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Western Kansas rains help take some stress off High Plains Aquifer
Since January this year, parts of western Kansas received almost 16 inches of above-normal precipitation, including towns like Liberal, Dodge City and Goodland. These rains took some pressure off places like Garden City, which had the dryest year on record last year, and according to the Kansas Geological Survey, its conditions rivaled the Dust Bowl in the 1930s.
Area counties part of KDOT transportation improvement amendment
The Kansas Department of Transportation requests comments on an amendment to the FFY 2024-2027 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program document. The STIP is a project specific publication that lists all KDOT administered projects, regardless of funding source, and includes projects for counties and cities as well as projects on the State Highway System.
Colorado record-sized hailstone measured with 3D scan
A storm last week between Kirk and Idalia resulted in a hailstone measuring 5.25 inches in diameter, according to the National Weather Service of Goodland, Kansas — which potentially set a Colorado record. The storm occurred Tuesday, Aug. 8 at around 7:20 p.m. “The Colorado State University Climate Center Committee is in deliberation to officially make this hailstone a record setter,” Goodland NWS said in a statement Monday. “The preliminary...
Power restored after tornado damages western Kan. community
WALLACE COUNTY —Thursday afternoon and evening storms rolled in the unusual direction from southeast to northwest in Kansas bringing heavy rain, hail, damaging winds and a tornado. The National Weather Service issued tornado watches and warnings for Wallace, Logan, Sherman and Thomas counties. A tornado caused considerable damage to...
Power restored after tornado damages western Kan. community
WALLACE COUNTY —Thursday afternoon and evening storms rolled in the unusual direction from southeast to northwest in Kansas bringing heavy rain, hail, damaging winds and a tornado. The National Weather Service issued tornado watches and warnings for Wallace, Logan, Sherman and Thomas counties. A tornado caused considerable damage to...
Power restored after tornado damages western Kan. community
WALLACE COUNTY —Thursday afternoon and evening storms rolled in the unusual direction from southeast to northwest in Kansas bringing heavy rain, hail, damaging winds and a tornado. The National Weather Service issued tornado watches and warnings for Wallace, Logan, Sherman and Thomas counties. A tornado caused considerable damage to...
Power restored after tornado damages western Kan. community
WALLACE COUNTY —Thursday afternoon and evening storms rolled in the unusual direction from southeast to northwest in Kansas bringing heavy rain, hail, damaging winds and a tornado. The National Weather Service issued tornado watches and warnings for Wallace, Logan, Sherman and Thomas counties. A tornado caused considerable damage to...
🎥 NCK Tech, FHSU, NW Tech affiliation request now in Kansas senate
When NCK Tech President Eric Burks presented the college's annual impact report to the Hays City Commission, he was also able to report the affiliation agreement sought with Fort Hays State University and Northwest Tech, Goodland, had just passed the Kansas House on a vote of 121-1. "It had tremendous...
FHSU, NCK Tech, Northwest Tech pitch plan to help rural Kansas
Fort Hays State University, North Central Kansas Technical College (NCK Tech), and Northwest Kansas Technical College (Northwest Tech) want to have an official affiliation with the goal of keeping more people in rural Kansas.
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