Picture This Charlie Renick Stands by Brother's Tractor
In Eagle Pass Texas Charlie Renick poses beside his brother's tractor trailer. The scene centers on a rural transport setting with a focus on family and working life in the border region. The image highlights the Renick family and local trucking culture in Texas.
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Charlie Renick
Eagle Pass
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Leoti seeks bond to replace termite damaged elementary school
Leoti USD 467 advances a bond proposal to replace the 82 year old R B Stewart Elementary after termites were found this summer. Superintendent Lee Terrant says doing nothing is not an option as plans for a kindergarten through fifth grade building with possible sixth grade are developed with Wilson & Company. A vote is planned for April 2007 alongside school board elections. prior bonds failed in 2003.
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Terrant
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City seeks more public input on CIP projects
Garden City officials plan 2008 capital improvement projects and want broader public participation after last year when residents helped form a 30 member CIP committee. Public can submit project ideas via CIP forms in electric bills or contact Public Works at 276-1260.
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Garden City
Sam Curran
Curran
Public Works Office
Rains Bring Relief to Cheyenne Bottoms Wetland
Rains revived the Cheyenne Bottoms wetland in Barton County Kansas with up to 8 inches in the Walnut Creek drainage area and a canal feeding over 2000 gallons per second. Managers report a night and day difference after years of drought aiding fall migrations and about 300 bird species relying on the area.
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Cheyenne
Karl Grover
Kansas
Barton County
Walnut Creek
Grover
Moran Pushes 25 X 25 Renewables Plan for America
Congressman Jerry Moran joined Kansas agricultural leaders in promoting 25 X 25, aiming to meet 25 percent of U S energy demand from renewable sources by 2025. He cited rural benefits from ethanol and soy diesel, job growth for small towns, farmer incomes, affordable fuel, and national security, with support from agribusiness reps and legislators.
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Jerry Moran
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Moran
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Sharon Schwartz
Washington
Water drought shrinks Ford County Lake to two acres
Kansas drought cripples lakes and streams, hitting Ford County hard as Lake 46 acres full shrinks to 2 or 3 acres. Residents recall fishing days while officials warn oxygen loss threatens fish as evaporation climbs 1 to 2 inches daily. Rain remains elusive and warming weather worsens conditions.
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Ford County
Cheryl Parish
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