Four generations harvest wheat at Kells family farm
In Satanta, the Kells family begins the earliest harvest in a century on dryland fields north of Satanta. Four generations work the land led by 12-year-old Nathan Kells and great-great-grandson drives the combine beside 85-year-old Ted Kells. They reflect on 1885 homestead roots and the family’s quest for a sustaining farming future amid low prices and rising costs.
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Holly Gibson
Satanta
Ted Kells
Robert Fulton Kells
Haskell County
Missouri
Allie Jane
Garden City
Robert
Aliie Jane Kells
Leona
Russell Russell Kells
Marie
Darcy
Don
Kristy
Pam
Nathan
Vance
Kells
Jim Cole
Coles
Dava
Janessa
Jason
Brandy
Rhonda
Karen
Ryan
Karolyn Kells
Russell
Marie Kells
Mid America College
Kansas City
Russell Kells
Swamley Farm
Finney
Marie Swamley
Kellses
Darcy Kells
Kells Place
Hurricane Bonnie strikes Texas Gulf Coast in June
Bonnie, first hurricane of the season, battered the Texas Gulf Coast with up to 85 mph winds and heavy rain. One man died in Port Arthur when a pickup escaped a squall, four injured when a truck overturned near Beaumont, and a tornado touched down near Winnie. Widespread power outages and flooding reported as warnings eased.
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Port Arthur
Texas
Bonnie
Gulf Coast
Beaumont
High Island
National Weather Service
Weather Service
Louisiana
Robert Williamson
Laura Wagner
Jefferson County Sheriff's Department
Neil Frank
National Hurricane Center
Coral Gables
Fla
Winnie
Mary Batiste
Chambers County Sheriff's Department
Strait daughter killed in San Marcos crash
Jennifer Strait, 13, daughter of George Strait, died in a traffic accident near San Marcos. An 18-year-old driver faces possible criminally negligent homicide charges. The car left the road, overturned after failing to stop at a sign. the driver was uninjured and two passengers had minor injuries.
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San Marcos
Texas
Jennifer Strait
George Strait
Department of Public Safety
David Wells
Mike Cox
Tribune Teens Hurt in Crash Near Tribune
A Tribune teen, Jaimie Fox 16, remains in critical condition with head injuries in Wesley Medical Center Wichita after a collision on K 27. Two other Tribune youths, Beth Myers 15 and Cherie Bjorklund 15, sustained minor injuries and were treated locally. The crash occurred at 2 13 p m when a semi driven by Buddy Perkins 21 swerved to avoid Fox and overturned. All three were transported by Greeley County EMS. Fox was airlifted to Wesley.
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Tribune
Jaimie Fox
Wesley Medical Center
Wichita
Willard Werner
James
Peggy Fox
Beth Myers
Cherie M. Bjorklund
Greeley County Hospital
Myers
Diane and
Byrom Myers
Bjorklund
Robert Brunswig
Kansas Highway Patrol
Buddy D. Perkins
Chillicothe
Texas
Fox
Cactus Patch
Greeley County Ems
Lifewatch
Drought Lessons Prompt Future Benefits
The article argues that studying drought effects yields insights useful for future planning. It discusses potential long term gains from understanding water scarcity and its impacts on agriculture, ecosystems, and policy. The piece emphasizes proactive adaptation and resilience strategies for communities facing arid conditions.
City studies closing municipal parking lots after midnight
City commissioners asked the police chief and city attorney to propose enforceable solutions for problems at downtown municipal parking lots, centering on the 7th and Chestnut lot. recommendations include closing times, trespass penalties, aggressive patrols, more dumpsters, and potential staffing impacts.
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Lorie Hyten
Randy Magnison
Jimmy Grenz
Magnison
Grenz
Tain
Greg McDonald
Deane Wiley
Steve Wilkinson
Frank Schmale
Square One
Wilkinson
Duane Hays
Ward Loyd
Loyd
McDonald
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American Agriculture Movement
Lydia Smith
Perkins
eBias
USDA
Gus Garden
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