(Family Features) Modern farming looks substantially different than it did a generation or two ago. Unprecedented pressures and challenges, only exacerbated by the past couple of years, make it increasingly challenging for growers to produce healthy crops with strong yields that also maintain profitability.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Len Dawson, the 87-year-old Hall of Fame quarterback who led the Kansas City Chiefs to their first Super Bowl title, has entered hospice care in Kansas City.
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MOUNDRIDGE — With four returning senior starters back, the Moundridge Wildcat volleyball team will look to return to the upper division of the Heart of America League play. Brooke Bumgarner begins her second season as the Wildcat head coach, assisted by Tia Regier.
Harvey County Clerk Rick Piepho began to ready for a hand recount of primary election ballots - notified Aug. 12 that a pair of recounts is possible. “We were one of 55 counties selected for state treasurer, and of course, we are one of 105 counties selected for the constitutional amendment,” Piepho said. He started preparation on Saturday, as per state statute. He now awaits official notification from the Secretary of State’s Office to officially begin a hand recount of each race. A recount of the Republican State Treasurer means a hand recount of 6,457 ballots in Harvey County. A recount of the constitutional amendment question about abortion would mean a hand recount of 12,425 ballots in Harvey County.
While county administration believes they notified everyone of possible federal funding from the CARES act in 2020 two fire districts maintain they did not know funds were available to them. The county went through a months-long process to allocate funds to non-profits, businesses, long-term care facilities, private schools, and senior centers for expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
First day of school arrives The first day of school for Newton USD 373 will arrive this week, with first- through fourth-grade elementary school and Santa Fe 5/6 students will begin school Aug. 17.
In a school gym with a dozen others, some still groggy at 5 am, Whitney raised her right hand and repeated after the Chief Election Officer, “I do solemnly swear that I will perform the duties for this election according to law and the best of my ability, and that I will studiously endeavor to prevent fraud, deceit, and abuse in conducting this election.”