Veterans benefits meeting at American Legion Post 9
The American Legion Post No 9 hosts a 5 30 p m meeting Tuesday for veterans and families to learn about VA benefits at 125 W Pine St. The Legion, a major veterans service organization, helped author the GI Bill and supports programs including radiation exposure compensation and Gulf War Syndrome inquiries. The event is part of the Veterans Affairs Tour visiting over 330 Kansas posts.
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American Legion Post No. 9
W. Pine St
The
American Legion
Legion
Kansas
Counties Added for Disaster Aid in Kansas
FEMA and Kansas Division of Emergency Management announce four more counties Barton Ellsworth Kingman and Lane join major disaster declaration. prior eligibility covered 50 Kansas counties and entities. federal funding covers 75 percent of costs with the state contributing 10 percent. initial declaration included Barber Butler Clark Comanche Cowley Decatur Dickinson Gove Hodgeman Jewell Kiowa Logan Ness Norton Pratt Seward Smith Stafford Trego and Wallace with Reno Haskell Kingman and Lane added later.
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Department of Homeland Security
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Kansas Division of Emergency Management
Barton
Ellsworth
Kingman
Lane
Kansas
Femas
Barber
Butler
Clark
Comanche
Cowley
Decatur
Dickinson
Gove
Hodgeman
Jewell
Kiowa
Logan
Ness
Norton
Pratt
Seward
Smith
Stafford
Trego
Wallace
Reno
Haskell
Local Emergency Planning Committee Meets September 25
The Finney County Local Emergency Planning Committee will meet at 1 30 p m Sept 25 in the basement of the Law Enforcement Center 304 N Ninth St Conference Room B RSVP Emergency Management at 272 3639 or email ema ficolec.org
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Finney County Local Emergency Planning Committee
Law Enforcement Center
N. Ninth St
Ficolec.org
Voice Acting Classes to Be Offered at GCCC
Garden City Community College will offer an adult education course titled Getting Paid to Talk on September 30 from 6 30 p m at 801 Bus Drive. Instructor Mike Massa, a professional voice actor, will guide students and provide a mock commercial recording under a producer’s direction. Registration and information via 276 9647.
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Garden City Community College
Gccc
Mike Massa
Garden City releases reader friendly budget summary
City Manager Matt Allen announces Garden City has produced a 30 page glossy budget summary designed to be more readable and engaging. The document shows tax dollars by function, covers police fire parks zoo airport and other funds, printed 1000 copies at 2935 dollars and is available at city offices and events for public input through boards CIP and staff contacts.
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Matt Allen
Salina
Allen
Garden City
Tanner Lucas
Lucas
Garden City Area
Lee Richardson
Capital Improvement Plan
Melinda Hitz
Weekend Fall Fest brings meals and wheels to Garden City
Downtown Garden City hosts Fall Fest with a Main Street festival featuring games vendors entertainment and Windsor hotel tours plus a Knights of Columbus Oktoberfest meal and a duck race. Events include an adopt-a-pet program police canine demonstrations and a 10K run fundraiser Laura's Legacy benefiting the Garden City Cancer Center.
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Garden City
Beverly Schmitz- Glass
Garden City Downtown Vision Inc
Knights of Columbus
Wheatfields
Schmitz-Glass
Fire Department
Stevens Park
Knights’ Hall
Eighth St
Slick Richard
Bierocks
Bratwursts
Cancer Center
Laura
Laura Kleysteuber
Cindy Unger
Unger
Lee Richardson Zoo
Clarion Inn
Lauraslegacy Org
The
Emmaus House
Western State Bank
Biotech corn and soy encroaching on wheat acres in Great Plains
Western Kansas leads a shift as drought tolerant biotech corn and soybean varieties expand into arid plains. Dusti Fritz of Kansas Wheat notes this trend from Texas to North Dakota, aided by lower water needs and rising wheat costs. Agriculture metrics show corn acreage swelling, wheat costs rising, and no commercial transgenic wheat yet, despite industry push for biotech wheat within three to five years.
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Wichita
Great Plains
Dusti Fritz
Kansas Wheat
Kansas Wheat Commission
Kansas Association of Wheat Growers
Fritz
Kansas
Texas
North Dakota
Canada
Agriculture Department
Economic Research Service
Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service
John Oades
West Coast
U.S. Wheat Associates
U.S
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