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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 2002
Page
1
Brothers Matt and Beau Hernandez pose for Ashley Brungardt in Garden City, captured by a local photographer for a neighborhood portrait.
Heads of 12 state agriculture departments convene in Garden City for MASDA 2002 Agriculture Is BIG in Kansas four day meeting. Kansas Secretary Jamie Clover Adams presides highlighting Midwest farming needs. Over 80 attendees registered including speakers and local leaders with tours coordinated by the Water Resources Office. The schedule opens with a Plaza Hotel reception and a Sunday brunch featuring Senator Steve Morris.
Two Garden City men died when their 1993 Chevy Lumina ran a red light at Farmland Road and US Highway 50 and was struck on the driver’s side by a 2003 Peterbilt semi-truck driven by Jay Thompson. Banuelos died at the scene. Guevara died at St Catherine Hospital. The Lumina caught fire. neither victim wore seat belts.
Holcomb City Council approved a 56.51 mill levy for the 2003 city budget, up from 53 mills last year and about 60 mills in 1999. The 3.51 rise equals nearly 7 percent. Public hearing set for 7 p.m. Aug 14 to review the budget and total tax bill, which combines USD 368 Finney County and Garden City Community College levies.
National Weather Service meteorologist John Finch says a band of storms moved from Hamilton County to northern Kearney and into southern Finney County. Rain totals ranged from .34 inches at Garden City Regional Airport to 1.84 inches near Sublette and 1.25 inches at Syracuse. Hail reported in Garden City and minor street debris cleanup followed, with no major damage or warnings issued.
Western Kansas grain elevators face storage strain as harvest yields shrink railcar availability. An elevator manager notes current shortages hinder moving wheat, contrasting with past bumper crops and plentiful rail service. Local grain handling remains under pressure as demand outpaces supply.
Floyd Barber, general manager of Farmer's Co-op Elevator in Dighton, cites a grim harvest as the root of wheat crop problems. Elevators face storage and market pressures amid reduced yields.
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