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Hard-hit Halstead community rallies together in extensive cleanup effort
HALSTEAD, Kan. (KWCH) - Sunday night’s storm carried hurricane-caliber winds into Harvey County and left behind extensive damage. One of the hardest hit areas, Halstead, declared a local state of emergency on Monday afternoon. The storm that tore through Halstead came with winds that approached 100 mph. Sunday night,...
‘I am blessed,’ Halstead teen watches tree destroy pickup in Sunday’s storm
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH)—On Monday afternoon, crews in Halstead tried to restore power after a local state of emergency was declared. Straight-line winds with gusts of up to 90 miles per hour left tree limbs covering the streets. People watched from their porches as neighbors cleaned their yards. “I believe...
Newton to begin tree limb collection Wednesday morning
NEWTON, Kan. (KAKE) - Crews with the City of Newton's Public Works department will begin collecting limbs downed in Sunday night’s storm beginning Wednesday. Starting at 7 a.m., crews will begin in Street Maintenance Area 1, east of South Pine between Southeast 14th Street and East First Street. They will work their way through each maintenance area in order, which can be seen in the map pictured below. Crews will do one pass down each street.
Cleanup to continue for days after powerful winds slam Kansas towns
HALSTEAD, Kan. (KWCH) - Powerful winds hit Kansas hard Sunday evening with widespread reports of damage from trashcans tossed in Hutchinson to a shed crumbling like a tin can and being thrown into a utility pole in the Russell area and a fallen tree smashing a teen’s pickup in Halstead.
Expect to slow down on K-254 in June
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Kansas Department of Transportation says crews will be remarking the pavement on Kansas Highway 254 between the Sedgwick and Butler County line. The work will begin starting on June 3. During remarking, lanes will be reduced to one lane in both directions, with alternating lane closures.
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