Aqueduct update faces barriers in funding and rights
Kansas Water Office released an 11 page summary of a 1982 study updating a Missouri River water conveyance plan to pump water west via a 360 mile concrete canal to southern Kansas reservoirs. Project cost tops 18 billion with annual operations over 1 billion. The plan faces interstate, tribal, and environmental hurdles and stakeholder group discussions proceed in Salina.
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Ogallala
Mark Rude
Southwest
Utica
Kansas
Rude
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Salina
Kansas Aqueduct Coalition
Alma
Arizona
Chris Wilson
Kansas Department of Agriculture
Missouri River
Ellis
Rush
Trego
KWO
Evening at the Museum: Clark to Speak on Southwest Kansas History
Finney County Historical Museum closes Monday for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day but resumes regular hours Tuesday. The Evenings at the Museum series continues at 7 p.m. with Norman Clark, retired USC 457 instructor, presenting Southwest Kansas History. Attendees may bring dinner. use the north door. beverages and dessert provided. Clark taught four decades at Abe Hubert Middle School and helped honor Horace Good Middle School courtyard in 2013.
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Finney County Historical Museum
Martin Luther King Jr
Southwest Kansas
USC 457
Norman Clark
Clark
Abe Hubert
USD 457 Board of Education
Horace Good Middle School
Garden City High School
Finney County
Roundup Musical program at Garden Valley Retirement Village
A musical variety program featuring The Donnie Bohl Band will be presented at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Garden Valley Retirement Village, 1505 E Spruce St. Donnie Bohl on steel guitar, Jerry Brun gardt on guitar, Larry Bilbery on guitar and vocals perform. Admission is free. for more information call 275-5036.
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Donnie Bohl
Garden Valley Retirement Village
Spruce St
Jerry Brungardt
Larry Bilberry
Frosty 5K Run at Victor Ornelas Highlights Student Fitness
About 150 participants from Victor Ornelas Elementary and nearby schools joined the Frosty 5K Run and a one mile fun run on Saturday. Students and teachers competed while promoting health, with proceeds funding wellness resources and prizes. First-place winners earned medals. participants could win Fitbit raffle tickets with donations.
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Spruce Street
Victor Ornelas Elementary
Jennie Barker Road
Victor Ornelas
Katrina Castillo
Nikki Allen
Alondra Garcia
Charles O. Stones Intermediate Center
Margarita Cruz
Alondra
Tomas Hernandez
Florence Wilson
Tomas
Allen
Mercedes Ramos
Garcia
Jaime Delgado
Garden City
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Aqueduct
Missouri
Brad Nading
GVRV
Sus E. Mary Sadr Ana
Stephanie Bognerssoc
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