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Woman indicted on heroin charge in Ellsworth County
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Dale Hogg
Updated: May 3, 2017, 7:31 PM
Published: May 3, 2017, 7:32 PM

 TOPEKA– A federal grand jury Wednesday indicted an Arizona woman for allegedly trying to distribute heroin in Ellsworth County, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said. 

Sandra Rodriguez-Ruiz, 36, Laveen, Ariz., is charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute heroin. The crime is alleged to have occurred March 25, 2017, in Ellsworth County. 

If convicted, she faces a penalty of not less than 10 years and a fine up to $10 million. The Drug Enforcement Administration investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Greg Hough is prosecuting.
Groundbreaking Work: Streetscape, daycare among GBED projects
Innovation Center site work starts
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Excavators are doing groundwork at the site of the Great Bend Innovation Center on Farmers Plaza Lane, just off 10th and K-96 and across the street from the new Bright Beginnings daycare center. - photo by photo by Susan Thacker/Great Bend Tribune
Susan Thacker
Published: Apr 4, 2025, 8:04 PM
With groundwork going on at the future site of the Innovation Center on Farmer’s Plaza off of 10th St., Great Bend Economic Development Executive Director Sara Arnberger updated Great Bend Chamber members on several of the organization’s projects Thursday during a Chamber Coffee.
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