ConAgra City and county stay hopeful for future
City and county officials express guarded optimism about ConAgra returning or another firm filling the site. They discuss funding parts of reconstructing Farmland Road, odor control fixes, and leveraging water treatment, sewer, and transportation infrastructure while awaiting insurance and planning outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cliff Mayo
ConAgra
Mayo
Jerry Davis
Davis
Jim Wharton
Janie Perkins
Perkins
Kansas Cattle Women Fundraiser At Rodeo Draws Attention
In a Kansas rodeo scene, Lori Carter and Shannon Temples at a VIP table sold donation tickets for the Cattle Women scholarship fund. Tickets offered a Western print by Tim Cox as the prize, with proceeds aiding agricultural college scholarships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Cattle Women
Lori Carter
Shannon Temples
Cattle Women Scholarship Fund
Tim Cox
Wright Co op Sees Record Storage for White Wheat
Wright Co op in Ford County eyes record storage to meet rising demand for hard white wheat. Manager Tom Redman says white wheat makes about 10 percent of the trade area crop as international demand remains strong despite last fall's drought and a forecast poor summer. TheElevators plan to accommodate growing customer interest in the grain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright Co-op
Ford County
Tom Redman
Beef Empire Days Rodeo Attracts Local Talent And National Prospects
In ConAgram, competitors split into slack and main shows with no head‑to‑head rounds. Local riders like Tamara Reinhardt of Lakin and Sandy McElreath of Cimarron highlight a growing circuit, as regional stars earn standings boosts from performances and Olympic ties loom for 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryce Davis
John Wayne
Jeff Schneider
Davis
Wayne
Schneider
Jim Davis
Bryce
Donnie
Larry Bilberry
Beef Empire Days Rodeo Committee
Reinhardt
Tamara Reinhardt
Lakin
Clovis
N.M
Clearmore
Oklo
Sandy McElreath
Cimarron
Sublette
Andy Eck
Garden City
McElreath
Kansas
Delores Toole
Manter
Salt Lake City
Community holds vigil for fire victims and survivors
A Monday funeral service and vigil at a Valley View Cemetery setting honored fire victims from Garden City. Family friend Liz Ruiz described a somber scene as neighbors offered condolences while the Red Cross raises funds and provides grief support for Sotelo’s family after a candle fire killed three children and two adults.
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Garden City
Allen Shelton
Liz Ruiz
Sotelo
IBP Beef Co
Ruiz
Gladys Magana
Shelton
Hany
American Red Cross
Red Cross
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Burger
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Gc Ditions
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Western Kansas Rental Center
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R.T. Met
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