Bids Approved for KDOT Highway Projects in Southwest Kansas
The Kansas Department of Transportation announced approved bids from the Oct. 17 letting in Topeka for district six southwest projects. Companies including Dastrol Inc Towanda Venture Corp and APAC Kansas Inc Shears Division won contracts totaling millions for asphalt paving grinding milling and overlay work along US 50 56 83 and state lines in Greeley Scott Haskell Finney Seward and neighboring counties.
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Kansas Department of Transportation
Kansas
Topeka
Greeley
Colorado State Line
Dastrol Inc
Towanda
Scott
Scott City
Logan County
Venture Corporation
Great Bend
Haskell
U.S 83
U.S. 160
Finney County
Apac Kansas Inc. Shears Division
Hutchinson
Stevens
KDOT
J & R Land Company Inc
Liberal
U.S. 83
Finney
Stevens/Seward
Stevens’ Seward
Seward
Seward/Gray county
U.S. 50
U.S
East Junction
Builders of Hope to meet Sunday
The Builders of Hope Cancer Support Group will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Downtown Vision Office, 413 N. Main St.
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Builders of Hope
Builders of Hope Cancer Support Group
Vision
N. Main St
Finney County Extension Council Election Announcement
Finney County Extension Council elections will be held 7 am to 7 pm Tuesday at the Extension Office. All residents 18 and older may vote. Three representatives per committee with write-ins accepted. Candidates listed for Agriculture, Family and Consumer Science, 4-H and Youth Development, and Economic Development.
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Finney County Extension Council
Finney County
S. Ninth St
Mike Deaver
Steve Hoffman
Dennis Zerr
Family
Rannette Heitschmidt
Tracy Johnson
Rafaela Solis
Veronica Castro
Jennifer Jones
Tina Kendall
Tami Meng
Millie Norman
Ray Purdy
Keith Strasser
Drought Persists in Midwest Despite Sandy Rainfall
The drought plagued Midwest states face continued stress as Sandy brings rain elsewhere. U.S. Drought Monitor shows 60 percent of lower 48 in some drought, with extreme or exceptional drought still affecting much of Kansas, North Dakota, and Illinois, threatening winter wheat and next spring crops.
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ST. Louis
U.S
Seaboard
National
University of Nebraska
Lincoln
Corn
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Iowa
North Dakota
Illinois
Midwest
Kansas
Great Lakes
Brian Fuchs
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Dakotas
California
Mike Brewer
National Climatic Data Center
Kobach predicts 68 percent turnout in Kansas election
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach forecast a 68 percent turnout for Tuesday's elections, the lowest general election level since 2000. He noted few statewide races, mixed contests in the House and Senate, and an optional boat tax amendment. He urged voters to prove him wrong, citing a low early-voting pace despite past higher turnout.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kris Kobach
Kobach
U.S. Senate
State Senate
State Board of Education
Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism
GOP fears House seat losses in Kansas as redistricting reshapes board
Kansas Republicans warn Tuesday’s vote could trim the House majority from 92 to potentially 88-92, with conservatives still likely to hold the chamber. Gov. Brownback and aides cite new faces and redrawn districts as key factors while Democrats expect limited gains as they position to block Brownback's agenda.
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Topeka
Kansas House
Senate
House
Arlen Siegfried
Sam Brownback
Chamber
Jeff Glendening
Kansas Chamber of Commerce
Brownback
Kansas Gop
Glendening
GOP
Siegfried
Don Hineman
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E. Mary
Sandy
Brad Na
Addison Smith
Cindy Wise
Elijah Herrada
Georgia Matthews
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