jenny Avenue
Habitat
Seventh St
Hamlett
Charlie Wallace
Robinson trial begins on three murders in Kansas case
OLATHE AP. John E. Robinson Sr. faces capital murder charges in the deaths of Suzette Trouten Izabela Lewicka and Lisa Stasi. Prosecutors say a pattern of deception and predatory behavior led to the killings, while the defense argues his sexual life is not criminal and questions direct evidence linking him to the crimes. A seven woman five man jury retires to decide over four to six weeks.
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Purdue University
Robinson
Linn County
Kansas City
Lisa Stasi
Nancy
Sean O'Brien
John Robinson
O'Brien
O’brien
John Anderson III
Police beat summaries from early morning arrests and citations
The police log lists multiple arrests and citations across several blocks. Humberto Rodriguez Jr aged 20 faces marijuana possession, Juan Menchaca 33 is charged with DUI and related offenses, and others include open container for several youths, curfew violations, underage alcohol consumption, theft, and warrants. PATH program releases noted for minors.
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Humberto Rodriguez, Jr
10Th St
Campbell Street
Juan Menchaca
Lincoln Road
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Cecelia Peebles
Peebles
Jose Meza-Haros
Pennsylvania
North Main Street
Enrique Gonzales
West Kansas Ave
Beyah Muhammed
Fleming St
Fleming Street
Mary Rivera
West
Kansas Avenue
Rodolfo Nieves
South Fourth Street
Juan Medina-Marrusio
Javier Solorio-Lopez
Jennie Barker
U.S. Highway 50
Scott Jefferson
Holcomb
East Kansas Avenue
Turday Gerardo Ayala
Conkling Ave
North 11Th Street
Lindsey Artegea
West Buffalo Jones Avenue
Ismael Lopez
Campus Drive
Timothy Fonseca
Ninth St
PATH
Samuel Allen
Mansfield Road
Mendoza
B St
Stephanie Martinez
Terrace Place
North Ninth Street
Bernadino Guebara
Deerfield
East Laurel Street
Kearny County
Felip Orozco
North Campus Drive
Anthony Nunez
N. Ninth St
Steven Lara
West Olive St
Lorenzo Navarrette
York St
Fri
Sean Stephens
Rolling Hills Road
North Seventh Street
Darrel Hartley
Jan St
Carlos Aguilar
Brad Nad
Martha Arana
Antonio Huffman
Atlanta, Ga
Garden City Community College
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