One-Vehicle Crash Sends Man to Hospital in Colorado
Leonard Wayne Hartless, 78, of Rocky Ford, drove a 2004 Kenworth westbound on U.S. Highway 50 Tuesday night when his truck left the roadway and tipped on its passenger side. The load of frozen boxed beef spilled. the roadway was later cleared and the trailer remained in the ditch. Hartless initially refused treatment but was later taken to Kearny County Hospital by private vehicle.
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Kearny County
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Leonard Wayne Hartless
Rocky Ford
Kansas Department of Transportation
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Hartless
Weekend Cruise In seeks vendors and entrants
Organizers of the Emmaus House Cruise In seek vendors for a Saturday event from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 3020 E. Kansas Ave. Costs include 20 for a 10 by 10 space, free for nonprofits, with a Friday night meet and greet and supper for entrants. Entrants pay 25 plus 10 per extra vehicle and may join the 125th birthday parade. A 1969 Oldsmobile convertible drawing is scheduled, with tickets at 10. A poker walk and poker run occur in Stevens Park and along Finney County, benefiting the Emmaus house food pantry and shelter. For details call Robin Marsh or Deb Brungardt.
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Kansas Ave
Kansas Avenue
Main Street
Garden City
Stevens Park
Finney County
Emmaus House
Robin Marsh
Deb Brungardt
Northwest Kansas drought persists despite limited relief
In northwest Kansas drought conditions persist with 15 counties under warning or watch. Officials say rainfall through August stayed below average, farmers like Mike Brown report near total corn losses and replanting wheat. Weather service notes continued dry spells likely for one to two more months.
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Kansas
Mike Brown
Colby
Logan
Norton
Phillips Rocks
Smith, Trego
Wallace
Cheyenne
Decatur
Rawlins
Sheridan
Sherman
Thomas
Mike Akulow
National Weather Service
Rainfall fuels relief as Kansas crops benefit from rain
Rain above average floods across several Kansas towns with Garden City reporting 1.05 inches in 24 hours and Dodge City, Elkhart, Liberal, Medicine Lodge and Pratt recording varying totals. Farmers like Dennis Deyoe and Marty Long say rain boosts wheat moisture and corn yields while delaying harvests. NWS foresees 90 percent rain tonight and a 30 percent chance Thursday with dry weekend ahead.
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Dodge City
Elkhart
Hays
Liberal
Medicine Lodge
Pratt
Dennis Deyoe
Ulysses
Elliot
Black farm groups form nationwide coalition
Black farm groups from National Black Farmers Association and allied groups unite as Congress of Black Farmer Organizations to challenge USDA discrimination in loans and programs. They cite Pigford consent decree issues, rally planned in Washington, and ongoing civil rights actions. Leaders say cooperation across factions aids black farmers losing land and heritage.
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Congress of Black Farmer Organizations
Agriculture Department
John Boyd
National Black Farmers Association
New Black Coalition
Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Association
Federation of Southern Cooperatives
Arkansas Land Development Fund
Atlanta
House Judiciary Committee
Pigford
George W. Bush
Washington
Thomas Burrell
Black Farmers and Agriculturalist Association
Boyd
Burrell
USDA
Lawmakers raise questions on center for school leadership
Lawmakers in Topeka voiced concerns about the development of a leadership center intended to help public school districts. The $250,000 appropriation was allocated entirely to Emporia State University, prompting questions of collaboration with Fort Hays State and Pittsburg State and potential legal action over the process.
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Kay Schallenkamp
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Schallenkamp
Legislative Educational Planning Committee
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D-Hays
Fort Hays
FHSU
Center For
Civic Leadership
Senate Education Committee
Dwayne Umbarger R-Thayer
Umbarger
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