R9 Ranch water rights case remanded to district court
By BECKY KISERHays PostThe R9 Ranch water case involving the cities of Hays and Russell has been remanded back to district court by the Kans
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By BECKY KISERHays PostThe R9 Ranch water case involving the cities of Hays and Russell has been remanded back to district court by the Kans
Don Bickle, Jr. , Hays, delivers remarks in support of the Water Transfer Act for th
Edward Hammond, former president at Fort Hays State University, files as a Democrat for a seat in the Kansas House currently held by a Republican.
KINSLEY, Kan. (AP) — In the late 1980s, drought left the wells that supply water to the...
4:20 KINSLEY, Kansas — In the late 1980s, drought left the wells that supply water to the city of Hays and Russell in western Kansas precariously low. The near-catastrophe sent city leaders on the hunt for more water. “We were just trying to survive from one year to the next,” former Hays mayor and city councilman Eber Phelps said. The cities researched their options, including looking into purchasing water from several nearby reservoirs. It looked like foresight. The two cities had locked in water rights that would allow them to grow in a relatively parched part of the world. It may ye...