Wichita clinic reports about 1200 abortions in first year
The South Wind Women's Center in Wichita opened in April 2013 in the former Tiller building and has provided about 1,200 abortions along with 1,500 reproductive care visits. Patients traveled from Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas as opponents seek closure and regulators review finances. Kansas saw 7,479 abortions in the previous year, down slightly from 7,598 in 2012.
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Eight Kansas districts win Farm to School grants
The Kansas Department of Agriculture awarded $12,500 grants to eight districts Lost Springs Doniphan West Eu Saline Eudora Maize Pike Valley Rawlins County and St Francis under the Farm to School program. The funding supports local foods education and agriculture lessons in classrooms, teaching students how food is produced and reaches the table.
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Traps Set for Ash Borer Infestations Across Kansas
Federal and state agriculture officials deploy 568 traps statewide to detect emerald ash borer in Kansas. The beetle has killed millions of ash trees since 2002, with Wyoming Wyandotte County 2012 and Johnson County 2013 as known sites. Kansas joins a USDA survey to monitor infestations and spot unknown populations.
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Washington county weighed buyouts before Oso landslide
SEATTLE AP A decade before the deadly Oso slide Snohomish County considered buying homes in the mudslide area to remove risk to life and property A 2004 flood management plan noted high costs but reduced risk If bought out residents could have avoided destruction but officials ultimately chose to shore up the hillside and a massive log wall was built Yet the slide still devastated the neighborhood killing at least 30 people and destroying homes Some residents say they had no warning or knowledge of any buyout options
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