Govt plans four options on Ogallala Aquifer use
Officials and local stakeholders reviewed Gov. Sam Brownback’s 2012 Water Policy proposals at a Lee Richardson Zoo meeting. The four options aim to let producers and communities choose their future while boosting water conservation, economy, and jobs in southwest Kansas.
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Gary Harshberger
Ogallala
Governor’s Water Board
Finnup Center For Conservation Education
Sam Brownback
Southwest
Kansas
Lee Richardson Zoo
Mark Rude
Southwest Kansas
Postal Service delays cutbacks to mid May
The US Postal Service will postpone 252 mail processing center closings and 3,700 local post offices until mid May to allow Congress time to pass laws giving more authority and liquidity. The cash strapped agency faces a $5.5 billion payment to the Treasury and a projected $14.1 billion loss next year, with earlier cut plans paused pending legislative action.
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Washington
Postal Service
Congress
Treasury
David Partenheimer
Post Office
Bernie Sanders
Vermont
City Link Ridership Rises as Garden City Bus Service Grows
Transit director Bonnie Burgardt reports City Link fixed-route bus service in Garden City has doubled ridership since its September 2007 launch. Monthly riders rose from 2,371 in 2008 to 5,247 now, with annual totals climbing from 28,455 in 2008 to 57,716 by November this year.
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City Link
FIT
Bonnie Burgardt
Finney County Transit City Link
Garden City
Burgardt
CityLink
Kansas reservoirs face rapid capacity loss from sediment
Two federal reservoirs in Kansas Kanopolis Lake and Turtle Creek have lost large storage due to sediment buildup. A USGS study shows 95 percent of incoming sediment stayed in place from 2008 to 2010, with Kanopolis down 34 percent and Turtle Creek 48 percent.
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Kansas
Topeka
U.S. Geological Survey
Kanopolis Lake
Turtle Creek
USGS
Kansas Water Office
Kanopolis
Salina
Turtle Creek Reservoir
Manhattan
Marcia McNutt
Weather outlook with rain and cool temps in store
Morning rain and breezy conditions today with a high near 52 and low 23. Thursday to bring mostly sunny skies with a high around 42 and a low near 18. Details on page A8.
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Schwieterman Inc
Chicago
Annie's
Garden City
S.reiseshsees
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