Fire destroys two Garnett downtown businesses
A weekend fire leveled Bennett's Sewing Center and Country Village Variety Store in Garnett. Damage is estimated at 250000 dollars as firefighters fought flames with limited water pressure and shifting winds. The scene is under joint investigation by local fire police and the Kansas State Fire Marshal's office with inquiries aimed at the initial caller.
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Garnett
Bennett's Sewing Center
Country Village
Bennett Building
Anderson County
Greeley
Harris
Welda
Colony
Kansas State Fire Marshal’s Office
Water drought tightens grip on Nebraska wells
In Cheyenne County drought drains groundwater as farmers and city officials wrestle over scarce water. Sidney faces dry municipal wells threatening 6,200 residents while courts and state action may probe water rights amid a task force study of Nebraska laws.
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Associated Press
Nebraska
Cheyenne
Sidney
Gary Person
Jack
Daniel
Ann Bleed
Department of Natural Resources
Rod Horn
South Platte
Mike Daharsh
Develand Garden Counties
Ogallala
South Dakota
Texas
Bob Hipple
Republican Natural Resources District
Adoptions Move Forward for Russian-Bound Children
Ottawa families pursue U S adoptions from Kazakhstan and Russia with social worker reviews and court dates in sight. Tim Nelson Debbie and Martin Herrera Linda Nyhart Herrera and Tracy White discuss travel to Russia, potential quick outcomes and hopes for reunified families amid Project Hope's Ottawa summer.
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Kazakhstan
United States Immigration and Naturalization Service
Russia
Tim Nelson
Ottawa
Debbie
Nelson
Martin Herrera
Linda Nyhart Herrera
Tracy White
United States
White
Project Hope
Sam
David White
India
Andy Gassaway
Agassaway
Ottawaherald
Global warming linked extreme weather and historic floods
Jet stream shifts and persistent low pressure fuel storms across Europe Asia and the United States. Experts cite global climate change amplifying anomalies as floods devastate cities in Czech Republic Germany Russia and China while long term US drought persists since 1998. NOAA NCAR and related agencies provide context and data sources.
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Czech Republic
Germany
Russia
Europe
Hungary
Poland
Siberia
Lawrimore
China
Ding Yuhui
China Meteorological Administration
United States
National Climatic Data Center
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Center For Atmospheric Research
National Science Foundation
Math mistake inflates Kansas State property value by $200 million
Riley County Appraiser Sam Schmidt's staff found an error that raised a single home's value near Kansas State University from $59,500 to $200,059,000. The mistake forced Manhattan, Riley County, and the local school district to base budgets on the inflated figure, creating a 6.5 percent overstatement and an estimated shortfall of at least $2.3 million. The cause remains unknown, with keystroke error suspected.
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Manhattan
Kansas State University
Riley County
Sam Schmidt
Schmidt
Hospital Notes and Sheriff News From Ottawa Area
Admissions list Richard Doan Treva Lamm Higginbotham John Yockey Angela Putney Louise Taul. Dismissals Kathi McFarland Richard Doan Sylvia Salas and John Yockey Joyce McGurk. Births A daughter 7 lbs Ottawa Friday. Arrests Jeffrey Hoyt Pomona. Wisthoff 1627 Osage Dr Apt E on New Mexico warrant. Thefts multiple incidents in Pomona Wellsville Lincoln area. Police and jail actions listed with bonds and warrants. Vehicles, jewelry, and other property thefts. Accidents and injuries detailed with names and locations. Ambulance calls across Ottawa area.
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Richard Doan
Quenemo
Treva Lamm Higginbotham
John Yockey
Ottawa
Angela Putney
Vassar
Louise Taul
Baldwin City
Kathi McFarland
Princeton
Sylvia Salas
Joyce McGurk
Sylvia
Raul Salas
Jeffrey Eugene Hoyt
Pomona
Gerald Francis Wisthoff
Osage Drive
Apt. E
Haskell and
Eisenhower
New Mexico
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Wellsville
Lincoln
Bradley Wayne Comstock
Waverly
Willow
Jack Leroy Higginbotham Jr
Liberty
Johnson County
Amanda Ruth Sawyer
Garry Lee Goodloe Jr
S. Hickory
Franklin County
Michael Everett Schulz
Beatrice
Neb
S. Cedar
Heather Lynne Wixom
Anthony Lee Golden
Idaho Road
Second
Poplar
Jeremy James Garrod
Thomas Road
N. Main
Douglas Eugene Curtis
W. 10Th
Cora Jean Brown
S. Poplar
Jesse D. Mull
Richmond
Nathan S. Albright
Louisiana
E. Wilson
S. Oak
E. Logan
Jamie Marie Mackler
Montana Road
Davis
Donna Jean Norris
Garfield No
Mackler
Norris
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Carol Fay Fowler
N. Poplar
Main
Heather Anne Horne
Horne
Fowler
Buick
Judith Rene McFarland
W. Sixth
Orchard Drive
S. Cherry
8. Main
N. Davis Ave
W. 15Th
S. Main
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