Click It or Ticket campaign expands belt law in Kansas
Kansas launches a safety drive with a warning period from July 1 to December 31 for drivers with passengers ages 14 to 17 not buckled. Violations after the warning period carry a $60 fine. The campaign, backed by KDOT funding of 3.2 million annually, aims to reduce deaths and injuries by increasing seat belt use among adults and children. Local sheriffs in Haskell Stevens and Wichita counties join, with deputies patrolling Memorial Day weekend.
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Kansas
Kansas Department of Transportation
KDOT
Garden City
Mike Utz
Haskell
Stevens
Wichita
Larry Phoenix
Wichita County
Randy Keeton
Stevens County
Rex Evans
Phoenix
Disaster aid folded into war spending bill for Kansas
The agriculture disaster aid totals 40 million dollars for Greensburg, Kiowa County, and other storm affected areas from 2005 to 2007. Senators Roberts and Moran praise team effort by Kansas delegation while representatives Boyda and others note aid will aid rebuilding and farming recovery after the Greensburg devastation.
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Tam
Greensburg
Pat Roberts
R-Kan
Kansas
Kiowa
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Jerry Moran
Nancy Boyda
D-Kan
Summer youth programs boost learning and fun in Garden City
Garden City offers a range of free and low cost summer activities for children ages kindergarten through 13. The Summer Playground Program runs June 4 to July 26 at Scout Finnup East Garden Village with meals or snacks, themes each week, and transportation to Finnup Park. Partnerships include USD 457 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Finney County and sponsor groups United Way Finnup Foundation Western Kansas Community Foundation City of Garden City and AFAC. Programs feature field trips guest speakers and Books on the Bus B.O.B. at multiple sites. Also offered are Zoo Adventures at Lee Richardson Zoo YMCA camps and Broacbusters basketball camps with various age groups and fees.
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Campus Drive
Garden City Recreation Commission
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Finney County
Scout and Finnup
East Garden Village
Finnup
Tammy Davis
Law Enforcement Center
GCCC
Davis
B.O.B
Lee Richardson
Fleming St
USD 457
Shelly Kiblinger
Andrea Smith
E. Finnup Drive
Garden City Family Ymca
N. Center St
Gregg Hendricks
YMCA
Broacbuster
Little Busters
Area wheat tour highlights varieties and risks for producers
Olson notes no variety is perfect for all conditions as producers weigh fungicide costs and weather. The Kansas State Extension tour drew 20 to 30 attendees and showcased triticale as a graze-out crop, with Ehmke Seed promoting disease resistant forage. Shapland, visiting for 30 years, sees 40 to 50 bu acre potential this year after years of 15 to 20, despite Easter freeze damage. Kansas stats show 88% headed wheat, 71% fair or better, and varying damage from freezes. Ehmkes say seven years of tours boost producer education and potential yields amid dry, volatile cycles.
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Ehmke
Ehmkes
Shapland
Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service
Vance Ehmke
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