This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 2007
Page
1
A Finney County Tyson crew in Mullinville helps grill and serve food to Greensburg tornado victims and relief workers as Paul Karkiaine of Garden City notes the volunteers.
In Garden City this morning drivers express anger at rising pump costs. An economy professor pins the jump on higher demand and tighter supplies as AAA cites a national regular gas average of 3.11 per gallon. Residents predict prices may fall after Labor Day.
Finney County growers push toward completion with about 95 percent of both dryland and irrigated corn planted as favorable weather aided progress. Extension agent Dean Whitehill noted a season 7 to 10 days behind schedule but clear conditions helped finish. Statewide, Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service reports 76 percent of corn planted.
Kansas farmers report 88 percent planted by this time last year, with 37 percent corn emerged. Cool damp April delayed planting and no dry window for ideal sowing. County acreage may be up 8 to 10 percent, though wet fields hinder precise counts. Prices at Garden City Co-op show new corn $3.83 and July futures $3.76.
The 25th Judicial District uses GPS ankle monitors since January to track probationers and cut costs. The device uses cell towers to provide location data within 30 meters at one minute intervals. Beasley notes it reveals where offenders go and congregate, with five units available and typical use of one to two weeks at about 10.50 per day per offender, while the agency pays 7.50 daily per unit regardless of activation.
Kansas faces aging and shrinking farm numbers from 70 000 in 1986 to 64 000 in 2006 as many hold second jobs. New congressional bills, including the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act, aim to encourage youth into agriculture and support viable land stewardship as part of the 2007 farm bill. Ford Hoefer of the Sustainable Agriculture Coalition backs the measure.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.