Wildfire expands in Jemez Mountains near Fenton Lake
A wildfire in the ponderosa and piñon pine forest north of Fenton Lake State Park forced evacuation of a small community. By morning it covered about 3,300 acres with smoke seen 50 miles away in Albuquerque, destroying four summer homes as crews contained roughly 15 percent and battled the fire with hand-constructed fire lines.
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Fenton Lake State Park
N.M
Ponderosa
Pinon
New Mexico
Jemez Mountains
Albuquerqque
Storms, fire, and a deputy shooting in Finney County
A severe storm with 62 to 93 mph winds caused minor damage in Garden City and near Dodge City as crews cleaned basins and branches. A separate incident reports a deputy shooting in Encarnacion Nevarez’s home, with autopsy confirming a fatal back wound. An inquest will determine if charges are warranted while the sheriff's office conducts internal and state investigations.
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Shelton
Garden City
Lee
Dodge City
Sam Curran
Seventh Street
Curran
Kansas
Bascue
Robert Pacheco
David Widows
Miguel Nevarez
Maria Guadalupe Nevarez
Quint
Miguel
Encarnacion Nevarez
John Wheeler
Finney County
Wheeler
Rascue
KBI
KBS
Water rights hearing on Wheatland proposal advances
A hearing in Garden City this week weighs Wheatland Electric's request to take 16184 acre feet of water and shift about 9000 acre feet from industrial and agricultural use to municipal use. The plan funds a reverse osmosis plant to supply Garden City and nearby districts. testimony begins today with Nok Norman, Keen Brantley, and others slated to testify. Public comments are invited Wednesday evening at Plaza Inn while written input is also accepted.
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Wheatland
Arkansas River
Garden City
Sunflower Electric
Holcomb
Mills
Mike Ramsey
Plaza Inn
E. Kansas Ave
David Pope
Kansas Department of Agriculture
Division of Water Re
North Central
Division of Water Resources
Kansas Avenue
Inge Street
Garden City Water
Finney County Rural Water District No. 1
IBP
Sunflower Electric Power Corp
Wheatland Electric
Keen Brantley
Neil Norman
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
United Way Pacesetters Raise Nearly Fifty Thousand in 2003
Finney County United Way reports early progress in the 2003 campaign with $49,786 raised toward the goal. Mayor Tim Cruz donated $1,000 from a Sears Community Hero award, and Kirk Olemon gave $375 after receiving the Commerce Commission Award. Pacesetters include Home National Bank Western State Bank Holcomb USD 363 and several local firms and organizations.
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Margaret Anderson
United Way
Garden City
Tim Cruz
Kirk Olemon
Cruz
Sears
Olemon
Commerce Bank
Commerce
Home National Bank
Western State Bank
Holcomb Usd
Stockgrowers State Bank
Census reveals widening wealth gap in county Hispanics
County Clerk Sharon Hinkle notes about four thousand three hundred residents, with roughly one quarter Hispanic mainly working at feedlots and packing plants. Kansas coefficient rises to 43.4, 1.24 percent up. Lawrence economist David Burress calls statewide shift only slightly unequal, signaling more money to the rich and less to the poor.
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Hinkle
Kansas
Lawrence
David Burress
University of Kansas
Research Institute
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High Integrity
United Cerebral Palsy of
Southeast Asian Mutual Assistance
Family Crisis Services
Garden City Usd 457
Garden State Bank
Garden City Community College
Security Savings Bank
Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce
Commercial Federal Bank
Scheepners Water Conditioning Co
Lewis Hooper & Dick Certified Public Accountants
Brookover Companies
Landmark National Bank
Auto Quest
Golden Plains Credit Union
Aquila Inc
Lisa
Sharon Hinkle
Analiiad Commene
N. Main
Suite
Randy Fisher
Presidant
AG. Edwards & Sons
Eee
Austin Pools
Palace Dr
Hotspring.com
H&r
H&r Block
H&r Bloc
R Block
Kansas Plaza
H&r Block Tax Services Inc
Alvinsmith
Odsgc
Hotmail
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