Torrential rain floods large parts of Kansas
Torrential rainfall and strong winds hit central Kansas causing widespread flooding. Saline County evacuees from Bavaria and Hedville, about 80 people, evacuated overnight. Ogden volunteers evacuated 50 homes near Fort Riley as creeks rose. Hutchinson logged seven inches of rain, Red Cross opened a shelter, and drivers helped from waterlogged streets.
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Hutchinson
Kansas
Saline County
Dean Speaks
Salina
Bavaria
Hedville
Ogden
Fort Riley
Garden City
Belleville
Nebraska
Reno
American Red Cross
Hutchinson Fire Department
Kim Forbes
Forbes
Triffet
North Main
Frank Triffet
Triffett
Richard Hall
Hall
Kinsley
Centerview
Edwards County
Syracuse
Hamilton County
Colorado
Memorial Day services honor fallen veterans in Garden City area
Area residents and groups join nationwide Memorial Day observances with a Garden City ceremony at Valley View Cemetery at 11 a.m. Monday led by Mayor Reynaldo Mesa. The event includes student singers, a POW MIA chair, and a noon carry-in lunch after a 60 minute service. A 2-4 p.m. rally in Stevens Park benefits Free Wheelchair Mission.
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Garden City
United States
Valley View Cemetery
Reynaldo Mesa
Phil
Babcock
Harry H. Renick American Legion
Finney County
Coolidge
Stevens County
Moscow
Hugoton
Haskell County
Haskell Township
Banner Cemetery
American Legion
Sublette
Legion
Grant County
Ulysses
Stevens Park
KU Faculty Tour West: Diverse Staff Explore Western Kansas
KU anthropology professor Brent Metz and 46 colleagues join the Wheat State Whirlwind Tour sweeping 35 Kansas counties this week. The 1,200 mile journey from Colby to Dodge City stops at Duff's Buffalo Ranch, wind-energy sites, Stauth Museum, Gypsum Hills, and the Pratt Fish Hatchery as faculty from various fields share expertise and gain regional insight for teaching.
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Brent Metz
Michigan
Kansas
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Topeka
Clark Pharmacy
Cimarron
Metz
Wheat State
Colby
Duff
Buffalo Ranch
Logan County
Majestic Theatre
Scott City
Gray County Wind Energy LLC
Stauth Museum
Montezuma
Dodge City
Margey Frederick
Bob Hemenway
University
Jeremy Martin
San Francisco
Light Energy LLC
UtiliCorp
Missouri
Stauth
Claude
Donnie Stauth
Smithsonian
Medicine Lodge
Pratt Fish Hatchery
Pratt
Kansas Sampler Foundation
Inman
Underground Salt Museum
Hutchinson
Naco plans Garden City rebuild after fire displacement
Naco Industries will rebuild a new PVC fittings plant in Garden City, with construction planned for mid summer, nearly a year after a July 21 fire destroyed the facility and displaced 24 workers. Owner Mike Hopkins said the move aims to benefit employees. exact reasons for the decision remain undisclosed.
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Naco Industries
Garden City
Naco
Mike Hopkins
Kansas State Fire Marshal
Buffalo Jones Ave
Hopkins
Utah
Finney County Economic Development Corporation
Eric Dopperschmidt
Erty
Western Irrigation
Morton Road
Dopperschmidt
Jean Dizmang
Dizmang
Storm chasers clash with emergency crews in Kansas
Law enforcement in Trego and Graham counties say amateur storm chasers block traffic and hinder emergency responders. Sheriff Rich Schneider recalls about 200 chasers on U.S. Highway 283 north of WaKeeney, forcing officers to move them along. Graham County emergency director Ralph Eschbaumer calls chasers a hindrance, though he approves of seasoned spotters from OU and NCAR.
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Hays
Kansas
Trego
Graham
Trego County
Rich Schneider
U.S. Highway 283
WaKeeney
Graham County
Schneider
Ralph Eschbaumer
University of Oklahoma
National Center For Atmospheric Research
Colorado
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Wichita County
Beulah Church
Greeley County
Scott County
Kearny County
Deerfield
Lakin’s
Stanton County
VFW
Southwest
Martin
Steeples Wheat Farm
Palco
Don Steeples
Steeples
Kansas Land
Ken Davis
Florida Power
Gray County
Garden City Area
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