District weighs K-6 option amid facility concerns
USD 457 examines adding sixth grade at Jennie Barker and Pierceville Plymell next year to reduce transitions and use surplus space. Board and community debate continue on K-6 centers, intermediate centers, and potential bond funding as enrollment shifts and high school crowding persist.
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USD 457
Jennie Barker
Pierceville- Plymell
Kiblinger
Charles O. Stones
Rick Atha
Melinda Stewart
Hauschild
Janet Smith
Garden City High School
Abe Hubert
Kenneth Henderson
Bernadine Sitts
Buffalo Jones Elementary School
Garden City
Milt Pippenger
Friend School
Finney County
ConAgra Beef Packing
Tim Cruz
Kansas State Board of Education
Cruz
Kathleen Whitley
Jeff Crist
Atha
Julie Schultz
Beit Empire Days Live Show assesses grand champion steer
Cattle judge Larry Rusk seeks a fault-free steer for the grand championship amid live and carcass judging at Beef Empire Days. Industry buyer Larry Huck supports the winner as Deann Gillen Lehman calls the event the festival’s heart. Carcass evaluation begins at Tyson Fresh Meats Saturday night.
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Rusk
Larry Huck
Scott City
Huck
Deann Gillen-Lehman
John Dohogne
Stevens Park
Tyson Fresh Meats
CattleWomen Seminar Promotes Source Verification Benefits
Seminar leaders emphasize source and age verification for cattle with IMI Global noting its 1995 founding and role in automating a Ranch to Retail USDA process for COOL compliant PM Beef Group. Holstein and Miller cite premiums for age and source verified cattle, Japan market reopening, and producer returns beyond start up costs.
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IMI Global
U.S. Department of Agriculture
PM Beef Group
Holstein and Miller
Holstein
Japan
Miller and Holstein
National Animal Identification System
NAIS
USDA
Miller
Bush urges 15 nations to set global emissions target
President Bush proposes by end of next year a global greenhouse gas target from a 15-nation group including the United States, China, India and Europe. He plans a series of meetings this fall to craft strategies once a goal is set, ahead of a Germany summit. The plan contrasts with Kyoto 1997, which the U S has not ratified.
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Rusk
Washington
Bush
U.S
United States
China
India
Germany
Politicians push for tax cut on gas amid highway funding concerns
Legislators debate temporary suspensions of federal and state gas taxes to relieve drivers at the pump. Officials estimate the federal 18.4 cent tax funds highway and bridge projects, while Kansas adds 24 cents plus a 1 cent environmental fee. Critics warn a delay of revenue could cripple upgrades and maintenance and worsen a potential highway trust fund cash crunch.
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Donovan
Dennis Slimmer
State Department of Transportation
Kansans
Mike Johnston
Transportation Department
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