Fire drought grips southwest Kansas with large fires
A spate of major fires in Finney and Haskell counties scorched thousands of acres, damaged homes and rail infrastructure amid a severe statewide drought. National Weather Service data show minimal rain as governors declare a disaster emergency and drought warnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finney
Shelton
National Weather Service
Garden City
NWS
Haskell County
Satanta
Mike Schechter
Stevens County
Haskell
Grant
Schechter
Laration
Kansas
Brownback
Tracy Streeter
Kansas Water Office
Graham
Hodgeman
Jewel
Lincoln
Mitchell
Norton
Osborne
Ottawa
Pawnee
Phillips
Rawlins
Republic
Rooks
Rush
Russell
Sherman
Sheridan
Smith
Thomas
Shutdown brinkmanship yields brief funding gap deal
After six weeks of budget stalemate, lawmakers cut a deal to avert a full shutdown and curb Planned Parenthood funding. Senate and House actions kept federal operations technically unfunded for a short period, with disputes over spending and abortion funding lingering as Obama, Reid, and Boehner negotiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Environmental Protection Agency
Planned Parenthood
District of Columbia
Senate
House
Reid
Obama
Boehner
White House
Indianapolis
Colonial Williamsburg
Virginia
HPPR launches drive to survive public broadcasting cuts
Kansas public radio station HPPR seeks 90000 by April 16 in a Drive to a Sustainable Future after lawmakers split on funding. Legislature approved partial state support but still risks 289000 annual loss, prompting fundraising from listeners, underwriters, and foundations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Oyler
Kansas
Smoky Hills
HPP
HPPR
Edu
Cate
High Plains
Amarillo
Texas
Garden City
Japan aftershock tests endurance as power returns
About 275000 households remained without electricity Saturday morning after Thursday’s aftershock. In the quake zone near Sendai, a 79-year-old man died of shock and an 85-year-old man died with no specified cause, while a woman in her 60s lost power to an oxygen tank. A tsunami warning was issued then canceled about 90 minutes later. Many shelter residents faced ongoing fear and disruption, with Matsuko Ito describing distress and uncertainty at a shelter in Natori.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Sendai
Tokyo
City invites bids for 2011 Street Sealing Project
Bids for the 2011 Street Sealing Project in Garden City Kansas will be received at the City Engineer's Office 301 North 8th Street Garden City Kansas until 10 00 a m on 12 April 2011 at which time bids will be opened publicly and read aloud
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City
Kansas
North 8Th Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Troy Briggs
Briggs
Cimarron Valley Railroad
Lee Tafanelli
Kansas Division of Emergency Management
Oklahoma
Colorado
Fukushima Daiichi
Matsuko Ito
Natori
Public Works Office
Tim R. Cruz
Pol. Ad Pa
Ed Nicklaus
Garden City Family Ymca
Perryman Complex
Garden City Community College
Ac Tri
Tipod Willl Bepioater
Southwest Kansas
Kansas Barnsteeming Tour
YMICA
Yecefy
Urvanihutvie
Ail
Veal
PMC
Mary
N. 3Rd
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!