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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 2000
Page
8
Hutchinson AP A big loss on grandstand shows at the Kansas State Fair was caused by Third Eye Blind. The band was guaranteed 100000 but drew 2055 fans, later reduced to 95000, leaving a 57585 deficit. Def Leppard drew near sellout, earning 77286 profit. nine acts lost money, four earned.
At Newton High School a 14-year-old freshman, Matt Rikoff, lost three fingers during a tug-of-war contest at Athletic Park. About 200 students were present as teachers and staff noted the injury and declared the fingers as non-reattachable.
The Kansas Sentencing Commission released projections showing a significant decline in state prisoners over the next decade. It forecasts 403 fewer inmates in fiscal 2010, down 4.6 percent from current levels, with a drop from 8,784 in 2000 to 7,558 by 2002 and a rise to 8,381 in 2010.
In Topeka a man described as a key witness in an upcoming murder trial was killed in a party-crashing fight. Josh Willie Woods, 21, faced testimony in the Felder capital murder case involving brothers Jeffrey Lewis, 40, and Lee Lewis, 35. No charges yet linked to Woods' death.
Shawnee County Treasurer Rita Cline faces a federal suit over an In God We Trust sign in her office. The ACLU says the sign pushes religion, while Cline says she redesigned after objections. The case centers on church state questions and a letter to plaintiff Mary Lou Schmidt.
Kansas Highway Patrol investigates a Wichita man who possibly drove the wrong way on Kansas 96, killing 35 year old Charles T. Anderson and critically injuring 31 year old Stephen Garner of Augusta. Authorities say family reports suggested a prior suicide attempt. Disc jockey Johnny Western witnessed the scene.
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