GCPD earns award for STEP program efforts
The Garden City Police Department received a Silver Award for Outstanding Performance in the STEP program from the Kansas Department of Transportation for three years of seat belt outreach funded by a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration grant. The article also lists local events including Trick or Treat on Main Street in Garden City, Harvest Fest in Satanta, a poker run fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters, a Harvest Ball Dance, and a Better Kid Care teleconference with a registration fee.
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Garden City
Kansas Department of Transportation
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Main Street
Stevens Park
Satanta
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Clear Creek
Heartwarming Craft Show At Garden Valley This Weekend
Garden Valley Retirement Village at 1505 E Spruce St hosts its annual Heartwarming Craft Show on Saturday from 8 am to 3 pm in the south lobby. Also note extended flu clinic hours to 8 45 pm at Finney County Health Department for public vaccinations priced at 10. Call 272 3600 for details. Western Athletic Conference marching band festival in Dodge City tonight canceled.
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Garden Valley Retirement Village
Spruce St
Finney County
Dodge City
County Counters Beef Empire Days Rent Deals at Fairgrounds
Finney County Commissioners approved two five year discounted contracts with Beef Empire Days Inc. and Beef Empire Days Rodeo Inc. for fairgrounds use. They will pay 2600 and 2870 dollars annually, plus 7.5 percent of concession sales, and provide upfront payments in 2003. The plan cuts about 28 percent from standard rates, with a 31 vote approval despite objections on fees and parking costs.
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Finney County
Beef Empire Days Inc
Beef Empire Days Rodeo Inc
Finney County Fairgrounds
Beef Empire Days
Pete Olson
Alan Fankhauser
Irv Stephens
Bill Hogan
Tom Blackburn
Hogan
Cliff Mayo
Olson
Mayo
Stephens
Scott Smith
Angie Clark
Smith
Clark
Doonan Truck and Equipment
Welborn Sales, Inc
Garden City
City of Holcomb
Wheatlands Convention Center
Heston to support Shallenburger in Wichita rally
Charlton Heston plans to back Republican Tim Shallenburger with a 6:30 p.m. rally on Oct. 30 at Wichita’s Broadview Hotel. NRA chief Heston endorsed Shallenburger, who in 1997 backed concealed weapons legislation vetoed by Gov. Graves. Spokesman Bob Murray expected about 1,000 attendees.
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Topeka
Charlton Heston
Wichita
Tim Shallenburger
GOP
Shallenburger
Heston
Broadview
National Rifle Association
Bob Murray
Murray
NRA
Bill Graves
Kathleen Sebelius
Sebelius
Nicole Corcoran-Basso
Haley faces state ethics complaint over late campaign filing
Kansas City senator David Haley, running for secretary of state, missed the June 24 deadline to designate a campaign treasurer and filed on August 15. He was fined $300 by the Governmental Ethics Commission, which weighs a staff claim the delay was intentional. Haley denies evasion, calling it procrastination as he campaigns against incumbent Ron Thornburgh.
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Topeka
David Haley
Haley
Kansas City
Secretary of State
Ron Thornburgh
Police logs note multiple driving while suspended cases
Police logs list Cesar Muniz cited for driving while suspended in the 2400 block of East Kansas Avenue at 12 28 a.m. Rudy Celarosa arrested for curfew violation and PATH intake. Others include arrests for DUI theft warrants and failure to appear with losses from shoplifting counterfeit bills and gas theft. Multiple incidents across East Kansas Avenue Ninth Street Campus Drive and nearby blocks.
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Cesar Muniz
Fifth St
East Kansas Avenue
Rudy Celarosa
Terrace Place
Kathy Clark
E. Chestnut St
East Chestnut Street
Natalia Martinez
Salina
North 12Th Street
Jerry Turley
Crestway Drive
East
Kansas Avenue
Matthew Richman
Sioux Drive
Leonard
Jeremy Artega
W. Fulton Sr
North 11Th Street
Angel Mondragon-Lopez
Tonio Ave
No. A
North Ninth Street
Joe Cook
Hillside St
Lake Avenue
Campus Drive
Mary Street
Campusview Street
Taylor Avenue
Campbell Street
Center Street
West Kansas Avenue
Kansas seals largest meth bust in state history
In Geary County on I 70 a van stop led to 69 pounds of meth valued at 2.8 million dollars seized by Kansas Highway Patrol. Passenger Alfredo Roman 28 of Pacoima California was jailed on federal charges. a woman and two children were in the vehicle.
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Junction City
California
Kansas
Kansas Highway Patrol
Interstate 70
Geary County
Dan Stitt
Federal Drug Enforcement Agency
Overland Park
DEA
Alfredo Roman
Pacoima
Calif
Roman
Carrie Unruh Dirks 93 obituary in Montezuma
Carrie Unruh Dirks died October 21 2002 at Bethel Home Montezuma born August 31 1909 in Tampa daughter of Cornelius and Effie Unruh married Jake H Dirks December 1 1928 in Dodge City moved to Montezuma with his illness she survived by two sons eight grandchildren fifteen great grandchildren and one great great grandchild funeral held October in Montezuma Church Of God In Christ Mennonite burial at North Mennonite Cemetery Montezuma visitation at Montezuma Funeral Home memorials to Bethel Home or Gideons International in care of the funeral home
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Phyllis
Dirks
Asbury Methodist Church
Wichita
Mennonite Church
Roland Dirks
Hutchinson
Everett Dirks
Santa Rosa
Calif
Ella Dirks
Della Schmidt
Montezuma
William C. Unruh
Church of God In Christ Mennonite
Wilbur Koehn
Harold Koehn
North Mennonite Cemetery
Montezuma Funeral Home
Bethel Home Inc
Gideons International
Box 421
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GCPD
Satanta Harvest Fest
S. Ninth St
Garden Valley Craft Show
Health Department
South Pacific
Garden City Community College
County
Finney County Commission
Brad Nading
Mark Ortega
First Baptist Church
N.oIth Street
Project Vote Smart
Corcoran-Basso
Adelaide Elm
West
Eugene Place
U.S. Highway 50
Fire Department
Olive Street
Good Intent
Fourth Street
Walnut Street
Carrie Unruh Dirks
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