Ford County women injured in semi collision
Two Ford County women were hospitalized after a semitrailer struck their vehicles on US 50 west of Cimarron. Jon Long, 38, of Lewis, drove left of center. Pamela Brack, 18, Spearville, and Karin Horning, 66, Spearville, were injured. Brack and Horning were listed in fair condition. Long and the other driver Issinghoff were uninjured. Also missing from Lee Richardson Zoo is an African spur tortoise valued at 300 dollars with a reward up to 1000 dollars for information leading to its capture.
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Ford County
Kansas Highway Patrol
Cimarron
U.S. Highway 50
KHP
Jon T. Long
Lewis
Kenworth
US 50
Long
Giles A. Inghoff
Wright
Pamela A. Brack
Spearville
Brack
St. Catherine Hospital
Karin H. Horning
Wesley Medical Center
Wichita
Issinghoff
Lee Richardson Zoo
Dan Baffa
Baffa
Beef Empire Days Steer Trial Award Dinner Friday Night
Reservations are required for the 2005 Steer Trial Award Dinner hosted by Beef Empire Days. The event at Wheat Lands Convention Center features Jim Whitt presenting his book Ridin for the Brand with autographs available, cocktails at 6, dinner at 7, tickets $15, contact 275-6807 or beefempiredays@ gcnet.com for reservations.
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Wheat Lands Convention Center
E. Fulton St
Jim Whitt
Beef Empire Days
Beef
Hurricane Dennis Could Spread Soybean Rust to Midwest
AccuWeather experts warn Hurricane Dennis may disperse soybean rust spores toward the U S soybean belt. Moisture from the storm creates favorable conditions for spread, with spores traveling up to 1500 miles. Kansas State Extension notes rust attacks soybeans from flowering to seed development, causing 10 to 80 percent yield losses without effective cures.
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Kansas
AccuWeather.com
Dennis
Florida
Midwest
U.S
Indian Ocean
Kansas State University
Oznet.ksu.edu
Japan
KSU Research and Extension
K-State
Kansas pushes immunization drive with prizes to lure parents
Kansas health officials through Bee Wise Immunize and Kan Bee Done By 1 campaigns encourage completing the full child immunization series. In Garden City and Reno County programs, parents receive incentives like Tylenol, free thermometers, and chances to win prizes including a Disney World trip, housing or utility stipends, and a Wichita trip to boost vaccination rates.
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Roxie Dohogne
Finney County
Health Department
Dohogne
Garden City
Kansas
Governor's
Sharon Watson
State Health Department
Reno County Health Department
Jaime Meitner
Wichita
Walt Disney World
Meitner
Kansas wheat crop revised lower to 374.4 million bushels
Kansas wheat production was cut to 374.4 million bushels as most winter wheat was harvested. The forecast is 2 percent below last month but 19 percent above last year. drought, freeze, and disease reduced yields from earlier optimism. Unchanged from last month are 9.6 million harvested acres.
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Wichita
Kansas
Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service
Justin Gilpin
Kansas Wheat Commission
Civility clashes at Kansas Board of Education meeting
The Kansas State Board of Education, led by conservative members, sparred over civility policies amid a dispute on evolution in science standards. Moderates urged action on personal attacks and travel expenses, while cautions about free speech limited any punitive moves. Connie Morris faced criticism for a costly magnet schools trip and a controversial newsletter. Conservative Ken Willard and chair Steve Abrams urged written proposals for reforms.
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Topeka
State Board of Education
Ken Willard
Hutchinson
Connie Morris
St. Francis
Morris
Janet Waugh
Kansas City
Bill Wagnon
Wagnon
Steve Abrams
Arkansas City
Evolution
Willard
Police seek man after Garden City kidnapping and assault
Garden City police are pursuing a 24 year old man in connection with the kidnapping and brutal beating of Rachelle Torres 24 of Garden City. The suspect reportedly stopped the couple after an argument in a 1990 Mercury, assaulted Torres with a fist and knife, and forced her back into the car while the 10 month old child remained in the back seat. Torres seven months pregnant was treated for multiple injuries and the unborn child was not harmed. The car was later found on a Grant County road. no arrest yet. The suspect faces possible felony counts and criminal threat charges.
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Whitey Whitehill
Garden City
Kansas
Arkansas
Missouri
Whitehill
Haskell County
Mark
Rachelle Torres
Evans Street
Torres
North First Street
Mike Utz
Spencer
Fulton Streets
Spencer Street
Julie Echeverria
Catalina Bustillos-Vasquez
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