East and West Clash Over Water Solutions
A regional debate on groundwater in southwest Kansas spans decades with officials like Brenn and Baker urging middle-ground, while critics warn pumping to excess will harm the economy. Rural Center’s Fund stresses sustainable policy, and officials warn an East West clash will intensify if action is delayed.
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Kansas
Haskell
Garden City Co
Finney and Kearny
Bronn
Kansas-Colorado
Kansas Water Authority
Southwest Kansas
Mary Fund
Kansas Rural Center
Whiting
West
Gary Baker
Southwest Kansas Groundwater Management District No. 3
Garden City
Hugoton
Kirk Heger
Southwest Kansas Irrigation Association
GMC No. 3
Stevens County
Steve Rome
Assara
Jackie McClaskey
Prosecution in two child endangerment cases at local stores
In Finney County, charges arise after a 1-year-old was left alone in a parked car at Walgreens with the AC on in 90 degree heat. Weibe-Peters was arrested on a child endangerment count. the child was unharmed and released to the father after the mother’s arrest and a $1500 cash bond. A separate incident at Dillons involved a missing child later found in the vehicle with a running engine, the family noting confusion over children at a grandmother’s house. The report specified the child’s condition as clear and was forwarded to the Department of Children and Family.
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Tures
Dillons
Finney County Ems
St. Catherine Hospital
Department of Children and Family
Walgreens
Weibe-Peters
Finney County
Weibe- Peters
Heatstroke, leading cause of child vehicle deaths
Heatstroke is the leading cause of non crash vehicle deaths for children with about one child dying every ten days in a car. Safe Kids Worldwide and Safe Kids Kansas urge action through the ACT plan and emphasize never leaving a child alone in a car, creating reminders, and dialing 911 if a child is found unaccompanied.
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Safe Kids Kansas
Safe Kids Worldwide
A.C.T
National Highway Safety Traffic Administration
Department of Earth and Climate Sciences
San Francisco State University
Kansas
United States
KidsandCars.org
Seagraves Learns Broadway Lessons From Gershons And Friends
Seagraves describes a transformative trip to New York where he met Broadway names including Stephen Sondheim. He attended private dinners, toured Aladdin backstage, and learned practical show tech tips from Jeanine Tesori Warren Carlyle Chad Beguelin Ken Billington and Matt Kraus. He plans to apply the lessons to Horace Good Middle School summer musical Willy Wonka JR on August 1 and 2.
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Seagraves
Gershons
New York
Stephen Sondheim
James Monroe Iglehart
Genie
Jeanine Tesori
Warren Carlyle
Chad Beguelin
Ken Billington
Broadway
Matt Kraus
Kraus
Liza Minnelli
Roald Dahl
Willy Wonka JR
Clifford Hope
Horace Good Middle School
Plane shot down over Ukraine kills 298 aboard
A passenger jet operated by Airlines was downed over Ukraine, with pro-Russian insurgents alleged to be responsible. All 298 people on board are confirmed dead. The BRICS bloc, consisting of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, announced plans to create a new development bank to rival the World Bank.
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Nigeria
Boko Haram
Ukraine
Brazil
Russia
India
China
World Bank
Mars
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Kate Middleton
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Rad
FCHS
Finneycohs.org
Princess
Facebook
Rosie
Scooter
Chihuahua
Fleming
Vader
Vicki Bulkley
Fir
Diairet
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