Rising fuel costs lift grocery prices in western Kansas
In western Kansas rising fuel costs drive higher grocery prices as the CPI shows food and beverages up between 2010 and 2011. Garden City College economist Charles Marcy notes transport and beef herd reductions push prices, with meat, poultry and fish comprising about 1 percent of the overall CPI.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Charles Marcy
Garden City Community College
Kansas
Wichita
Tyson
Dillons
Garden City
Marcy
New Scott City facility nearing completion
Scott City Scott County Hospital fast tracks to occupancy in March with April 9 patient move planned. The 68,000 square foot, 24 million dollar facility features 20 acute beds, two operating rooms, two delivery rooms, 30 exam rooms, four ER rooms, rehab and imaging services, and a women’s care section. Hospital staff helped design a sunlit, efficient layout. parking faces south to melt snow. Groundbreaking was August 30, 2010, with completion ahead of May 28 plan and minimal change orders during construction.
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Scott City
Scott County Hospital
Mark Burnett
Burnett
Scott County _spital
Kenny Giese
Nachholz Construction
Giese
Ogallala Aquifer initiative opens for Kansas farmers
Kansas farmers and producers may apply for funding under the Ogallala Aquifer Initiative through the NRCS EQIP program. The deadline for fiscal year 2012 funds is February 24. Eligible producers can switch from irrigated to dryland crops or upgrade to center pivot irrigation, with higher payments for disadvantaged, limited resource, and beginning farmers in Kansas. The project covers the High Plains Aquifer, spanning eight states.
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Kansas
Ogallala
Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service
NRCS
High Plains
Agallala
Great Plains
United States
Colorado
South Dakota
Nebraska
Wyoming
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Texas
Amanda Shaw
OAI
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