Brandon Peoples

8 a.m. Monday update Severe weather appears to be likely for Monday with showers and thunderstorms expected to pop up this afternoon and evening. The Storm Prediction Center has placed the Manhattan area in an enhanced (level 3) risk for storm development, noting the potential for large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes. National Weather Service [...]

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U.S. Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall as well as Congressman Tracey Mann visited Westmoreland on Friday, touring the devastated neighborhoods ravaged by the April 30 tornado. The three Congressional members were bussed around the community to see firsthand the damage. Tuesday’s storm destroyed 22 homes and damaged 13 others. Sen. Moran says part of [...]

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A new MRI scanner suite was officially unveiled to the public Friday at Wamego Health Center. The permanent facility replaces a mobile MRI unit that came to the hospital twice a week. Hospital Administrator Brian Howells says construction on the roughly $3 million project took less than a year and came in under budget. “It’s been [...]

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Pottawatomie County officials say significant progress has been made on the cleanup effort in Westmoreland following Tuesday’s devastating tornado. “There’s still a lot to do but we kind of considered we’ve made it to the next phase of operations. We were able to send volunteers home this (Thursday) afternoon and we will not need volunteers [...]

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Phase 3 of a pavement improvement project along K-18 and K-177 is scheduled to begin Friday, weather permitting. Traffic will be head-to-head on the southbound/eastbound lanes while the northbound/westbound lanes are reconstructed. The section of Zeandale Road/K-18 between K-177 and the local access road will also be reconstructed. Work will be done in subphases in [...]

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Pottawatomie County officials have identified the woman who died in Tuesday’s tornado in Westmoreland. Ann Miller, 58, was killed when the tornado struck her home. Miller was a long term county resident and health department employee. “Ann was the welcoming face of the Health Department for many years,” said Becky Ryan, Pottawatomie County Public Information [...]

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Konza United Way is supporting relief for Westmoreland in the aftermath of Tuesday’s tornado. Emergency Management officials noted late Wednesday that there is not a need for additional volunteers until debris and safety can be checked and double checked. Konza United Way has activated the Communities Active in Disaster (or COAD) response to help with [...]

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Tuesday’s storms were the third such strong wind event to impact the Flint Hills in the past two weeks and the first ever to hit Westmoreland directly, in what’s been an active few weeks for severe weather. On April 18, a downburst struck St. Marys, and while it wasn’t classified as a tornado, it did [...]

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The cleanup effort continues in Westmoreland after a tornado devastated the town’s northern edge. Evergy officials say nearly 1,000 customers lost power in the area Tuesday as a result, but by Wednesday morning most of the power had been restored to about 90 percent of the city. Evergy spokesperson Kaley Bohlen… Water service is also [...]

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