County wary of hidden road costs in Garden City area
Finney County Commissioners heard Garden City engineer Steve Cottrell explain that state highway funds may be costly to access. The Kansas Department of Transportation seeks corridor management projects in 2014 with about 2 million dollars available for nearby routes including K-156 and US 83/50 bypass. Master plans call for overpasses frontage roads shoulders and new intersections along corridors.
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Finney County
City of Garden City
Steve Cottrell
Kansas Department of
Transportation
Garden City
Cottrell
Campus Drive
Sixteen Mile Road
Third Street
Fleming Street
Mary Street
Jennie Barker
Kansas drought tightens as farmers brace for harvest
Kansas corn producers face ongoing drought with only 0.54 inches of rain this month in Garden City and 6.73 inches for the year, 9.95 inches below normal. Gov. Brownback calls the state largely dry. experts warn harvest prospects and crop losses may top 1.77 billion dollars across wheat, corn, sorghum, and soybeans. Agriculture offers emergency drought term permits and eases some motor carrier rules to move hay to affected areas. Kansas Secretary Dale Rodman says the goal is flexibility to aid farmers and ranchers amid the drought.
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Garden City
National Weather Service
Mary Knapp
Sam Brownback
Kansas
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Kansas Department of Agriculture
Powell to challenge Morris for Senate seat in 2012
Kansas lawmakers Powell and Morris may face each other in the 39th Senate race next August. Powell, in Garden City, says he would run if Morris does not seek re election and would highlight a stricter conservative voting record. Morris states pride in his work and promises a future plan announcement.
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Larry Powell
Garden City
Senate
Stephen Morris
Hugoton
Morris
Powell
Hutchinson News
State of
Kansas
Girl Scouts Teach Fiscal Responsibility In Kansas
Chandra Daffer of the Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland notes youth programs teach money skills, with $10,000 from Finney County United Way to fund development, events, and financial aid. The Heartland council serves 80 Kansas counties with offices in Emporia Garden City Hays and Salina. Garden City Holcomb host 277 girls and 76 volunteers as growth goals rise while girls pursue leadership trip planning and even Girl Congress as older youth.
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Chandra Daffer
Hays
Garden City
Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland
Finney County
United Way
Daffer
Girl Scouts of Kansas
Heartland
Kansas
Emporia
Salina
Holcomb
Weather forecast for tonight and Wednesday
Tonight mostly cloudy with a low of 48. Wednesday offers partly sunny skies with a high near 70 and a low around 48. Details on page Ag.
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