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Nearly half of the U.S. winter wheat crop is in poor or very poor condition, following a tough growing season. Some farmers are choosing to leave their crop in the field
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With an eye on water levels, grazing options and the bottom line, cattle producers tailor strategies for survival -
The three other slots on the federal bench in Kansas were filled during Trump’s first term. -
The Republican-majority State Board of Education is scheduled to vote this week on adopting curriculum changes statewide. Critics say the new social studies lessons and reading lists over-emphasize Christianity. -
Most stray animal shelters are already at capacity. Adding a deadly parasitic infestation could create an even more dire situation. -
Radio station forum leaves out six GOP, Democratic candidates for governor
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The settling of the old west was primarily an east to west movement, with wagon trains, ox carts, and (ultimately) railroads bringing people and their dreams to the new land. But once the newcomers arrived on the central plains, they sometimes needed other lines of travel. -
Hi! You’re listening to Jessica Sadler with the High Plains Public Radio Readers Book Club Summer Reading List. I am currently a Teacher Professional Development Fellow at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. -
There’s another “El Niño” weather pattern on the horizon, which can sometimes affect what you plant in your garden. But there are ways to mitigate these effects by making some informed choices about what to plant, and for what reasons. We’ll talk about those choices and reasons in this week’s episodes! -
This week we continue our June series focused on concert music of the nineteenth century with an episode dedicated to the music of another German composer of the period!
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Continental Army soldier John Pumphrey enlisted as a teenager in 1777 and fought at significant battles before his death in action against the British in Camden, S.C.
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