Leoti Lightning Swimmers Shine At 4x Relay Meet
Leoti swim team members Allie Miller Megan Reding Teneille Whitham Paige Wells Hannah Mehl Kaeleigh Hernandez Lindsay Schumacher Kayla Graff Tyrelle Thurman and Justin Beamer formed a 4 by Amber Miller relay for Leoti, showcasing strong team depth and sprint speed.
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Leoti
Hugoton farmer reports 60 to 70 percent white wheat damage
Stevens County farmer Jim Kramer whose White Wheat seed plant three miles west of Hugoton off US 56 suffered extensive hail damage from last weekend's storm. He noted 60 to 70 percent crop loss across fields and discussed harvesting options, insurance gaps, and contracts with Con Agra Milling for Platt white wheat under the identity preserve program.
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Doug Turpin
Sunflower awarded partial water rights for coal plant
Sunflower Electric Power Corp gains 2,369 of 5,200 acre feet of water sought for a near Holcomb coal plant. David Pope of the Kansas Department of Agriculture cited careful weighing of evidence after a September 2002 hearing amid debate over economic benefits versus aquifer impact. The ruling, noting cost estimates between 800 and 900 million dollars, will shape local water use and energy plans.
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Holcomb
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Sunflower
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June tax receipts lift Kansas into better fiscal position
Kansas ends fiscal 2003 with stronger than expected June tax collections totaling about 443 million dollars, aided by 45.7 million in federal aid. Corporate income tax came in 6.5 million above forecast at 36.5 million, and sales tax receipts topped by 5.6 million at 135.6 million. Federal relief wipes out remaining shortfall and supports 2004 budget.
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Duane Goossen
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Trustees and Association fail to reach 2003 04 contract
Garden City Community College trustees and the GCCC Higher Education Association failed to agree in a final negotiation for the 2003-04 deal. The board will issue a unilateral faculty contract. faculty may accept it, stay under the current terms, or resign. Ballantyne said a draft could be ready for tonight’s 7:30 pm Board meeting in the Endowment Room.
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HEA
Doris Meng
Ballantyne
Board of Trustees
Trustees Reject Fact-Finder On Salary And Sick Leave Bank
ULL mailed to faculty Monday as negotiations failed over salary and forming a sick leave bank. Meng expressed disappointment noting 18 months of impasse and disregard of a neutral fact-finder’s recommendation on two major issues. Bill Hammond cited consideration of the report but said salary proposal could not meet the recommendation.
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Bill Hammond
GCCC
John M Creger
E. coli case linked to recalled steaks in Kansas
Kansas probes an E coli case in southwest Kansas tied to a national inquiry into an illness cluster from vacuum packed frozen steaks sold door to door and to restaurants. The patient is recovered and out of hospital as officials trace the source. Stampede Meat Inc. of Chicago is identified in the broader investigation.
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Nationwide recall of 739000 pounds meat linked to E coli
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment and federal officials announced a voluntary recall of 739,000 pounds of vacuum packaged steaks and other meat products that may be contaminated with E coli. The products may be linked to illnesses in Minnesota Kansas and Michigan. People with affected items should contact USDA for instructions.
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