Garden City Fire Department Boots for MDA Drives Donations
Garden City Fire Department raised 5010.92 through a Boot Block drive on Sunday with eighteen firefighters collecting for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Funds support clinic services children’s summer camps and support groups. MDA serves over a million Americans with neuromuscular diseases.
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Babies N Bikers Benefit Run Set For Sept 18
The annual Babies N Bikers Benefit Run starts at Clark Motorsports in Garden City on Sept 18 with 9 am registration. Fees are 30 dollars for two on a bike or 25 for a single, including lunch, a vest pin, door prize ticket and scripture run card. Proceeds go to ABC Pregnancy Care Center and its Life Support Center and Precious Beginnings Center. Barry Ward performs at 3 pm on ABC’s front lawn with free will offering.
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EBay course offered at GCCC in October
Garden City Community College offers a two session eBay buying and selling course in October by Doug Peters. Topics include seller accounts pricing research listings PayPal and completing sales. Fee is 59 dollars with enrollment due a week before class. Contact CECS for registration at 276 9647 or via email.
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Zoo to begin winter hours on Tuesday
The Lee Richardson Zoo will switch to winter hours starting Tuesday with 8 a.m. opening and 4 30 p.m. closing. Pedestrian and vehicle gates close at 4 30 p.m. and the zoo officially closes at 5 p.m. through March 31, 2011.
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Kansas Aug tax receipts beat expectations by wide margin
Kansas collected 414 million in August, about 38 million above forecast, led by stronger individual income and retail sales taxes. Over two months, receipts ran 35 million ahead, aiding the 13.7 billion budget outlook and prompting cautious optimism from Gov. Parkinson about the economy while warning that future months may vary.
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Dodge City gets new UMMAM dental clinic expansion
United Methodist Mexican American Ministries expands dental care to underserved in Dodge City via a new clinic opening with a Sept. 8 ribbon cutting. Four chairs operate three days weekly with volunteer dentists, aiming to add a full-time dentist. 2011 Central Ave site hours are listed and phone numbers provided for appointments.
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Richard McFadden
Shawna Harris
Crystal Obee
Bret Holman
Ford County
Dodge City Clinic
Central Ave
Garden City Clinic
Couple sues The Telegram over alleged malicious prosecution
Ulysses couple, Carlos and Julie Moral, file civil suit against The Garden City Telegram and executives claiming abuse of process after a worthless check case. Dismissed charges in Finney County without prejudice. Morals seek over 75,000 in penalties plus punitive damages. Carlos Moral faces additional theft and forgery charges in other cases.
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Kansas Governor to announce Hunger Awareness Month
Governor Parkinson plans a Wednesday news conference with the Kansas Food Security Task Force to stress access to nutritious safe foods and will sign a proclamation naming September Hunger Awareness Month. Four voters sue to block five of nine commission members, all attorneys, from participation claiming the process is undemocratic.
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Judge Rejects Smoking Ban Exemption Ruling
Sedgwick County Judge Jeffrey Goering ruled the statewide smoking ban legal in a Wichita suit filed by local business owners who sought to follow a city ordinance. Attorney General Steve Six called the decision a victory for public health in Kansas.
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Kansas Supreme Court vacancy deadline nears
TOPEKA AP The process to choose a new Kansas Supreme Court justice moves ahead as applicants faced a noon deadline to submit by mail or in person. Former Chief Justice Robert Davis retired Aug 3 and died the next day. A state nominating commission will screen and forward three finalists to Gov Mark Parkinson.
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Kansas AG to report on DNA backlog progress
With new funding this budget year the Kansas Bureau of Investigation aims to reduce the DNA backlog. The agency will outline efforts at a Wednesday press conference at KBI headquarters in Topeka. The funding from the 2010 Legislature targets processing samples from statewide cases and entering results into the database.
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Kansas Bureau of Investigation
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State moves inmates back to Stockton prison
The Kansas Department of Corrections reopens the Stockton Correctional Facility in Rooks County after a 2009 closure. About 20 inmates will move in Wednesday afternoon, with the rest arriving over five weeks, supported by a $1.7 million budget restoration for the last nine months of the fiscal year.
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