Two Arrested After 100 MPH Chase Through City
Kansas Highway Patrol tracked a stolen car driven by 18 year old Travis Boyd of Hutchinson and a 17 year old passenger from Junction City. The vehicle, running on three wheels and rims, was involved in a 100 mph pursuit from U S Highway 83 to U S Highway 50 before stopping near Campus Drive. Both suspects face possession of stolen property charges with additional counts for Boyd including criminal damage, leaving the scene of an accident, fleeing and eluding, no driver’s license, and reckless driving.
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Kansas Highway Patrol
KHP
Kansas Avenue
11Th Street
Kit Carson
Colo
U.S. Highway 50
Campus Drive
Travis Boyd
Hutchinson
Junction City
Boyd
Finney County LEPC Meeting Notice
The Finney County Local Emergency Planning Committee invites the public to a meeting at 1 30 p m Wednesday in conference room B on the lower level of the Finney County Law Enforcement Center. LEPC assesses county vulnerabilities and updates the all hazard plan while serving as a Right to Know information contact.
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Finney County
LEPC
Finney County Emergency Management Office
Moran to discuss Big First Listening Tour on TV
Congressman Jerry Moran will discuss his Big First Listening Tour on Smoky Hills Public Television show Mid America Life A Conversation with Jerry Moran. The airing Friday from 8 30 to 9 30 p m on Channel 7 covers his tour through all 66 counties of the First District.
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Smoky Hills
Jerry Moran
R-Hays
Channel 7
Red Cross Poker Run Set for Saturday at Stevens Park
Rev up for the American Red Cross poker run starting 10:30 AM Saturday at Stevens Park with stops in Lakin Ulysses and Johnson City before returning for a hamburger feed and live bands at 4 PM. About 80 riders have registered and registration runs 9:30 to 10:30 at Stevens Park.
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American Red Cross
Stevens Park
Red Cross
Lakin
Ulysses
Johnson City
Kansas Avenue Repaving to Begin Friday
Kansas Avenue from College five to 250 feet east of Campus Drive will be rebuilt in phases starting Friday. Smith Land Company leads a $250,000 project with one lane traffic and no turning lanes at Kansas Avenue Campus Drive. First westbound phase to last about two weeks in good weather, with Campus Drive detoured around the intersection.
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Kansas Avenue
College Five
Campus Drive
Smith Land Company
College Drive
Kansas Venue
Garden City
Kansas Department of Portation
City, college, and USD 457 may share final Tangeman complex costs
Garden City considers splitting remaining Tangeman Sports Complex costs after the city has paid about $700,000 since 1994 for facilities including softball and baseball fields. GCCC and USD 457 have contributed roughly $41,400 and $48,900 respectively. the college may cover a $9,000 sign.
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Field of Dreams
Garden City
James H. Tangeman
Garden City Community College
USD 457
Garden City City Commission
GCCC
Tangeman
Community College
Bob Halloran
Reynaldo Mesa
Mesa
Carol Ballantyne
Ballantyne
Milt Pippenger
Pippenger
Community College Board
Garden City Recreation Commission
College
Recreation Commission
Steve Cottrell
Halloran
City and Community College
City and
Recond
Kathleen Whitley
Public worry over Anthem bid for Kansas BCBS deal
Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius seeks input from policyholders as Anthem BCBS plans to acquire Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas in a $370 million deal converting BCBSKS into a stock company. Public notices ran in eight papers. 57 letters received with 45 before notices. Public hearings planned. no service disruption expected and cards only change.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield
Kansas
Kathleen Sebelius
Garden City Telegram
Nicole Corcoran Basso
Kansas Insurance Department
Corcoran Basso
Anthem
Blue Cross Blue Shield of
Bcbsks
Corcoran-Basso
Sebelius
Bcbses
State Insurance Department
Anthem Bcbs
Indiana
Kentucky
Ohio
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Colorado
Nevada
Maine
Johnson and Wyandotte
Commissioner of Insurance
S.W
Ninth Street
Topeka
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Inc
Topeka Blvd
Anthem Blue Cross and
Blue Shield Insurance Companies Inc
Monument Circle
Indianapolis
Weekend cultural events and local gatherings in Garden City
This weekend features a Spanish Mass at St. Mary Catholic Church at 1 p.m. followed by a reception and exhibit at the Finney County Historical Society Museum showcasing "La Fiesta 75 Years of Tradition." Channel 8 airs an all Hispanic film and a Garden City promotion video series highlighting Asian communities. Nearby, Buffalo Stompers Square Dance meets Saturday at Holcomb Rec Center. Lakin PRIDE hosts a hamburger feed Friday at the middle school, with meal prices listed, and Scott County Vip Center hosts a boxed supper Saturday with a bidding auction and live entertainment.
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America
Channel 8
St. Mary Catholic Church
Finney County Historical Society Museum
Holcomb Rec Center
Wiley
Lakin Pr.i.d.e
Steelers
Scott County
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Sion
City Commission
Whitley
Randy Grisell
Tangeman Complex
Julie Morris
Garden City Co-op
Fulton Street
Morris
Pierceville-Plymell School
Insurance Commission
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