West Nile cases rise to nine in Kansas this year
State health officials report nine human West Nile cases in Kansas this year up from last year’s 22 with no deaths. A 14 year old Finney County girl was diagnosed while in Colorado and Leslie Schneer was hospitalized for West Nile encephalitis before recovering at home. Health officials note increased reporting during mosquito season and drought may boost outbreaks. The virus is considered established in Kansas.
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Kansas
Finney County
Colorado
Leslie Schneer
Memorial Hospital
Colorado Springs
Colo
Speer
KCHE
West Nile
Gianfranco Pezzino
Butler County
Gail Hansen
Kdhe Offi
West Nile virus cases by Kansas county this year
Kansas State University Extension reports 1 human death in Butler and 4 non fatal human cases in Butler Cloud Pratt and Sherman along with several horse bird and mosquito pool cases across multiple counties. No cases reported in 47 counties with a large surveillance effort ongoing.
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Topeka
Butler
Cloud
Pratt and
Sherman
Decatur
Seward
Ford
Dickinson
Jackson
McPherson
Scott
Allen
Cowley
Kearny
Marion
Rooks
Wichita
Woodson
BIRD
Riley
Barton Clay
Comanche
Douglas
Ellis
Ellsworth
Franklin
Graham
Grant
Harvey
Jefferson
Jewell
Johnson
Leavenworth
Mitchell
Morton
Nemaha
Ness
Norton
Osage
Osborne
Phillips
Pottawatomie
Reno
Republic
Rush
Russell
Saline
West Nile deaths confirmed as drought—state reports cases
State officials confirmed West Nile fatalities amid dry conditions that may boost mosquito breeding. CDC data show 14 West Nile deaths nationwide in other states and 715 human cases overall, with Kansas listing four. Gray County reports two cases including an 8-year-old meningitis patient and a 54-year-old resident.
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Hansen
Kansas
U.S. Centers For Disease Control
Colorado
CDC
Illinois
Pezzino
Gray County
Soldiers safe after claimed capture by unknown Iraqi group
The Pentagon says two U S soldiers listed as missing were never missing and are safe. An envelope left with two identification cards at a Beirut area station claimed captors held them near Baghdad. The cards belong to Maj. Andrew C. Peters and Capt. Katherine V. Rose. Rose’s card appeared as a business card. The group Al Medina al Munawara Division claimed responsibility and said it was part of a revived Iraqi army unit.
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Washington
U.S
Pentagon
Lebanese Broadcast Corp
Baghdad
Penta
Gon
Spc
Anthony Reinoso
Army
Iraq
Andrew C. Peters
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Peters
Brooke Army Medical Center
Texas
David Ellis
Ellis
Al-Madina al-Munawara Division
LBC
Beirut
Al-Madina Al-Munawara
Harvest Market Draws Small Town Crowd At Heath Fair
The Steinmetz family runs a weekly harvest market drawing 100 to 200 visitors. The couple jokes about the market being a social event and the husband’s role as welcome wagon and chief harvester. They note unpredictable turnout and sales, with corn selling briskly and a customer once buying eight to nine dozen ears. The market runs from the first Saturday in July through September 20, overlapping with the Kearny County Health Fair from 7 to 11 a.m. at Kearny County Hospital, encouraging attendees to purchase fresh fruit or baked goods after blood work.
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Leo
Steinmetz
Kearny County
Kearny County Hospital
Secretary of State to hike fees for records and filings
The secretary of state plans higher charges for electronic records at 84 dollars and baseline filings plus 20 dollars, with governor lieutenant gubernatorial candidates paying 1725 as a team. A full Kansas statute book would cost 500 dollars, copies rise to 50 cents a page. The 2003 budget relied on 1.64 million in fees, 1.7 million from taxes. 2004 legislative cuts leave over 2.7 million needed from fees. 2005 aims for zero general tax dollars. Thornburgh warns corporations face the impact due to 100 000 annual reports.
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Secretary of State
Thornburgh
Robbery at Kansas store prompts lockdown drills
A man robbed a Kansas Avenue convenience store at gunpoint and escaped with cash. Police checked a possible suspect who once lived near the school but found he no longer resided in the area. USD 457 Superintendent Jim Lentz described coordinated lockdown procedures at three schools, praising calm, orderly responses and staff readiness. Authorities urged anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers at 275-7807 or Garden City Police at 276-1300.
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Buffalo Jones
Utz
USD 457
Jim Lentz
Lentz
Graham
Kansas Avenue
Garden City
Pickup Collides With Semi Killing Driver in Kansas Crash
In Kansas a pickup crashed into a semi killing a man and injuring eight others. Eight passengers were treated and released. two were flown to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita in fair condition. An immigration inquiry is underway to identify all illegal immigrants aboard the Tennessee-registered truck.
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Ron Knoefel
Kansas Highway Patrol
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Knoefel
Tennessee
Georgia
KHP
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