Woman recalls 1918 flu epidemic immunity in Coolidge nurse
Anna Laubach Crittenden Raney, then 16 in Coolidge Hamilton County, remembers nursing flu patients during the 1918 19 pandemic. She aided siblings and farm victims amid shortages of medical staff and no vaccine, recalling iron chest treatments and a severe global death toll.
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Tghty
Anna Laubach Crittenden Raney
Coolidge
Hamilton County
Raney
Syracuse
Bruce
Public Broadcasting System
PBS
Rupert Blue
United States Public Health Service
Blue
High Plains
Stanford University
Western Kansas faces water crisis demands stronger policy
At the University of Kansas policy conference Western Kansas leaders warn the Ogallala Aquifer is depleting and future growth hinges on aggressive conservation. Wichita attorney David Traster warns irrigation drains scarce rainfall while Dan Nagengast and Allie Devine call for gradual reforms and interstate cooperation including buy-outs and potential water imports to avert economic collapse.
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Lawrence
Ogallala
Kansas
David Traster
Wichita
Traster
Ulysses
University of Kansas
Great American Desert
Congress
Dan Nagengast
Kansas Rural Center
Whiting
Grassland
Allie Devine
Kansas Livestock Association
Devine
Southwest
Birthday tribute as Bernadine Sitts tops 90 in school ride
Bernadine Sitts celebrated her 90th birthday with an annual motorcycle procession by the First United Methodist Church and Garden City students. The event began at 3101 Belmont Place and ended with a reception, gifts, and a quilt for her namesake intermediate center. Sitts, a longtime educator and Hall of Fame inductee, spoke to students about faith and gratitude.
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Harley Momma
Bernadine
Belmont Place
Garden City United Methodist Church Bell Choir
Western Kansas Community Foundation
Jesus Christ
Stephanie Facil
Antonia Facil
Jose Facil
Sonja Murphy
Jessie Oberheim
GCHS
Sitts
Oberheim
Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center
Barb Hauschild
Jackie Barden
Jennifer Crone
Nancy Shiffelbein
Barden
Runway reopens as Garden City airport lands jets
Garden City Regional Airport restarts its new 3.4 million concrete runway with a Bonanza landing first, followed by a Cessna Citation Excel and two commercial planes. City officials expect a traffic uptick, noting FAA funded 90 percent of costs and repairs to panels after early cracking. The upgrade allows heavier military and regional jets, boosting future business.
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Garden City Regional Airport
Hilliard Brothers Cattle Co
Clewiston
Fla
Garden City
Bob Halloran
Castle Rock Construction Co
Castle Rock
Colo
Federal Aviation Administration
Halloran
Ronald Hall
Hall
United States
mid-America
Immigration showdown in Kansas pits Brownback against ProjectUSA
A conservative group, ProjectUSA, prepares a Kansas publicity push ahead of the 2004 elections targeting Sen. Sam Brownback and Rep. Dennis Moore over immigration. Brownback defends border reforms, while Moore supports measures mirroring the DREAM Act. Local figures note the unlikely alliance of Brownback and Moore as the immigration debate sharpens.
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Topeka
Sam Brownback
Kansas
Brownback
Projectusa
Dennis Moore
Ckansas
Moore
Johnson County
Craig Nelson
Washington
Congress
Senate
U.S
Nelson
Pat Roberts
Jerry Moran
Jim Ryan
Todd Tiahrt
Melinda Lewis
el Centro
Kansas City
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