Courtroom Clash Over Bonds 73rd Home Run Ball
Patrick Murphy reports a dispute over the ownership of Barry Bonds 73rd home run ball after it was allegedly taken from Alex Popov by Patrick Hayashi amid a mob at the stadium. MLB stance favors possession. Popov threatens suit and possible charges while the market values the ball around two million.
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Barry Bonds
Bonds
Mark McGwire
McGwire
Alex Popov
Patrick Hayashi
Popov
Hayashi
Major League Baseball
Area volunteers fight fires across rural Kansas
In Southwest Kansas 26 volunteer fire departments serve a 12 county area. Lakin and Deerfield run city departments. Kearny County Fire District also serves, all regarded as volunteer. Training comes from KS Forest Service, KSFFA and university programs, with 20 to 22 volunteers per department and crews relying on aging trucks and 911 for emergencies.
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Lakin and
Deerfield Volunteer Fire Departments
Robbie McCombs
Lakin
Brian Jones
Don Robertson
Mike Heinitz
Kent Hall
Jed Purdy
Deerfield
Kansas
Ed Boots
Garfield Township
Allen Shelton
Garden City
Shelton
Kearny County
Scott Harris
Harris
Boots
Kansas Forest Service
Pierceville
Tim Whipple
Garet Beach
Kansas State Fire Fighters Association
Hays
KSFFA
Paul Collins
Satanta/Dudley
Kansas State University
Garfield Township Volunteer Fire Department
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Patrick Murphy
Garden City Telegram
Murphy's Law
Murphy
CNOTU
Laurie Bean Chapman
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Graham K. Johnson