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Z-Bar Ranch Monument Fight Splits Tiny Kansas Towns
In Chase County strong feelings erupt as National Park Service weighs a year long study on turning the 11,000 acre Z-Bar Ranch into a national monument. Audubon Society seeks federal protection and tourist potential, while long established ranchers fear loss of land rights and growing government control. Local leaders push for the monument to revive dying towns, stirring family shop owners and residents into a community rift.
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Flint Hills
Chase County
Jim Barr
National Park Service
National Audubon Society
Hatcher
Chase County High School
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Emma Chase
Cottonwood Falls
Loretta Luder