Raiders and Broncos face Monday night challenge
A brief item notes Pittsburgh or another league teams aim to overcome a hex on Monday night football. The piece highlights a tough matchup with Raiders or Broncos seeking redemption and a win under lights.
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Weather outlook: cool tonight and brisk through midweek
Tonight, lows in the 40s north to 50s south. Wednesday, highs in the 70s. Wednesday night, showers possible with lows 30s northwest to 40s southeast. Thursday, partly sunny and breezy. Friday, mostly clear with lows 28 to 36 and highs in the 60s.
Local Telegram site hosts news and editorials online
The Telegram provides local news sports and editorials accessible on its internet site. Readers can browse current articles and features from the newspaper online for latest updates and background commentary.
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Dow Jones Opens Lower By Morning, Then Falls
At 10 a.m. the Dow Jones average stood at 9,425.53, down 15.50 from this morning's opening. The market showed a continuing decline as investors weighed early losses and attempted to gauge further direction for the trading day.
Subsidy dollars reshape farm support in Kansas
The series shows farm subsidies shifting from family farms to corporate enterprises as multi generational families wane. The Finnup Foundation Trust received 408497 dollars from three counties between 1996 and 2000, blending farm and investment income for charitable beneficiaries. The Finnup land exceeds 11 000 acres across three sites, with portions cultivated and others left as natural.
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Environmental Working Group
Finnup Foundation Trust
Katherine Hart
Finnup Trust
Finnup
Hart
Farm subsidies listed for Gray Stanton and Kearny counties
The Farm Security Act of 2001 faces delays as anthrax testing disrupts Senate work. Sixteen Finnup land farms sit in the USDA conservation reserve. profits fund the Finnup Foundation Trust which supported over 65 organizations this year. Hart notes profits support charitable aims and asset management.
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Gray, Stanton
Kearny
USDA
Subsidy Programs for Kansas Farmers in 1990s Act Provisions
Kansas farmers can access several subsidy programs including Loan Deficiency Payments under the 1985 Food Security Act providing direct payments equivalent to marketing loan gains for wheat. Market Loss Payments totaling 3.1 billion dollars compensate for 1996 losses under Marketing Assistance Loans. Nonrecourse loans cover wheat, feed grains, upland cotton, rice, soybeans, and minor oilseeds under the 1996 FAIR Act. The Conservation Reserve Program retires up to 45 million acres for 10 to 15 years in exchange for payments.
USD 457 Refinancing cuts district debt by half
USD 457 refinanced $6.85 million in district debt with Commerce Bank at 2.70 percent, about half the previous rate. The move will save roughly $436,000 over four years, with funds redirected to the general budget for salaries and programs amid enrollment declines. Nine bids were received. one was disqualified for lacking a required good-faith deposit.
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Buffalo Jones
Bernadine Sitts Intermediate
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Sewer District 3 construction updates and access concerns
Finney County Commissioners met with about 20 Towns Riverview residents to discuss Sewer District No 3 construction and rates. A clarification letter to property owners explains BRB Construction would not be liable for damages, though negligence remains possible, raising questions about who repairs impacts. County counselor Tom Burgardt clarified that negligence is not waived if a vehicle damages a home. See County, Page A8.
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Riverview Subdivision
BRB Construction
Tom Burgardt
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Physicians in Rural Kansas Enduring a Small-Town Life
Rice County feature follows Tom and Linda Simpson who chose Sterling Kansas for their medical careers after residency. The couple, parents of four, found community ties outweighed expected mid sized-town plans. They say they never regretted settling in rural Kansas.
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Linda Simpson
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