Sheriff probes possible kidnapping of wife and three children
Finney County Sheriff Kevin Bascue investigates a reported abduction by Miguel Ruiz-Alvarez who allegedly forced Rebecca Ruiz and her four children into a white passenger vehicle at a Lot 28 residence. The family, last seen at 5:30 p.m., may be headed toward Amarillo or Oklahoma. a witness saw the incident and authorities urge tips to Crime Stoppers or the sheriff's office.
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Finney County
Kevin Bascue
Bascue
Rebecca Ruiz
Lincoln Road
Miguel Ruiz-Alvarez
Garden City
Ruiz- Alvarez
Ruiz-Alvarez
Amarillo
Texas
Oklahoma
Ruiz
Boy in Critical Condition After Garden City Crash
A 10-year-old boy, Tyler Becker, remained in critical condition at Wesley Medical Center Wichita after a two vehicle crash on U S 50. Shelby Zimmerman 15, Garden City, driver of the Dodge, was hospitalized at St Catherine and in uncertain condition. Mercury driver Mark Mandragon 32, Garden City, was treated and released after the collision at Big Lowe Road.
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Garden City
Wesley Medical Center
Wichita
Kansas Highway Patrol
Tyler Becker
Shelby Zimmerman
U.S. Highway 50
Big Lowe Road
Zimmerman
St. Catherine Hospital
Mercury
Mark Mandragon
Mandragon
Story hour begins at Kearny County Library this fall
Kearny County Library launches its fall story hour for ages 3 to 5 starting 2 p.m. September 15. Sessions run Mondays and Wednesdays 2 to 3 p.m. and Fridays 9 to 10 a.m. Theme is Go on a Safa-Read. Signups start today at Main and Prairie or by calling (620) 355-6674.
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Kearny County
Main and Prairie
Downtown Vision Committee to discuss revitalizing Garden City
The Downtown Vision Committee meets at 7 tonight at Knights of Columbus Hall 205 N Eighth St to review the Kansas Main Street program. The public is invited. Road condition hotline 1-800-585-7623.
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Downtown Vision Committee
Garden City
Knights of Columbus
Eighth St
Kansas Main
Air museum in Liberal faces closure amid weak economy
Liberal Kansas weighs closing the Mid-America Air Museum to balance a tight budget after state aid cuts. The 101-aircraft facility draws about 11,464 visitors, ranking as the second largest tourist draw behind Dorothy's House. City officials debate funding limits and donor restrictions as they seek solutions.
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Liberal
Kansas
Liberal City Commission
Charles Craig
Mid-America
Dorothy Gale
Dorothy
Trustees to hear ventilation project update at GCCC
The Garden City Community College board of trustees will meet at 5 15 p m in the Schwartz Room to discuss the final design for the campus heating ventilation and air conditioning system. The project with PEC and Tatro is about 1.6 million dollars and may be funded over years or via certificates of participation. The design aims to connect all buildings to one system for energy efficiency and centralized operation.
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Craig
Jack Cooley
Garden City Community College
Gccc Board of Trustees
GCCC
Professional Engineering Consultants
Tatro
PEC
Trustees
Bill Clifford
Missing teen swept away in rain swollen Indian Creek
In Overland Park, authorities recovered the body of an 18 year old Johnson County resident after he and two friends were swept downstream while swimming in rain swollen Indian Creek. Bystanders pulled two others to safety as more than 75 emergency workers searched Sunday and Monday despite strong currents.
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Overland Park
Kansas City
Indian Creek
Leawood
Ben Florance
Johnson County
Tyler Butts
Jury finds man guilty of rape in Finney County
Ramiro Bernal, 21, of Garden City was convicted in Finney County District Court for raping a 17 year old after a party on Campus Drive in early July 2002. The jury deliberated about an hour and a half over three days of testimony.
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Liberal
Isaac Rodriguez
Dodge City
Seward County
Don Scott
Rodriguez
Travis Kohn
Colorado Springs
Colo
Eric Pike
Pike
Kohn
Nicholas Moody
Ulysses
Joshua Talbert
Audry Martinez
Scott
Moody
Talbert
Martinez
Garden City
Finney County
Ramiro Bernal
Campus Drive
Lois Malin
Malin
St. Catherine Hospital
Bernal
Michael Benitez
John Wheeler
Benitez
Pickup Driver Hospitalized After Scott County Crash
Kenneth E. Farr a 41 year old Scott County man was hospitalized Monday after his 2002 Chevy pickup collided with a John Deere tractor driven by Scott H. Williams 20 Scott City on Kansas Highway 4 about three miles east of U S 83. The trailer rolled off the Chevy and the truck struck a box culvert ejecting Farr who was not wearing a seat belt. His passenger Meridith Farr 51 suffered no injuries. Williams was uninjured.
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Scott
Scott County
Kansas Highway Patrol
Kenneth E. Farr
John Deere
Scott H. Williams
Scott City
Farr
Scott County Hospital
Meridith Farr
Lcon
Williams
Garden City man turns himself in after short high speed chase
An 18-year-old Garden City man, Mitchell Howard, led police on a brief chase at 11:08 p.m. Friday, reaching 60 to 80 mph before sliding into eastbound lanes on Fulton Street. He surrendered at the Law Enforcement Center at 1:38 p.m. Saturday on aggravated assault, felony fleeing and eluding, and three counts of reckless driving, plus multiple traffic violations.
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Garden City
Mike Utz
Mitchell Howard
S. Road 18
East Walnut St
Howard
Utz
Fulton Street
Larry Funk
Rowland Road
Funk
Riverside Drive
Law Enforcement Center
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