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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 2001
Page
1
The city zoo relocates its veteran Asiatic black bear to a larger enclosure amid enrichment upgrades. Keepers say the move improves space and safety for the aging bear and visitors.
At 11 am the Dow Jones average stood at 10 622 40, down 93 points from this morning's opening as investors awaited further cues.
Tonight brings partly cloudy skies with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the southwest, clear elsewhere. Lows range from 60s in the southwest to around 55 to 60 elsewhere. Saturday turns sunny with highs 85 to 95, warmer on the west. Saturday night features partly cloudy south and west, mostly clear northeast, and leftward cooling in the 60s.
Local Telegram online page highlights current regional updates in brief form. It notes that readers can access local news sports and editorials at the Telegram’s internet site for full coverage and ongoing updates.
The Hugoton field in southwest Kansas faces a shrinking future as production declines with age. Experts note reserves are dwindling with estimates of 5 to 10 trillion cubic feet remaining and major operators increasingly using infill drilling and compression to extract gas. Local usage and market demand remain pivotal factors for the field’s fate.
A feature traces how ancient geological formations made southwest Kansas a pivotal region for the nation’s natural gas. It explores fossil-rich basins, subterranean reservoirs, and the historical development of extraction, mapping the rise of industry and its regional impact through time.
A six day series examines Kansas natural gas as a valuable resource, focusing on how tax exemptions shape supply. It traces policy debates, the role of the Kansas Corporation Commission, and the political stakes in shaping energy economics.
At least two commissioners question a $900,000, 10 to 20 year sales tax rebate plan for a unnamed department store chain, likely Kohl's, as city weighs a developer's agreement. Mayor Wharton backs or halves the TIF style aid but warns taxpayers should not fund a discount retailer. Chamber chief notes the proposed commitment would be paid via retailer sales tax.
The National Weather Service predicts highs in the low 90s for Garden City this weekend with breezes and no rain, aiding the wheat harvest. In Sublette area fields the crop ripens with 13 percent moisture and 62 lb bushel weights while elevators report 141000 bushels stored, about a quarter of local wheat. grain manager Mike Hanson notes patches of green remain but expect current weather to finish drying them.
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