Weekend Weather Outlook With Mild Storm Chances
Today and tonight bring partial cloud cover and scattered storms with highs near 84 and a low around 67. Sunday turns windy and warm with a 20 percent storm chance and highs around 90, followed by a mild Sunday night. Page 10.
State borrows 450 million to start new fiscal year
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius and legislative leaders authorize borrowing 450 million from idle funds to cover bills as ending general fund balance drops to 142.5 million on June 30. The move delays payments to school districts and relies on a new certificate of indebtedness to avoid a red ink start to the year.
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Harris News Service
Topeka
Kathleen Sebelius
Congress
Kansas
State Finance Council
Sebelius
Nicole Corcoran-Basso
Victims of bike theft aid in kids charity program
Ottawa police recover about 100 unclaimed bicycles yearly and donate them to Bikes and Trikes for Tykes in Kansas City. Each November, unclaimed bikes are turned over to the charity which refurbishes them for low income families, with a few given to local families at Christmas.
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Ottawa
Kansas City
Ron Puterbaugh
Puterbaugh
New
Kansas
Lone Woman Farm Leader Defies Odds On Kansas Acres
Robin Dunn, a 1,000 acre farmer near Wellsville, Kansas, faces isolation as the region’s only woman operator. She serves on Franklin County Farm Bureau’s board, uses a 36 foot seed drill, and handles soybeans, wheat, milo, hay, and alfalfa. Dunn also trains horses, assists with spring births, and maintains the family homestead while balancing trials of gender bias and leadership in a male-dominated field.
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Cote Batchelder
Robin Dunn
Dunn‘s Landing
Ohio Road
Wellsville
Dunn
Rick Dunn
Dillards
Cate Batchelder
Herald
Franklin County
Kansas
California
Franklin County Farm Bureau
John Coen
Colorado
Belgium
Kirsten Henzick
Dunn’s Landing
Robin
Rick Dan
Dillard's
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