Biggest wheat harvest in years amid drought and rain
In western Kansas amid dry spells and heavy showers, farmers report above average yields yet face muddy fields and standing water. Gold en Valley Inc. notes 6.25 inches over the holiday weekend with 10 percent of crop standing. Scott Co op projects about 80 percent more wheat than a normal year, while fall logistics loom as prices slip below three dollars a bushel.
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Ed Taylor
Rozel
Tayor
Marsha Boswell
Kansas Wheat
Kansas
Suppes
Grigston
Scott County
Scott Cooperative
Scott Co-op
Jason Baker
Baker
Gulf Coast
Ron Suppes
Finney County
Jay Cook
Cook
City council approves budget changes and utility rate plan
The 2017 budget trims the general fund mill levy from 19.66 to 18.31 and targets 3.46 million in property taxes. A water rate increase takes effect Oct 1 after a study urging increases to cover future costs. commissioners set a balanced cash outlook including 250 thousand in 2017 and 7.2 million by 2022. Also approved are a highway widening contract with Wilson & Company for Meadowlark Dairy Nutrition access and a truck for the electrical division, plus appointments to housing authority and zoo advisory boards.
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General Fund
Recreation Commission
Professional Engineering Consultants, Inc
Public Utilities
Mike Muirhead
Wilson & Company, Inc
Salina
U.S. Highway 83
Meadowlark Dairy
Bonanza
U.S. 83
Burtis Motor Co
County eyes repair plan for exhibition building
At a April 4 meeting Davis proposed a 173000 repair plan for the Finney County exhibition building featuring a skeleton frame over old siding, new metal panels, and waterproofing to stop leaks. Angie Clark urged panel replacement due to age, while officials weighed air conditioning costs and a public address system before final budget talks.
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Davis
Angie Clark
Finney County Fairgrounds
Clark
Butler Manufacturing of
Kansas City
Commission
Dave Jones
Duane Drees
Roxanne Morgan
Finney County Convention and Visitors Bureau
Drees
Finney County
Skylar Swords
Swords
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Hamilton County
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Jeanne Winter
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Jimmy Deal
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Couetie
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Facebook.com
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Whartonsgarden.com
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