Mighty Japan quake spawns deadly tsunami and fires
A magnitude 8.9 offshore earthquake triggers a 28 foot tsunami devastates northeastern Japan from Sendai to Miyagi, killing hundreds, injuring hundreds, and leaving missing. Fires erupt as coastal areas burn while warnings spread to Hawaii and across the Pacific. Nuclear plant near Onahama evacuates nearby residents as cooling fails after shutdown.
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Tokyo
Japan
Hawaii
Pacific
South America
Canada
Alaska
U.S
Sendai
Miyagi
Kesennuma
NHK
Naoto Kan
Onahama
Budget Focus Drives Garden City Candidate Dan Fankhauser
Garden City candidate Dan Fankhauser, 67, outlines budget priorities and growth patterns as top concerns for the city. A lifelong resident and architect, he highlights 22 years on the Planning Commission and 40 years in business as key qualifications in the race for three open seats.
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Garden City Commission
Dan Fankhauser
Garden City
City Commission
Fankhauser
Tve
Planning Commission
Bors Focuses on Fiscal NCLB Issues in Race
Lara Bors outlines key topics for the April 5 USD 457 Board of Education race. With four seats open on the seven member board the candidate stresses school funding and tax stewardship while prioritizing students in the competitive field.
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Lara Bors
USC 457
Board of Education
Bors
Seizure of Records From Center for Independent Living Southwest Kansas
State officials and Garden City police seized all records this morning at the closed Center for Independent Living Southwest Kansas amid a state audit uncovering over 1.1 million dollars in undocumented Medicaid billings and grant spending. SRS Amy Swanson led the operation as boxes were loaded into a crime scene unit, with the center shuttered in Garden City and additional offices in Dodge City and Liberal.
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Anita Ledesma Soto
Lupe Hernandez
Center For Independent Living
Southwest
Kanas
Soto
Hernandez
Garden City
Center For
Independent Living Southwest
Kansas
Derek Schmidt
Dodge City
Liberal
Amy Swanson
Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
SRS
Swanson
GCPD
Center
Bill Miskell
Topeka
Weather Forecast Tonight and Saturday Outlook
Tonight is clear with a low of 28. Saturday will be mostly sunny with a high near 58 and a low around 27. Details on page A8.
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Iwaki City
Fukushima Prefecture
Laurie Sisk
Shajia Ahmad Sahmad
Gctelegram
Jerome P. Curry
Cilswes
Sandra Rincones
Rincones
Lau
Sisk
Schwieterman Inc
Chicago
Annie's
Garden City Co-op
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