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3 suspects in Kansas women’s deaths face new charges

Special to the Leader & Times

WICHITA — Three of the five people accused in the murder of two Kansas women earlier this year are charged with some new crimes connected to the deaths. But they have also had some charges dropped.

Tifany Adams, Tad Cullum, Cole and Cora Twombly and Paul Grice initially faced the same charges in the deaths of Jilian Kelley and Veronica Butler. The two Hugoton women disappeared in March while they were going to pick up Butler’s children in Oklahoma.

KSCB Home Show plans under way for 2024 event

ELLY GRIMM

• Leader & Times

Those looking to get an early start on the holidays will soon have the chance to do just that soon.

This year's KSCB Holiday Home Show will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9 and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, and everything will be happening at the Seward County Activity Center at 810 Stadium Ave. As coordinator Cheryl Collins tells it, there will be a lot showcased that weekend.

Zachary named to Kansas Respiratory Care Council

ROBERT PIERCE

• Leader & Times

A department head at Seward County Community has been named to Gov. Laura Kelly’s Respiratory Care Council.

SCCC Director of Respiratory Therapy Janae Zachary practiced the medical art for six years at KU Med Center in Kansas City after graduating from SCCC in 2010, and while she said she loved her job, she did not love the life an urban city.

“We were both from small towns, my fiancé and I,” she said. “We’ve moved back here. That’s where his family is from. I met him while I was in school and came back and worked at Southwest Medical Center, but I felt I was stagnant.”

End Zone cuts ribbon at former Old Chicago location

ELLY GRIMM

• Leader & Times

Those looking for a hot spot to enjoy some good food and perhaps a game or two now have a place to do just that.

End Zone Sports Bar & Grill, located at 2867 Centennial Boulevard, hosted its grand opening in late September, and as co-owner Om Patel tells it, the idea for the restaurant had been percolating for a while.