Two Die in Ulysses Crash. Two Men Critical
Sunday crash on County Road 7 near Ulysses left two children ages 7 and 10 dead at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital. James Reinert and Eric Becker remain in critical condition at Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita. Freightliner driver Jose Longoria not injured. Seat belt worn by Eric Becker only passenger in pickup.
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Johnson City
James Reinert
Eric Becker
Via Christi Regional Medical Center
St. Francis
Wichita
Reinert
Ulysses
Jose Longoria
Guymon
Okla
Grant County
March of Dimes taste event Friday night
Local celebrities and restaurateurs test culinary skills at the March of Dimes Taste Of Southwest Kansas. The 6:30 p.m. event at Plaza Hotel includes sample-size dishes, a silent auction, and a live auction after dinner. Tickets are $20 at the door to support babies’ health through research, education, and services.
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Southwest
Kansas
Plaza Hotel
E. Kansas Ave
The
March of Dimes
Voluntary Service Agency
Architectural Treasure Hunt boosts Garden City Downtown Vision
Garden City residents gathered at 413 N Main St to celebrate Downtown Vision and its Architectural Treasure Hunt. Liz Sosa and Dana Nanninga teamed up to identify 10 photographed architectural details, with winners earning gift certificates and recognition from the Kansas Main Street program and local leaders.
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Garden City
Liz Sosa
Dana Nanninga
N. Main St
Downtown Vision
Cathy McKinley
McKinley
Kansas Main Street
National Main Street Center
Garden City Area
Chamber
Pat
Baughman
Ron Isham
Main Street
Isham
Kep
Kendall Kepley
Local doctor provides free cancer treatment to immigrant patient
Obstetrician George Matthews at the Women's Clinic donated at least 100000 in free care including radiation, CAT scans, checkups and surgeries for Ana Iris Funes, a 47 year old cancer patient from El Salvador. Funes, living in Garden City with her daughter Ana Buruca, has stage four cervical and uterine cancer spreading to the liver, facing uncertain prognosis.
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George Matthews
Matthews
Women’s Clinic
N. Main St
Ana Iris Funes
Garden City
Ana Buruca
Funes
el Salvador
Central America
United States
Congress
TPS
Kansans Favor State Supported Preschools in Poll
A Kansas Action for Children poll shows 90 percent say preschool is important and 78 percent support state funded pre kindergartens. An anti tax advocate warns expanded programs could raise taxes while 65 percent doubt kindergartners have needed skills and 41 percent say access to affordable high quality preschool is insufficient.
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Topeka
Kansas Action For Children
Gary Brunk
KAC
Kansas
National Institute For Early Education Research
Mock plane crash drill tests locals at Garden City airport
Finney County Emergency Management staged a three hour mock disaster at Garden City Regional Airport Tuesday night with 45 to 47 participants including Garden City Community College students and citizens academy members acting as victims. The drill simulated 39 live patients and 7 dead, with triage using color codes, hospital intake at St Catherine Hospital, and a post-exercise debrief at the Law Enforcement Center citing communication gaps and staff shortages as lessons.
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Finney County Emergency Management
Garden City Regional Airport
FFA
Garden City Community College
Citizens’ Police Academy
Citizens’ Academy
Garden City
St. Catherine Hospital
Kate Gruber
Gruber
Law Enforcement Center
Jeff Landgraf
Finney County Ems
EMS
Landgraf
Mike McClure
Fire Department
Cathy Hernandez
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Grant
Main Streets
Brisk Project
Grant Avenue
Washington
Americas Pac
Overland Park
Kan
Bush
Pamela Stewart
Brice
Jamie
Aaron Elliott
Dante Mesa
Shannon McNeill
Brice Elliott
Jamie Elliott
Mesa
McNeill
Pam Howard
Don Harness
Crook
Veronica Owens
Buruca
St. Catherine
Ann Funes
George E. Matthews
TISN
Main St
Law Enforcement
Hospital
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