Bird Triggers Garden City Area Power Outage
A bird landing on a substation transformer near the Sunflower Electric Power plant caused a one and a half hour outage early Sunday affecting northwest and southwest Garden City and Wheatland Electric customers. Power was restored after a relay opened due to the bird. Also, Richard Scott Jr. 32, lost control of a motorcycle on U S 83 near Holcomb Saturday night and was taken to Scott County Hospital with condition not released.
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Sunflower Electric Power Corp
Kent Potters
Scada
Garden City Electrical Department
Garden City
Potters
Wheatland Electric Co
Holcomb
Richard Scott Jr
Kansas Highway Patrol
Scott
Scott County
Wichita heats past 100 degrees in early May
In Wichita on Sunday afternoon temperatures climbed to 100 at 2 08 and reached 101 by 3 pm. National Weather Service meteorologist Brad Ketcham noted it was the first 100 degree reading this early in the season, with the old May 4 record at 94 set in 1963. The last time 100 degrees occurred this early was May 9, 2011, amid a stretch of hot days. Humidity was only seven percent, giving a notably dry heat.
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Wichita
Mercury
Brad Ketcham
National Weather Service
Ketcham
Panhandle
Texas
Cinco de Mayo festival grows at El Remedio Market garden City
The annual Cinco de Mayo event at El Remedio Market in Garden City expanded Sunday with live bands and family activities. Juan Andrade and Danny Andrade described years of casual origin evolving into a community celebration with Latin food, folklorico dancers, and giveaways for children.
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el Remedio
Garden City
Juan Andrade
San Antonio
Texas
Andrade
el Remedio Market
E. Fulton St
Danny Andrade
Danny
Eddie the Emperador
Grupo Aire
San Lagunero
Zagas
Fuerza Nortena
Garden City High School
Mexico
Puebla
Drought Clouds Spring Pheasant Hatch Prospects in Kansas
Pheasants Forever biologist Zac Eddy warns drought and late-winter storms harm nesting, reducing eggs and chick survival. Despite some summer rains boosting cover, ongoing drought and cold Febs may keep pheasant numbers low. Wildlife officials note mixed nesting outlook, with best hopes tied to moisture in coming weeks.
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Zac Eddy
Eddy
St. John
Jeff Prendergast
Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism
Kansas
Prendergast
Pig virus hits Kansas hog farms as PED spreads fast
PED, a fast moving pig diarrhea disease, has likely affected more than half of Kansas sows and killed thousands of newborn piglets across multiple farms. Experts warn the virus, possibly originating from China, spreads more in cold wet months, prompting biosecurity tightening and potential federal reporting and tracing measures.
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Kansas
U.S
Iowa
Indiana
China
Tim Stroda
Kansas Park Association
Stroda
Scott Pfortmiller
Stafford County
Pork Association
North America
Pfortmiller
National Park Board
USDA
Pork
Brown
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