Over-pumping Concerns Rise At Groundwater Meeting
Dan Nickelson and dozens of irrigators face drought era limits as Western Kansas officials urge water use cuts. They promote no till farming and sprinkler efficiency while tracing over-pumpers who exceed rights by more than 10 acre feet for two consecutive years. Civil penalties possible up to 1000 dollars daily.
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Keith Lebbin
Western Kansas Groundwater Management District No. 1
Scott City
Dan
Lebbin
Wichita County Fairgrounds
Mark Rude
Kansas Department of Agriculture
Division of Water Resources
Gary Baker
Baker
Mark
Hugoton
Kansas Water Office
Topeka
Lane Letourneau
Department of Agriculture
House panel backs highway plan in Kansas
In Topeka the Transportation Committee endorsed a Republican bill to issue 150 million in bonds, dedicate 395 million in three years of sales tax receipts, and use federal funds to stabilize Kansas transportation. Secretary Deb Miller warned even with extra funds, unrestricted dollars are unlikely. Gov Sebelius proposed 465 million in bonds.
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Topeka
House
Transportation Committee
Gram. Transportation
Deb Miller
Miller
Congress
Kansas
Kathleen Sebelius
Pakistani forces close in on al Qaeda No 2 in Waziristan
Thousands of Pakistani army reinforcements join an offensive surrounding a 20 square mile area in South Waziristan where al Qaeda No 2 and hundreds of militants are believed holed up. Afghan authorities report midlevel terrorist leaders arrested on their side of the border as fighting spreads to Shin Warsak and two more villages.
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Wana
Pakistan
al- Qaida
Army
Shaukat Sultan
Waziristan
al-Qaida
Taliban
Sultan
al-Zawahri
Rawalpindi
Islamabad
Shin Warsak
Pervez Musharraf
Associated Press
Osama bin Laden
Bill would allow bowling alley slots in Kansas
A Senate committee moved Gov. Kathleen Sebelius’s gambling plan forward by expanding it to permit five video lottery terminals at most bowling alleys in Kansas. About 122 alleys could qualify if they have five years in business and offer the state lottery game Club Reno. The expansion broadens access to the public, and officials say they will monitor results and adjust as needed.
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Topeka
Hns
Senate
Kathleen Sebelius
Kansas
Reno
Sebelius
Matt All
Senate Federal and State Affairs
Singles Retreat Seeks Hopeful Paths at Bible Christian
Carrie France recalls a six year ago moment entering a singles group at Bible Christian Church in Garden City. The divorced mother of two found it hard yet returned after a year. Now she and husband Ron lead a ministry for singles and host the annual retreat “For Such a Time As This” March 26 to 28 at Bible Christian Church inspired by Esther 4 14.
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Bible Christian Church
1404
E. Mary St
France
Ron
Garden City
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