Lifestyle

In the garden: The lawn should be a priority

We are seeing signs of life in our landscapes and lawns. When you think about it, weather you planted your lawn or it was there when you purchased the home, the price of owning and maintaining a lawn does have a cost. Keeping it as healthy as possible should be your highest priority. With this said, care and management for your established lawns should look like this list of chores: Mowing- Turf-types: 2 to 3 inches. K-31: 2 1⁄2 to 3 1⁄2 inches. Raise height to the upper end of the range during the summer.

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K-State veterinarian shares tips to prepare cattle for summer

MANHATTAN – Kansas State University veterinarian Gregg Hanzlicek is urging beef cattle producers to review their herd’s vaccination and parasite control program as summer approaches. He said vaccinations should be given to protect the cows against all the major reproductive infectious diseases before breeding season, including IBR (infectious bovine rhinotracheitis), BVD (bovine viral diarrhea), leptospirosis and campylobacter.

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Would this $300 million tax cut in Kansas help the rich most? The governor will decide on a flat tax

Longstanding debates over state income taxes — whether the rich should pay steeper rates, or whether fairness comes with a flat rate — could sink a plan Kansas lawmakers sent to the governor. At stake is more than $300 million a year in tax relief to residents and the loss of that same amount to pay for state services.

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Library happenings

Newton Public Library 720 N Oak Street Newton, KS 67114 (316) 283-2890 fax: (316) 283-2916 www.newtonplks.org library@newtonplks. org Library Hours: Mon-Tues, Thurs: 9 a.m.

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Kansas profiles: Energy-efficient housing in communities across Kansas

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