Hugoton teacher dies amid apparent self-inflicted overdose
Marilyn Gillespie a 50 year old pre school teacher with High Plains Educational Cooperative was found dead in her Hugoton home from an apparent overdose. Police and coroner investigations followed with autopsy planned to confirm cause of death. School district and cooperative prepared to support students and staff. funeral services arranged through Pauls Funeral Home in Hugoton.
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Hugoton
Calvin May
Marilyn Gillespie
High Plains Educational Cooperative
May
Gillespie
Samer Al-Hashmi
Seward
Hubert Peterson
Mike Lewis
Oklahoma
Ulysses
Lewis
Cooperative
Paul
Garden City man arrested on rape charges
Police arrested Francisco Javier-Cardenas, 20, of 509 Pennsylvania, on a county warrant for three counts of rape after alleged sexual assaults on a 13 year old between September 19 and 23 in southwest Garden City. He was held on a 100000 dollar bond, with first court appearance completed and another set for 2 p.m. November 26 in Finney County District Court.
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Garden City
Francisco Javier-Cardenas
Pennsylvania
Finney County
Javier-Cardenas
Dogs available at Garden City shelter
Finney County Garden City Animal Shelter at 206 W. Isabel Ave lists dogs needing homes. Adoption fees cover rabies vaccination city tag parvovirus distemper vaccines and de-worming with female dogs 107 dollars male dogs 87 dollars and female cats 97 dollars male cats 67 dollars. $25 rebates on spaying and neutering with proof. Shelter hours 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
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Finney County
Garden City
W. Isabel Ave
Finney County Humane Society
Expanding Boundaries quilt exhibit at Stauth Memorial Museum
An exhibit of 38 art quilts titled Expanding Boundaries runs through Monday at the Stauth Memorial Museum in Montezuma. Works by selected National Art Quilt Network artists explore varied styles and materials beyond bed coverings. Free admission with donations accepted. hours Tue–Sat 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4.30 p.m., Sun 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
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Stauth Memorial Museum
Montezuma
National Art Quilt Network
N. Aztec
KU tuition rises faster than national average
Lawrence AP report shows University of Kansas tuition up 17.7 percent last year versus 14 percent nationally for publics. Over a decade, KU fees rose 114 percent, higher than the 85 percent U.S. average, prompting debate over state funding and financial aid availability.
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Kansas
Kathleen McCluskey- Fawcett
McCluskey-Fawcett
College Board
Boo at the Zoo marks 10th annual Halloween event in Garden City
Boo at the Zoo returns to Lee Richardson Zoo with 37 trick or treat stops, a haunted mansion photo backdrop, and advance ticket sales. Tickets are $8 with gates open 5 to 8 30 p.m. Saturday. Advance outlets include Ward's Garden Center Teacher's Federal Credit Union and Safari Shoppe.
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Lee Richardson Zoo
Carol Hauschild
Friends of
Ward’s Garden Center
N. U.S. Highway
Garden City
Hauschild
Group pressures truckers over Wilson adult store visits
A Wilson Kansas committee targets truck drivers stopping at After Dark Video, using observed truck parking data to contact trucking firms. They warn booths and lack of hand washing may violate health rules, while forming alliances with similar groups along I-70 to discourage patronage.
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Wilson
Marge Lawson
Abilene
Brookville
Tescott
I-70
Wilson Group
Garden City officer earns FBI National Academy graduation
Garden City Police lieutenant David Slaughter, 39, is among three Finney County or Garden City officers to graduate from the FBI National Academy in Quantico Virginia. He completed 11 weeks of training from June 29 to September 5, joining a select group of mid and upper level law enforcement leaders. Slaughter praised the academy as a career highlight and joined Sheriff Kevin Bascue and Undersheriff John Andrews as local graduates currently serving in the area.
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David Slaughter
Garden City
Finney County
FBI National Academy
Slaughter
Quantico
Kansas
Kevin Bascue
John Andrews
Bascue
Finney County Sheriff’s Office
Andrews
Law Enforcement Management College
Garden City Police Department Since October 1986. Other Gcpd
E.J. Kiss
Ron Bardin
Jim Grenz
FBI
California
Sublette
Venezuela
James Hawkins
Police Department
Parole Board Public Comment Sessions Set
The Kansas Parole Board will hold public comment sessions for inmates with Finney County convictions. Sessions run 8:30 10:30 a.m. Friday in Topeka Kansas City and Wichita with October 30 in Wichita. Written letters to the board are accepted at Topeka 66612.
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Kansas Parole Board
Finney County
Ray R. Bernal
Clyde William Johnson
Reno
Sedgwick
Ford
Lewis E. Guebara
Jessie James Jones
Topeka
London
Jackson St
Kansas City
Kan
City Hall
McDowell Plaza
Seventh St
Wichita
Finney State Office
William St
London State Office
S. Topeka
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Gctelegram
Garden City Shelter
John Boehner
Ohio
Bush
George Miller
D-Calif
Western Kansas
Finney County Fairgrounds
Finney County Court House
N. Eighth St
Family Crisis Services
W. Fulton St
Brandon Webb
Pratt High School
Finney Game Refuge
Local Officer Graduates Academy
Hawkins
Parole Board
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