Kansas agriculture announces mail ballots for commodity commissions
The Kansas Department of Agriculture says ballots to elect commissioners for five state commodity groups corn grain sorghum soybeans sunflowers and wheat are mailed to registered voters in four western districts. Voters aged 18 plus registered before 2008 or who voted in 2006 will receive ballots. voting closes March 1 with results announced mid March and terms start April 1.
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Kansas Department of Agriculture
Cheyenne
Decatur
Graham
Norton
Rawlins
Sheridan
Sherman
Thomas
Gove
Greeley
Lane
Logan
Ness
Scott
Trego
Wallace
Wichita
Clark
Finney
Lord
Grant
Gray
Hamilton
Kell
Hodgeman
Kearny
Wade
Morton
Seward
Stanton
Stevens
Kansas
Kansas Corn Commission
Ksda Gov
kansas_agriculture
Brown bag lunch series opens week at Finney County Museum
The Finney County Museum hosts a February brown bag lunch series every Tuesday noon to 1 p.m. Highlights include February 2 Black Blizzard interviews with survivors and Florence Wilson, February 10 Garden City Parks plans and tree rebate details, February 17 museum staff mini videos, February 24 disaster preparedness with Red Cross. A separate Lunch and Learn on marriage renewal will be held at the county library with Rhondaoe of Catholic Social Services presenting.
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Finney County Museum
History Channel
Dust Bowl
Midwest
Garden City
Florence Wilson
Alan Geier
Fortheast Community Park
South Main
Forest Park Lake
Carolyn Henry mm
American Red Cross
Ey County Public Library
E. Walnut St
Gas station sampling report from Garden City on Friday night
A random sampling across 10 Garden City gas stations on Friday night reveals varied pricing and service conditions. Observers note price dispersion, pump accessibility, and differences in shop offerings among outlets.
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Garden City
Ulysses twins shine as Idol audition winners reach round two
Identical sisters Brittney and Brandi Moral from Bethel College Newton gained attention after auditioning for American Idol at Kemper Arena Kansas City. They passed the first cut among 200 chosen from 12,000, then faced a second-screen round in October with more questions and a few few moments of TV fame before being cut.
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Ulysses
Brittney
Brandi Moral
Kemper Arena
Kansas City
Bethel College
Newton
Brandi
Dallas
Twins
Idol
Simon Cowell
Paula Abdul
Randy Jackson
Brittney Moral
Wind power faces economic storms despite growth
The American Wind Energy Association reports 2008 wind electricity rose 50 percent with 13,000 direct jobs and 55 new manufacturing facilities. Yet credit crunch delays slow new projects and layoffs hit turbine manufacturing as Congress debates stimulus measures and tax credits for renewables.
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Washington
Barack Obama
American Wind Energy Association
Denise Bode
U.S
Association
Bode
Obama
Capitol Hill
Congress
House
Senate
Wind Association
Gambling in play in Legislature in Kansas
In Topeka the Kansas Legislature weighs changes to casino policy. The House committee chairs draft a plan lowering minimum investments and fees for a southeast Kansas casino contract, matching rules used in Dodge City. The bill also considers race track slot percentages and processing times for applications.
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Topeka
Kansas
House
Federal and State Affairs Committee
Melvin Neufeld
Ingalls
Kansas Lottery
Crawford
Cherokee County
Neufeld
Dodge City
Penn National Gaming Inc
State Line
Oklahoma
Southeast Kansas
House Committee
Camptown Greyhound Park
Frontenac
Phil Ruffin
Ruffin
Commission weighs quarter-cent sales tax on April ballot
Finney County Commissioners plan to discuss wording for a general election question to place a quarter-cent sales tax on the April 7 ballot for ongoing county facility maintenance and road projects. The plan would fund the CIP through 2015 with annual guidance of about $2.23 million in tax-funded projects.
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Commission
Finney County
Tom Burgardt
Pete Olson
Burgarat
Olson States
City of
Garden City
CIP
Randy Partington
Jones Avenue
Pole Line Road
Maple Street
VFW
Partington
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Jesus Posada
Abe Hubert
Anthony Ortiz
Cecilia Diego
Chris Morgan
Eduardo Valadez
Abe Hubert Middle School
Garden City Community College
Finney County Commission
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