Area residents aid Joplin cleanup after tornado weekend
Garden City residents help in Joplin relief delivering water to volunteers as homes and trees bear messages of gratitude. Home Depot workers, Sam's Club staff, and local church members joined the effort with plans for fundraisers and continued aid, while volunteers consider EMT training and future trips to assist in disaster recovery.
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Brennaman
America
Karson
Home Depot
Garden City
Joplin Home Depot
Joplin
ProHealth Chiropractic
N. John
Sam’s Club
Josh Yarnall
Marc Murillo
Bonnie Cantu
Mauricio Terrazas
Yarnall
Sam
Sams
Bridget Rhoades
First Christian Church
N. Seventh St
Telegram
Laurie Sisk
Sisk
Rhoades
Old Manor Road
Solar flare dazzles view with minimal Earth impact
NASA captured a medium solar flare that erupted from the sun creating a bright cloud across half the sun. The event may cause brief disruptions to high frequency radio and tiny GPS errors while auroras could be more visible. Experts deem the flare not hazardous and note an overall rising solar activity as the sun enters a more volatile cycle.
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Washington
NASA
Earth
National Weather Service
Space Weather Prediction Center
Boulder
Colo
Michael Hesse
Space Weather Laboratory
Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt
Joe Kunches
SWPC
Kunches
Solar Dynamics Observatory
Hesse
Fireworks ban upheld in Finney County despite vendor concerns
Finney County and Garden City officials enforce a county wide fireworks discharge ban for July 3 to 5 amid extreme drought and fire risk. Vendors Kemp Fireworks and Big Red stand owners express disappointment but support safety goals. police and sheriff plan enforcement with fines up to 500 dollars. The city may postpone the public fireworks show.
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Garden City
Doll
Shelton
Palla Lang
Big Red
Lang
Jennifer Kemp-Espinosa
Phil
Pam Kemp
Kemp-Espinosa
Kemp Fireworks
Garden
Michael Reagle
Reagle
Finney County
Kevin Bascue
Kansas
Matt Allen
Allen
Tyson worker dies from knife wound, investigation ongoing
Bascue said a 34 year old man died from a knife wound and no arrest has been made. Deputies treat the case as criminal until foul play is ruled out. Investigators will follow up with witnesses as they determine whether the death was an accident or criminal, with releases pending a final determination.
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Bascue
Ortiz receives key to city in Garden City ceremony
Garden City honored boxer Victor Ortiz with a key to the city and a brick inscribed paving the way to a bright future. Mayor Doll led the recognition as Ortiz, praised for rising above adversity, signed autographs and spoke to Univision crews before preparing for the Floyd Mayweather Jr. bout in Las Vegas.
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Garden City
Nation
Doll
Ortiz
Ers
Univision
Kansas
Floyd Mayweather Jr
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Oscar de la Hoya
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Southwest Kansas News
Uae
Garden City Monument Company
E Lease Press
NEU Fed
Yieggur
Garden City Monument
West Fulton
Gardencitymonument.com
Ken Grasser
GCCC
Tex Tam Cole
Student & Community Services Center
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