Legion Post Armory values rise in Garden City swap talks
State officials shuttered the Kansas National Guard armory in 2009 and the city later swapped armory ownership with the American Legion Post No. 9. Appraisals increased, surprising Legion commander Don Nevin and City officials, who weigh using the armory for Legion activities and shelter needs while negotiating deeds and tax exemptions.
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Kansas National Guard Armory
Garden City Commission
American Legion
Legion
Randy Grisell
Don Nevin
Nevin
Post No. 9
John Doll
Allen
Garden City
Doll
Castillo
Pine Street
City Commission
East Coast Earthquake Cracks Washington D C and Nation
A 5.8 magnitude quake centered near Mineral Virginia rattled the East Coast, shaking New York and Washington areas as metro landmarks including the Washington Monument and National Cathedral showed damage. Officials evacuated federal sites and monuments while millions felt the tremor.
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FEMA
Craig Fugate
ABC
Good Morning America
New York
Washington
Tremblor
Empire State Building
Caitlin Trapiano
Chris Kardian
Richmond
East Coast
U.S. Geological Survey
Mineral
U.S. Park Service
National Mall
Pentagon
White House
Capitol
D.C
Marion Babcock
Blor
Jenna Scanlon
Floral Park
N.Y
McLean
7 World Trade Center
Facebook
S&p
New Jersey
Chris Christie
Hiroshima
Japan
Dennis Miller
California
Pleasanton
San Francisco
Stellamarie Hall
Washington National Cathedral
Washington Monument
Drought threatens Kansas corn harvest and wheat prospects
Gov. Sam Brownback seeks drought disaster declarations for 20 Kansas counties to unlock federal loans. Farmers report poor soil moisture and limited rainfall, with corn yields likely down and some producers switching to silage. Harvest may begin mid-September for dry corn, while wheat prospects depend on rain.
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Knapp
Greg Stone
Kansas
Stone
Topeka
Sam Brownback
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Allen
Anderson
Bourbon
Chase
Chautauqua
Cherokee
Coffey
Crawford
Elk
Ellsworth
Greenwood
Labette
Linn
Lyon
Montgomery
Neosho
Pawnee
Rush
Wilson
Woodson
Warren Devore
United Prairie Ag
Grant
Mother Nature
Devore
Milo
Lakin
Lydia
Kansas Farmers Brace for Shifts as Farm Subsidy Debates Rage
Kansas farmers face potential changes to farm subsidies amid a broad farm bill debate. Direct payments, crop insurance, and nutrition funding dominate talks as drought and weather hits test rural areas. Kansas ranked fifth in 2010 for subsidy payments, while experts warn cuts could hit smaller farms hardest, with crop insurance crucial for risk management.
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Congress
Franklin Roosevelt
Roosevelt
America
U.S
Congressional Research
Kansas
Environmental Working Group
Troy Dumler
Kansas State University Agriculture
Garden City
Russia
Dumler
Minneapolis
Steve Baccus
Baccus
Kansas Farm Bureau
Midwest
South
Texas
Minnesota
Rebecca Davis
U.S. Agriculture Department
Davis
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Legion Post
Armory
St. Catherine Hospital
Bret E. Heskett
N. Main Street
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