False radar reading prompts White House evacuation drift
Parts of the White House were evacuated after a radar reading falsely indicated a plane near restricted airspace. NORAD and FAA officials cited birds or atmospheric disturbance as the cause. Secret Service noted no official evacuation though West Wing staff briefly left desks. The president was in Britain at the time.
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Washington
White House
William Shumann
Federal Aviation Administration
NORAD
North American Aerospace Defense Command
U.S
Canadian
Shumann
Secret Service
Jean Mitchell
West Wing
Bush
Britain
Mitchell
Holcomb council delays water rate increase and bond plan
Holcomb City Council postponed action on a proposed water rate and bond increase after discussions in a Wednesday meeting. The draft ordinance would raise monthly water charges for in city and out of city customers, with notable jumps for 8000 to 12000 gallon usage and higher bond fees, plus a first bond payment of 50725 due in April.
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Holcomb
Holcomb Usd
USD
Conway
Lisa Staab
Water plant to improve city supply and grow capacity
Officials preview Garden City s new 10 million dollar water treatment plant at 1820 W Kansas Ave. It aims to steady water quality at 130 to 140 parts per million while treating older wells. Plant could reach 12 to 15 million gallons daily with extra RO skids. City plans a 15 cent per 1000 gallon rate increase with a $3 million KDHE loan funding part of the project.
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Garden City
Bob Halloran
Halloran
Reynaldo Mesa
Wheatland
Kansas Ave
Mesa
Jeff Whitham
Com
Whitham
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Wheatland Electric Co-op
Governor rejects workers' camp crisis as basis for reform
Governor Kathleen Sebelius says a proposed change to Kansas workers' compensation is built on a faulty premise that the state faces a crisis. Insurance and business leaders dispute this framing, noting reforms from 1993 should be preserved while seeking targeted cost controls and better benefits for injured workers.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kathleen Sebelius
Senate
House
Sebelius
Insurance Department
AFL Cio
Brad Smoot
American Insurance Association
Smoot
Lew Ebert
Kansas Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Ebert
Water plan ends drilling in Stevens County townships
Officials at a December public hearing dropped a drilling proposal and directed the chief engineer to evaluate water issues and economic impact. The safe yield criteria take effect Friday limiting Ogallala Aquifer withdrawals, with 20 of 250 townships kept open under new rules. Gary Baker welcomed public input but lamented closures, while Pope defended the decision as necessary to extend aquifer life, as Hank Hansen outlined a regional protocol to implement a long term groundwater plan led by three western Kansas districts.
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Pope
Ogallala
Gary Baker
Hugoton
Stevens County
Baker
Ogallala High Plains
Hank Hansen
GMD 3
OgaMala
Western Kansas
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