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KS SR1731
Resolution
Status
Passed
3/13/2026
Primary Sponsor
Ronald Ryckman
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AI Summary
- Recommends Barry Ward, a fourth-generation farmer and stockman from Copeland in southwest Kansas, as the 2026 Kansas State Balladeer
- Ward is an award-winning singer-songwriter whose song "Harvest in the Fall" was featured in the documentary "The Great American Wheat Harvest"
- Has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas, and venues across all 50 states and three foreign countries
- Inducted into the Kansas Cowboy Hall of Fame at Boot Hill Museum in Dodge City in 2014 as a Cowboy Artist and Entertainer
- Sponsored by Senator Ron Ryckman; directs the Secretary of the Senate to send two enrolled copies to the sponsoring senator
Legislative Description
Recognizing Barry Ward as the 2026 Kansas State Balladeer
Last Action
Senate Enrolled on Friday, March 13, 2026
3/13/2026
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