Hugoton Braces for Police Department Consolidation Vote
Hugoton officials debate disbanding the city police with a Stevens County plan costing the city 50 000 annually. Interim Chief Calvin May leads the force until year end as councilors weigh a nonbinding November election to gauge public support for merging with the sheriff's office.
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Tate
Stevens County Commission
Sheriff’s Office
Stevens County
Hugoton
Calvin May
Calvin
Delton Brown
Hagman
Sheriff’s Department
Baughman
Gold
Hicks
Kansas tax amnesty aims to boost revenue and aid small firms
State tax chief Wagnon outlined Phase II projections for fiscal year 2004 totaling about 19.5 million, noting 2,493 applications by Sept 26 and anticipating more as many taxpayers seek relief. Officials warn of aggressive collection for post amnesty delinquents and stress interpreters for immigrants and small businesses dealing with complex requirements.
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Putes
Wagnon
Kansas
Department
Finney County
Pete Olson
Garden City
Bob Halloran
Halloran
VA employee fires three shots at Murfreesboro center
An unidentified VA employee opened fire inside the Alvin C. York Veterans Affairs Medical Center personnel resources office in Murfreesboro, then fired again outside after leaving the building. Authorities exchanged gunfire but no one was hit. Two VA staff were in the office during the incident.
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Murfreesboro
Molly Reynolds
Corn farmers weigh high irrigation costs on harvest
Corn growers report irrigation bills have surged as natural gas prices more than doubled over three years. Some producers cut irrigated acres from 1,800 to 1,300 to curb costs and seek crops with lower water use. Fog and cool mornings delay drying. Garden City Co-op reports 25 percent of harvest delivered with moisture around 17.8 percent. Weather forecasts predict possible rain tonight and Wednesday.
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Strandmark
Kramer
Garden City Co-op
Crawl
Ken Jameson
Jameson
National Weather Service
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Alan Oswalt
Garden City Community College
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