Weekend Market Report for Livestock and Commodities
Slaughter steers and heifers priced across Midwest terminal markets and Texas Oklahoma Kansas feedlots with ranges for weights from 900 to 1650 pounds. Cows and bulls show varied dressing values. Hog prices steady to higher at Iowa So Minnesota and Midwest points. Slaughter totals compare with prior weeks. lambs and sheep steady to down. Grain and soy futures mixed. gold and silver drop. energy futures rise ahead of June contracts.
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State law may unseat newest BOE member
In Topeka AP lawyers for the attorney general and a Wichita attorney debated the constitutional validity of a law barring state employees from serving on the Board of Education. Everett Johnson, the board’s newest member and a Wichita State University professor, was said to be ineligible. the AG’s office plans a legal opinion as Clark Owens challenges the law’s constitutionality.
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Clark Y. Owens
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Owens
Stephan
Julene Miller
School Board Agendas Include Teacher Training Plan
Duncan says the board will discuss continuing education for kindergartners and first graders in math concepts along with appointments to the Special Education Advisory Council and a contract renewal with American Food Management. AFM meal prices rise 2.6 percent from 1.31 to 1.35, likely not passed to students. The board will also handle personnel moves and transfers before an executive session on ongoing negotiations with district teachers. Negotiations resume Wednesday.
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Tumbling rates lift stock market past 2500 mark
The Dow Jones rose 30.98 to 2,501.10 amid falling rates and strong breadth 1,032 advancers to 519 decliners. Volume hit 242.41 million on the NYSE with options and futures activity. Major blue chips gained while Avon tumbled on Amway bid developments.
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Young Kansan Wins Geography Bee With Tangled Ideas
Staddon recalls new ideas after victory as he enjoys the National Geography Bee final. The event, part of National Geographic Society efforts to boost geography education, follows a Gallup Poll showing Americans lag in knowledge. Senators and hosts praised the competition, hoping it becomes a lasting tradition.
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