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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 2002
Page
1
Six month old Lea Richardson smiles in bright sunshine as she reaches for colorful flowers. Her joy is captured as warm rays fall on the scene, highlighting a peaceful garden moment.
Marilyn Sloan feared deja vu as a dust cloud rolled into Tribune with a light sprinkle. Some farms six to eight miles away received 0.40 inch to over an inch of rain and other areas in southwest Kansas saw up to two inches, while many pockets got no moisture. Meteorologist Jeff Hutton says drought is a natural climate variation.
In Kansas the drought has destroyed up to half of the state’s dryland corn fields and now threatens other crops. Kansas State University crop specialist Scott Staggenberg says the situation is severe and unusually widespread, with de pression mode affecting many growers.
Finney County Sheriff reports six adults and a 15 year old arrested in connection with a July 18 burglary costing about 79,159 dollars in stolen property. Suspects include Israel Banuelos Jaime Jurado Jose Herrera Marcos Rivero and Luis Holguin Jr with charges of burglary felony theft and related crimes. Jorge Gonzales was stopped with about 4,000 dollars in stolen items and faces possession of stolen property charges. A 15 year old also to be charged. The burglary targeted a home on West Fork Road while owners were away. Ford F250 pickup recovered in Stratford Texas. The link between Gonzales and the five arrestees remains unknown.
About 74 guests rode three yellow 1950s passenger cars on a two hour complimentary excursion from Pittsburg to Scott City and Healy. Kirk Hawley, K&O vice president, said the trip thanks customers and highlights agriculture’s share of a line that aims to grow freight movement beyond trucking.
Topeka AP Bloom, often viewed as the fourth candidate, pushes back against Kerr Knight and Shallenburger as more qualified. He points to 17 years as Eudora school superintendent and real estate development experience as his credentials. The Aug 6 Republican primary winner faces Kathleen Sebelius along with Libertarian Hawver and Reform Party Pettibone.
Governor hopefuls weigh new tax approach as Kansas tax revenue falters. They propose expanding sales tax to services like accounting and beauty work, while noting current exemptions and local collection burdens. Wichita Mayor Bob Knight and Senate President Dave Kerr call for fairness and review.
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