Wheat planting near mid-October urged by farmers
Thompson notes wheat planting is near complete with irrigated growers delaying until corn harvest ends. Seed wheat demand rises per dealer Vance Ehmke while Kalvesta area reports good conditions this fall compared with last year. Milo harvest begins, elevators store on ground due to large volume, with moisture affecting preservation.
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Thompson
Vance Ehmke
Ehmke
Hayes Baldwin
Kalvesta Implement
Kalvesta
Condi
Baldwin
Jay Cook
Theoni School
Finney County
Kansas
Allan Williams
Collingwood Grain
Hutchinson
Scott Coop Association
Kite
Brian Wiley
Scott Co-op
Wiley
Milo
Grigston
Shallow Water
Marienthal
Student leads high school Winter Parade float goal
Frazier, a high school student, aims to organize the Winter Parade with a goal of 15 floats and notes the larger target this year. She cites community involvement as enjoyable, plans for college at K State, andHer interest in psychiatry or psychology while cherishing school friends and events.
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Frazier
K-State
Bush says Taliban offers to turn over bin Laden
The White House weighed a third country handover of bin Laden as anthrax letters prompt prime focus on bioterror. Thompson noted possible nonterror lead and FBI scrutiny. Officials forecast Congress approval of over 1.5 billion for bioterrorism steps including antibiotics for 12 million over 60 days. Bush met Berlusconi and SES officials to praise public service amid crisis.
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Bush
Taliban
bin Laden
Florida
New York
World Trade Center
Pentagon
Thompson
White House
Ari Fleischer
Justice Department
Michael Osterholm
HHS Bioterrorism Advisory Council
CBS
Osterholm
University of Minnesota
Congress
Silvio Berlusconi
Schools weigh state aid to cover half insurance costs
Kansas districts debate a plan from the State Board of Education to fund 50 percent of health insurance premiums. Some districts report rising costs and tough recruitment, while others struggle with local funding limits and legislative hesitation. Cases from Scoti, Healy USD 468, Copeland USD 476, Deerfield USD 216 show varied experiences and concerns about affordability and staffing.
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Kansas State Board of Education
Akers
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
USD
Healy
Kansas
Wayne Lindsey
Lindsey
Mark Tallman
Kansas Association of School Boards
Copeland
Virginia Webb
Webb
Montezuma
USD 216
Deerfield
Phil Mahan
Dunn
Sublette
Gregg Ammons
Ottawa
Ammons
Rising health costs push Kansas districts toward crisis
Small districts face double digit health premium increases. Some districts cut benefits or drop coverage. Russell and Macksville cite soaring costs and staffing pressures. Educators warn premiums threaten hiring and consolidation while providers push higher costs.
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Tallman
Kansas
Russell
Auction boosts aid for attack victims at community bake sale
A benefit auction at the amphitheater raised funds for attack victims. Mesa won a three piece luggage set and cookware with bids of 62.50 each, buying for daughters Andrea and Brittany in college. Garden City residents Gerry Roark Wauneta Messenger and state auctioneer champion Larry Gilmore praised the effort and Red Cross service. Sixty items were sold, improving the event’s bottom line.
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American Red Cross
Mesa
Andrea
Brittany
Gerry Roark
Garden City
Wauneta
Messenger
Larry Gilmore
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Rob Houston
Genet Ak
Finney County Senior Citizens Association
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Jones Avenue
Don Degenhardt
Macksville
Dodge City
John Dunn
Taler
N. Main
Suite
Randy Fisher
St. Catherine Hospital
Home Care Services
Gina Cash
N. 6Th Street
Stenisk. Org
Atholic
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