Police arrest man for hitting woman in Garden City
Garden City police arrest Richard Matthews 20 after he allegedly hit Heather McMahon 17 in the face with a jack handle at 2204 Campus Drive. He tackled her, punched her repeatedly, then fled. EMS treated her injuries before Matthews resisted arrest at 304 Hillside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City
Campus Drive
No. 3
Richard Matthews
Heather McMahon
Matthews
EMS
McMahon
Hillside
Craft and Business Fair to Aid Compassionate Ministries
A Christmas in September Craft and Business Fair planned for Sept 14 runs 9 am to 4 pm at Stevens County Fairgrounds Hugoton. Initiated in 1996 to aid the Hugoton community and since 2001 funds Compassionate Ministries run by Hugoton Church of the Nazarene. Include arts and crafts, home businesses, baked goods, lunch, games, make and take, prizes. For info call Pandea Smith or Virgen Smith. Compassionate Ministries details from Hugoton Church of the Nazarene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Compassionate Ministries
Hugoton
Stevens County Fairgrounds
Pandea Smith
Virgen Smith
Hugoton Church of the Nazarene
Lunch and Learn kicks off 14th annual series
The Finney County Extension Office presents the 14th annual Lunch and Learn program starting Thursday with Acorns to Zucchini What the Consumer Wants to Know. It runs 12:05 to 12:55 p.m. at the Finney County Public Library 605 E Walnut St. Bring lunch. coffee and tea provided. Call Linda Walter at 272-3670 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finney County Extension Office
Finney County Public Library
Walnut St
Linda Walter
Russell Child Development Center offers free preschool screenings
Russell Child Development Center and USD 457 announce free developmental screenings for children aged 1 month to 5 years. Appointments for Sept 20 at Trinity Lutheran Church 1010 Fleming St. include hearing, vision, speech, muscle development, and thinking skills checks in a 90 minute session. Call 275-0291 to book or cancel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Child Development Center
USD 457
Trinity Lutheran Church
Fleming St
Library trustees to meet Tuesday in Finnup Room
Finney County Public Library Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Finnup Room at the library. The agenda centers on the search for a new library director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finney County Public Library Board of Trustees
Finnup
Walnut St
Kansas Chief Justice McFarland Faces Retention Vote
Kay McFarland seeks reappointment as Kansas Supreme Court chief justice in a budget strained year. The 25th year on the court and seventh as chief, plus eight of ten Court of Appeals judges on the ballot, mark a historic retention test with past data suggesting strong voter support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kay McFarland
Kansas Supreme Court
McFarland
State Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Bill Graves
Graves
Kansas
Ed Larson
Salina
Lawton Nuss
Tyler Lockett
Fred
Carol Beier
Wichita
Jerry Elliott
Robert Gernon
Hiawatha
Henry W Green Jr
Leavenworth
Lee Johnson
Caldwell
David Knudson
Robert J. Lewis Jr
Atwood
Gary Rulon
Emporia
Beier
Johnson
Garden City Fire Dept distributes free smoke detectors
The Garden City Fire Department, aided by a State Fire Marshall grant, offers free smoke detectors to needy families to boost home fire safety. Applications are available at multiple city offices and by calling 276-1140. approved families will have detectors installed by firefighters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City
State Fire Marshall
Fire Department
Dan Wimmer
N. Ninth St
Social and Rehabilitation Services
Russell Child Development
Aquila credit rating cut to junk status by Moody's
Moody's lowers Aquila Inc. to junk, in a move the energy firm says won't disrupt operations. Aquila must cover 192 million in obligations within 60 days while maintaining 754 million in cash liquidity. CEO Robert Green and spokesman Al Butkus insist plans remain in place as the company shifts to regulated utilities and asset sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City, Mo
Moody’s Investors Service
Aquila Inc
Moody's
Cal Energy
Robert K. Green
Aquila
al Butkus
Butkus
Kansas City
Standard & Poor’s
Fitch’s
Green
Drought Trims Midwest Manufacturing Index
Severe drought slows business across nine states. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss notes a third straight August decline in the Mid-America Business Conditions Survey with an overall index at 51.1, signaling slower manufacturing though national activity grows. The drought in Kansas North Dakota Nebraska and South Dakota dents sectors serving agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Midwest
Ernie Goss
Creighton University
Goss
Manufactur
Ing
Kansas
North Dakota
Nebraska
South Dakota
Dustry
Arkansas
Iowa
Minnesota
Missouri
Oklahoma
Teens Back Voter Turnout Through Youth Campaigns
The Freedom's Answer group partners with Kids Voting USA to mobilize students to persuade adults to vote in the November election. Kansas City area coordinators say youths will canvass homes and attend football crowds to boost turnout beyond recent nonpresidential elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Freedom's Answer
Millie Authur
Missouri
Freedom
Kids Voting USA
Kristin Grdinovac
Piper High School
Kan
Piper
Chad Reynolds
Reynolds
Angie Stoner
George W. Bush
al Gore
Freedom’s
Joe Novak
Kansas
Freedom’s Answer
Mill Valley High School
Shawnee
Also Mentioned on This Page
Russell Child
GCED
Wimmer
Aquila Credit Rating
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!