Harvests tied to family life on the road and wheat
Jenna, fourth generation of a Hutchinson area custom harvesting family, describes harvest life as a lifestyle not a job. The family, including Tracy and Jim, travels with their combine earning by yield, with 80 bushels per acre on dry land. Jenna faces a future beyond harvest as she graduates in December.
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Jenna
Tracy
Jim
Tim Miller
Finney County
Garden City Co-op
Tennis Road
Callie
Harvester
Public hearings set on Sunflower coal plant permits
Kansas Sierra Club member calls Sunflower coal plant risky for ratepayers and the environment citing regulatory, financing and environmental concerns. Draft permit documents are available for review online and at KDHE district offices through August 15 with written comments accepted by mail or email.
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Stephanie Cole
Kansas Sierra Club
Sunflower
Sierra Club
Kdheks.gov
Public Hearings Set Across Overland Park Salina and Garden City
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment announces public hearings in Overland Park on Aug 2 at Blue Valley Northwest High School, in Salina on Aug 4 at the Highway Patrol Training Center Auditorium, and in Garden City on Aug 5 at Pauline Joyce Auditorium. Hearings start at 2 pm and resume at 6:30 pm, with written and verbal comments accepted until 5 pm. Respondents needing special accommodations should contact Linda Vandevord by July 23.
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Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Overland Park
Blue Valley Northwest High School
135Th and Switzer
Salina
Highway Patrol Training Center
East Iron
Garden City
Pauline Joyce
Garden City Community College
Campus Drive
Linda Vandevord
Kansans push for broader indoor smoking ban expansion
Theis criticized the January 2009 cutoff for club smoking as an unintended consequence and signaled need for further court review. Gov. Parkinson defended the act, noting ongoing implementation to curb secondhand smoke and reduce teen smoking, while Wichita bingo and billiard clubs seek to join the injunction and challenge equal treatment with the Dodge City casino.
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Merriam
Theis
Mark Parkinson
Parkinson
Kansas
Topeka
Tuck Duncan
Dodge City
Kansas City
Duncan
Haysville
Wichita
Obama cites political posturing delaying immigration reform
President Obama blames political posturing and partisan wrangling for immigration gridlock. He urges bipartisan action, notes GOP senators backing reform, and calls for accountability on borders and sanctions for employers of illegal workers. He says broad reform requires Republican votes to pass.
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Washington
Barack Obama
Obama
American University
Congress
Holcomb identifies site for future railroad crossing
Holcomb officials named the Sydney Lane site as the preferred railroad crossing option after a 3-2 council vote. They also discussed alternatives and noted the need for a second crossing to improve detours during train activity, with funding to come from external sources and contractor requirements.
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Holcomb
Railroad Avenue
Sydney Lane
Santa Fe Avenue
Old Weiler Drive
Little Lowe Road
Jones Avenue
Sive
Main Street
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