Woman bound over on murder and child abuse charges
A Scott City woman, Marilyn Hoffman, 26, is bound over for trial on first degree murder and child abuse in the July death of her 3 month old son Xavier Hoffman. Arraignment set for November 12. Testimony described infant’s injuries including retinal hemorrhages and skull fracture, with death due to brain swelling from lack of oxygen.
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Tion
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Via Christi St. Francis Hospital
Xavier Hoffman
Wichita
KBI
Hoffman
Malick
Kerri Meyer
Xavier
Via Christi
Meyer
Dromico Elam
Salina
Elam
Holcomb Considers New Crossing Beacons Near Schools
Holcomb officials weigh adding three to four solar powered crossing zone beacons on Main Street between Wiley Elementary and Holcomb Elementary to boost safety for pedestrians and school children. Council members discuss placement near Jones Avenue and Mills Road while noting traffic speeds and sunflower power plant truck traffic.
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Jones Avenue
Holcomb and
Wiley
Holcomb
Sunflower Power Corp
Mills Road
South Main Steet
Brian Rupp
North Main Street
Robin Pena
Gary Newman
Highway deaths drop to lowest level since 1950
Washington AP reports traffic fatalities fell 9.7 percent in 2009 to 33,808, the lowest since 1950, aided by seat belts safer cars and tougher drunken driving enforcement. Florida led with 422 fewer deaths and Texas 405, while the rate per 100 million miles fell to 1.13.
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Transportation Department
Transportation
Ray LaHood
America
District of Columbia
Puerto Rico
Florida
Texas
Temple-Inland lays off 17 at Garden City box plant
Finney County economic officials confirm Temple-Inland reduced staff by 17 at the Garden City converting plant after a May account loss. Temple-Inland totals about 11,000 employees with 83 locations. company says no plant closures and aims to expand sales and distribution while continuing collaboration with FCEDC.
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Garden City
Finney County Economic Development Corp
Eric Depperschmidt
Depperschmidt
Austin
Con
Dopperschmidt
Carolyn Elmore
Temple-Inlanda
Elmore
Temple- Inland Company
United States
Mexico
Puerto Rico
Temple
FCEDC
Finney County
Temple Inland
Weather Forecast Tonight and Friday Outlook
Tonight mainly clear with a low near 62. Friday will be partly cloudy with a high around 90 and a low near 54. Details on page A8.
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Marilyn Hoffman
Mark Malick Hoffman
Via Christi-St. Francis
Scott County Hospital
Gccc-Butler Community College
Laurie Sisk
Box Company
Telegra
Schwieterman Inc
Chicago
Annie
Garden City Co-op
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