Web City teens killed, one injured in Lane County crash
Kansas Highway Patrol reports a Sunday crash on Kansas State Highway 4 four miles east of Healy in Lane County. Thomas Stark, 18, and Trevor Southard, 19, from Webb City, were in a two door vehicle that overcorrected after leaving the south ditch, rolled, and ended on its top. Southard died hours after admission to Lane County Hospital. Stark was injured. Neither passenger wore seat belts.
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Missouri
Lane County
Kansas Highway Patrol
Healy
RHP
Thomas Larry M. Stark
Webb City
Stark
Trevor A. Southard
Lane County Hospital
Southard
HPPR to Break Ground on New Radio Tower
High Plains Public Radio 91.1 KANZ will break ground on an independent radio tower at 10 a.m. Tuesday at TV Road south on Highway 83. The 1000 foot structure will boost public radio coverage to 18 southwest Kansas counties, funded 75 percent by the Public Telecommunications and Facilities Program with a 542,972 project cost and 25 percent state match, completing by October.
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High Plains Public Radio
Kanz
TV Road
Highway
HPPR
Deb Stout
KSN
Stout
Public Telecommunication and
Department of Commerce
Kansas
Public Telecommunications and
State of
Emergency planning committee to meet in Finney County
The Finney County Local Emergency Planning Committee will meet at 1 30 p m June 15 in Conference Room B of the Finney County Law Enforcement Center 304 N Ninth St Public is welcome The LEPC updates the all hazard plan and serves as a local contact under the Right to Know Act For more information call 272 3639
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Finney County Local Emergency Planning Committee
Finney County Law Enforcement Center
N. Ninth St
LEPC
Finney County
Drought prompts push to open CRP land in Kansas
NW Kansas farmers face ruined wheat and diminished pastures due to drought. Senator Roberts and Representative Moran call for grazing access on CRP land across nearly all of northwest Kansas to avert cattle liquidation. They warn reduced disaster payments and stressed feed supplies if CRP remains closed.
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HAYS
Kansas
Marvin Cox
Cox
Sen
Pat
Snowmobile crash survivor pursues ENT career
Beverly Wilson, now a KU medical student, survived a 2000 snowmobile crash that severed her trachea after a barbed wire fence strike. She details months of surgery and vocal rehab, and says the experience inspired her to become an ear, nose and throat doctor.
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Kansas City
Kan
Beverly Wilson
Bobby
Burlington
Beverly
Wilson
University of Kansas
Kansas University
Kansas University Hospital
Beef Empire Days weekend full of family events forecast
The Beef Empire Days weekend in Garden City kicks off Thursday with a 7 a.m. Rodeo Cowboy Breakfast at Finney County Fairgrounds followed by PRCA rodeo rounds. Friday features children's story hour, Miss Beef Empire Rodeo Queen activities, rodeo night, and live music. Saturday highlights include a pancake breakfast, poker run, golf scramble, Main Street parade and rodeo final night, with Sunday wrapping up events and the Beef Empire Cattle Crawl. Information and entries are available from the Beef Empire Days office at 275-6807.
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Alan Fankhauser
Beef Empire Days
Finney County Fairgrounds
Pro Rodeo Cowboy’s Association
PRCA
Preston Dew
Prca Rodeo Committee
Australia
Finney County Public Library
Fairgrounds
Clear Creek
Fairgrounds Exhibition Hall
Jared Pete Gile
Blaine Younger
Commerce Bank
Family Crisis Services
Kansas
Buffalo Dunes
South Highway 83
Fankhauser
Main Street
Garden City
National Guard
South Main Street
Walnut Street
Wiley Ball
Pony Express
Deerfield
Southwinds Country Club
High Plains
Coors Light
Peebles
Wiley
Kansas Beef Council
Kansas City
Wichita
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Lizzy Underwood
Uniontown
Scott Township
Fort Scott
Michael Kennedy
Kennedy
Terry Wilson
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