Year of cold weather paved way for southern Kansas wildfires
Unusually wet summer followed by dry winter created conditions for wildfires across Oklahoma and Kansas. Vegetation grew heavily then dried into fuel as winds intensified, leading to hundreds of thousands of acres burned and the largest Kansas wildfire in years. Weather experts note the sequence of wet then dry conditions fueled the blazes.
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Kansas
Kansas City
Oklahoma
Mary Knapp
Assis
Kansas State University
Knapp
Rocky Mountains
Gary McManus
Volunteer opportunities across community programs in city area
Success by 6 seeks volunteers to provide child care during parenting classes at Centennial Adult Education Center from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays through June 29 and the second Tuesday each month. Also needed are March of Dimes event helpers, Audio Reader description volunteers for performances, Earth Day park cleanup with Black Hills Energy, landscaping for Tenants to Homeowners aging in place project, and BackSnacks packing at Sunflower Elementary with weekly Friday shifts. Contact details provided for Rich Minder, Stephanie Rasys, Jen Nigro, Canan Aker, Tenants to Homeowners, Reana Maliska, Shelly Hornbaker.
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Centennial Adult Education Center
Louisiana St
Rich Minder
Gmail.com
Watson Park
Kentucky St
Stephanie Rasys
Stephanier
Centralnational.com
Theatre
Lawrence
Lied Center
Crafton-Preyer Theatre
Starlight Theatre
Kansas City Repertory Theatre
Carlsen Center
Kansas City
Topeka Civic Theatre and Academy
Topeka
Jen Nigro
Migro
Ku.edu
Black Hills Energy
Peterson Park
Peterson Road
Iowa Street
Burcham Park
Second
Indiana Streets
Canan Aker
Canan. Aker
Blackhillscorp.com
Homeowners Inc
Lawrence Community Housing Trust
Cedarwood
United Way Center
Cedarwood Avenue
Gmail
Sunflower Elementary School
Reana Maliska
Rmaliska
Usd497
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Journal-World Photo
Charlie
Tricia Prohaska
Folsogove
sCounty.org
Missouri
Audio Reader
Douglascounty.org
Shelly Hornbaker
United Way
Roger Hill
Unitedwaydgco.org
Southwestern Now
Astors
Outhwestern Hearing Centers
Clinton
Independence
Lee’s Summit
Liberty North
Olathe Overland Park
Prairie Village
Raymore
Shawnee
Wyandotte
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