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The Goodland Star-News & The Saint Francis Herald and Bird City Times / Tuesday, March 23, 2021 2B What is Ag Day? Celebrating All Things Agriculture young people to consider career opportunities in agriculture. - Each American farmer feeds and affordable products. Agriculture provides almost more than 165 people ... a dra everything we eat, use and wear matic increase from 25 people in and celebrating - the contribution the 1960s. Quite simply, Ameri- of agriculture in our everyday on a daily basis. But too few people truly understand this can agriculture is doing more The Agriculture Council of lives. The National Ag Day pro- - and doing it better. As the world gram encourages every American contribution. This is particularly America hosts the campaign on the case in our schools, where population soars, there is an even a national level. However, the to: greater demand for the food and It’s a day to recognize and cel- • Understand how food and - students may only be exposed to ebrate the abundance provided by - awareness efforts in communities agriculture if they enroll in related - fiber produced in the United - across America are as influential - fiber products are produced. States. agriculture. Every year, produc- • Value the essential role of ag vocational training. By building Ag Day Section Inside ers, agricultural associations, cor if not more - than the broad-scale awareness, the Agriculture Coun effort. Again this year, the Ag Day riculture in maintaining a strong porations, universities, govern economy. cil of America is encouraging ment agencies and countless oth- Planning Guide has been created Your Local to help communities and organi- • Appreciate the role agriculture ers across America join together plays in providing safe, abundant Leader in to recognize the contributions of zations more effectively host Ag agriculture. Ag Day is celebrated Day events. Online Ag Day is about recognizing - on March 24, 2020. National Ag Auctions Day falls during National Ag ® Week, March 22-28, 2020. ROOTED Cochran Farm Supply, in our community Inc. has teamed up with Smarter Insurance for Agriculture When it comes to protecting AuctonTime.com to provide our customers your farm or ranch, no one with a premium auction service that covers understands your needs like Agricultural banking has always been the cornerstone we do. 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Linville said there a lack of fuel also challenged by the event, and Goodland and the generation was briefly not Star-News met with the Goodland City Com- Linvelle said Sunflower was one to run generators along with icing Southwest was also not able to able to meet it. mission on March 15 to explain why of the entities that Southwest told and other cold-weather challenges import power since the neighbor- Federal Energy Regulatory Com- prices got so high during the cold to shed load immediately, about 14 affecting every type of power gen- ing power grids were also under mission and Nuclear Regulatory College wins weather event in February. megawatts the first day and about 60 eration. The natural gas price was pressure. Commission are going to look into Attending the meeting were Co- megawatts the second day. Linville 400 times higher than normal, and Linville said the entire South- what happened, but that investiga- wrestling rey Linville and Erica Villarreal of said Sunflower tried to shift the out - market energy prices were 200 west Power Pool was affected by tion will take time. Sunflower Electric and Kirk Gerard ages around so no one was without times higher. the event. He said there has to be a “We’ll be looking at improving of Prairie Land Electric. The city has power for too long. The company Some types of generators were constant matching of power genera- our hedging policies,” Linville said. duals along-term contract with Sunflower trains to handle about 15 megawatts less available or not available at all, tion to the demand for power, plus to buy energy for the city. After of load shedding, but the second such as wind generators, many of some reserve capacity to meet any- See CITY, Page 5 The Northwest Kansas 2012, Prairie Land Electric became Technical College wrestling the direct supplier to the city, but the team won two duals at home wholesale power still comes from on Wednesday. Sunflower Electric. See Page 8 On Feb. 9, the Southwest Power Pool declared Conservation Opera- tions in preparation for oncoming weather. Southwest is the power grid manager and wholesale power market that encompasses a region weather from north Texas up to North Da- kota. Sunflower is a member of the report power pool. On Feb. 14, it put out the call to the public to conserve en- 34° ergy. From Feb. 15 to 19, Southwest 10:00 a.m. Monday State tax Today •Sunset,7:02p.m. Wednesday deadline •Sunrise,6:43a.m. •Sunset,7:03p.m. Midday Conditions extended •Soiltemperature42degrees •Humidity92percent •Skycloudywithlightsnow •Windsnorth12mph for some •Barometer29.90inches andfalling Museum completes •RecordHightoday81°(1967) •RecordLowtoday-2°(1897) returns Last 24 Hours* Today, Governor Laura Kelly new entrance HighSunday 56° has announced that Kansas 2020 The High Plains Museum has completed work on its new en- LowSunday 32° individual income tax, fiduciary trance. The old panels were replaced by new windows, a second Precipitation 0.27 income tax, and Homestead or set of doors inside, new flooring and LED lighting. The windows Thismonth 3.47 Property tax relief refund claim fil- have now been wrapped with pictures from the museum’s col - Yeartodate 4.23 ings are extended to May 17, 2021, lection, and museum staff just put the finishing touches on the Abovenormal 2.69inches bringing our state in line with the gift shop displays. The museum obtained a $25,000 grant from The Topside Forecast Internal Revenue Service tax-filing the Dane G. Hansen Foundation and a $10,000 grant from the Today:Windywithafewclouds, and payment deadline extension. Sherman County Community Foundation to assist with the proj - highof48and29aslow,winds If a balance due is paid on or ect. The museum’s current exhibit are displays of local railroad northnorthwest25to35mphwith before May 17, 2021, penalty and memorabilia (below). gustsover40.Wednesday:Mainly fees will not be imposed. These ex- Photo by Kevin Bottrell/The Goodland Star-News cloudywith47ashighandlownear tensions are outlined and executed 25,windsnorth15to25mph. through Kansas Department of Extended Forecast Revenue Notice 21-01. Thursday:Mostlysunnywith “Though COVID-19 cases con- highnear55andlowof31,winds tinue to decline, signaling our return south10to20mph.Friday:Cloudy to normalcy, Kansas families are with52ashighandlowof33,winds still assessing the full scope of the east10to15mph. economic challenges brought on Get24-hourweatherinfo.at162.400MHz. by the pandemic,” Governor Kelly said. “Extending the deadline gives needed relief for Kansans to fully account for the pandemic’s impact and complete their state returns ac- curately.” No additional forms are required to benefit from the extension. The due dates for Kansas individual estimated tax payments has not changed. local For specific questions about a state tax filing, taxpayers can con- markets tact the Kansas Taxpayer Assistance Center at 785-368-8222, Monday 10:00 a.m. through Friday, 7 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., Wheat—$5.42bushel or by email at KDOR_TAC@ Postedcountyprice—$5.47 ks.gov. Corn—$5.59bushel Postedcountyprice—$5.43 Milo—$6.73bushel Soybeans—$13.52bushel Branson family to perform at next WPAA concert Postedcountyprice—$13.47 Canola—$8.90bushel The Duttons are a family of three genera- or adults $20 and students $10.