Women Run Small Town in War Era Coolidge Kansas
In Coolidge Kansas a small town four miles from the Colorado line relied on women to manage city affairs during World War II as men left for service. Anna Raney, 102, recalled women running city hall and securing a new water tower built in 1965 after a long water pump era. Now Mayor Ruth Schwerdfeger, 70, describes ongoing efforts to keep Coolidge resilient amid population decline and shuttered institutions. She notes the town's agricultural roots and fading storefronts along Coolidge Avenue.
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Coolidge
Colorado
Anna Raney
Raney
Hamilton County
Syracuse
Ruth
Schwerdfeger
Collingwood Grain
Darren Watson
Holly
Tribune
Lamar
Coolidge Avenue
U.S. Highway 50
Trail City Art Gallery
Freeze Raises Worries for Western Kansas Wheat Crops
Lane County farmer Vance Ehmke reports a 32 degree low at 5:30 AM dropping to 28 by 7 AM with weeds blackened by cold. Weather officials say a Friday freeze is unlikely in most of southwest Kansas, though damage could occur in flowering wheat and yields may drop. Comparisons to the 1981 frost, ongoing reports from agronomists Merle Witt and insurance offices show potential yield reduction rather than total loss.
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Lane County
Vance Ehmke
Ehmke
Chicago Board of Trade
Mike Bell
National Weather Service
Dodge City
Kansas
Bell
Garden City
Hays
Elkhart
Liberal
Medicine Lodge
Merle Witt
Southwest Kansas Research Extension Service
Service
E. Mary St
Witt
Syracuse
Tribune
Louise Ehmke
Flat Stanley travels world with Garden City students
Fifth grade social studies students at Charles O Stones Intermediate Center used Flat Stanley paper figures to travel with local families on trips across the country and abroad. Fifty-five of 67 classmates participated, learning geography, state names and world cultures beyond the classroom.
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Garden City
Stanley
Leslie Wagner
Charles O. Stones
Wagner
Colorado
Texas
Charles Stones
Kansas
Charla Norquest
Brad Griggs
Norquest
Trace Ratzlaff
Charles O. Stones Intermediate Center
Ratzlaff
Mongolia
Russia
China
County Commission to hear youth services request Monday
Finney County Commissioners will hear at least two requests and two updates at Monday’s meeting. Angi Clark reports 2004 revenues through April down 41 events and 10,061 dollars from 2003, with no public cances yet but optimism for June. Julie Wright seeks a later start for Beef Empire Days, while Leroy Gerber proposes 1 p.m. starts for 2-4 employees to assist probationers at BED events.
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Finney County
Fairgrounds
Angie Clark
Clark
Julie Wright
25Th Judicial District
Beef Empire
Leroy Gerber
Youth Services
Garden City
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Washington, D.C
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Denver
Canada
Far East
Ryan Bennett
Bennett
Brad Nading
Finney County Administrative Center
Ninth St
Wright
Rick Mandigo
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Finney
Mandigo
Wayne Penrod
Sunflower Electric Power Corp
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc
Sunflower
Wheatland Electric Co-op
Finney County Commission
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