Sorghum Insurance Pilot Meetings Planned Across Region
Growers in 37 Kansas counties and two Colorado counties will learn about a silage sorghum pilot insurance contract at area meetings. The NGSP with USDA Risk Management Agency KS State University and Colorado State University coordinate sessions in January and February at Dighton Seotland Lakin with February meetings planned in Dodge City Ulysses and Hugoton.
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Kansas
Colorado
National Grain Sorghum Producers
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Kansas Grain Sorghum Producers Association
Kansas State University
Colorado State University
Dighton
Seotland
Lakin
Dodge City
Ulysses
Hugoton
NGSP
Sorghumgrowers.com
Windsor Meeting Planned for January 20
The Finney County Preservation Alliance schedules its annual meeting for 7 p.m. January 20 at Garden City Downtown Vision Inc. office to elect officers and board members. Rick Kready will discuss finding an investor for the Windsor Hotel. dessert will be served and the public is welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finney County Preservation Alliance
Garden City Downtown Vision Inc
N. Main St
Rick Kready
Pioneer Group
Windsor Hotel
Kan-Ed funding push faces expiration risk
Kan-Ed director Hal Gardner warns the program could end in June if the $10 million annual funding from the Kansas Universal Service Fund is not reauthorized. Lawmakers debate the funding mechanism amid objections to telephone bill charges, while Gardner seeks self-sustaining options and broader network reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas Universal Service Fund
Hal Gardner
Zoos
Gardner
Universal Service Fund
Jim Morrison
Rcolby
Health plan hinges on better eating and activity
Senate Insurance Committee heard Gov. Sebelius and Sandy Praeger propose the Healthy Kansas plan to curb costs through preventive measures. Sen. Brungardt urged incentives and education to reduce junk food and boost exercise, noting lifestyle changes are essential for lower health costs and broader wellness.
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Topeka
Bob Day
Senate Insurance Committee
Peter Brungardt
R-Salina
Brungardt
Kansas
Kathleen Sebelius
Sandy Praeger
State Health Department
Day
Sig
US Department of Agriculture
Garden City police to add polygraph examiner
Garden City Police Department will hire its own polygraph examiner, Larry Watson, the first certified examiner in southwest Kansas. The move saves about $10,000 yearly and shifts funding from recruitment to equipment costs, with training in Ft. Indiantown Gap. Watson will graduate in March and his results will be reviewed by a senior examiner.
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Garden City
Kansas
Gibson Auten
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
GCPD
Larry Watson
Auten
KBI
Roger Butler
Great Bend
Kyle Smith
James Hawkins
Hawkins
Watson
Ft. Indiantown Gap
Northeast Counter Drug Training Center
Kansas pilots carbon dioxide flood to revive oil wells
In Russell Kansas a pilot using waste carbon dioxide from a 15 megawatt power plant and an ethanol byproduct is boosting oil recovery in the Hall Gurney field. If viable, up to 6 000 mature fields could be saved and jobs created, with ethanol partnerships expanding despite high oil prices.
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Topeka
Russell
Kansas
Lee Allison
Kansas Energy Council
Allison
Governor
Science and Energy
House
Senate Utilities Committees
US Department of Energy
Hall-Gurney
Lee
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Melvern
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Missouri
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Bobbie Jo Stinnett
Montgomery
Stinnett
Skidmore
Victoria Jo Stinnett
Zeb Stinnett
Judy Morrison
R-Shawnee
Utilities Committee
Don Dahl
Hillsboro
Utilities
Commerce Committee
Teresa Parra
Maria Duran
Garden City Family
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Police Department
Department of Justice
Department of Defense
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