Colorado Fire Near Denver Becomes Largest In State History
Governor Owens called the blaze the largest in Colorado history as winds fed eight fires statewide. The Pike National Forest was closed indefinitely for the first time in 25 years, with about 1,000 residents evacuated and 3,700 structures threatened. Containment crews worked to slow the fire, which grew rapidly and burned toward Denver, destroying several structures and prompting park and firework bans.
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Bill Owens
Colorado
Glenwood Springs
Storm King Mountain
Denver
Cheesman Reservoir
Forks
Joe Colwell
Forest Service
Pike National Forest
Ry. Gov
Fire causes sewer explosion prompts house damage
Firefighters battled a sewer line explosion sparked by gasoline as Bowlby said the blaze took about 15 minutes to extinguish and 20 minutes to cool. Inside, investigators found the blast likely ignited a water heater nearby. Dunne, the renter, will stay with Wells and plans to sleep in his car if his dogs are safe.
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Bowlby
Dunne
Wells
Budget cuts loom for SRS and local services in Garden City
State budget staff may force 2004 reductions with the current plan showing cuts by June 30. In Garden City, co-pay for medications rises from 2 to 3 affecting 4,373 people, and the cheapest drug rule could cover only one option for about 11,000. Wages for 170 personal care attendants drop 3.3 percent to 12.82 per hour. Waiting lists persist for 1,119 physical ability and 709 disability cases statewide, including 52 and 54 in Garden City. Some positives: 314 more children may qualify for Health Care, while United Way agencies face funding pressures. Local officials plan to monitor changes with the Cultural Relations Board as a resource for residents.
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SRS
Garden City
United Way
Margaret Anderson
Anderson
Jim Berry
Kansas wheat harvest off to rough start in 2002
Drought in the west and unseasonable rains slow the Kansas wheat harvest. Officials say cutting is not in full swing until midweek with thunderstorms possible. Yields vary from under four to 50 bushels per acre as 48 percent of crop is in very poor or poor condition and harvest areas across the state report thin, dying stands.
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Wichita
Kansas
Brett Myers
Kansas Association of Wheat Growers
OK Coop Grain Elevator
Kiowa
Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service
Kass
Salina
Myers
Morton
Stevens
Stanton
Hamilton
Greeley
McPherson
Ellsworth
Kansas Department of Human Resources
Anthony Harvest Office
Harper County
Harvest Weather Strain Wheat Across Lane County
Lane County farmer Vance Ehmke reports harvest ongoing as hot dry winds slash yield and test weight. In Greeley County Clark Harris has 105 acres left to cut, while storms brought hail and rain. Agronomist Merle Witt warns kernels shrivel in drought, and forecasters say rain may come soon as farmers face the brutal Dust Bowl memory of Finney County. Since January, Lane County has only 3.3 inches of rain.
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Lane County
Vance Ehmke
Clark Harris
Merle Witt
Storms bring risk of hail and late day storms in region
The forecast warns of continued rain chances and isolated severe storms through the week. National Weather Service radar outage in Dodge City lasted 40 minutes, but other radar remained active. Western Kansas Weather Modification Program planes tracked a super cell with potential large hail as storms moved east of Finney County.
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Western Kansas
Lakin
Grant
Seward
Finney
Haskell County
Gray County
Smith
National Weather Service
Dodge City
Johnson
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