High gas costs boost some Kansas lakes while hurting others
Kansas park managers report higher fuel prices may lift eastern and central lake visitation as locals stay closer to home, with Wilson Lake seeing strong revenue and attendance. In western state reservoirs like Webster and Cedar Bluff, drought and economy dampen turnout as locals cut trips and visitors drop.
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Rick Martin
Kanopolis State Park
Salina
Kansas’ State
Jerry Schmidt
Cheney Reservoir
Hutchinson
Wichita
Missouri
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Schmidt
Tammera Snyder
Snyder
Dennis
Table Rock
Branson
Cliff Ehrlich
Webster Reservoir
Hays
Troy Brown
Cedar Bluff Reservoir
Cedar Bluff
Colorado
Brown
Nation expands BSE testing slow to gear up
Wichita AP reports the 70 million expanded BSE testing program began June 1 but remains slow to reach full capacity. Only 2,871 high risk cattle have been screened with most labs not yet operating, while Kansas and other states face contracting hurdles with rendering plants.
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Agriculture Department
U.S
Kansas State University
Kansas
USDA
Kansas Animal Health
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Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
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Jim Rogers
Nebraska
Teagarden
Kevin Warner
Ing
Warner
Rogers
Iowa
Georgia
Washington
California
Colorado
Texas
K-State
George Kennedy
Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
Boys State in Kansas sparks youth interest in politics
At Kansas State University 470 high school juniors attend Boys State to learn civics by simulating city, county, and state government. Christian Corrigan, 18, Wichita, is elected governor amid partisan friction as Lt Gov Oswald and budget battles shape the lesson in civic engagement and future voting.
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Kansas State University
Boys’ State
Christian Corrigan
Wichita
Senate
Zach Oswald
Hutchinson
Corrigan
Oswald
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