Oswalt Leads with 120-Pound Full Pull in Finney County Fair
Six year old Abbie Oswalt of Garden City wins the top division in a pedal power tractor pull at Finney County Fair with a full pull of 120 pounds. Tanner Mongeau and Kourtney Goss take second and third. Seth Alexander, ten, also shines with a 280-pound pull and a Kansas State Fair bid. Leigh Ann Van De Creek notes 92 participants, 18 state fair invites. Local event hosts Bill and Leigh Ann, longtime volunteers, praise the competition’s organization and community spirit.
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Garden City
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Finney County Fair
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Holcomb
Kourtney Goss
Goss
Seth Alexander
Alexander
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Leigh Ann van de Creek
Abilene
Leigh Ann
Robert Dreef
Bush aides say U.S. thwarted attack plans ahead of election
White House officials voiced optimism after arrests of suspected terrorists and seized surveillance files on five major financial sites in New York Washington and Newark. Frances Townsend on Fox News Sunday said disruption may cover all or part of plots being pursued and noted ongoing investigations with U.S. intelligence, Pakistan and Britain.
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Fox News
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Britain
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New York
Newark
N.J
Funnel Cakes: Local Vendor Reflects on Nearly a Decade at Fair
Palla Lang has run Palla’s Funnel Cakes for almost ten years, traveling to nearby towns with her deep fried, powdered sugar treats. On a Finney County Fairgrounds trailer night, the scent filled a busy midway as Lang and her son Ken Jr continue their family business amid hot dogs and curly fries.
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Palla Lang
Lang
Palla
Finney County Fairgrounds
Edwards Returns to Kansas for Daylight Rally
In Lawrence AP reports Edwards and his family visited the state capital area for a Democratic outreach to supporters in a traditionally Republican stronghold. More than 750 supporters packed an old barbed wire factory to hear the candidate and his spouse address the gathering.
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Democrats hold Kansas River bank restaurant event with Kerry
A Democrat campaign stop along the Kansas River featured a train journey from Kansas City to New Mexico slowing in Lawrence. Kerry and Edwards spoke to a crowd of more than 1,000 supporters early Saturday, as part of the campaign swing.
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Lawrence
Garden City residents greet Kerry at depot
Six Garden City residents awaited Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry at the Garden City Depot on Saturday morning. Bob and Marlene Wilson stood on the platform with a green sign reading We love Kerry and Edwards hoping Kerry would notice. Their son Scott, a University of Kansas student, had seen Kerry and inspired their attendance.
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Marlene Wilson
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Edwards
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Scott
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