Dutch couple builds dairy ties in Kansas farm life
Yoka Ritsema and Fred Ritsema, natives of Holland on investor visas, run Lakin Dairy and Deerfield Dairy in Kearny County with their 5 year old daughter Robin. Yoka writes for Dutch farm magazines and serves as U.S. correspondent for Nightlife Magazine while Fred expanded from 40 cows to a large operation, planning growth despite low milk prices.
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Yoka Ritsema
Yoka
Fred
Robin
Ritsemas
Holland
United States
Lakin Dairy
Deerfield Dairy
Ritsema
Lakin
U.S
Kearny County
Meagan
Farm
Nightlife
Dairies
Handelsblad
Texas
Joke
Yeka
Kansans Approve Concealed Carry Bill In Late Senate Vote
Senators approved a concealed weapons bill allowing Kansans 21 and older to obtain permits for 150 dollars with eight hours of training. The measure shifts permit issuance to the attorney general, bans concealed guns in many places, and removes the Statehouse from the prohibited list. The night also saw actions on transportation bonds and a tax-increase measure to fund a school aid package.
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Topeka
Statehouse
Attorney General's Office
Capitol Building
Senate
Dave Kerr
John Wratil
R-Leawood
House
Senate Transportation Committee
Les Donovan
Wichita
Jim Barone
Dfrontenac
Kansas
Kansas Senate approves biosciences proposal bill
The Kansas Senate backed a biosciences bill 37 to 3 to create a new biosciences industry as part of a broader economic development program. Gov. Kathleen Sebelius criticized a section restricting fetal tissue or stem cell research. Supporters say the plan could create up to 20,000 biosciences jobs by 2015 and similar gains in small businesses through technical and financial aid.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kathleen Sebelius
Voters weigh building fund and 1 mill levy plan
Voters will decide on a building fund supported by a one mill levy to improve drainage at the Finney County Fairgrounds, repair the EMS building floor, and fund a 10 year master plan for the fairgrounds while replacing the main county computer. County leaders describe it as prudent planning.
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Finney County Fairgrounds
EMS
Commission
Jerry Davis
Davis
Bill King
King
Main Street
Dave Mason
Cecil O’brate
Mason
Mayo
Garden City
Filing starts for November election in area counties
Filing for the November 2 general election is underway in Gray Stevens and Scott counties with deadlines looming. Key races include sheriff contests in Gray with Bill Kramer and Bala Pena, in Stevens between Ted Heaton and Delton Brown, and three candidates filed for Scott County sheriff led by incumbent Glenn Anderson. Primaries in Stevens and Scott are August 3 to narrow sheriff candidates.
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Gray
Scott
Stevens
Gray County
Bonnie Swartz
Bill Kramer
Bala Pena
Stevens County
Pam Bensel
Russ DeWitt
Ted Heaton
Delton Brown
Hugoton
Scott County
Pam Faurot
Glenn Anderson
Milton Masters
Scott City
Jeffrey
Pounds
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Kathy Hanks
Hanks
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Kerr
Ruby Mendez
Andres Hernandez
Gertrude Walker
Biosciences
Public Works
South Main Street
Blake Waters
Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce Board
Security Savings Bank
Cliff Mayo
Daniel Messenger
Messenger
Grant County
Gene Schwein
Rita Gee
Doug Campbell
K. Mike Kimball
Peggy Alford
Register of Deeds
Greeley County
Alan Waggoner
Donald B. Walte
Haskell County
Raymond Brown
Larry Phoenix
Dixie L. Sutherland
Nancy Weeks
Sharon Hinkle
Marla Griffin
Curtis E. Campbell
Kramer and
Penn
Hamilton County
Jamie Cheatum
Keith Puckett
Randy Braddock
Marcia Ashmore
Vicki Cole
Bethanie Popejoy
Thomas Wright IV
Tracy Manly
Lane County
Craig Kershner
Crysta Torson
Patricia Sharp
Betty Terhune
Donald Wilson
Anderson, Masters and Pounds
Stanton County
John D. Smith
Sharon Dimitt
Tammy Brown-Tucker
Susan L. Lucas
Edward L. Bezona
Gary Baker
Dave Bozone
Connie Gold
Zilcha
Betty) Rosel
Wichita County
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