Satanta Woman Killed When Pulling In Front Of Semi
A 64 year old Satanta woman Patsy Y Evans died after pulling into the path of a turning cattle-hauling semi on US 83 Saturday afternoon near a Satanta exit. The driver Daniel Brinkley 29 of Burns Flat Okla was uninjured. The semi and trailer overturned with cattle. one cow was destroyed. Evans truck and Brinkley’s trailer were totaled. Damage to the semi was estimated at 5000 dollars.
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Patsy Y. Evans
Kansas Highway Patrol
Evans
Daniel Brinkley
Burns Flat
Okla
Brinkley
Woman missing for two weeks found dead in grassy area
An 86 year old woman Birdie Stanturf who vanished April 20 was found dead Saturday night near an abandoned car in a grassy area. Police say no homicide appears likely awaiting autopsy results to determine cause of death and events after she left her southwest Kansas City Kansas home for a hair appointment. Relatives noted she needed regular heart medication. Her daughter Marcia Reser said they are at peace despite the loss.
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Kansas City
Kan
Birdie Stanturf
Stanturf
Marcia Reser
Topeka Kansas River bridge to be replaced at $40 million
Topeka officials say a 63 year old bridge over the Kansas River must be replaced in coming years at an estimated cost of 40 million dollars. A 1.5 million quick fix is sought to permit limited use of the 1938 Topeka Boulevard Bridge while replacement plans proceed.
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Topeka
Kansas River
Jeff White
Topeka Boulevard
White
Tom Flanagan
Kansas Supreme Court disbars political figure
Wyandotte County political figure David W. Carson was disbarred by the Kansas Supreme Court after surrendering his license. Carson, 84, publishes The New Observer, a tabloid that has targeted Mayor Carol Marinovich and Wyandotte County District Attorney Nick Tomasic. Tomasic had filed criminal defamation charges against Carson and the paper, naming editor Edward H. Powers Jr. The defendants pleaded innocent.
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Topeka
Wyandotte County
David W. Carson
Kansas Supreme Court
Kansas Appellate Courts
Carson
New Observer
Carol Marinovich
Nick Tomasic
Tomasic
The
Edward H.powers Jr
Marinovich
Ernest Johnson
Big top thrills Garden City crowd at Carson & Barnes circus
Carson & Barnes staged a one day show at Finney County Fairgrounds with a 396 foot tent, a mini zoo, camel and elephant rides, and acts from around the world. About 1,500 attended the afternoon performance which benefited Sunrisers Kiwanis scholarships at Garden City Community College and local libraries.
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Carson & Barnes Circus
Finney County Fairgrounds
Tanya Lopez
Carla Peters
Tribune
Carson & Barnes
Finney County
Cliff Mayo
Sunrisers Kiwanis
Mayo
Beef Empire
Garden City
Garden City Community College
Finney County Public Library
Hugo
Okla
Spain
Standstill in Kansas school finance bill talks
Negotiators from the Kansas House and Senate halted discussions on school finance mechanics delaying a compromise bill that would distribute over 2.26 billion dollars to public schools for the fiscal year starting July 1. Leaders aimed to finish by today, but talks collapsed into a deadlock with key disputes over local option budgets and special education funding.
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Topeka
House
Senate
Anthony Hensley
D-Topeka
Bill Graves
E.ks
Ink
Ralph Tanner
Baldwin City
Senate Education
Dwayne Umbarger
House Tax Committee
City trains workers to locate unplugged brine wells
Kansas Geological Survey will train two city workers starting Monday to operate a computerized electromagnetic device to locate as many unplugged brine wells as possible. The effort aims to prevent a recurrence of January explosions that killed two and seeks state and federal grants to fund a $9.6 million program at about $60 000 per well.
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Joe Palacior
Palacior
Satanta Prepares for Annual Day Parade and Events
Satanta gears up for its annual Satanta Day Parade with 77 clubs and organizations registered to march down Main Street at 10 30 a m. The event includes judged entries with cash prizes or ribbons and adds a turtle race this year followed by a barbecue and diverse activities such as cow pattie bingo, a 2 mile fun run, art exhibit, golf tournament, car show and dances.
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Lions Club
Methodist Park
Wichita plane crash kills instructor and student near raceway
A Cessna 172 crashed near Wichita International Race Way killing flight instructor Dan Toedter and student Jimmie Peters, 20, of Newton. Eyewitnesses described a failed pull up over power lines and a post crash fire. FAA and NTSB will investigate. the flight school says they were practicing a simulated forced landing.
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Wichita
Wichita International Race Way
Sabris Corp. Flight School
Dan Toedter
Jimmie Peters
Newton
Toedter
Bryan Skinner
Skinner
Gary Curmode
Sedgwick County
Federal Aviation Administration
National ‘Transportation Safety Board
David Dewhirst
Toedtor
Sabris Corp
Peters
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Satanta
Brad Nading
Letha Williamson
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