Rams Secure Playoff Spot After Festive Community Win
In a holiday weekend matchup at the community events venue Rams clinched a playoff berth with a decisive victory over their rivals. The win highlighted standout performances from key players and sets up a heightened postseason push as December schedules wrap.
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Weather forecast note for tonight and Wednesday
Market Tonight with evening cloudiness then clearing in the north and west and partial clouds in the southeast. Lows 15 to 20 west to mid- to upper 20s east. Wednesday mostly sunny and colder in the east. Highs 40s to 50s. west up to 55. Wednesday night clear to partly cloudy.
Telegram Local News Brief
The Telegram notes that local news sports and editorials are accessible on the paper’s internet site now.
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County approves ConAgra property tax settlement
Finney County Commissioners approved a stipulation with ConAgra Beef Co to settle 2001 property tax appeals over real estate value after the December 2000 fire. The agreement sets a provisional value around 3.5 million, avoiding further board or court action. The 335 acre site was valued higher prior to the fire, which destroyed part of the plant and left about 2,300 jobs affected.
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Wind farm dedication anchors Kansas energy push
Governor Bill Graves attended the dedication of Gray County Wind Farm near Montezuma, the largest in Kansas, to highlight wind energy as a renewable future. Officials from Florida Power and Light Energy and UtiliCorp described growth, tax credits, and planned expansions while local landowners benefit from easements and income.
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Michael O’ Sullivan
FPL Energy
Tm Proud
O’sullivan
U.S
Chester Rexford
Rexford
Melvin Neufeld
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Garden City USD 457 weighs options for new ninth grade centers
Garden City USD 457 board debated three big plans to reduce high school crowding at Garden City High. Architect Michael Gibson outlined costs from about 6.2 million for a new intermediate center to 16 million for a new middle school, plus plans to convert Bernadine Sitts or Abe Hubert sites to ninth grade centers with added gym, locker rooms, and classrooms.
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Helicopters bring rural emergency care to northwestern Kansas
EagleMed plans to replace its Hays airplane with a helicopter and base the craft there for April. The service will speed trauma transfers across a wide rural area, landing on highways or fields and delivering patients to appropriate hospitals. Costs run about 3000 to 4000 dollars per flight with insurance paying most.
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EagleMed
Hays
Goodland
Shelley Boden
Hays Medical Center
Kevin Myers
Iva Ballard
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