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Western Kansas was scorched by wildfires spread out over several counties. While local and state fire agencies contain them, ranchers and small towns move to recovering.
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Between Kansas City's six games, multiple base camps, and an influx of an estimated 650,000 visitors, Kansas is expecting a strain on public safety, emergency and transportation services. The disaster declaration sets up Kansas to receive federal assistance. -
Texas has the largest number of rural hospitals in the country. In the past decade, 14 of the state's rural hospitals have closed and another 82 are at risk of closure, according to a recent report from the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform. Despite funding challenges, some rural hospitals are continuing and even expanding services through community support. -
A cold front swept through Oklahoma late Thursday, bringing weather that dampened fire potential. -
Gov. Kevin Stitt declared a state of emergency for four Northwest Oklahoma counties.
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English: National Park Service Photo, Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsHello from Amarillo, TX! This is Lauren Pronger back again with another Radio Readers BookByte about Shing Yin Khor’s graphic novel The American Dream? for the HPPR Radio Readers Book Club. So, we know from my previous BookBytes and the novel’s blurb that Khor undertook a Route 66 road trip to better understand the mythos of America and how they, as a queer immigrant, might fit into it. -
Luke ClaytonThis week, Luke recaps a recent hog hunt where he killed a very tasty young wild porker, which he turned into pulled pork by slow smoking all night in his electric smoker. -
Tune in to Classical Music Amarillo this week as we prepare for the Amarillo Symphony’s upcoming concert! -
It can really make sense to do some soil testing in your garden, to make sure you really know what you're growing in, and going about it in the right way. After all, dirt's not a "one-size-fits-all" proposition, and this week, we'll talk about what you can learn from the testing, and how it can keep you from actively damaging the ecosystem!
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