Power crews race to restore Kansas grid after outages
Kansas utilities report widespread outages with more than 20 000 customers still powerless. Generators power St Catherine Hospital as Gov Sebelius declares disaster. Sunflower Electric, Pioneer Electric and Lane Scott Electric mobilize hundreds of linemen across counties to repair miles of line and hundreds of poles, with 7 to 14 days expected for many areas.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Florida
Steffens
Healy
Tric Power Corporation
Pioneer Electric Cooperative
Ulysses
Pioneer Electric
Moscow
Hickok
Rollaby
Sunflower Electric Power Corporation
Sunflower
Steve Miller
Miller
Stan Bieker
Dist. 5
Wheatland Electric Cooperative
Bieker
Wheatland
District 5
Copeland
KJIL
KHYM
Garden City-Liberal
Dodge City
Delvin Kinser
Meade
Kinser
Two motorist rescues after snow storm across Kansas counties
Weekend and morning rescues across Hamilton and Greeley counties followed by further findings as snow and ice stranded motorists. Leonard walked miles to safety after her car failed and radio alerts could not reach her. Other drivers endured long waits until farmers and authorities assisted. Power outages affected about 800 in Hamilton, while Haskell county faced over 1400 damaged power lines and generators funded to help residents. A statewide disaster declaration covered 45 counties to mobilize emergency response and recovery efforts.
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Hamilton County
Greeley
Mike Keating
Coolidge
Melissa Leonard
Keating
Leonard
Dusty Dowd
Syracuse Flying Service
U.S. Highway 50
Manuel Colmenero
Colmenero
Todd Stum
Kent
Omer Schwieterman
Stum
Road 7
Syracuse
Kansas Highway Patrol
Tribune
Greeley County
Mark Schroeder
Kansas
Schroeder
Haskell
National Guard
Larry Phoenix
Phoenix
Kathleen Sebelius
Sharon Watson
Kansas Adjutant General’s Department
Kansas Division of Emergency Management
Cheyenne
Clark
Comanche
Decatur
Edwards
Ellis
Finney
Ford
Graham
Grant
Gray
Gove
Hamilton
Kearny
Kiowa
Lane
Logan
Meade
Morton
Ness
Norton
Pawnee
Phillips
Rawkins
Rooks
Rush
Russell
Scott
Seward
Sheridan
Sherman
Stanton
Stevens
Thomas
Trego
Wallace
Wichita
Stanton County
Johnson City
Lakin
Healy
Ness City
Scott County
Amy Wickwar
Holcomb
Wickwar
Target
Weather watches warn of heavy snow and ice in Kansas
Snow and ice cripple southwest Kansas with many counties reporting up to 32 inches in western areas as the storm hits. Governor Sebelius declares a disaster emergency for 39 counties to mobilize resources while residents endure outages and slick roads.
Funeral Nation honors Ford in tribute to leadership
Funeral Nation pays tribute to Gerald Ford for his role in nuclear arms talks with the Soviets and Middle East peacemaking, noting his work toward majority rule in southern Africa. Kissinger praised Ford for quiet duty and virtues of small town America.
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Ford
Israel
Egypt
Africa
Kissinger
Gerald Ford
America
Shelters Open Across Southwest Kansas For Storm Victims
Shelters in Grant and Haskell counties welcome displaced residents including power outages from the storm. The Grant County Emergency Management Team with Ulysses city staff set up at Walker Auditorium offering cots and snacks, with showers at the Grant County Pool. Red Cross provides a sleeping gym shelter in Garden City for residents without power, while Haskell County shelters operate at Satanta facilities and other sites.
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American Red Cross
Pam Jennison
Grant County Emergency Management Team
City of
Ulysses
Walker Auditorium
Grant County Civic Center
W. Patterson Ave
Grant County
E. Wheat
Vivian Button
Haskell County
Satanta District Hospital
Pride of Life Senior Center
Happy Agers
Satanta
Sublette American Legion
Garden City
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Christ’s New Covenant Church
Leslie Seal
Texas
Yucca Drive
U.S. Highway 400
Allen Shelton
Shelton
Kansas State Fire Marshal's
Funeral Nation
Ralph Rojas
Chapter
Owing
Yeaee
Optometrist
Drs. Bowling, Torrey & Hoch, Optometrists
Kansas Plaza
American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Malaz Almsaddi
American Board of Sleep Medicine
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