Wilson County closes three bridges as unsafe for public use
Allen Blaker says three Wilson County bridges Guilford on Verdicks River Benedict Coon Creek near New Albany and Dry Creek near Neodesha are closed indefinitely after unsafe inspections. Alternate routes exist though mail routes and two school bus escorts are affected. Federal bridge law influenced the inspection amid broader county funding debates.
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Fredonia
Wilson County
Allen Blaker
Guilford
Verdicks River
Benedict
Coon Creek
New Albany
Dry Creek
Neodesha
Blaker
Sea Lions on Way To Medical History
A trio of sea lions off Santa Catalina Island will carry electronic snoopers to study underwater adaptation. Samantha Elwood and Bruthie wear devices to monitor cardiovascular responses as University of Southern California physiologists explore how sea lions regulate blood flow and gas exchange during deep dives.
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Santa Catalina Island
Calif
Samantha
University of Southern California
Chris Stevens
Elwood
Bruthie
Stevens
Program On Yoga At Talk Of The Month Club
Ed Schetter presents The Ancient Art of Yoga at the Talk of the Month Club. The Orchid Buffet program starts after dinner at 6 30 p.m. and runs from 7 30 p.m. He will explain yoga origins and practice from simple to complex moves.
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Ed Schetter
Far East
Schetter
American Turner Society
United States
Extension Geography Course At Pittsburg Limited To One Class
The extension division of Kansas State College at Pittsburg will offer only one of four courses this term. Special Topics in Geography: Geography of Kansas will meet Mondays at 6 30 p m in Stoltz Hall at Neosho County Community Junior College. Al Jones said 32 students enrolled and enrollments close Monday. The other courses were canceled for insufficient numbers.
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Extension Division
Kansas State College
Pittsburg
al Jones
Kansas
Jones
Stoltz Hall
Neosho County Community Junior College
Grant for Parsons Park improves Forest Park facilities
Will B. Tschudy city manager announces a 43 313 dollar U S grant from the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation for Forest Park. Funds will finance new walkways lighting refinishing two current tennis courts building two more courts and a basketball court plus parking. City must match grant. Bid figures from Westamerica Securities list Kustom Electronics 6 percent and ILC Products 4 percent. Egg prices noted.
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Parsons
Forest Park
Will B. Tschudy
US S. Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Neosho Memorial Hospital Visiting Hours and Patient Census
Daily Transcript lists visiting times 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 30 to 8 p.m and shows a patient census of 64 adults and pediatrics with two babies. The page also records local names and addresses with Friday entries and a police citation for Johnny Laubach cited for speeding with a bond set at 60 dollars and a 2 p.m. Monday hearing.
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Johnny Laubach
Barston
Grievance Appealed To Commission
An appeal of the grievance decision on the firing of George Brieger, a city street department employee, will be heard by the City Commission at 1 p.m. Monday. The City Manager had upheld Brieger's dismissal at the earlier hearing, and the appeal will be a public hearing if requested by the city or the union.
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George Brieger
Kenneth Sanborn
Brieger
Building Proposal by School District in Arma Kansas
Northeast Unified School District 246 plans a voter construction program after the old grade school is condemned by the state fire marshal. Proposal includes an addition to the Arma elementary building a new Mulberry grade school and a new junior high east of Arma with costs not yet set. Students displaced are attending in the gym and church basement. Over 900 district patrons petitioned to join Girard district, which rejected the move.
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Arma, Kan
Northeast Unified School District 246
Arma
Mulberry
Methodist Church
Girard
Pari Mutuel Opposition in Arkansas Cited by Kansas Dry Group
Robert E. Fisher former Gov Winthrop Rockefeller aide told Topeka that Arkansas pari mutuel betting costs the state more than tax revenue. He cited $121 million bet annually with $5 to $6 million in taxes and noted higher policing welfare and bankruptcy costs. Kansas debates possible legalization.
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Kan
Arkansas
Winthrop Rockefeller
Robert E. Fisher
Kansas United Drys
Fisher
United Drys
Richard E. Taylor
Statehouse
Hot Springs
West Memphis
Kansas
Gas Study On Agenda At City Commission Meeting
Frank Hoblick of Carthage Missouri will present additions to his gas study at the City Commission meeting at 10 a.m. The commission may act on his recommendations. Wilson and Company of Salina engineers will report on a water rate study for six months of usage. Other items include parking restrictions near Elm Steuben and zoning moves for Eastwood Heights and a mobile home park project on Steuben.
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Frank Hoblick
Carthage
Wilson and Company
Salina
Board of Zoning Appeals
Garfield
Steuben
Elm
Walnut
Walnut and Steuben
Spencer Brandon
Residency Proposal Aims to Fix Junior College Residency
Kansas Education Committee introduces a bill to define student residency for out of district tuition as the community where the student graduated high school. It responds to an attorney general ruling that residency for tuition should reflect student intent, risking funding for junior colleges if many students switch residency. The bill would classify residency for tuition by high school county.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Education Committee
Kansas House
Cemeteries as History Highlight Wilson County Event
The Wilson County Historical Society hosts History from Headstones at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the courthouse. Speaker Mrs. Ray Garrett of Neodesha discusses early Wilson County cemeteries. Visitors may tour the museum after the program and view Charles Allen prints held over for the meeting.
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Fredonia
Wilson County
Driver Charged in Fort Scott DWI Case
Floyd R. Shadden, 42, of Fort Scott, was jailed Friday by Neosho County Sheriff David Kern on a driving while intoxicated charge. He posted a $175 bond and was released in the afternoon.
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Floyd R. Shadden
Fort Scott
Neosho County
David Kern
Parsons Manager Names New Assistant City Manager
Will B. Tschudy, Parsons city manager, announced Pau A. Sasse 27 will start mid February as assistant city manager. Sasse replaces Darrel W. Kreighbaum who became Concordia city manager, and Sasse currently serves as budget analyst in the Kansas state Department of Administration.
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Parsons
Topeka
Will B. Tschudy
Pauu A. Sasse
Darrel W. Kreighbaum
Concordia
Sasse
State Department of Administration
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