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Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Cargill gets $10M tax break to stay By ROXANA HEGEMAN The Associated Press
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A deal to keep agribusiness giant Cargill operations in Wichita includes nearly $10 million in tax breaks over a 10-year period from state and local government entities, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press. Cargill announced May 24 that it planned to keep its protein operations in Wichita and would look for a new facility. At the time, the company declined to specify what incentives it had been See CARGILL | Page A3
Play ball! Picture-perfect weather greeted scores of youngsters Monday as the Iola Recreation Department’s summer ball season kicked off at Riverside Park. Here, Maci Miller delivers a pitch for Bake My Day, sponsored by Renee’s Bakery in a Ponytail League contest. In the background is Jenna Morrison. REGISTER/KLAIR VOGEL
New synhetic drug has states scrambling
Family Fun Night set
By BILL DRAPER The Associated Press
The Allen County MultiAgency Team (ACMAT) will have a number of games and other activities set up Thursday for Family Fun Night on the courthouse square. The activities coincide with the weekly Allen County Farmers Market. The activities kick off at 5:30 with inflatable attractions, face painting, snow cones and other fun and games. Bike helmets also will be given away, and a dunk tank will be set up. Organizers also plan a drawing for a free bicycle. Family Fun Night is held each summer during June because it’s National Safety Month, organizers noted.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A new synthetic drug that can be purchased online and is connected to at least 50 deaths nationwide has several states scrambling to stop its spread, with Kansas law enforcement agencies seeking an emergency ban. At least three other states — Ohio, Wyoming and Georgia — already have taken action to ban U-47700 after it was connected to overdoses. A spokeswoman for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said that the agency is studying the opioid but hasn’t yet moved to control it. Nearly eight times more potent than morphine, U-47700 comes in various
forms and can be injected, snorted or taken orally. Synthetic drugs are comprised of man-made chemicals and produced in a laboratory, while organic drugs are made with ingredients See DRUG | Page A3
Clinton hits delegate benchmark SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — History already in hand, Hillary Clinton will celebrate becoming the first woman to lead a major American political party today following votes in California, New Jersey and four other states — contests Clinton hopes send her into the general election in strong standing. Clinton reached the 2,383 delegates needed to become the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee on the eve of today’s voting, according to an Associated Press tally. Her total is comprised of pledged delegates won in primaries and caucuses, as well as superdelegates
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a rally in Lynwood, Calif., Monday. LOS ANGELES TIMES/MARK BOSTER/TNS
— the party officials and officeholders who can back a candidate of their choosing. Clinton greeted news of her achievement with a
measured response, wary of depressing turnout and eager to save the revelry See CLINTON | Page A3
Clara Wicoff
Wicoff makes Iola FFA history; tapped as state VP MANHATTAN — Clara Wicoff from the Iola High School FFA chapter was elected to serve as the 2016–17 State FFA Vice President at the 88th Kansas FFA Convention Friday. Wicoff, who earned her high school diploma May 22, was among 17 candidates running for a state office position to represent more than 9,000 Kansas FFA members. She is the first IHS student to be voted into FFA’s state office. As vice president, Wicoff will serve on a team of six officers who will travel across the state sharing their passion for agriculture, leadership and service. Kansas FFA officers present workshops and conferences across the state and challenge FFA
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SEE A4 FOR ADDITIONAL STATE FFA NEWS members to serve their communities and the agriculture industry. Other members of the Kansas FFA officer team: President Elizabeth Meyer, Marion-Florence FFA; Secretary Grace Luebcke, Marysville FFA; Treasurer Katelyn Bohnenblust, Clay Center FFA; Reporter Jacob Grinstead, Buhler FFA; and Sentinel Trenton Smedley, Cherryvale FFA. A four-year FFA member, Wicoff has served as chapSee WICOFF | Page A3
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