County approves 2014 15 budget with mill levy held steady
Finney County commissioners trimmed more than 600000 from the 2014 15 budget to avoid raising the mill levy. The general fund authority rises to 15.23 million, while total taxes are planned at 20 658 806 based on a 529 million valuation, with a $447 97 tax on a 100000 home. Outside agency cuts include CASA Compass Behavioral Health and others, and several department budgets see targeted reductions, with some restored funding due to concerns the entities may face red ink. The panel also approved rezoning at 3319 N VFEW Road and signed a wellness program services agreement with St Catherine Hospital.
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Kansas farmers vote against water plan in GMD 1
In western central Kansas Groundwater Management District No 1 efforts to adopt a local water use cut failed in June with about 52 percent voting no. The district along the Ogallala aquifer faces depletion as pumping drops below 400 gallons per minute in much of the area. Directors vow to try again, seeking district wide reductions and a staged transition from irrigated to dryland farming to conserve limited resources.
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Kansas Geological Survey
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Foster parents in Wichita charged after 10 month old dies in hot car
Police affidavit details that both Wichita foster parents were smoking marijuana while the 10 month old girl remained in a car outside their home. The document notes one parent realized the child was unattended after hearing a crying TV show and the girl died of hyperthermia from environmental heat exposure.
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Wichita
Sedgwick County
Seth Jackson
Kobach PAC mailer spending questioned before primary
Kansas Republican Kobach defends PAC reporting delays on mailers in his race with Scott Morgan. Jennings district mailer targets him over religious freedom bill. Prairie Fire PAC mailer in Thompson race also cited with paid label. Senator Hensley calls for ethics commission review of potential reporting violations before primary day.
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Topeka
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Wichita
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