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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 2003
Page
1
Garden City report notes Kelsey Nicholson asks Did I see a ghost as writer Dixie Baker observes the scene and titles the piece.
At least 72 percent of Kansas hard red winter wheat has graded as No 1 according to the first wheat quality report of the season by the Kansas Grain Inspection Service. The survey, based on 3 924 railroad car samples from 51 counties, shows the crop outperforming the drought-impacted 2002 season with an average test weight of 61.1 pounds per bushel and moisture near 12 percent.
Finney County Commissioners review final budget requests amid a 8 mill levy rise proposal tied to a 12 million drop in assessed value and a 675000 state transfer cut. Chair Irv Stephens calls it a year of hurt while prep for a budget workshop continues and officials caution not all budgets will be approved.
Mineson County reports a price of 2.58 per bushel with expected yields of 30 to 50 bushels per acre. The item notes fair condition and an overall 95 percent finish.
Kansas business leaders welcomed a delay in enforcing the new destination-based sales tax law until after 2003. State officials warned there will be a grace period through year end with guidance on reporting, while critics noted added paperwork and unresolved internet and catalog sales tax questions.
Shuttle investigators announced a 1.67-pound foam piece punched a 16 inch hole in a shuttle wing mock up, matching debris from Columbia’s launch. Scott Hubbard of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board called it the smoking gun, confirming the failure likely doomed the mission.
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