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  • Local Woman Drowns in Flooding 

    Thursday, Apr 30, 2009 @05:32am CDT


    (Labette County, KS) -- A woman from Springfield is dead after trying to cross a flooded creek in Labette County, Kansas.

    Tonya Demoss, 22, and Tyler Odaffer, 26, of Parsons, Kansas, were both killed when their small car was swept away. 

    A water recovery team found their bodies Wednesday morning. 

    Their car had drifted about 200 feet from the crossing where it was washed away.  Both drowned inside the car, rescuers said.    
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    Family Emergency Plan

    Thursday's explosion in Springfield brings to mind the need to plan for emergencies. Does your family have an emergency plan and disaster kit?
     No, we've been meaning to do it, but haven't
     Yes, the ice storms taught us that lesson
     I didn't know we needed one
     I don't think they're necessary

     

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