Empty storefront sign signals Wichita County's slow decline
In western Kansas, Wichita County faces population loss for four decades. A once busy center with Duckwall's Lumber Yard and Land O Lakes mill now faded, eight jobs gone since July. The county of 2,300 has shed 200 people since the last census, amid long rural population decline. Kansas leads in wheat and grain sorghum production while farmers rely on substantial taxpayer support.
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Land O’ Lakes
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Texas Panhandle
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Kansas Farm Management Association
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Decline See Page AS Rural Kansas Farm Bill Series
Harris Group of Kansas newspapers continues a six day series on the federal farm bill before Congress and tracks where farm payments go as The Telegram and others examine rural impact.
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Kansas
Telegram
Congress
Population decline and subsidies mark Wichita County case study
A Wichita County case study shows a steady population loss even as the county receives substantial state farm subsidies. A Friday feature examines how the farm bill affects rural communities from both small and large farm viewpoints.
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S. Korea finds banned bones in U.S. beef shipment
South Korea reports rib bones found in one box of an 18.1 ton U.S. beef shipment, prompting cancellation of import approval for the processing facility tied to Cargill Meat Solutions. The country has halted inspections after recent bone findings and continues reviewing other shipments amid safety concerns.
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South Korea
U.S
National Veterinary Research & Quarantine Service
United States
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp
Wichita
Greeley
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HorseThief Reservoir bid process aims for March 2008 start
Ron Allen, manager of the Pawnee Watershed District, said bidding for the Horse Thief Reservoir project in Finney, Ford, Gray and Hodgeman counties could lead to a late winter or early spring 2008 start. The 22.4 million dollar plan includes a 450 acre lake and 1,100 acres for recreation, funded by a 15 cent sales tax approved in May 2005. Contractors from nearby states showed interest as bids are pre qualified by Sept 21, with packages out by October and a notice to proceed possible by mid February 2008.
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Horse Thief Reservoir
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Hodgeman
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