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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 2001
Page
1
Heat waves and rising temperatures affect grain sorghum yields as farmers report stress on tillering and grain development. Agricultural experts warn diminishing moisture and extreme daytime highs threaten quality and production timelines across key growing regions.
Market at 11 a.m. shows the Dow Jones average at 10 255.90 down 37.57 from this morning. Tonight forecasts call for thunderstorms statewide with mostly cloudy skies and lows from the lower 50s in the northwest to near 70 in the southeast. Friday features a chance of showers and thunderstorms across the south with further cloudiness and cooler conditions. Friday night may bring a slight shower risk in the south.
The Telegram notes that local news sports and editorials are available at its internet site www gctelegram com with online access to recent editions and feature content for readers seeking digital updates.
Sunflower Electric’s five day outage in May forced buying power on the open market, raising generation costs charged to Garden City through a three way agreement with Wheatland Electric. Utilities director Joel Mahnken notes fuel costs vary monthly, with July at 1.2435 per kilowatt hour versus May at 0.1102, adding about $8.50 to a 750 kWh bill and $11.33 to a 1,000 kWh bill. Miller explains higher summer demand and market purchases drive the increases.
Finney County Fairgrounds hosts ranch rodeo with 20 cattle and calves moved from Sunflower Electric pasture to the fairgrounds guiding by Fair Board president Bob Baker and Larry Stroud. The drive took over two hours for about six miles in heat. Cattle are Corianite Mexican breed used for roping, weighing 800 to 900 pounds, with horns. The rodeo begins at 7:30 p.m. despite a 6:30 p.m. program time error.
Russell Goss 11 and Eric Collier 10 from Garden City savor shade and cake at the Finney County Fair while planning livestock shows. They prioritize food over competition, recalling家 family 4 H roots as Bill McNeill reflects on his children Adam 13 and Shannon 11 following in his 4-H footsteps.
In Kansas, Martha Archuleta, a former Harvest America employee, faces 25 felony forgery counts tied to allegedly swindling about $22,456 from local immigrants seeking citizenship. Arrest warrant issued in January after a 10 month probe by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. she posted a $25,000 bond and appeared in court March 28.
Garden City Community College trustees approved a 2001-2002 budget of 13,213,070 a 1 mill increase from 18.53 to 19.60 The owner of a 100000 home would pay 225 40 in tax The plan dedicates funds to facilities upgrades and campus infrastructure with 7 656 363 in public money and the rest from state aid and tuition A 298 970 carryover funds a 65 000 payment on a used activity bus and a 95 000 replacement for the campus telephone system The board also heard remarks from four former GCCC students now admissions representatives
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