Senator backs rural revival in Kansas plan
Senator Sam Brownback unveiled a broad rural revival package to strengthen Kansas small towns economy and population. He stressed tax policies and health care as keys while noting agriculture as the region’s bedrock and irrigation efficiency as a priority led by Finney County Commissioner Cliff Mayo.
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Washington
Sam Brownback
Kansas
Brownback
Finney County
Cliff Mayo
Sisters share abuse trail from childhood to doomed marriages
Jene Ramirez and Pearl Acevedo, sisters living 1,300 miles apart, both fled abusive marriages after restraining orders in 2000. Pearl was slain by her husband. Jene, who sought help, survived. Their mother enabled abuse, fostering a cycle of violence and dependence as they grew up in California.
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Jene Ramirez
California
Pearl Acevedo
Garden City
Ramirez
John
Pearl
Sandra Dinnage
John Ramirez
Dinnage
Juan
Gary Bachman
University of Kansas Medical Center
Blowing Snow Closes Finney County Roads
Severe blizzard conditions prompted the Kansas Department of Transportation to close U S Highway 50 east to Dodge City and U S Highway 156 to Jetmore, with additional closures around Dodge City and Kinsley. A North Dakota driver was injured when a semi rolled on U S Highway 83 near the Haskell County line. over $500 damage reported.
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Kansas Department of Transportation
Dodge City
Jetmore
Kinsley
Kirk Hutchinson
KDOT
Kansas Highway Patrol Dispatch
U.S. Highway 50
Kevin Bascue
U.S. Highway 83
Haskell
Brian Andres
North Dakota
St. Catherine Hospital
Ed Berry
National Weather Service
Kansas
Berry
Pacific Ocean
Rocky Mountains
Wages drive Kansas population shift to cities
University of Kansas economist Charles Krider told lawmakers the rural to urban migration in Kansas is powered by wage differences and economic activity. He urged regional economic development funding, affordable high speed Internet, quality education, groundwater management, and county service consolidation to slow the shift. He noted mid sized cities like Hays Salina Garden City Dodge City and Liberal show growth while surrounding rural areas decline.
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Topeka
Kansas
Charles Krider
University of Kansas
Kansas House Futures Committee
Hays
Salina
Garden City
Dodge City
Liberal
Krider
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