Wild horse deaths in Kansas corral reach 75
The Scott County corral run by Beef Belt Feeders saw 75 wild horse deaths tied to relocation stress and crowding after they were moved from BLM range. Manager Steven Landgraf denies misconduct, noting many horses were 19 or 20 years old and lethal outcomes are common in aging livestock.
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Bureau of Land Management
Beef Belt
Scott City
Scott County
U.S. Highway 83
Road 70
BLM
Corral
Paul McGuire
Kansas
Steven Landgraf
Lakin Feed Yard
Landgraf
Osawatomie hospital runs over capacity with 254 patients
Osawatomie State Hospital housed 254 patients last month, nearly 50 above its optimal limit, forcing triple bunking and overtime for direct-care staff. union officials and hospital spokespeople describe overcrowding and understaffing as serious, with July counts at a decade high and a policy shift looming to privatize Rainbow Mental Health Facility.
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Osawatomie
Osawatomie State Hospital
Mark Hornsby
Topeka
Rebecca Proctor
Kansas Organization of State Employees
Angela de Rocha
Kansas Department For Aging and Disability Services
Sam Brownback
Rainbow
Kansas City
Garden City approves RHID plan for Prairie Acres housing project
Garden City Commission approved a Rural Housing Incentive District plan for the Prairie Acres development, a multi phase project by CG Investments of North Liberty Iowa that will add 266 housing units including five 36 unit apartment buildings, 19 duplexes and 12 four plexes. The plan uses RHID financing to cover streets water and sewer and electric upgrades with city reimbursements over 15 years. Finney County USD 457 and Garden City Community College have 30 days to assess potential impacts before the RHID takes effect.
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Garden City Commission
Prairie Acres
Roy Cessna
Garden City
Campus Drive
Big Sky
Lona DuVall
Finney County Economic Development Corp
CG Investments, LLC
North Liberty
Iowa
Ings
Finney County
USD 457
Garden City Community College
Melvin Dale
Steve Cottrell
Fleming Street
Weather Outlook Highs Near 97 Degrees This Week
Today remains mostly sunny with a high of 97 and a low of 71. Thursday brings partly sunny skies and a high of 97 with a low of 68. See details on page A8.
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Schwieterman Inc
Chicago
Garden City Co-op
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Teleavar
City
RHID
Lee Housing
Brad Nadin
Exploring Earth
Natalie Konrade
Jennie Wilson Elementary
Carmen Rhodes
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