Bicycle victim dies after highway crash in Kansas
Police report a 50 year old man William Nedell of Garden City died when his bicycle was struck by a 2006 Harley Davidson motorcycle driven by 25 year old Joshua Martinez of Liberal on a county road one mile north of Liberal at 5 30 p.m. Thursday. Martinez was hospitalized in Liberal with undisclosed injuries.
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Liberal (Ap
Highway Patrol
Kansas
William Nedell
Garden City
Liberal
Joshua Martinez
Nedell
Martinez
Southwest Medical Center
Coffeyville Man Identified in Flood Motel Death
Coffeyville authorities identified 55 year old Junior Denning of Canton TI as the man found dead July 5 in Budget Inn Room 21 after floodwaters inundated the area. An autopsy ruled drowning asphyxia. Denning refused evacuation twice as floodwaters approached.
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Coffeyville
Junior Denning
Canton
Budget Inn
Denning
Mike Brown
Decomposing bodies found in Wichita home amid flies
Police investigate the deaths of a 73 year old woman and her 48 year old son along with two dogs after a mail carrier noted heavy mail and flies. Autopsies are underway to determine cause with no sign they were alive since mid June. The north side residence had no forced entry. Meanwhile Kansas reports its first human West Nile case of the year in north central region. The patient, under 65, was hospitalized and recovered. Public health officials urge protection as West Nile season returns.
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Wichita
Ken Landwehr
Landwehr
Topeka
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
KDHE
Mike Heideman
Kansas
Gail Hansen
West Nile
Kansas disaster panel reviews state response to 2007 storms
A nine member committee in Topeka opened hearings at the Statehouse to study how Kansas agencies handled 2007 disasters including a Greensburg tornado tragedy that killed 10 and floods across southeast and central regions. Officials say insured losses exceed 150 million dollars and more than 3,000 homes were damaged or destroyed.
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Topeka
Hns
Kansas
Greensburg
Ted Bunting
Bunting
Dale Dennis
Lee Tafanelli
R-ozankie
Tafanelli
Dairy Ventures breaks ground on Greeley County dairy
Groundbreaking marks the start of Dairy Ventures LLC first project in Greeley County. The plan calls for 160 acres with 1,500 cattle, producing about 2.92 million pounds of milk monthly and creating around 25 jobs. Projected completion by January 2008, with significant local tax impact and community support.
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Tribune
Greeley
Mike Thon
Dairy Ventures LLC
Ron Eakes
Kreg Welch
County
Dairy Ventures
Thon
Welch
Eakes
Greeley County
Celtic Dairy
Mid-Plains Construction
Plains
Holstein Supply
Syracuse
Texas
High Plains
Wheatland Electric
Christy Hopkins
Hopkins
Mid-Plains
Flooding Dampens Coffeyville Economy and Jobs
In Coffeyville Kansas the Verdigris River flood and an oil spill from Coffeyville Resources have inundated a quarter of the city, soaking six of seven hotels and many businesses. Oil contaminated shops and inventories, prompting layoffs and a struggle for disaster aid while refinery damage and high gasoline prices ripple through the local economy. Cited are Lisa Kuehn of the Chamber of Commerce and Jack Cooper of Jack's Auto Repair as affected residents.
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Kansas City
Lisa Kuehn
Coffeyville Area
Coffeyville Resources
Kuehn
Jack Cooper
Jack
Kansas
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