County allocates 973K in excess taxes funds
Finney County commissioners approved 973000 in excess sales tax funds with Garden City set to benefit the 2012 budget. The move eases the impact of a higher mill levy next year while the CTB board reforms with term appointments for area leaders.
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Doll
Matt Allen
Garden City
Allen
Finney County Convention and Tourism Bureau
Kathryn Askren
Sunnyland
CTB
Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Lynn Schoonover
Planning Commission
Bob Tempel
Finney County Economic Development Corp
Tempel
the County
Holcomb
Garden City Community College
Bob Kreutzer
Business Management Services, Inc
Bret Crotts
Crotts
Lena Duvall
FCEDC
Kreutzer
Beverly Schmitz Glass
Downtown Vision
Debbie Reynolds
Mosaic
Duvall
Prosperity in farming masks drought pain across the Midwest
Farmers report record profits and continued demand for US grain as prices stay high. Bruce Johnson of the University of Nebraska notes a positive crop year, while drought harms others like Bill Voigts near Gardner, Missouri, with soybeans halved and corn down to a third. Yet rising prices and demand lift some, including Dale Hadden in Morgan County Illinois who sees crop value up 10 to 15 percent despite June rainfall losses.
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Gardner Ran
Kansas City
Bill Voigts
Voigts
U.S
China
India
Ilinois
Morgan County
Jacksonville
Dale Hadden
Hadden
Central Illinois
Ill
Drought Not Keeps Farm Land Prices Rising in Kansas and Beyond
The drought hit southwest and south central Kansas, Texas, and Oklahoma, yet land values stay firm as buyers include nearby farmers and investors. Rates may rise and crop prices soften, risking a later price deflate, though debt levels are lower and cash flows improved.
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Thomas Hoenig
Kansas City
Talent showcase highlights student work at annual event
The first annual talent show spotlights students from the School of Arts and Communications. Drama students handled lighting and sound, makeup demos featured injuries and animal faces, while Enjoli Stasser arranged cookies and shared plans to study culinary arts after Mitchell Technical School.
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Mueller
School of Arts and Communications
Family and Consumer Sciences
Enjoli Stasser
Stasser
Mitchell Technical School
Mitchell
S.D
Academy
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Samy
Knight
Washington
Clark
Tourism Bureau
Convention and Tourism Bureau
Mary Palmer
Marc Gigot
Finney County
Olathe
Busch & Associates
EMS
Joe Hopkins
Hopkins
Finney County Administrative Center
Ninth St
Bruce Johnson
University of Nebraska In
Lincoln
Ocia
Kansas
Texas
Oklahoma
Fed
Byron Enix
American AgCredit
Chris Ostmeyer
Farmers National
Ostmeyer
Mike Weber
Garden Plain
Weber
Enix
Kansas City Fed
GCCC
Ruben Urrutia
Kurt Wenzel
Ian
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