Harvest hampered by drought and hail across Kansas fields
In southwest Kansas heavy drought and recent hail storms cut expected wheat yields. Hamilton County faces a dry season with test weights in the 50s to 60s and overall output down from last year. In Grant and Finney counties farmers report scattered hail damage, delayed harvesting, and hopes for improving weather.
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Kansas
Kearny County
Gary Millershaski
Kansas Association of Wheat Growers
Kansas Wheat Harvest Report
Millershaski
United Prairie Agrain Elevator
Lakin
Lydia
Grant County
Warren Devore
United Prairie Ag
Garden City
Bell
Dodge City
Finney County
Randy Richmeier
Richmeier
Kansas State University
Francis
Holcomb
St. Peter
KDHE Sunflower Plant Ties Scrutinized Over Permit Emails
The KDHE reportedly shared 238 substantive comments with Sunflower and published many Sunflower drafted responses in the final air permit. Opponent Scott Allegrucci called the ties a public trust transgression while Sunflower defended its role, and legislators questioned KDHE's independence.
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Scott Allegrucci
Sunflower
Ing
Scott Schwab
Kansas
Pat Colloton
Leawood
School board appoints Bors to fill vacancy
USD 457 moves to appoint Bors as Scheopner’s successor amid elections and retirements. Utz urged action, noting board must decide rather than wait for new members. Bors, a Garden City native with degrees from Truman State and Washburn, joins with two children. several retiring directors honored.
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Garden City Community College Board of Trustees
Bors
Scheopner
Utz
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Reichmuth
Hopkins
Clifford
Now
Wallace
Cruz
Blackburn
Rude
Scheppner
Garden City
Truman State University
Washburn University School of Law
Carl
Hutchinson Public Schools
Hutchinson
Obama to announce Afghanistan drawdown while top commanders depart
President Obama plans a July US troop withdrawal amid a sweeping leadership turnover. Defense Secretary Gates retires next week, while Gen Petraeus and Gen Rodriguez leave Kabul by July, to be replaced by officers with less direct Afghan experience. The shakeup aims to inform wind down strategy without altering policy.
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Barack Obama
Afghanistan
Kabul
U.S
Defense
Robert Gates
Iraq
David Petraeus
David Rodriguez
Army
Karl Eikenberry
White House
al-Qaida
Obama
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