Former Garden City Resident Dies in Colo Car Crash
Shawn D. Harkness, 35, a former Garden City resident, died in a single vehicle crash near Cripple Creek Colorado about 2:15 a.m. Sunday. State Patrol says his 2003 Toyota pickup ran off the road, over-corrected, rolled twice and ejected him. he was not wearing a seat belt and was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators are examining possible alcohol involvement. He had lived in Colorado Springs for six months and worked for Gold Rush Casino Cripple Creek.
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Garden City
Cripple Creek
Colo
Colorado State Patrol
Shawn D. Harkness
Harkness
Colorado Springs
Gold Rush Casino
Worthey
David E. Worthey
Spearville
Dodge City
Wortheys
Tepe
Maize
Kansas 96
Marjorie J. Weaver
Wichita
Woman hurt as car swerves into ditch during traffic duty
Garden City woman Maria San Juan directing eastbound traffic along Highway 50 was struck by a late 1980s Ford Crown Victoria driven by Carlos Garcia-Nevarez of Dodge City. She was treated and released from the hospital. deputies consider citations for the driver as roadwork continues and expects completion by next week.
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Garden City
East US
Towns Road
Maria San Juan
Smith Land Co
Finney County
Kevin Bascue
Bascue
San Juan
Carlos Garcia-Nevarez
Dodge City
Garcia-Nevarez
Part of Mary Street to close Thursday
Garden City officials announce Mary Street between VFW Road and Taylor Avenue will close to through traffic Thursday for railroad crossing repairs on Humphrey Road. Access to businesses and homes remains, but crossing Humphrey is blocked from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Mary Street
VFW
Taylor Avenue
Garden City Public Works
Sam Curran
Humphrey Road
Open houses set for US 400 plan in Kansas
Kansas Department of Transportation and TranSystems hold open houses from 4 30 to 7 p m today at Garden City Armory and Dodge City location to present plans for US 400 from Garden City east to Mullinville A public officials meeting occurred 10 a m to noon today at Cimarron Public Library no formal presentation planned at open houses viewers can ask engineers questions ROAD HOTLINE 1 800 585 7623
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Kansas Department of Transportation and Engineering
TranSystems Corp
Garden City
Mullinville
Garden City National Guard
S. Main St
Dodge City National Guard
First Ave
Cimarron Public Library
New director guides Santa Fe Trail RC & D in Kansas
Susie McBride takes over as coordinator for the Santa Fe Trail Resource Conservation and Development Council based in Lakin, overseeing ten southwest Kansas counties. She plans projects from bicycle refurbishments to water quality studies, aiming at a new initiative in each county within a year.
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Santa Fe Trail
RC & D
Lakin
Susie McBride
Santa Fe Trail Resource Conservation and Development Council
Kansas
Grant
Morton
Stevens
McBride
Oberlin
Usda Service
Santa Fe Trail Blvd
Louisiana
United States Department of Agriculture
USDA
Cody
Randy Steinle
Ford
Santa Fe RC & D
Frazier Park
Grant County
Ulysses
Seou
YMCA funds uplift many families in Finney County
Garden City Family YMCA director Chad Knight notes Finney County United Way provides about 3 percent of the budget, roughly $25,000 of $900,000, enabling affordable access. Scholarships cut membership fees 5 to 95 percent, often 65 to 95 percent, aiding single parents, seniors, and families in need.
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Chad Knight
Knight
Garden City Family Ymca
Finney County
United Way
YMCA
Ymcas
George W. Finnup
Reading First grant brings funds to Buffalo Jones Elementary
Buffalo Jones Elementary in southwest Kansas was the sole recipient in the region of this year’s Reading First grant and will receive about 863600 across three years for teacher instruction and literacy resources. The school will use 128000 this year for instruction, library materials, and a literacy coach while planning to involve parents through a chili night to explain federal requirements.
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Buffalo Jones Elementary
Buffalo Jones
Kansas
USD 457 Board of Education
USD 457
Reading First
Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center
Garden City High School
Dawn
Riggs
Beth Krasovec
Laura Cano
Gail Dunford
Dunford
Martha Carter
Rafaela Solis
Solis
Reno Rips Patriot Act Limits as Ashcroft Urges Uniformity
Former US Attorney General Janet Reno criticizes John Ashcroft’s plea agreement limits and calls for Patriot Act revisions. She argues many accused terrorists could be tried in federal courts and urges more targeted charges. In Dodge City, a Ford County deputy and a Spearville woman died in a head on crash on US 50 near Spearville.
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Ashcroft
Ford County
Pittsburgh
U.S
University of Kansas
Congress
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Kearny
Ellsworth Correctional Facility
Brenda Ford
Center St
Kristen Contreras
Cano
U.S. 50
Kansas Highway Patrol
Wilma J. Worthey
Sheriff’s
Bret D. Tepe
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