Kansas raises sales tax to 6.5 percent for July 1
The Kansas Legislature approved a quarter point sales tax hike from 6.15 to 6.5 percent to help close a $400 million budget gap. The change adds about 35 cents per $100 and $3.50 per $1,000. dealers predict only a modest effect on big purchases like cars, with local responses mixed but largely expecting adjustments rather than losses.
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Kansas
Garden City
Jack Kirchoff
Burtis Motor Co
Kansas Ave
Kirchoff
Tracy Bailey
Lewis Automotive Group
Bailey
Wheat harvest near finish shows wide Kansas yield variation
Garden City Cooperative official Ken Jameson notes harvest in southwest Kansas ranges from five to seventy five bushels per acre with irrigated wheat yielding more than dry land. Elevators in 20 towns report scattered showers delayed cutting as the crop nears completion next week.
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Kansas
Ken Jameson
Garden City Cooperative
Jameson
Garden City Co-op
Garden City
Ulysses
Ingalls
Deerfield
Dighton
Friend
Lakin
Holcomb
Pierceville
Garden
Co-op
Greeley County
Jarrod
Wheat crop battered by drought freeze disease across Kansas
Kansas wheat faced drought cold and heavy rains this year with many plagues affecting yields. Climate expert Mary Knapp notes the crop has endured extreme conditions though not wildfire, while Ruthann Spare describes planting setbacks and early dormancy. Kansas State University researchers warn of lingering effects into harvest season.
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Kansas
Mary Knapp
Ruthann Spare
Ellinwood
Knapp
Jim Shroyer
K-State Research and Extension
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Tommy Schuetz
Redline Motors
Kansas State
Lee Wheat Harvest
Brad Nadina
Karon
Dave Bowen
East Mary Street
Annie
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Weather
Schwieterman Inc
Chicago
Valley State Bank
Thevalleystatebank.com
E. Mary Street
W. Ave
Syracuse
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