Boy’s lighter start mobile home fire destroys residence
A four year old boy playing with a cigarette lighter started a fire at 340 S Farmland Rd Lot 7. Finney County firefighters contained the blaze to a living room and one bedroom in about 15 minutes, with two hours on site. no injuries reported though smoke damage rendered the home uninhabitable valued at over 5000 dollars. Alejandra Vazquez and her four year old son Randall Jimenez were present. the father Carlos Jimenez was away.
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Finney County
Allen Shelton
S. Farmland Road
Shelton
John Andrews
Alejandra Vazquez
Randall Jimenez
Jimenez
Vazquez
Carlos Jimenez
Sunflower Electric worker injured in fall at plant
Dario Martinez a 54 year old Sunflower Electric Power Corp employee fell about 10 feet while cleaning a plow at 2 30 p m Thursday at the Holcomb facility He struck his left hip on a concrete wall and was flown to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita in fair condition from St Catherine Hospital Finney County Undersheriff John Andrews said a loose hose caused the fall continuing medical care on Thursday included air transport to Wesley.
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Holcomb Sunflower Electric Power Corp
Dario Martinez
Sundance St
Wesley Medical Center
Wichita
Martinez
The
Electric Company
S. Holcomb Lane
Finney County
John Andrews
St. Catherine Hospital
Andrews
Local reservists bid farewell at Army Reserve Center
Soldiers from the 467th engineering detachment will hold a farewell ceremony at 3 p.m. Saturday at 909 E. Fulton St. Public welcome as 10 to 20 members mobilized since March 1, part of the 89th Regional Support Command with members from Kansas to Arizona. Units have been mobilized in World War II, Korea, the Gulf War, and Kosovo. Tornado sirens will sound 10 a.m. Tuesday during severe weather week, with potential cancellation if weather is poor. Local emergency numbers and upcoming events including a Single's Retreat at Bible Christian Church are listed along with weekend retreat details and keynote speaker. Road condition hotline: 1-800-585-7623.
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U.S. Army Reserve
467Th
Army Reserve Center
E. Fulton St
89Th Regional Support Command
Wichita
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Texas
Arizona
Kosovo
Finney County Emergency Management
Bible Christian Church
E. Mary St
Ron
Carrie France
Leland Griffin
Clifton
Colo
Red Cross volunteers highlight disaster services week
Red Cross volunteer Bob Lewis traveled to Kentucky for two weeks to aid flood victims and has helped victims of forest fires in Colorado Oregon and disasters in Texas. March is national Red Cross month with events at First Southern Baptist Church Garden City chapter office and Armory listings detailing CPR classes auctions and open houses.
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Red Cross
Bob Lewis
Kentucky
Colorado
Oregon
Texas
Corpus Christi
Houston
Lewis
Disaster Service
American Red Cross
First Southern Baptist Church
Third St
Tina Johnson
Veterinarians urge early West Nile vaccines for Kansas horses
Kansas veterinarians urge horse owners to vaccinate against West Nile Virus this month as mosquitoes rise. A two dose schedule costs about $20 per dose with boosters after three weeks and four months, and past outbreaks show high costs for treatment.
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Kansas
United States
Hutchinson
Roy Russell
Russell
Kansas Department of Health & Environment
Kansas State University
Doug Harner
Harners
Harner
West Nile
Kansas State
Military chaplain duties rise as war nears
At McConnell Air Force Base Captain John Hubbs and three other chaplains prepare for expanded duties as the threat of war with Iraq grows. They balance faith with soldiers’ beliefs, emphasize confidentiality, and focus on relationships to help airmen cope with fear and moral strain.
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Wichita
John Hubbs
McConnell Air Force Base
Iraq
Hubbs
McConnell
Air Force
Free Methodist
Church of God
Illinois
Mili
Prince Sultan Air Base
Saudi Arabia
Chaplain Hubbs
Adam Ross
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Ton Boy
Sunflower
Tion Team
Johnson
Debra
Richard Schneweis
Claflin
First Southern Baptist
Great Bend
Hoisington
Debra Schneweis
Clude
Garden City
Fulton Terrace
Ooen
National Guard Armory
Larry Johnston
National Guard
Garden City Recreation Commission
Elkhart High School
Holcomb
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