Tornado Devastates Hoisington. Residents Recover Amid Loss
Hoisington Kansas endures a deadly twister that killed 2,975 people, injured 28, and destroyed 182 homes with 52 major damages. Affected families recount ruin as inspectors assess schools and hospitals. Townspeople plan quick grocery store rebuild at Town & Country site with hopes for reopening within months.
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Kansas
Ann
Lon Palmer
Ann Palmer
Hoisington
Town & Country
Randy Deutsch
Debbie
Tornado Preparedness Plans For Local Schools Explained
Officials outline shelter zones by hallways and coordinators for fire, police and EMS in recent tornado drills. Modern school designs with overhead glass complicate safe area designation, shifting some shelters to bathrooms and windowless rooms. Georgia Matthews Elementary doubles as a public storm shelter with a basement option, while offsite access requires prior coordination. No actual emergency has occurred locally.
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Jones
Edith Scheuerman
Florence Wilson
Plan sets budget with no tax increase and more bonds
The committee finished a budget proposal that avoids any tax increase while aiming to collect delinquent taxes and issue more DOT bonds for highway projects. Governor supports starting from his position. House approval seen as unlikely.
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Department of Transportation
Rocky Nichols
Topeka
Graves
Court upholds arrest for minor traffic offense in Texas
In Lago Vista Texas police may arrest for routine traffic violations including seat belt offenses. Atwater was stopped for not wearing a belt, handcuffed and booked but released after bond. She pleaded no contest to the offense and paid $50. She and her husband sued, but the Supreme Court ruled the arrest was not a Fourth Amendment violation.
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Tice
Lago Vista
Texas
Atwater
Michael Haas
High Court
David H. Souter
Souter
William H. Rehnquist
Anthony M. Kennedy
Clarence Thomas
Antonin Scalia
Sandra Day O’connor
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
John Paul Stevens
Stephen Breyer
5Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Hispanics Rise as Economic Force in Southwest Markets
The article profiles Hispanic entrepreneurs expanding across Kansas and nearby states. Albuquerque jeweler John Avila built a nine store operation with 100 employees and 9 million in annual sales. Hispanic purchasing power climbs from 208 to 328 billion and is projected to exceed 450 billion, fueling immigrant success stories from meatpacking to Western wear shops. Victor Limon and Carlos Cruz, Mexican immigrants, found prosperity after joining National Beef and starting their own businesses, with Cruz growing from garage sales to stores and annual sales around 200 thousand.
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John Avila
Albuquerque
Avilas
Cici Rojas
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Kansas City
Selig Center For Economic Growth
University of Georgia
Kansas
Mexico
Victor Limon
Carlos Cruz
National Beef
Limon
Cruz
United States
Juarez
Boom in Hispanic owned businesses reshapes Liberal commerce
The rise of Hispanic owned firms across the United States pushes both Hispanic and white merchants to adapt. In Liberal Kansas, Hispanics join the economic shift with conservative funding approaches and strong cash use, while local whites seek cultural relevance and price pressures. Luz Cruz describes shopper habits favoring higher end boots, and Cici Rojas notes Hispanics prefer savings and self-financed startups.
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Liberal
United States
Kansas
Chamber of Commerce
Jack Taylor
Chamber
Luz Cruz
Dodge City
Cici Rojas
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Kansas City
Cruz
Limon Bakery Highlights Mexican Pastry Variety
In Dodge City the Limon bakery showcases sweet Mexican cookies pumpkin filled turnovers and coconut sprinkled cakes with a focus on items familiar to Mexican customers and a deliberate avoidance of doughnuts. Limon explains the menu centers on traditional offerings.
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Dodge City
Limon
Garden Medical Phan suits end amid physician shortage
A dispute between Garden Medical Clinic and Dr. Phan over a noncompete and patient transfers ends with both sides resolving the lawsuit. Finney County was designated a primary Healthcare Professional Shortage Area for Medicaid patients, and Phan will serve HPSA patients under a National Health Services Corps agreement. Garden Medical officials express optimism that the settlement benefits the community.
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St. Catherine Hospital
Phan
Garden Medical
McFarland
Lee Woodard
Wichita
Cheryl Burgardt
Sheldon Roberts
Finney County
Dr. Phan
National Health Services Corps
HPSA
Garden City
St. Catherine
Mark Steadham
Steadham
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Don Brown
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Miles
Clinic
Kansas Ave
Storter’s Flowers
Main St
Walnut
Buffalo Jones Ave
Unified School District 457
School Service Center
E. Highway 50
Unified School District
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