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City of Wichita declares dangerous water conditions and river closing leading up River Festival
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) - The City of Wichita released via social media it's plan to deal with debris and dangers water conditions ahead of the 2019 Wichita River Festival by closing the Arkansas River until further notice. Central Kansas has been inundated…
‘LAKE NICKERSON’: Residents dealing with historic flooding in Nickerson
"I've never seen it this bad," Nickerson resident Brandi Chase said. While some call it flooding, others call it something else. "To me, it feels like a lake," she said. "All this is underwater and the alley back there." Inches…
Sedgwick’s new fire chief hopes to build department
SEDGWICK—“I thought it would be interesting.” Eight years ago Zane Hansen had a tiny seed of interest that grew into a career that includes a full-time position in Newton and now the responsibilities of fire chief in Sedgwick. Hansen worked…
Topeka mayor praises firefighters’ work battling raging blaze
Mayor Michelle De La Isla praised Topeka firefighters Thursday for what she described as their “heroic work” Wednesday evening battling a raging blaze that did significant damage in the 100 block of N. Kansas Avenue. De La Isla also gave…
Some Mound City residents had 10 minutes to evacuate after flash flooding
Flash flooding from storms on Tuesday did not give some residents of Mound City, Missouri, much time to evacuate. Click Link for Video... (Read more: KMBC)
Geary Community Hospital reduces staff
Geary Community Hospital officials laid off 22 members of the hospital workforce on Thursday. That information was confirmed by Hospital CEO Joe Stratton, who noted GCH has struggled financially for approximately two-and-a-half to three years. “This last winter and spring…
Property owners urged to provide flood damage info
Cowley County Emergency Management is collecting information for documentation purposes as the first step in the process to try to obtain funding to assist individuals who have experienced uninsured damage to private property as a result of the recent flooding.…
Funding available for watershed best management practices
Beginning July 1, 50 county conservation districts will have access to $300,000 through a new partnership between the Kansas Association of Conservation Districts, and Kansas Department of Health and Environment Watershed Management Section and Kansas Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies.…
Dangers lurk: City, health department warn of flood, standing water hazards
The City of Arkansas City and the City-Cowley County Health Department are teaming up to warn citizens about the hidden risk and dangers of flood waters. “We are aware of instances of children playing in standing water or flood water,”…
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