The MIDWEEK Tuesday, June 1, Goodland Star-News 2021 1205฀Main฀Avenue,฀Goodland,฀KS฀67735฀฀•฀฀Phone฀(785)฀899-2338 $1 Volume 89, Number 43 8 Pages Goodland, Kansas 67735 inside today More local news, views from your Goodland Star-News Cowboy takes Goodland honors the fallen TheVeterans of Foreign Wars Post and Auxiliary held the Memorial second at state Day service on a rain-soaked Monday morning at the Goodland Cemetery.The Auxiliary performed the laying of the wreath at the Goodland High School’s memorial,Jim Ross read the list of departed veterans and Jazlynn Leyton Cure placed second Fennerprovided music. Lloyd Hollbrook spoke briefly about a new in the 300-meter hurdles at memorial for a military plane that crashed west of Goodland.A the State Track Meet on Fri- dedicationceremony will be held later in June. day. Four other Goodland Photosby Kevin Bottrell/The Goodland Star-News athletes also competed. See Page 8 weather report 59° 9:30 a.m. Tuesday Today •฀Sunset,฀8:08฀p.m. Wednesday •฀Sunrise,฀5:21฀a.m. Volunteers from across region help with tornado cleanup •฀Sunset,฀8:09฀p.m. By Dayna Mannebach nated lunch Tuesday, Neff said. “As far as recovery, it’s been of Hoxie helped clean up Bob and experience for his kids that if some- Midday Conditions The Oberlin Herald People State Banks of Hoxie and great,” said Don Koeperich, emer- Elaine Koeperich’s yard. body’s needs help, you help them •฀Soil฀temperature฀60฀degrees [email protected] Colby brought 300 hamburgers and gency management director for They had a lot of tree damage and out and go from there. •฀Humidity฀72฀percent 200 hotdogs. Sheridan County. “All the volun- one building was blown away, he Jordan Spresser and Tanner Moss •฀Sky฀mostly฀sunny The aftermath of Selden’s night of Neff said supper was coming teers, even all the kids turning up said. They’ve been working on their of Rexford gathered wood debris •฀Winds฀south฀6฀mph the twister drew many people from from the Methodist Church in to help. It’s been amazing. What yard on Tuesday. and put it in a pile, separate from •฀Barometer฀30.21฀inches different towns together to help the Hoxie. we thought would take a week or “I used to be the superintendent the metal. ฀ and฀rising residents recover and start anew by “The outpouring of love and help longer, is looking like it’ll be done for the schools here,” Herl said. Spresser said he has family in •฀Record฀High฀today฀106°฀(2002) cleaning up the debris and giving is just amazing.,” she said. “God has in a day or two.” “Whenever someone is in need, you Selden. •฀Record฀Low฀฀today฀฀฀฀34°฀(1917) out food. blessed us.” Darrin Herl and his children, help them out.” City Clerk Jackie Neff said Hoxie Feeders, part of Foote Drade, 13, Jayden, 11, and Jenna, 9, He said, it’s a great learning See CLEANUP, Page 5 Last 24 Hours* roughly 15 Colby Community Cattle Co., which also owns Decatur High฀Monday฀ 67° College students came over to help County Beef, brought a crew of 20 to Low฀Monday฀ 50° clean up and some high school kids 25 men who appeared all over town, Precipitation฀ 0.07 from Oakley showed up too. Neff said. They brought heavy ฀฀฀฀฀This฀month฀ 3.52 She said the command center (the equipment and farmers brought ฀฀฀฀฀Year฀to฀date฀ 9.24 Community Center on Kansas Av- tractors to move debris. ฀฀฀฀Above฀normal฀฀ 3.07฀inches enue) is where volunteers came to The Gateway in Oberlin gathered The Topside Forecast check in to work and brought all the supplies for Selden on Tuesday eve- Today:฀Sunshine฀and฀clouds฀ food and water, and where every- ning. Donations included bottled mixed฀with฀high฀of฀76฀and฀51฀as฀ body could sit down and eat lunch. water, cans of soda, chips, canned low,฀winds฀north฀northwest฀5฀to฀ Subway Manager Nancy Lovin mixed fruit, honey buns, disinfec- 10฀mph.฀Wednesday:฀Generally฀ and employee Goldie Kempt of tant wipes and paper towels. sunny฀with฀83฀as฀high฀and฀low฀ Oberlin brought 100 Subway sand- “The overwhelming help and around฀55,฀winds฀south฀5฀to฀10฀ wiches late Tuesday afternoon to donations has been a Godsend,” she mph. the center in Selden for lunch on said. “The change to what the town Extended Forecast Wednesday. looked like last night to what it looks Thursday:฀Sunny฀with฀high฀ Taylor Implement of Hoxie do- like now is unbelievable.” around฀85฀and฀low฀of฀57,฀winds฀ south฀10฀to฀15฀mph.฀฀Friday:฀Partly฀ cloudy฀with฀82฀as฀high฀and฀low฀ near฀60,฀winds฀south฀southeast฀ Farm economists 10฀to฀20฀mph. (National฀Weather฀Service) Get฀24-hour฀weather฀info.฀at฀162.400฀MHz. summarize 2020 data at meeting here K-State Research and Extension unprofitable 2015 and 2016 years and the Kansas Farm Management are still causing cash flow problems Association held a Farm Income for many farms, and family living Analysis Summary meeting at The expenses absorbs much of the net Bricks by Maria in Goodland on farm income.” local May 20. Twenty-eight were in atten- The economists hope that pre- Summer฀flowers฀planted฀at฀Gulick฀Park dance including farmers, ranchers, senting this data and summarizing markets and representatives from surround- the heaps of material, that farmers The Goodland Master Gardeners planted the summer flowers at the Gulick Park berm on May ing banks to review the previous and ranchers will have the informa- 20. Pictured are Marcia Emig , Dana Belshe, and Carol Topliff. Not pictured are Reva Bauman 9:30 a.m. year’s farm income data. Four tion necessary to make comparisons and Colleen Rall. The flowers are funded through the Sherman County Community Foundation Wheat฀—฀$6.03฀bushel association economists presented between averages and their own and the City of Goodland. Photo by Colleen Rall ฀฀Posted฀county฀price฀—฀$5.78 whole farm data, trend analysis, operation. However, the true pur- Corn฀—฀$7.17฀bushel enterprise reports, and other top- pose of this summary meeting was ฀ Posted฀county฀price฀—฀$6.74 ics to help summarize the trends in to give farmers and ranchers the Milo฀—฀$7.02฀bushel profitability by farm size and type data needed to make more informed Soybeans฀—฀$15.42฀bushel decisions when it comes to their ฀ Posted฀county฀price฀—฀$14.93 for farmers and ranchers specific to northwest Kansas. own farm or ranch. The information Sunflowers ฀ Oil฀current฀crop฀—฀$26.90฀cwt. Extension Agricultural Econo- provided gives producers the tools ฀ Posted฀county฀price฀—฀$24.66 mists drew attention to the 2020 to measure and improve their farm’s Pinto฀beans฀—฀$34 highlights, saying: “Overall, the profitability. (Markets฀by฀Scoular฀Grain,฀Frontier฀Ag,฀ 2020 numbers showed a positive The meeting and meal was spon- sunflowernsa.com฀and฀21st฀Century฀ net worth increase on average and is sored by Western State Bank, Farm Bean.฀These฀may฀not฀be฀closing฀figures.฀) the fourth year in a row of net farm Credit of Western Kansas, FNB income greater than $100,000. En- Bank, and BankWest of Kansas. terprises showed mixed profitability For more information, call the even with the late-year market rally, Sunflower Extension District – St. mostly due to decreased yields in Francis Office at 785-332-3171. western county drought areas. The about our 2 The Goodland Star-News / Tuesday, June 1, 2021 friends hospital offers the calendar Buy local firewood to newsletter Want to know what’s happening at Goodland Regional Medical to 1 p.m. Center? The hospital is offering an Calendar senior center Farmers Market is returning 7-11 club protect Kansas trees e-mail newsletter. To sign up please senior menu at 6 p.m. on the 2nd June 5 - go to https://bit.ly/3rGKqdW. You through October at 1218 Today: Chicken fried chicken, and 4th Thursdays and 3rd Satur Memorial Day weekend marked and prepare for the potential need day of each month can unsubscribe at any time. Main from 8 to 11 a.m. scalloped potatoes, peas bread and the return of camping for many out- for removal and replacement of ash pineapple. Wednesday: Polish Birthday Club 2nd Saturday of door lovers. No campout -- whether trees as we anticipate EAB spread arts center senior center Kids Saturday Studio: for sausage, mashed potatoes, green each month at 6 p.m. it’s in your back yard or in one of the to continue across the state.” Thurs- Board Meeting 2nd Tuesday of kids in kindergarten through sixth beans, bread and pears. Kansas state parks -- is complete Later this year, the trap trees meal site day: Turkey ala king, brussels the month at 9 a.m. The Goodland Senior Center grade, 10 a.m. to noon. without a campfire. will be cut down and have the bark sprouts, fruit crisp and biscuit. Pitch card playing in the morn- Meal site, part of the Northwest Mommy+Me: for preschoolers However, Kansas Forest Service removed to see if EAB has infested Friday: ing Monday through Friday. Kansas Area Agency on Aging and and their caregivers, $5, 10-11 Baked fish, macaroni and officials caution that invasive pests the tree. cheese, mixed vegetables, bread Bingo on Wednesday and Fri- the Homestead Nutrition Project, a.m. second Wednesday of the and diseases may be lurking in While the outlook for ash trees and mandarin oranges. Monday: day at noon. serves meals weekdays at 11:30 a.m. month. firewood, including the devastating in Kansas is bleak, there are a few Baked spaghetti, peas and carrots, Pinocle on Monday, Tuesday Those that are homebound or live in Saturdays: Open studio and emerald ash borer.