Wheat harvest brings optimism to Kansas farmers
Kansas farmers report a strong 2007 wheat harvest amid drought relief, high test weights, and rising input costs. Producers like Jay Garetson and Roger Barnhart praise the better yields, while others note disease risk from excess moisture and the need for drought assistance from Congress.
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Magellan
Great Bend
Kansas
Coffeyville Resources
Garetson
Roger Earnhardt
Hamilton County
Barnhardt
Ken Weidner
Weidner
John McClelland
Garden City Coop
Garden City names Lucas first communications specialist
Lucas a southwest Kansas native returns to Garden City as the city’s first communications specialist earning a starting salary of 43000. He emphasizes making public information clearer for the regional hub and notes the strong community vibe, contrasting life in Topeka and Lawrence.
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Lucas
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Garden City
Topeka
Lawrence
Senate leader proposes three strike bill in Kansas
State Senator Schmidt pitched a three strike proposal claiming it would deter repeat thefts and add about 1,200 prisoners in year one per the Kansas Sentencing Commission. He warned space concerns for a system built for 9,400 inmates, with 8,900 current. Officials said long term impact depends on who is covered and sentence length. Schmidt anticipated a temporary spike then decline as costs of repeat crimes disappear. His private prison plan drew little legislative traction previously. Law enforcement voices support, noting officers and prosecutors want more felons off the streets. Vote count for the proposal remains uncertain.
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Jerry Moran
R-Hays
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Moran
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Finney County
Bob Dechant
Dechant
Kansas Sentencing Commission
Schmidt
Department of Corrections
Bill Miskell
Miskell
Area leaders named to interim committees on licensing and rail roles
Kansas lawmakers assign Greeley Hamilton Kearny Scott and parts of Finney Haskell to committees on work-site vehicle licensing and regulation. Light joins Judiciary Interim Committee to study Parole Board operations and child abuse prevention while considering district attorney office establishment for sparsely populated western counties. Powell heads Energy Natural Resources and Environment panel scrutinizing building energy efficiency groundwater use and fuel distribution. Whitham sits on Assessment and Taxation panel reviewing storm damage tax relief. Additional committees will study smoking bans late-term abortion limits and amusement park safety as the session nears January return.
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Haskell
Hayzlett
Light
Judiciary
Kansas Parole Board
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Kansas
Powell
Energy, Natural Resources and Environment
Whitham
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