Ham Radio Field Day Event This Weekend in Southwest Kansas
The Sandhills Amateur Radio Club hosts a 24 hour Field Day demonstration at Finnup Scout Park from noon Saturday to noon Sunday. Visitors can meet operators, see emergency stations powered by generators batteries or solar power, and learn how radio serves communities during crises.
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Sandhills Amateur Radio Club
Southwest
Kansas
Finnup
North Eighth and
Thompson Streets
ARRL
National Association For Amateur Radio
United States
Hams
DHS Citizens’ Corps
Red Cross
Salvation Army Fema
Newham
Winds batter Kansas and Missouri causing damage and outages
National Weather Service reports damaging winds up to 80 mph across northeast Kansas and western Missouri. No confirmed tornadoes Saturday, but Sunday tornado warnings were issued for several Kansas counties. Hardest hit areas include Blue Rapids Waterville and Vermillion where Vermillion school roof collapsed and three families were displaced. Power outages affected Sedalia St Joseph and Springfield in Missouri.
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Topeka
Kansas
Missouri
National Weather Service
The
Weather Service
Topeka Capital Journal
Blue Rapids
Waterville
Vermillion
Vermillion School
Sedalia
St. Joseph
Springfield
Ride for Cooper benefit held in Dodge City
A three day fundraiser organized by Brent Yoder supports two year old Cooper Carr in his battle with liver disease. Cooper who underwent a liver transplant last August still faces health challenges as his mother Lissy Carr receives help from community volunteers during events through Ford City Park and a trail ride.
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Dodge City
Cooper Carr
Brent Yoder
Cooper
Lissy Carr
Ford City Park
Dodge City Globe
Bonner Springs Students Build and Donate Caskets
Bonner Springs High School students in the Soft Pine Project built 22 tiny caskets for deceased newborns. A quilting group sewed blankets, a lumber store donated wood, and others offered help as the project gained momentum.
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Bonner Springs
Kansas City
Bonner Springs High School
Kansans Back Texas Shadow In Big 12 War
Kansan officials accept Texas dominance as the Big 12 teeters. They favor keeping ten teams to preserve rivalries, recruit talent, and protect revenues, with Texas money and a potential TV network driving the strategy amid looming conference realignments.
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University of Texas
Kansas
Texas
University of Kansas
Kansas State
Kansas Board of Regents
State House
Mike O’neal
Jayhawks
Statehouse
Big 12
Dan Lykins
Colorado
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Missouri
Iowa State
Baylor
Perennally
Bill Self
Ing
Boise State
Texas Christian University
Lew Perkins
Lykins
NCAA
Dan Beebe
Texas A&m
John Currie
Currie
Topeka Capital- Journal
Outdoor Movie Night Brings Crowds to Harold Long Park
Garden City Recreation Commission hosts free outdoor screenings as part of Silver Screen Saturday Nights. nearly 100 attendees gathered for Carpool with families bringing blankets and chairs amid a new program using an 11 by 20 foot screen and $21,000 audio-visual kit. future films include The Wild Thornberrys Rugrats Go Wild The Music Man Back to the Future Guys and Dolls Stand and Deliver with events at Finnup Park Stevens Park and Rotary Park through August 14.
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Harold Long Park
Rhonda Griffin
Jacob
Tom Arnold
David Paymer
Garden City Recreation Commission
Silver Screen
Big Pool
Brian Seagraves
GCRC
Seagraves
Deane Wiley Park
Finnup Park
Lee Richardson Zoo
the Recreation Commission
Ayala Park
North Campus
Shortgrass Street
South Fourth
Stevens Park
Main
Spruce Streets
Deane Wiley
Campus
Mary Street
Finnup
Isabel Avenue
Main Street
Rotary Park
Third Street
Johnson Street
Benny and
Joan
Santa Fe Park
West Santa Fe Street
13Th Street
Maple St
Dawn brand gains publicity from Gulf oil spill cleanup
Dawn dishwashing liquid, manufactured in Kansas City, Kansas, becomes the visible aid in Gulf oil spill wildlife rehab. Procter & Gamble has donated thousands of bottles to centers in Louisiana, Alabama and Florida as experts note Dawn's oil-removal, non toxicity and feather-safe properties.
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Kansas City
Kan
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf Region
Dawn
Susan Baba
Larry Gresham
Texas A&m University
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
International Bird Rescue Research Center
California
Exxon
South Africa
Gulf
Procter & Gamble
Louisiana
Alabama
Florida
Storms strike Scott County lake area with multiple tornadoes
Storms produced landspout tornadoes, heavy rain, and hail across Scott County on Sunday afternoon. Warnings issued at 3:47 PM, 4:14 PM, and 4:45 PM. Rain totals reached 5 to 7 inches near the Scott County Gove line and 1.15 inches in northwest areas. Lake Scott State Park reported heavy rain and downed branches. Park official noted one road with 1 to 2 inches of water, overall lucking more damage. Forecast calls for similar storms to develop north of Garden City with potential storms Tuesday and Wednesday night. highs will reach the upper 90s and sunny later in the week.
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Scott County
Ray Burgert
National Weather Service
Dodge City
Modoc
Scott State Lake
Greg Mills
Scott State Park
Mills
Burgert
Garden City
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Wilt Chamberlain
Allen Fieldhouse
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John Hanna
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