Deerfield News

Incoming University of Kansas students and their parents from Finney, Greeley, Hamilton, Kearny, Lane, Scott and Wichita counties will be welcomed into the KU family at the Jayhawk Generations Welcome Picnic at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 14, in Garden City.

The wheat harvest so far has been diverse across southwest Kansas. Spring storms that moved east of Syracuse to Deerfield earlier this month wreaked havoc on wheat fields, while fields north and east of Garden City are doing well, according to area grain elevator managers.

A preliminary hearing in the case of a 17-year-old Garden City boy accused of murdering a 16-year-old Deerfield girl has been continued, and further mental health evaluations ordered, following a hearing at the Finney County District Courthouse this morning.

Family members of a Deerfield girl who was found dead in December are worried that if a 17-year-old Garden City boy accused of murdering her is released on bond, he could pose a danger to others.

A competency hearing has been scheduled in the case of a 17-year-old Garden City boy facing murder charges in connection with the death of a 16-year-old Deerfield girl.

A bill that now sits on the governor's desk could mean a cut of more than $780,000 to Garden City USD 457.

Fifty-six Washburn University students are included in the 2008-09 edition of Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.

A 17-year-old Garden city boy arrested in connection with the death of a 16-year-old Deerfield girl will remain in custody, after he waived his right to a detention hearing Tuesday afternoon.

Police said in a statement Monday that they would reveal details at a 10 a.m. news conference.

Karen Morales said she and her friends "waited and waited" for one of their closest friends, Julia Quintana, to arrive at Morales' 16th birthday party on Saturday night.

Police have made no arrests as of this morning in the homicide investigation of a 16-year-old girl found dead in Garden City.

The body of a missing 16-year-old has been found in a southwest Kansas Dumpster.