Garden City man hurt in three vehicle crash on US 50
A three vehicle wreck on US 50 at Schulman Avenue left William F McGlade 67 Garden City in good condition after the 7 site collision. Luis Ramon Correa 31 of Dodge City and Corey Joe Minear 21 of Hays were treated. all wore seat belts. Correa crossed center line and was struck by a Northbound semi. All were transported to St Catherine Hospital.
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Garden City
U.S. Highway 50
Schulman Avenue
Kansas Highway Patrol
RHP
William F McGlade
Luis Ramon Correa
Dodge City
GMC
Correa
Kenworth
Corey Joe Minear
Hays
St. Catherine Hospital
McGlade
Minear
Committee forms energy panel to study rising costs
Kansas lawmakers create the Select Joint Committee on Energy, a 10 member group led by Rep. Tom Sloan to review prices and production in the state. The panel has about two months to study energy issues before the 2006 legislature, with a Feb 1 deadline for recommendations. Leaders note limited state power to curb price hikes.
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Topeka
Kansas
Legislative Coordinating Council
Joint Committee On Energy
Tom Sloan
R-Lawrence
House
Dennis McKinney
Greensburg
Judge Finds Tenure Meals Fine Was Mistaken
Eleven state workers were wrongly fined one dollar each for accepting free meals after a Shawnee County judge ruled the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission failed to prove intentional violation. The education department had staff visit hotels to review meals and costs but none could contract, and they believed meals were paid by the department under a 1997 law.
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Topeka
Shawnee
Shawnee County
David E. Bruns
Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission
Education Department Ad
Design advocate defends intelligent design amid Kansas standards
In Topeka and Washburn University, debates over Kansas science standards flare as intelligent design advocate Phillip Johnson denounces what he calls a panicky, hysterical response from the scientific establishment. National groups warn the standards would mislead students about evolution, while supporters insist updates aim for balance and educational quality.
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Topeka
Kansas
National Academy of Sciences
National Science Teachers Association
State Board of Education
Washburn University
Phillip Johnson
University of California
Christian Challenge
Gerry Wheeler
Teachers’ Association
Johnson
Grandkids grow giant garden pumpkin in Grammy's yard
Cheska Prince age seven and her brother Zephaniah age three planted three seeds each in Grammy Julie Prince's Garden City garden. The pumpkin weighed near 100 pounds and was growing larger all summer. Their grandmother praises gardening as a healthy activity and a nature lesson for the children.
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Cheska Prince
Zephaniah
Terry and
Julie Prince
Finney County
Cheska
Grammy
Prince
Garfield
Julie
Terry
Jeremiah
Violet Prince
Garden City
Violet
United States
Limon may be released after Kansas Supreme Court ruling
Matthew Limon could be freed from Ellsworth Correctional Facility soon after the Kansas Supreme Court issued a final order at the request of both sides. Attorney Paige Nichols said the court’s action clears the way for a motion to seek release pending any further action. The case arose from a 2000 conviction for a sex act with a 14 year old, tied to debates over Romeo and Juliet provisions and equal protection in sex law.
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Topeka
Matthew Limon
Kansas Supreme Court
Paige Nichols
Nichols
Miami County
Richard Smith
Limon
Simon
Ellsworth
Garden City schools differ on Halloween costume policies
Garden City public schools split over Halloween outfits with some elementary campuses allowing costumes at day end and others banning them due to time limits and discipline. Edith Scheuerman Elementary hosts a costume parade with safety limits. Buffalo Jones and Alta Brown have stopped costumes for years, while high and middle schools permit costumes within dress rules.
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Garden City
Edith Scheuerman
Sandy Almos
Almos
Florence Wilson
Connie Pracht
Buffalo Jones
Rafaela Solis
Solis
Leticia Porter
Alta Brown
Porter
Garden City High School
Mark Ronn
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