Disneyland Portrait of Three Young Levers in Park
Travis Leverett, 9, Joshua Rios, 9, and Trevor Leverett, 6, pose for a picture at Disneyland, captured during a family outing. The brothers and their friend stand together amid the park’s crowds and attractions.
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Travis Leverett
Joshua Rios
Trevor Leverett
Disneyland
Autopsy finds deputy shot man in back at distance
Finney County autopsy reports Encarnacion Nevarez, 53, was shot in the upper back by deputy Jerry Quint from a distant range during a July 12 incident. Sheriff Kevin Bascue says the report should not overshadow the deputy's justified actions and declines to release distance details.
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Finney County
Encarnacion Nevarez
Jerry Quint
Mary Dudley
Regional Forensic Science Center
Wichita
Ing
Nevarez
Maria Guadalupe Nevarez
Sheriff’s Office
Kevin Bascue
Bascue
KBI
Severe storms sweep southwest Kansas with hail and heavy rain
Severe thunderstorms moved through southwest Kansas from Colorado around 7 p.m. dropping over an inch of rain in places while hail reached golf ball size in northwest Kearny County. Lightning sparked three fires in Finney County Holcomb and nearby roads as NWS reported 1.32 inches near Cimarron and Garden City Regional Airport at 0.36 inches.
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Kansas
Colorado
Cimarron
Jesse Lee
National Weather Service
Dodge City
Lee
Garden City
Finney County
Holcomb
Water rights hearings largely back RO plant plan
In opening statements Monday both sides in Wheatland Electric Cooperative water rights hearings found common ground. Opponents of the water use change agree a reverse-osmosis plant would be beneficial, while stressing their rights should not be impaired. Jim Mills, attorney for landowners opposing Wheatland, outlined the stance.
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Wheatland Electric Cooperative
Wheatland Electric
Jim Mills
United Way kicks off 2003 fund-raising campaign
The Finney County United Way began its 2003 drive at Wheat Lands Hotel with the theme Make Your Caring Count. The goal is 440000, up from 2002, and campaign chair Paul Karkiainen anticipates a soft economy challenge. IBP plant manager volunteered to chair after witnessing strong IBP participation that raised about 180000 toward last year’s 445000 total.
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Finney County United Way
Wheat Lands Hotel & Conference Center
Garden City Area
Karkiainen
IBP
United Way Board of Directors
Income gap widens in western Kansas counties
Sublette AP census data show the income disparity grew most in western Kansas during the 1990s, with Haskell County up 18.1 percent to a Gini coefficient of 42.4. Oil production boosted landowner royalties, yet many residents remained below the poverty line.
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Sublette
Kansas
Haskell County
Brad Welch
Haskell
Welch
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