Sunrise on the road: Southwest Kansas student bus routine
Story and photos by Emily Behrmann follows Dr Chanelle Andrews and 21 year driver Edith Wyatt as they begin the USD 457 bus route in southeast Finney County. Kids ride from home to Pierceville Plymell and several other schools before returning to the bus barn. Wyatt loves the sunrises, the kids, and the schedule.
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Finney County
Chanelle Andrews
Edith Wyatt
Pierceville-Plymell Elementary School
Kansas school districts span large land areas in Kansas
The Kansas State Department of Education lists district land areas for many districts including Syracuse 992 square miles and Garden City 928 while others like Stanton County 690 and Cimarron 538 appear in state figures. The note mentions a kindergarten pickup routine with a lunch at home and afternoon routes. The speaker cites farm upbringing and early mornings as the reason for starting early.
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Syracuse
Kansas
Garden City
Greeley County
Scott
Scott City
Stanton County
Lakin
Dighton
Sublette
Hugoton
Cimarron
Ulysses
Ingalls
Satanta
Holcomb
Moscow
Deerfield
Healy
Montezuma
Kansas State Department of Education
Baseball season opens with agony for a devoted fan
Patrick Murphy of Columbus, Nebraska recalls waking before dawn to watch the Oakland A's season opener against Boston, only to lose video space by satellite outages. He tracks the game online and via a mosaic channel, watching a late ninth inning collapse before satellite restoration brings a win the next day.
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Oakland A‘s
Boston
Japan
Oakland
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Charles O. Stones
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