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Greeley County Republican 75¢ Single Copy P.O. Box 610 • Tribune, Kansas 67879 • 620-376-4264 —8 Pages— Wednesday, June 24, 2020, Vol. 154. No. 26 Our vision is a vibrant, friendly, innovative, unified community with your family, health and happiness in mind. Jan & Dan Tribune, KS, June 18, 2020 — Customers of the Greeley/ Wallace County USDA Service Center may now conduct business in person in the office by appointment only. Visitors will be pre- screened based on health concerns or recent travel and must adhere to social distancing guidelines. Face coverings are encouraged but not required for in-office appointments. Visitors must call ahead and schedule an appointment. Greeley Farm Service Agency: (620) 376-4332 extension 2 Greeley Natural Resources Conservation Service: (620) 376-4332 extension 3 Wallace Farm Service Agency: (785) 852-4213 extension 2 Wallace Natural Resources Conservation Service: (785) 852-4213 extension 3 Employees may also be contacted by email at the following email addresses: [email protected] for Greeley [email protected] for Wallace Our program delivery staff will also continue to work with producers by phone and using online tools for those who do not feel comfortable coming to the Service Center in person. Online services are still available to customers, including our new Box and OneSpan functionality that enable customers to sign and share FSA and NRCS documents with USDA Service Center staff in just a few clicks. Producers can get started with a simple username and password for Box or, for OneSpan, a quick identity verification. Additional services are available to customers with an eAuth account, which provides access to the farmers.gov portal where producers can view USDA farm loan information and payments and view and track certain USDA program applications and payments. Through the FSA website, customers can access certain FSA programs and view FSA data, including maps, on FSAfarm+. Customers who do not already have an eAuth account can enroll at farmers.gov/sign-in. For the most current updates on program flexibilities due to the coronavirus visit farmers. gov/coronavirus. Greeley/Wallace County USDA Service Center Open for In-Office Visitors by Appointment This Friday, June 26, is the deadline for entering prints for the People’s Choice Contest. Please have an 8”x 10” print made of your favorite picture that you took for the A Day in the Life of Greeley County Photo Event. It is possible to have prints made at Dixon Drug. You need to take in the memory card or the electronic device that your image was made with, and they will be happy to help you. Please leave your print at the Economic Development Office for the People’s Choice Contest. And while you are at it, be sure to get prints made for entering in the County Fair! People’s Choice Contest Tripp Berggren accompanied his father Jayme as they delivered a test load of wheat to the CHS elevator at the start of harvest on Friday. The CHS elevator took a few loads of wheat before the rains on Friday and Sunday. The wheat harvest started in Greeley County this past week, but the harvest was slowed by light rains at the end of the week. The Tribune weather station reported 0.08 inches of rain at their Friday, June 19 reading, 0.33 on Saturday, and 0.11 on Sunday. Alan Schlegel, agronomist at the Southwest Research Extension Center, remarked on Monday that they had tried to cut wheat on Thursday, June 18, but it was still too wet. “We will start later this week.” “The test weights will be really light. It is shriveled and doesn’t look very good. The rains this week will help the fall crops, but would have been nice if there were more.” Dirk Schneider at CHS said on Monday, “We have taken some wheat, but there has not been any big amounts yet. The showers have slowed it down. If it doesn’t rain on Monday they should be cutting by Monday afternoon or Tuesday. “The test weights have been light and the yields are not as good as normal. The effects of the 100º temperatures and 40 mph winds are really showing up. But we are just getting started and the worst wheat is usually cut first.” David Schneider said on Monday that it is 65-40 wheat. “If you drive by at 65 mph, it looks like 40 bushel wheat. But if you walk out in the fields it has shriveled, and you don’t have a clue. It’s not very pretty, and won’t make much. I’ve never seen wheat this shriveled. I’ve checked early and late planted wheat of different varieties, and it is all shriveled. We can’t have a good crop every year. It’s the nature of the beast.” Some preliminary reports are that the no-tilled wheat looks better this year than the tilled wheat. The Tribune weather station received 0.52 inches of rain this past week bringing the rainfall amount for the first 22 days of June to 1.16 inches. The normal for the total month is 2.94 inches. For the year-to- date the station has received 5.59 inches of precipitation, which is 2.63 inches below the normal of 8.22 inches. The National Weather Service Precipitation maps showed the entire county receiving rain. The amounts in the west sections were from .10 - .50 inches. The central were generally from .50 – 1.0 inches and the east were from .25 – 1.0. The average wind speeds were in the 40s and high 30s the first part of the week before the rains on Friday and Saturday. The average wind speed for the week was 11.9 mph with a high of 40.6 on Tuesday, June 16. The weekly evaporation at the station was 4.24 inches. The average soil temperatures at the station for the past week were 76º on June 16, 77º on June 17, 78º on June 18, 77º on June 19, 72º on June 20, and 7#º on June 21 and 22. According to the National Agriculture Statistics Service, as of June 21 in the West Central District of Kansas 99% of the wheat is coloring, 60% is mature, and 5% has been harvested. Kansas Crop Progress And Condition MANHATTAN, Kan. June 22, 2020 - For the week ending June 21, 2020, there were 5.3 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 10% very short, 29% short, 54% adequate, and 7% surplus. Wheat harvest starts in Greeley County (See Harvest... Page 4) Only in Tribune… …can a wheelbarrow tire fall off and out of the trailer; and the people at the tire shop pick it up and set it where it Unified Greeley County supervisors Kirby Kleymann, Scott Steele, Corbin Myers, and Monty Moritz met Monday, June 22 nd at 5:00 p.m. in a regular meeting at the courthouse, which was also live-streamed. Also present were public works superintendent Brock Sloan, public works administrator Gina Bond, county clerk Jerri Young, sheriff Mark Rine, and Justin Phillips. Supervisor Alena Ballinger was absent. Kleymann called the meeting to order. The agenda was approved. Sheriff Mark Rine met with supervisors to request signature of resolution 2020-006R to officially extend Greeley County’s emergency resolution. Rine also reviewed the state CARE program, which will provide state covid relief funds to counties, based on population. Greeley County should get $241,487 for Covid related expenses. Supervisors asked about fireworks. Rine said he has not received any information and the county is in a burn ban due to dry conditions. Supervisors will wait for information from the state fire marshal to make a final decision on fireworks sales and a Fourth of July display in Greeley County. Kurtis Jacobs of the 25 th Judicial District and Tammy Hazel, Clerk of the Greeley County District Court, presented a budget request for the Greeley County District Court. Jacobs said the budget request is increased significantly this year, from the usual $40,000 or $45,000 in past years to $126,250 this year. Increases are due to microfilming updating and capital outlay, including sound and video system improvements, and safety measures – a wall in the office -- for the District Court employees. These are one-time capital expenditures that need to be addressed. Auditor James V. Myers presented the county audits and budget information to supervisors. Myers first reviewed compilations for the county library, fair board, Extension council, and cemetery association. He has yet to do the recreation foundation. Myers then reviewed audits for Unified Greeley County, the Municipal Service District, and the General Service District. They all received unqualified opinions, which is good and what is desired. Myers also presented rough draft budget information for supervisors to use for the 2021 budget. A budget hearing will be on August 17 th and a budget workshop on July 22 nd . (See Supervisors... Page 6) J — We were pleasantly surprised by a rain the other evening, and also Sunday afternoon. We had taken granddaughter Jade to the park Sunday afternoon, and were leaving just as a few raindrops began to fall. It turned into nice rain. Everything looks clean and bright after a rain. The improvements in the past few years to city park are quite commendable. There are still a few of the old indestructible playthings that were there many years ago when I took my children to the park. But it is much improved, and Jade enjoyed it a lot. **** J – I have been reading few headlines and watching no TV news for the past couple of weeks. It certainly makes for a more pleasant attitude. It is imperative at this time to stay up on the news, but a break now and then is a good mental health strategy for me. **** J — Daughter Meagan and her daughter Jade have been here for a couple weeks and it has been fun, educational for grandma and grandpa, and we are so glad they have been able to be here. Jade visited the newspaper office the other day and took over my office. Her great uncle John Epp saw the picture below and was hoping for a Jade, Jan and Dan column! D — Initial reports on the wheat harvest is that the wheat is shriveled. It was hurt by lack of moisture, high temperatures and high winds. Most of the initial reports are from the southern parts of the county and there is hope that the northern parts will fare better, and there are always some fields that do better. There are also some indications that the hard freeze on April 14 hurt some trees and shrubs. The indestructible lilac bushes in our back yard had leaves frozen and the replacements that grew are shriveled, much smaller and look like they are from a different bush. **** D — Rapid change seems to be the order of the day. Whether it’s weather, politics, health, science or society, everything is in a state of rapid flux. For me the divisions are simply staggering. And each side is righteously right. I am not immune. Maybe the diversity of extremes is a necessary step before we can unify for a shift to the new. **** D — There was a beautiful rainbow in Tribune on Monday evening. It was unusually vivid. I would like to think of it as a sign of change. We have had enough of the continual hot winds. We need the change. **** Supervisors meet Only in Tribune...
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Greeley County Republican
75¢ Single Copy
P.O. Box 610 • Tribune, Kansas 67879 • 620-376-4264 —8 Pages— Wednesday, June 24, 2020, Vol. 154. No. 26
Our vision is a vibrant, friendly, innovative, unified community with your family, health and happiness in mind.
Jan & Dan
Tribune, KS, June 18, 2020 — Customers of the Greeley/Wallace County USDA Service Center may now conduct business in person in the office by appointment only. Visitors will be pre-screened based on health concerns or recent travel and must adhere to social distancing guidelines. Face coverings are encouraged but not required for in-office appointments.
Visitors must call ahead and schedule an appointment.
Greeley Farm Service Agency: (620) 376-4332 extension 2
Greeley Natural Resources Conservation Service: (620) 376-4332 extension 3
Wallace Farm Service Agency: (785) 852-4213 extension 2
Wallace Natural Resources Conservation Service: (785) 852-4213 extension 3
Employees may also be contacted by email at the following email addresses:
[email protected] for Greeley
[email protected] for Wallace
Our program delivery staff will also continue to work with producers by phone and using online tools
for those who do not feel comfortable coming to the Service Center in person.
Online services are still available to customers, including our new Box and OneSpan functionality that enable customers to sign and share FSA and NRCS documents with USDA Service Center staff in just a few clicks. Producers can get started with a simple username and password for Box or, for OneSpan, a quick identity verification. Additional services are available to customers with an eAuth account, which provides access to the farmers.gov portal where producers can view USDA farm loan information and payments and view and track certain USDA program applications and payments. Through the FSA website, customers can access certain FSA programs and view FSA data, including maps, on FSAfarm+. Customers who do not already have an eAuth account can enroll at farmers.gov/sign-in.
For the most current updates on program flexibilities due to the coronavirus visit farmers.gov/coronavirus.
Greeley/Wallace County USDA Service Center Open for In-Office Visitors by Appointment
This Friday, June 26, is the deadline for entering prints for the People’s Choice Contest. Please have an 8”x 10” print made of your favorite picture that you took for the A Day in the Life of Greeley County Photo Event. It is possible to have prints made at Dixon Drug. You need to take in the memory
card or the electronic device that your image was made with, and they will be happy to help you. Please leave your print at the Economic Development Office for the People’s Choice Contest.
And while you are at it, be sure to get prints made for entering in the County Fair!
People’s Choice Contest
Tripp Berggren accompanied his father Jayme as they delivered a test load of wheat to the CHS elevator at the start of harvest on Friday.
The CHS elevator took a few loads of wheat before the rains on Friday and Sunday.
The wheat harvest started in Greeley County this past week, but the harvest was slowed by light rains at the end of the week. The Tribune weather station reported 0.08 inches of rain at their Friday, June 19 reading, 0.33 on Saturday, and 0.11 on Sunday. Alan Schlegel, agronomist at the Southwest Research Extension Center, remarked on Monday that they had tried to cut wheat on Thursday, June 18, but it was still too wet. “We will start later this week.” “The test weights will be really light. It is shriveled and doesn’t look very good. The rains this week will help the fall crops, but would have been nice if there were more.” Dirk Schneider at CHS said on Monday, “We have taken some wheat, but there has not been any big
amounts yet. The showers have slowed it down. If it doesn’t rain on Monday they should be cutting by Monday afternoon or Tuesday. “The test weights have been light and the yields are not as good as normal. The effects of the 100º temperatures and 40 mph winds are really showing up. But we are just getting started and the worst wheat is usually cut first.” David Schneider said on Monday that it is 65-40 wheat. “If you drive by at 65 mph, it looks like 40 bushel wheat. But if you walk out in the fields it has shriveled, and you don’t have a clue. It’s not very pretty, and won’t make much. I’ve never seen wheat this shriveled. I’ve checked early and late planted wheat of different varieties, and it is all shriveled. We can’t
have a good crop every year. It’s the nature of the beast.” Some preliminary reports are that the no-tilled wheat looks better this year than the tilled wheat. The Tribune weather station received 0.52 inches of rain this past week bringing the rainfall amount for the first 22 days of June to 1.16 inches. The normal for the total month is 2.94 inches. For the year-to-date the station has received 5.59 inches of precipitation, which is 2.63 inches below the normal of 8.22 inches. The National Weather Service Precipitation maps showed the entire county receiving rain. The amounts in the west sections were from .10 - .50 inches. The central were generally from .50 – 1.0 inches and the east were from .25 – 1.0. The average wind speeds were in the 40s and high 30s the first part of the week before the rains on Friday and Saturday. The average wind speed for the week was 11.9 mph with a high of 40.6 on Tuesday, June 16. The weekly evaporation at the station was 4.24 inches. The average soil temperatures at the station for the past week were 76º on June 16, 77º on June 17, 78º on June 18, 77º on June 19, 72º on June 20, and 7#º on June 21 and 22. According to the National Agriculture Statistics Service, as of June 21 in the West Central District of Kansas 99% of the wheat is coloring, 60% is mature, and 5% has been harvested.Kansas Crop Progress And Condition
MANHATTAN, Kan. June 22, 2020 - For the week ending June 21, 2020, there were 5.3 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 10% very short, 29% short, 54% adequate, and 7% surplus.
Wheat harvest starts in Greeley County
(See Harvest... Page 4)
Only in Tribune……can a wheelbarrow tire
fall off and out of the trailer; and the people at the tire shop pick it up and set it where it
Unified Greeley County supervisors Kirby Kleymann, Scott Steele, Corbin Myers, and Monty Moritz met Monday, June 22nd at 5:00 p.m. in a regular meeting at the courthouse, which was also live-streamed. Also present were public works superintendent Brock Sloan, public works administrator Gina Bond, county clerk Jerri Young, sheriff Mark Rine, and Justin Phillips. Supervisor Alena Ballinger was absent.
Kleymann called the meeting to order. The agenda was approved.
Sheriff Mark Rine met with supervisors to request signature of resolution 2020-006R to officially extend Greeley County’s emergency resolution. Rine also reviewed the state CARE program, which will provide state covid relief funds to counties, based on population. Greeley County should get $241,487 for Covid related expenses.
Supervisors asked about fireworks. Rine said he has not received any information and the county is in a burn ban due to dry conditions. Supervisors will wait for information from the state fire marshal to make a final decision on fireworks sales and a Fourth of July display in Greeley County.
Kurtis Jacobs of the 25th Judicial District and Tammy
Hazel, Clerk of the Greeley County District Court, presented a budget request for the Greeley County District Court. Jacobs said the budget request is increased significantly this year, from the usual $40,000 or $45,000 in past years to $126,250 this year. Increases are due to microfilming updating and capital outlay, including sound and video system improvements, and safety measures – a wall in the office -- for the District Court employees. These are one-time capital expenditures that need to be addressed.
Auditor James V. Myers presented the county audits and budget information to supervisors. Myers first reviewed compilations for the county library, fair board, Extension council, and cemetery association. He has yet to do the recreation foundation. Myers then reviewed audits for Unified Greeley County, the Municipal Service District, and the General Service District. They all received unqualified opinions, which is good and what is desired. Myers also presented rough draft budget information for supervisors to use for the 2021 budget. A budget hearing will be on August 17th and a budget workshop on July 22nd.(See Supervisors... Page 6)
J — We were pleasantly surprised by a rain the other evening, and also Sunday afternoon. We had taken granddaughter Jade to the park Sunday afternoon, and were leaving just as a few raindrops began to fall. It turned into nice rain. Everything looks clean and bright after a rain. The improvements in the past few years to city park are quite commendable. There are still a few of the old indestructible playthings that were there many years ago when I took my children to the park. But it is much improved, and Jade enjoyed it a lot.
****J – I have been reading
few headlines and watching no TV news for the past couple of weeks. It certainly makes for a more pleasant attitude. It is imperative at this time to stay up on the news, but a break now and then is a good mental health strategy for me.
****J — Daughter Meagan and
her daughter Jade have been here for a couple weeks and it has been fun, educational for grandma and grandpa, and we are so glad they have been able to be here. Jade visited the newspaper office the other day and took over my office. Her great uncle John Epp saw the picture below and was hoping for a Jade, Jan and Dan column!
D — Initial reports on the wheat harvest is that the wheat is shriveled. It was hurt by lack of moisture, high temperatures and high winds. Most of the initial reports are from the southern parts of the county and there is hope that the northern parts will fare better, and there are always some fields that do better. There are also some indications that the hard freeze on April 14 hurt some trees and shrubs. The indestructible lilac bushes in our back yard had leaves frozen and the replacements that grew are shriveled, much smaller and look like they are from a different bush.
****D — Rapid change seems to be the order of the day. Whether it’s weather, politics, health, science or society, everything is in a state of rapid flux. For me the divisions are simply staggering. And each side is righteously right. I am not immune. Maybe the diversity of extremes is a necessary step before we can unify for a shift to the new.
****D — There was a beautiful rainbow in Tribune on Monday evening. It was unusually vivid. I would like to think of it as a sign of change. We have had enough of the continual hot winds. We need the change.
****
Supervisors meet
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