Emergency haying and grazing approved for CRP counties in disaster area
Emergency haying of CRP acreage is approved in most counties in a flood disaster declaration, with 50 percent of fields left unmowed for wildlife and hay removal within 30 days. Drought counties Grant Greeley Hamilton Kearny Morton Seward and Stevens face Sept 16 end date with 10 percent rental reductions. others through Sept 30 with 25 percent hayed. Grazing allows 25 percent ungrazed or 75 percent stocking rate cap, through Sept 30, with drought counties Grant Greeley Hamilton Kearny Haskell Morton Seward Sherman Stanton Stevens and Wallace facing 10 percent rental reductions. Contact local FSA county office to request approval for each contract.
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Grant
Greeley
Hamilton
Kearny
Morton
Stanton, Seward
Stevens
Haskell
Seward
Sherman
Stanton
Wallace
CRP
FSA
Corrections Advisory Board Set for Noon Meeting
The 25th Judicial District Community Corrections Advisory Board will meet at noon Friday at Community Corrections, 601 N Main, Suite A. Agenda items include FY 2009 reimbursements and FY 2008 year outcomes.
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25Th Judicial District Community Corrections Advisory Board
Community Corrections
N. Main
PBS Alaska trip meeting in Dodge City
Smoky Hills Public Television hosts an informal meeting in Dodge City to discuss the PBS Alaska trip as part of its Home Along Travel Club, with details for July 2009 and contacts for Jayne Heller Malinda Walker and trip information at the SHPTV site. An Aug 28 Boy Scout Girl Scout sign up night at Garden City First United Methodist Church promotes statewide events and local contact Kelly Combs.
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Smoky Hills
Garden City
First United Methodist Church
Girluts of
Kansas Heartland
First United Thodist Church
Main Street
Kansas Avenue
Kelly Combs
Sebelius mum on VP odds amid Fort Riley visit
Gov Kathleen Sebelius dodged questions on a potential vice presidential pick by Barack Obama while attending a Fort Riley ceremony. Speculation linked her with Bayh Biden and Kaine as top choices, with debate over whether she would leave Kansas for Washington if offered a cabinet post or the running mate slot.
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Fort Riley
Kathleen Sebelius
Barack Obama
Sebelius
Obama
Indiana
Evan Bayh
Delaware
Joe Biden
Virginia
Tim
Mark Parkinson
Parkinson
Republican Party
Statehouse
Shawnee County
Denver
Corcoran
Kansas City
Topeka
Springfield
Kansas
Lyndon Johnson
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Clinton
Bush
Barack
Dan Watkins
Lawrence
SummerFest and Tumbleweed draw Holcomb family fun
Holcomb hosts SummerFest a community wide event with a 9 30 a m family bike ride washers tournament horse shoe games inflatable activities and a treasure dig for younger children. A closest to the pin contest at Holcomb High School aims for a Wichita golf trip as well as a sand volleyball tournament. A free hamburger feed and Smokin No Nos concert cap the day. The Garden City Family YMCA Ramble Road Race also runs Saturday at Lee Richardson Zoo with late registrations and incentives.
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Southwest Kansas
Holcomb Recreation Commission
Eric Jantz
Jantz
Commission
Wiley St
Lonnie Baird Park
Holcomb High School
Wichita
The
Recreation Commission
Smokin’ No-No
Satanta
First National Bank of Holcomb
Bike Rack
BPI Inc
Garden City
Ymcass
Lee Richardson Zoo
Emily Amos
YMCA
Dillons
East
Western State Bank
Finney County Historical Museum
Lee Richardson Zoo Safari Shop
Commerce Bank
Main Street
Art Center On
Main
Golden Plains Credit Union
Kansas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Colorado
Polly Catanese
Roberts defends Kansas earmarks in Senate race
Senator Pat Roberts argues the 2005 highway bill with 94 million in earmarks benefits Kansas projects from Lone Elm Road interchange in Olathe to Wyatt Earp Boulevard improvements in Dodge City while Democrat Jim Slattery calls for stopping earmarks and new rules. Slattery notes Alaska bridge funding and seeks competition driven, sunset reform.
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Topeka
Pat Roberts
Kansas
Lone Elm Road
Olathe
Wyatt Earp
Dodge City
Kansas Republican
Jim Slattery
Nowhere
Alaska
Slattery
Congress
Roberts
Washington
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Leavenworth
Lyon
Wyandotte
Corrections Advisory Board
PBS
Burdett Loomis
University of Kansas
Nicole Corcoran
US. Department of Energy
Iowa
Lonnie Chainey
Chainey
Scott Sonnenberg
Finney County Fairgrounds
Finney County Convention and Tourism Bureau
Fulton Street
Melody Laubach
Hastings Books
Kansas Ave
Laubach
Sarah
Emmaus House
Garden City Fire Department
Fleming Street
Wal-Mart
Brad Nading
Ing
House
Ross Baker
Rutgers University
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