Ripe winter wheat harvest stalled by heavy Kansas rains
In Belle Plaine and across Kansas rains halted cutting after fields ripened. Elevators report 57-61 lb test weights, 12-14 percent moisture, with 130,000 to 140,000 bushels collected in one day. Prices at Belle Plaine elevator around 2.36 per bushel. Kansas-wide harvest resumes by weekend as rains ease. Ok Co-op Kiowa totals reach 1.23 million bushels across seven elevators.
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Wichita Mayor Knight undergoes prostate cancer surgery
Wichita Mayor Bob Knight underwent a one hour and thirty minute prostate cancer surgery at Wesley Medical Center. Dr. A J Farha reported the cancer appeared localized and non spreading, Knight 57, had announced a cancer diagnosis earlier and expected short hospitalization with rest at home.
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