CEO explains food stamp plan at county courthouse
Representatives of the Office of Economic Opportunity will explain the federal food stamp program Friday at 10 a m in the Allen County Courthouse assembly room. Allen County has not joined the program but SEKCAP officials have urged commissioners to adopt it. The plan offers bonus stamps to low income families, funded by a monthly income based scale. If adopted, the county would need one extra staffer and monthly outreach to Moran Lavonburg and Humboldt. The program operates in multiple counties and is open to the public.
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Iola
Atchison
Bourbon
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Crawford
Neosho
Montgomery
Harvey
Sekcap
Chamber Members to Tour New City Hall in Iola
Iola Chamber of Commerce members will tour the city hall tomorrow after a noon luncheon in the new facility’s community room. Vic Perkins and Jim Wilson will conduct the tour as Chief Everett Shepherd and Mayor Jack Hastings attend the luncheon. The move to the new building completed over the weekend after a Friday pause for moving. The site sits at Jackson and North streets just north of the Allen County Courthouse.
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Everett Shepherd
Jack Hastings
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Allen County Courthouse
Warming trend in Kansas weather boosts forecast
A light frost touched north central and northeastern Kansas this morning as temperatures rise. Highs expected in the 70s in western Kansas and near 70 in the east with mid 40s at night. A low pressure system may bring thundershowers in western Kansas Wednesday afternoon or evening. Rivers swollen by weekend rains are receding, with several rivers still near or within banks.
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Neosho
Emporia
Wakarusa
Lawrence
Marais Des Cygnes
Queneimo
Weather Outlook Mixed Warmth Tonight Through Wednesday
Local outlook calls for a fast warm up with partly cloudy skies. Low tonight mid to upper 40s, high Wednesday 70 to 75. Kansas area mainly partly cloudy with scattered thunder showers possible west and central portions, warmer tonight and in the east and central regions Wednesday, lows mid 40s to upper 50s, highs 70s to 80s.
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Open House Planned at Iola City Hall
Mayor Jack Hastings announced an open house at Iola City Hall on May 24 and 25. Officials moved into the new building last week and will wait for operations to run smoothly before inviting taxpayers to tour the facility.
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Iola City Hall
Jack Hastings
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Nixon trims task force after show of strength
The Pentagon announced 21 of 29 ships from Task Force 71 left Korea reducing the fleet after a show of force. The move followed mixed aims including resuming EC121 flights and signaling U.S. resolve while protecting reconnaissance missions. The Enterprise remains off Korea with 90 plus planes and seven destroyers.
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California Earthquake Rocks State From Coast To Desert
Tremor on April 28 alarms residents from San Diego to Borrego Springs as rocks tumble and buildings sway. Epicenter near Salton Sea, 9.7 magnitude on the Richter scale. Californians faced a vivid reminder amid prior quake scare and a best selling doomsday book.
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President Diaz Ordaz undergoes eye surgery recovery update
In Mexico City President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz remains hospitalized at the Central Military Hospital after retina surgery on April 15. Doctors report progress as satisfactory but full recovery is expected in about two months.
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Savonburge Youth Injured In Chanute Area Crash
Kenneth Foster, 19, of Savonburg, was admitted to Neo Sho Memorial Hospital in Chanute after a one car accident eight miles east of Chanute on 39 Saturday evening. Police said Foster’s Ford Mustang passed a truck, accelerated, lost control, and overturned in a ditch. He remained in satisfactory condition.
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Kola Student Wins Great Books Award
David Milton Hess of Bethany Nazarene College in Bethany Oklahoma is among 61 young adults named to receive cash prizes in the sixth annual Educational Fund Awards. Hess is one of ten $1000 prize winners in a $40000 international competition for high school and college students sponsored by Great Books of the Western World.
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Prerogative Falls To Finance Council In Budget Cuts
Topeka AP A final decision on across the board state agency budget cuts rests with the Republican dominated Finance Council rather than Gov. Docking. Assistant Atty. Gen. Richard Seaton said reductions would be used to shield state reserves in light of a $27 million school aid bill. The council would hear appeals within 20 days after requests. The council membership includes both Democrats and Republicans with Docking and Lt. Gov. DeCoursey as Democrats and four Republicans including Fribley and Van Sickle in leadership roles.
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Republican Controlled Finance Council
Robert Docking
Richard Seaton
Docking
Thomas van Cleave
Seaton
Terence J. Secanton
Department of Administration
Finance Council
James H. DeCoursey
Gates Open at Redmond Reservoir Elevations Rise
The Neosho River near Redmond Reservoir will rise as John Redmond releases water. Nine flood gates were opened to one foot, discharging 6 000 cubic feet per second. Crest expected between 1 050 and 1 051 by Thursday. It may take up to a month to lower the reservoir level.
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Neosho
John Redmond
Sola
Crest Bands to Present Concert at Kincaid
The Crest Junior High Band will present a band concert Thursday at 8 p.m. at Kincaid. The fifth and sixth grade band students from Fast and West Crest Elementary will be featured on the program.
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Canadian man uses car to stall train in Windsor stunt
Walter Brisebois, 34, will be tried June 13 on a charge of intimidating a train after parking on Canadian National tracks to protest an 18 minute delay at a crossing. He waited inside his car while another train was halted. police ordered him off, and funds from supporters in Windsor and Detroit have surfaced.
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Nurses Aides Training Classes Start at County Hospital
Al len County Hospital will begin nurses aides training Monday May 5. Administrator Larry Patterson says enrollees will complete a 60 hour program combining on the job and classroom instruction and receive a certificate on completion. Interested applicants should contact Mrs. Marjorie Kramer for an interview by Thursday May 1. Another course is planned for early June.
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Iola Housewife Writes Hawaiian Songs, Eyes Pro Career
Iola resident Mrs Wayne Frantz discovered a passion for composing Hawaiian tunes starting last October with Destination Hawaii. She writes when ideas come, often recording or transcribing on piano, and has five songs in copyright process. Her music has been performed by the Pua Almeida Orchestra in Waikiki and at a Kansas City studio, with encouragement from Tennessee Ernie Ford and family. The Frantzes live at 602 North Jefferson in Iola.
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