Strong El Nino Drives Warm Wet Fall Across Kansas
Climatologist Jeff Andresen says the warm wet pattern is likely tied to a very strong El Nino, with persistent jet stream keeping Arctic air north and bringing above average rainfall and near record warmth through November. He notes 2015 may rank as the warmest on record and anticipates continued warmth with little snow chances into mid December.
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Kansas
Jeff Andresen
National Weather Service
Central Region
Andresen
Michigan
Great Plains
Rockies
Illinois
Andreser
Finney County to discuss year end transfers and budget items
Finney County Commission will consider year end transfers from operating budgets to reserve funds at 8 30 a m Monday morning at the County Administrative Center 311 N Ninth St The agenda includes a budget discussion with the county attorney s office a Public Works fund trainers wellness committee initiatives EMS quarterly report and a noxious weed eradication annual report
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Finney County Commission
Ninth St
Finney County Attorney’s Office
Public Works Department
Emergency Medical Services Department
Garden City Chamber names Rick Thomeczek new vice president
Rick Thomeczek is hired as the Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce vice president replacing Myca Bunch who became Downtown Vision executive director in late November. Thomeczek brings extensive advertising and marketing experience across western Kansas including roles at Aqua Shield Roofing KIUL/KYUL Radio and his own agency. He and wife Becky have three children and three grandchildren with two more expected in early 2016.
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Rick Thomeczek
Garden City Area
Rick
Steve Dyer
Chamber
Thomeczek
Hibu
Kansas
Aqua Shield Roofing
Garden City
Oberlin
Liberal
Becky
First Southern Baptist Church
Kansas job data show mixed November labor picture
Kansas November labor data show a confusing mix with 2,600 fewer jobs and 12,542 more employed compared with October, while annual gains reach about 7,000. Nonfarm jobs total about 1,405,900 statewide, with unemployment at 4.0 percent. Initial layoff filings rose to 13,344 in November from October’s 8,652, signaling mixed momentum.
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Kansas
Kansas Department of Labor
KDOL
Wagle calls for end to shifting funds from KDOT
Senate President Susan Wagle told the Wichita Pachyderm Club that Kansas must stop siphoning highway money from KDOT to balance the budget. She praised merging KDOT with the Kansas Turnpike Authority but urged transfers halt to prevent depleting road funds for growth.
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Wichita — Senate
Susan Wagle
Wagle
Wichita
Wichita Pachyderm Club
Kansas Department of Transporation
KDOT
Sam Brownback
Brownback
Kansas Turnpike Authority
Kansas
Mike King
Topeka Capital-Journal
King
State General Fund
Eileen Hawley
Hawley
Department of Transportation
Senate
Anthony Hensley
Topeka
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