The Garden City Telegram

A Dodge City man and woman were injured in a one-vehicle car accident Sunday morning in Gray County. Adiel Garcia-Canela, 30, was driving a 1998 Ford SUV westbound at 9:18 a.m. Sunday when it went off the highway and entered the north ditch. Full Story »

The Garden City Community College men’s and women’s basketball games against Hutchinson tonight at Perryman Athletic Complex have been postponed because of inclement weather. Full Story »

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Matt Cassel will be right back under center when the reeling Kansas City Chiefs host Buffalo on Sunday. But what effect will getting benched during a blowout loss to Denver have on the young quarterback? Full Story »

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Allen Iverson and the 76ers' reunion tour kicked off with a fantastic opening act. A full house, video tribute and enough No. 3 jerseys in the crowd to fill two or three merchandise stands. Iverson kissed the 76ers logo, danced with his teammates and bowed to his adoring fans. Full Story »

When Kris Baumann and Alaura Sharp speak of their Garden City Community College men's and women's basketball teams neither one of them sugar coat anything. Full Story »

CIMARRON -- Three nights after battling No. 1-ranked South Gray to a near-standoff for more than three quarters, the Satanta Lady Indians were back on the court Monday to open first-round play in the Bluejay Invitational. Full Story »

CIMARRON -- With 5:03 to play in Monday night's Deerfield-Cimarron opening round game of the Bluejay Invitational, the visiting Lady Spartans owned a surprising lead over the host Lady Bluejays. Full Story »

As tough budget decisions loom ahead, area agencies have begun communicating their fears with county officials far ahead of the commission's decision-making phase next summer. Full Story »

Lee Richardson Zoo animal keeper Pablo Holguin slides a portable weight scale into a pen to have Kimba the African elephant step down on this morning as the zoo's elephants are weighed in the elephant/rhino barn. Kimba weighed in at 7,100 pounds, while Missy tipped the scales at 8,250 pounds. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AP) -- They may still call it a "public plan," but private insurers -- not the government -- would offer coverage under a compromise Democrats are considering to win Senate passage of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says staggering job losses mean the country must continue to “spend our way out of this recession” with a round of new incentives for hiring. Full Story »

The Garden City USD 457 Board of Education voted 4-3 to join Schools for Fair Funding, an organization composed of school districts statewide that will decide whether to sue the state for more funding. Full Story »

A group of residents attended the USD 457 Board of Education meeting on Monday night and asked that the school district reconsider the traffic flow around the new high school under construction north of Mary Street and east of Campus Drive. Full Story »

The Charles O. Stones Intermediate Center Family Literacy Night scheduled for tonight has been canceled. The Plymell Elementary School Christmas program for tonight has been canceled. Full Story »

A Hugoton man and teenager died as the result of injuries sustained in a car accident Sunday. Tito Medina, 53, Hugoton, was driving a 2001 Ford truck northbound on U.S. Highway 25 at 9:15 a.m. when he lost control of the vehicle on an icy road. Full Story »

Tonight's wrestling dual between Garden City High School and Scott City has been postponed to Thursday night. The dual, scheduled to be held at The Garden, will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday with the junior varsity, followed by the varsity dual starting at roughly 6:30 p.m. Full Story »

The middle school basketball games that were scheduled for today have been cancelled due to the inclement weather. The Abe Hubert Middle School 7th grade girls’ basketball game at Liberal West and the 8th grade girls’ basketball game at home have been cancelled. Full Story »

Due to snow and dangerous road conditions, the first round of the Cimarron Bluejay Invitational boys basketball tournament scheduled for today has been postponed and rescheduled for Wednesday, according to Cimarron activities director David Ediger. Full Story »

The Garden City High School wrestling team finished the weekend with just one loss at the Amarillo (Texas) Team Duals. The Buffaloes defeated Lubbock High (75-6) and Amarillo High (55-27) on Saturday, before falling to Randall -- the host school -- in the final dual, 42-27. Full Story »

EL DORADO -- When time ran out and Butler Community College escaped with a 63-61 win over Garden City, the Broncbusters' head coach Kris Baumann followed the three referee's toward the exit yelling a few choice words as they disappeared through the doorway. Full Story »

HAYS -- In the last five years that Jeff Tanner has taken the Garden City High School boys basketball squad to the Hays City Shoot-Out, they had never won a first round game -- thus never returning with any hardware. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A couple of college basketball's storied programs met in a game that two years ago would have ensured a sold-out arena and plenty of big buzz. Full Story »

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Security forces and militiamen clashed with thousands of protesters shouting "death to the dictator" outside Tehran University today, beating them with batons and firing tear gas on a day of nationwide student demonstrations, witnesses said. Full Story »

COPENHAGEN (AP) -- The largest and most important U.N. climate change conference in history opened today, with organizers warning diplomats from 192 nations that this could be the best last chance for a deal to protect the world from calamitous global warming. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Starting an eighth day of health care debate today, the top Senate Democrat said lawmakers are approaching the end game on the far-reaching legislation and fully expect to prevail on President Barack Obama's signature issue. Full Story »