2017 Might Be Better Year for Kansas Oil and Gas
Kansas oil and gas expect a rebound after 2016 downturn as prices rise modestly. Kansas Independent Oil & Gas Association chair Nick Powell notes OPEC Russia production cuts should keep West Texas Intermediate around 50 to 60 dollars per barrel, stimulating limited drilling in eastern and western Kansas.
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Saudi Arabia
Kansas
Nick Powell
Kansas Independent Oil & Gas Association
OPEC
Russia
Powell
West Texas
Garden City Fiddlers to Play at Finney County Senior Center
The Garden City Fiddlers Pickers and Singers perform at 5 p.m. Saturday at Finney County Senior Center 907 N. 10th St. The free program features old style country music with an open sign in for performers. A carry-in supper runs 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. then more music until 9 p.m. Bring a covered dish to share.
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Garden City
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10Th St
County transit service observes New Year holiday
Finney County Transit will close Monday in observance of New Year's Day. Regular business hours resume Tuesday as the agency observes the holiday.
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Finney County Transit
Health care compact fight may be renewed
The 2016 election could revive a Kansas battle over a proposed health care compact that would let states manage federal dollars as a block grant. Supporters say it frees states from Obamacare while opponents warn it could risk Medicare benefits for seniors.
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Kansas
Sam Brownback
AARP
Congress
Obama
Donald Trump
James Lankford
R-Okla
Aly Beley
Lankford
White House
Beley
Senate
Susan Wagle
Kansas House
Jim Ward
Wichita
Washington
Ward
Maren Turner
Aarp Kansas
Turner
Brownback
Medicare
Melika Willoughby
Piece Makers stitch quilts for Hurricane Matthew relief
At Trinity Lutheran Church, Jaylee Speer ten sews fabric blocks for 15 quilts to aid Hurricane Matthew relief. Trisha Doty sixteen and teammates decide a pattern during a Thursday Piece Makers session, assembling patches for donation.
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Jaylee Speer
Trinity Lutheran Church
Gctelegram.com
Trisha Doty
Kade Davis
Hannah Schultz
Trespassers test farmers in Kansas region during ongoing vandalism
A ranch north of Hutchinson endures trespass problems with beer bottles and torn No Trespassing signs while a recent 60 acre pasture fire is suspected to be caused by trespassers. Cody Barilla and the landowner urge vigilance as law enforcement notes limited staff and ongoing rural crime concerns. The Kansas Farm Bureau pushes stronger trespass arson theft and vandalism laws and restitution. Local deputies emphasize posting signs and reporting suspicious activity.
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Hutchinson
Cody Barilla
Barilla
Bari
Oklahoma State University Extension
Saline County
Bourbon County
Ryan Flickner
Kansas Farm Bureau
Rice County
Chad Murphy
Sheriffs Department
Murphy
Darrian Campbell
Reno County Sheriff's Department
Arkansas River
Reno County
Campbell
Flickner
KFB
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