Schools Brace for State Aid Cuts and Budget Tightening
Kansas districts face possible year to year losses in state aid with Holcomb considering cuts to extended contracts and non mandatory courses. Prater notes local option budgets could cushion one or two years but raise local taxes risking growth. Greeley County USD 200 sent a blank negotiating letter until state aid is decided, with potential program cuts if aid declines and enrollment has plateaued after years of rising utility costs.
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Prater
Holcomb
Philippi
Kansas Association of School Boards
Pruter
Kansas
Greeley County
USD 200
Stan Slaven
Slaven
Publisher ends weekly paper era in Scott County history
Bill Boyer recalls his father’s tenure and the paper’s shutdown as he plans to compile decades of local history. He notes the family’s role in regional journalism, printing innovations, and Scott County’s notable landmarks while hinting at a forthcoming history book drawing from past stories.
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Bill Boyer
EPA
Boyer
Manhattan Mercury
Kansas State University
Marines
Telegram
Scott County
Kansas
Americas
Scott State Park
Harper
Hospital board and staff clash over administrator’s role
Ulysses Family Practice faces internal strife as medical and nursing staff accuse administrator Asa Wilson of sowing conflict. Staff allege persistent secrecy and lack of communication, while the board defends Wilson as fiscally responsible. Hospital history traces back to 1951 with multiple leaseholders and county management, now focusing on cost cuts and clinic dependence.
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Wilson
Johnson
Ulysses Family Practice
Grant County
Bob Wilson
Sisters of St. Joseph of Wichita
Bernice
Mennonite Board of Missions
Quorum Health Resources
Asa Wilson
Mike Brewer
Brewer
Southwest Bank of Ulysses
Radke
Pittman
Ulysses
North Dakota
Kansas and Missouri lose farms as Midwest farm numbers dip
Kansas and Missouri show fewer farms in 2001 amid national downturn from bad weather and low prices. Kansas reports 63,000 farms, down from 64,000 in 2000 and 65,000 in 1999, with 100,000 fewer acres in production and a shift toward mid sized farms in the 10,000 to 99,999 sales range.
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Wichita
Kansas
Missouri
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Eddie Wells
Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service
Richard Wahl
Associ
Ate
Kansas Farm Management Association
Wahl
Hutchinson student charged after attacking two mascots
Nathaniel Winston, 18, faces two counts of misdemeanor battery after allegedly tackling two Hutchinson Community College mascots following a basketball game against Colby. The incident at Hutchinson Sports Arena injured a mascot’s son, while officials and event organizers voiced confusion and concern.
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Hutchinson
Hutchinson Community College
Nathaniel Winston
Colby
Gerald Devine
Devine
Jeremy
Hutchinson Sports Arena
Winston
Lee Fesler
Fesler
Jeremy Devine
Measure added to consumer protection bill prompts debate
Kansas lawmakers debated a production contract bill aimed at protecting farmers from abusive terms. McKinney argued for clear state law while opponents warned of unintended consequences. Kansas Livestock Association and Park Producers Council opposed, Farm Bureau backs a modified version, and the bill advances to the Senate. The measure targets production contracts not marketing contracts, seeking access to county courthouses for producers who pay taxes.
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Kansas
Island
Johnson
McKinney
Tyson
Kansas Livestock Association
Kansas Park Producers Council
Kansas Farm Bureau
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Helios
Alogui
Helios Today
Vdiena Services
Via Christi Health System
North Main
Village Square Mall
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Dodge City
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