Hunt for Sister Mary bones draws Finney County locals
Thompson leads a field search near Pierceville to uncover bones and clues about Sister Mary on the Santa Fe Trail. Local historians, conservationists, and experts including Clark Davenport and Dave Edwards assist, hoping to raise a historic marker and perhaps bury new details of a nun's death.
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Thompson
Santa Fe
Finney County
Pat Baughman
The
Clark Davenport
Geo- Forensics International
FBI
Virginia Academy
Dave Edwards
Ronald Reagan
Finney County Conservation District
Finney County Historical Society
Alice Carmody
Cimarron
Alphonsa
Sister Mary
Mary
Lamy
Little Alice
United States of America
Jimmy Tancayo
Pierceville
Tancayo
Long
Lamey
Blast destroys vacant California home in Torrance
An early Tuesday explosion leveled a house rented for termite fumigation and damaged up to 20 nearby homes in Torrance California. Ten people were treated for minor injuries. Investigators noted natural gas had not been shut off during fumigation.
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California
Torrance
Calif
Fire Department
Tad Friedman
Rain brings relief as Kansas sees scattered moisture
McGonagle reports Scott City gauges at .37 inches with 53 F low. Garden City totals reach .43 inches at the Southwest Research Extension Center, while Dodge City observers note widespread rainfall across southwest Kansas. Local figures range from .03 to .60 inches with hail reported in Montezuma and flooding along county roads south of Ensign.
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Kansas
McGonagle
Scott City
Steve Fenster
National Weather Service
Healy
Garden City
Kansas State University Southwest Research Extension Center
Jesse Lee
Dodge City
Finney County
Holcomb
Lee
Tribune
Hamilton County
Coolidge
Johnson
Ulysses
Satanta
Gray County
Cimarron
Montezuma
Ensign
County Commission approves 2003 budget
Finney County commissioners approved the 2003 budget with three sewer districts. District No. 1 uses a 3.055 mill levy to raise 7,186 for a 210,285 budget, District No. 2 uses 6.711 mills to raise 22,858 for a 67,298 budget, and District No. 3 relies on fees for its 104,723 budget.
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Sewer District No. 3
US Airways Continues Ops Amid Chapter 11 Filing
US Airways seeks to restructure after filing Chapter 11. The airline, based in Arlington, moves to cut labor costs by about 950 million annually, with pilots and flight attendants agreeing to concessions totaling 541 million. Kansas City remains a hub with about 10 daily flights, while US Airways Express runs 32 daily flights from KCI and three from Garden City. Executives say fleet reductions and regional jets are likely as talks with aircraft lessors stall. Passengers cite confidence in restructured operations and continued service to 200 plus communities.
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Washington
D.C
Kansas
Kansas City
Kansas City International Airport
US Airways Express
KCI
Garden City
O’brien
Arlington
James Goodrich
Philadelphia
Des Moines
Goodrich
Siegel
US Airways
Brownback tours drought areas seeks quick disaster aid
Senator Brownback toured southwest Kansas hit by drought and urged quick action on a federal disaster declaration covering 48 counties. He drafted a support letter with colleagues to speed approval and discussed extending CRP grazing and waiving certain payments. Local growers described finance strains and water shortages as crews work to restore grazing capacity and recovery.
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Eal
Bill Graves
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Kansas
Brownback
USDA
Thad
Maurice Miller
Sharp Bros. Seed Co
Healy
Scott County
Miller
Fairleigh
Scott City
Jerry Kuckleman
Bill Fuller
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Finney County Conservation Society
Jennifer Long
Finney County Conservation
Dennis Lord
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Brad Nading
Telegra
County Commission
Finney County Fair
Riverview South Subdivision
Airways
BISON
Vernon Dietz
8Th Street
USD #457
Southwest Plains
Jon Buehler
Home National
HNB
E. Mary
HomeNational.com
Renae
Pao
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