Beef Empire Days founder declines then pledges funds
Dinner guests recount Beef Empire Days founder John Dohagne asking Earl Brookover for $1000 to support the event. Brookover refused, then offered $2000, said Fansher. Triangle H Grain & Cattle Co. partner Sam Hands calls the event a respite for cattlemen. Prices rose in late 2002 into 2003, then dipped after a BSE discovery, with cattle prices recovering to around 89 to 92 per 100 weight by midweek.
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Earl Brookover
Fansher
Sam Hands
Triangle H Grain & Cattle Co
Garden City
Hands
Bret Crotts
Schwieterman Marketing
Washington State
Crofts
Fate of KH facade hinges on Dryvit solution debate
The district considers replacing Kenneth Henderson’s brick exterior with a stucco type Dryvit system to fix extensive mortar loss and moisture issues. Bell outlines steps from brick removal to insulation and finish coat, with expert opinions pending before USD 457 Board decision.
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Florence Wilson Elementary School
Florence Wilson
Victor Ornelas
Edith Scheuerman
Charles O. Stones
Bernadine Sitts
Kenneth Henderson
Board of Education
Kansas urged to toughen safety laws after Kids Count ranking
The Annie E. Casey Foundation report uses 2001 data to rate 10 child wellbeing indicators. Kansas ranks 33rd in child death rate tied with Missouri and Texas and 38th for teen deaths from accidents and violence, prompting calls from Kansas Action for Children to strengthen passenger safety laws.
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Annie E. Casey Foundation
Kansas
Missouri
Texas
Tennessee
Wyoming
Gary Brunk
Kansas Action For Children
Hayzlett
Rlakin
Brunk
Tenet resigns as head of the CIA
President Bush announced George Tenet will resign after seven years as CIA director amid ongoing scrutiny over intelligence failures related to Iraq and al Qaida. Porter Goss praised Tenet as a strong leader as Tenet prepared to depart for Andrews Air Force Base.
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George Tenet
George
Iraq
United States
Saddam Hussein
al-Qaida
Wheat harvest begins as storms stall Kansas fields
Kiowa area starts harvest as late spring freezes spare crops nearby. Wheat ripens early across Kansas with demand outstripping harvesters due to a large Texas crop. Kansas Agricultural Statistics says most wheat is in poor to very poor condition, with 7,000 bushels moved into Sumner County elevators as first loads arrive.
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Kiowa
Kansas
Texas
Oklahoma
Brett Myers
Kansas Association of Wheat Growers
Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service
Sumner County
Farmers Co-op Grain Association
Ken Fitzpatrick
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