Nebraska reports first human West Nile case
A 55-year-old Grand Island woman tested positive for West Nile virus, the first human Nebraska case. She recovered fully and returned to work after a nonhospitalized illness. Birds and horses also tested positive this summer in the state.
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Nebraska
Lincoln, Neb
Grand Island
St. Francis Medical Center
Sonja Simpson
Central District Health Department
Federal
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
West Nile
Richard Raymond
Vision screenings aid early eye problem detection
Eye Care Council notes signs of vision issues in children include rubbing blinking and daydreaming with declines in schoolwork. Over 250 optometrists participate in See to Learn statewide. ACDC and USD 457 held free developmental screenings for ages 1 month to 5 years at Trinity Lutheran Church, with 20 to 25 birth to 3 year olds and 35 to 40 aged 3 to 5 screened.
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Eye Care Council
ACDC
USD 457
Trinity Lutheran Church
RCDC
Sharon Hixson
Polly Witt
Water contracts and wells face state hearings in Kansas
Garden City and Wheatland discuss a water supply partnership with a 40 year contract and a reverse osmosis plant, backed by a $3 million loan to build pipelines. A separate hearing seeks 5200 acre feet for Sunflower Electric’s wells with public comment in Deerfield and written feedback by Sept. 20, amid opposition from nearby property owners over water-right allocations.
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Garden City
Wheatland
City
Kansas Department of Health and
Deerfield
Drought drives rising crop insurance claims in Kansas
Kansas faces mounting crop insurance payouts totaling more than 97.6 million dollars as soil conservationists urge cover crops amid drought fears. Winter wheat accounts for about 95.1 million of claims. corn losses reach 1.4 million, with other crops adding 1.1 million. Officials note higher coverage under the Crop Insurance Reform Act of 2000 and a shift from 2.4 percent to 62.5 percent insured acres with 70 percent or higher coverage since 1996.
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Kansas
Rebecca Davis
Topeka
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Risk Management Agency
Davis
USDA
Roberts named funniest senator on Capitol Hill
Washingtonian magazine named Sen. Pat Roberts the funniest senator in its Best and Worst of Congress feature. Roberts, a Kansas Republican, has held the title for multiple years and is known for sharp one liners and levity that defuses tense moments in the Senate.
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Washington
Kansas
Capitol Hill
Pat Roberts
Washingtonian Magazine
Congress
Roberts
House
Senate
Newt Gingrich
Rosa Parks
Air Force One
Oldest American dies at 114 in San Diego
Adelina Domingues who had been named oldest living American died at 114 in her sleep at Brighton Place care home. Administrators said she lived there since 1995 and had remained active and sharp before a decline last month. Granddaughter Deborah Murphy noted she was 114. Guinness confirmed birthdate as Feb 19, 1888.
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San Diego
Adelina Domingues
Domingues
Rebecca Williams
Brighton Place
Deborah Murphy
Cape Verde Islands
Guinness Book of Records
City to weigh runway project and water use at Tuesday meeting
City commissioners plan to decide on continuing Garden City Regional Airport runway construction with a 2003 target start and 2003 completion, after saving about 380000 toward a 600000 city share of a 6 million project. They will also bid repairs to the skate park, a police car purchase, traffic signal, fencing, and street reconstruction.
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Garden City
Federal Aviation Administration
Gus Esquivel
Police Department
Kansas Avenue
Leslie Road
South Main Street
Maple Street
Main Street
Farm subsidy paperwork rise hits farmers costs
Fuller notes heavy price to process farm aid as 150000 six part folders move to county offices via UPS. Kansas ranks in top five for federal farm programs with last year’s subsidies about 1.08 billion to 111200 participants and a $40 million budget for 104 counties. The state office in Manhattan begins mailing farm price and yield data while subsidy totals depend on 2002 market prices. Federal e government pilot lets four Marshall County farmers apply online. expansion follows as costs press consolidation talks rise.
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Fuller
United Parcel Service
Kansas
Manhattan
Marshall County
Garden City Electric bids for boring and excavation projects
The City of Garden City Electric Department solicits bids for three underground utility boring and excavation projects. A mandatory walk through is set for 2:00 PM CST August 29 2002 at the Service Center 140 Harvest Street. Bids due 2:00 PM CST September 18 2002 with opening public read.
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City of Garden
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