5/13/2009

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Oberlin man gets 150 months on charge

WICHITA -- A federal judge has sentenced Darrel Lee Ferguson, 53, of Oberlin, to 150 months in prison for trafficking in methamphetamine, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office.

In March, Ferguson pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute meth. In his plea, he admitted he possessed about 120 grams of meth when he was arrested Nov. 1 at his home in Oberlin.

According to the news release, investigators arranged for a confidential informant to buy meth from Ferguson in October. On Nov. 1, a team of officers from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, the Oberlin Police Department, the Decatur County Sheriff's Office and the Thomas County Sheriff's Office searched Ferguson's home in Oberlin. They arrested Ferguson and seized a black fanny pack containing meth. In the house, they found more meth, four firearms and two homemade bombs.

Co-defendant Kevin Lane Smith, 35, of Oberlin, was arrested outside the house. He pleaded guilty and is set for sentencing June 10.

Community garden gets grant money

LINDSBORG -- The Branch, a garden for Bethany College and Lindsborg community members, has received a $2,500 grant from the Greater Salina Community Foundation.

The grant will help pay the expenses of establishing the garden, including the purchase of supplies such as tools and seeds.

The garden is located one block north of Anderson Stadium on the Bethany College campus, on the west side of Kansas Street. It was created to tie the college and community together, and through the process of fellowship and shared work, to educate participants about local food and living sustainability.

For more information or to become involved with the garden, call (785) 227-3380, ext. 8161, or e-mail anderson c@bethanylb.edu.

Sisters get grant for energy efficiency

CONCORDIA -- The Sisters of St. Joseph of Concordia have received a $15,000 grant to help make the Motherhouse more energy-efficient.

The money from the Washington, D.C.-based Support Our Aging Religious will pay for 47 replacement windows for the 107-year-old building. The building has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1973.

The order has been budgeting about $3,000 a year for window replacement. But with hundreds of windows on the five-story brick building, two-story tower, the Stafford Hall addition and a second annex, the process is expected to take several more years to complete.

The replacement windows will be made of energy-efficient, double-pane glass and will match the appearance of the old windows. As part of the installation, the frames around the windows will be insulated and sealed, further improving energy efficiency.

From Staff Reports

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