Man arrested for reckless driving and DUI by The Telegram
Garden City man Michael Friesen, 26, was arrested at 2:20 a.m. after police saw sparks from a street sign beneath his vehicle. He drove a 1993 Jeep Cherokee in a reckless pattern across multiple blocks causing property damage estimated over 670 dollars and was treated at St. Catherine Hospital for a facial injury. He faces charges including driving under the influence, felony fleeing and eluding, 12 counts of criminal damage and traffic violations.
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Garden City
Michael Friesen
Campus Drive
Mary Street
Mike Utz
Third Street
Labrador Boulevard
Villa North Apartments
Labrador Blvd
Friesen
Chainey Street
Utz
North Central Garden City
Belmont Place
North Third Street
Kingsbury
Coachman Lane
St. Catherine Hospital
Box Office Opens For GCCC Production Of The Fantasticks
The Garden City Community College box office opens Monday for tickets to The Fantasticks. Performances run Oct 24 25 31 and Nov 2 with matinees Oct 26 and Nov 2. Tickets are 8 dollars with a dessert option for the final show.
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Garden City Community College
Skip Mancini
Southwest
Kansas
Pauline Joyce Fine Arts
FHSU Aims Transfer Recruitment With College Visits
Fort Hays State University faculty and staff will visit eight area community colleges this fall to recruit transfer students. The schedule includes Garden City Community College on October 23 where admissions counselors will be on hand to answer questions and provide information on degree programs.
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Fort Hays State University
Garden City Community College
FHSU
Rural Kansas faces urban strain from falling rural population
Kansas economists warn that rural depopulation threatens urban growth as the state trails the nation in population gains. Keeton of the Federal Reserve says recovery hinges on national resurgence and job creation, while Goodland banker McCants touts tourism, dairy processing, immigrants, and small businesses as paths to growth. Representative Wilk backs a bipartisan economic revival push to align rural and urban trends.
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Topeka
Kansas
Bill Keeton
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Keeton
Goodland
Larry McCants
McCants
First National Bank
Northwest Kansas
Sebelius
Kenny Wilk
Lansing
Joint Committee On Economic Development
Wind Farm Tour Highlights Wind Power Debate in Kansas
Sen Greta Goodwin joined 33 Kansas legislators on a tour of the Montezuma Gray County wind farm showing 215 foot turbines. They discussed benefits and opposition, with Aquila officials noting the project can replace coal and natural gas usage while generating 110 megawatts. Local schools receive tax-empt contributions and farmers gain lease income amid concerns about scenery and land use.
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Kansas
Bill Bunten
Topeka
Nick Jorden
Shawnee
Gray County
Montezuma
Ways and Means and Appropriations Committees
Greta Goodwin
Winfield
Goodwin
Cowley County
Flint Hills
Ways and Means
Trent LaDeaux
Senate
Dave Kerr
Rick Green
Aquila
Kansas City
Green
FPL Energy
Missouri
FPL
Jim Katey
Juno Beach
Fla
Katey
Joe Shriver
Arkansas City
Shriver
Jo Ann Pottorff
Wichita
David Jackson
Chris Steineger
Dwyandotte County
Tip leads to meth arrests
Garden City police and the Finney County Drug Task Force arrested Virginia Likes and Bert Lewis after surveillance and purchases at Target Wal-Mart and Home Depot linked to meth production. Officers found eight boxes of pseudoephedrine pills and a 20 pound propane tank with hydrous ammonia, muriatic acid and equipment. Charges include possession with intent to manufacture methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia offenses.
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Garden City
Finney County
Target Store
Mike Utz
Virginia
Las Animas
Colo
Target
Kansas Ave
Target Security
Drug Task Force
Utz
Bert Lewis
Wal-Mart
Home Depot
Lewis
Task Force
Likes
Bazaar and homecoming weekend enliven Garden City
Finney County hosts the 37th annual Senior Citizen's Bazaar at the Finney County Senior Center 907 N. 10th St from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday with 22 displays selling crafts plants and food to benefit the center. A 3:30 p.m. raffle offers seven special items. That evening the Miles of Smiles Walk and Wheel Benefit Dance and Auction at Garden City Plaza Inn features Smokin Hott live and 40 live auction items plus a $500 home theater prize. Community events include a GCCC homecoming bonfire parade and football game at Memorial Stadium with high school art displays downtown.
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Garden City Community College
Garden City
Finney County Senior Citizen’s Association
Garden City Plaza Inn
E. Kansas Ave
Jennifer Standley
Standley
GCCC
Tangeman Fields
Finney County Exhibition Building
Main Street
Walnut Street
Memorial Stadium
Garden City High School
Southwest Arts & Humanities Arts Center
N. Main St
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