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Weather history notes Fort Scott buried under 26 inches of snow in 24 hours. The record Kansas snowfall set a statewide benchmark.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 2000
Page
9
Weather history notes Fort Scott buried under 26 inches of snow in 24 hours. The record Kansas snowfall set a statewide benchmark.
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A late Monday fire at the ConAgra Beef Co meat packing plant in Garden City caused at least 10 million dollars in damages. The blaze lasted over 18 hours, damaging the roof floor and rendering area. State Fire Marshal spokesman Mike Cameron ruled out a suspected cause. ConAgra held mandatory meetings with 2,300 workers and broadcast bilingual ads about relocation packages to other plants in Colorado Utah and Oklahoma. Officials from other plants interviewed workers as they courted staff from Liberal and Dodge City. Lt. Gov. Gary Sherrer said a quick decision by ConAgra is needed to retain employees and possible state assistance will follow.
An Andale teen suspected of mailbox vandalism was chased by Josh May and his father Dennis May. Josh shot Stephen Lewick, 16, during the pursuit. Stephen died later at Via Christi St. Francis. Dennis May, 50, faces second degree murder charges. Josh is in juvenile custody.
Kansas state population grew 8.5 percent to 2,688,418 as of April 1 2000, keeping four congressional districts. Nationally 32 states kept or gained seats, while eight gained and ten lost. Redistricting will be handled by the Legislature with court approval by 2002 elections and potential court-ordered changes.
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