Female fire chief hangs up her gear in Linwood
Gwen Smith, 48, longtime Linwood volunteer since 1971 and chief since February 1989, retired as the Linwood Fire Department disbanded on December 21 due to aging equipment and a dwindling pool of volunteers. She recalled firefighting past with humor and pride, noting she saved two buildings and joined after a grass fire response.
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Gwen Smith
Linwood
Smith
Linwood Cafe
Fey
Gene Parr
Sherman Township
Richard Gwin
Journal-Worth
Elwood School Reopens After Missouri River Floods
In Elwood Kansas the northeast town welcomed students back to the rebuilt Elwood school on Monday marking a return from a church classroom arrangement in St Joseph Missouri. U S Senator Nancy Kassebaum and Representative Jim Slattery joined the crowd to celebrate. Custodian Tina Kimberlin and maintenance man Craig Sheppard helped ready the building while Principal Pat McKernan and the school board supported, honoring late Superintendent William Allen who died in November. Some shelves and work stations remain to finish.
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Elwood
Kansas
Missouri
St. Joseph
U.S
Nancy Kassebaum
Rkan
Jim Slattery
Ckan
Tina Kimberlin
Kimberlin
Craig Sheppard
Debbie Sigrist
William Allen
Klan aims for small turnout at Topeka King Day rally
Ku Klux Klan leader Thom Robb expects about 15 protesters at a January 15 rally on the Kansas Capitol south steps to oppose Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Michael Lowe from Waco will speak. most counterprotesters will come from Kansas. Robb fears reprisals and employer contact. Klan aims to press FBI files on King.
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Waco
Tex
Robb
Kansas
Lowe
Capitol
Topeka
C.E
Sonny” Scroggins
Scroggins
Klan
Kirk Henderlong
Klanwatch
FBI
King
Denver
Springfield
Little Rock
Ark
Tallahassee
Flay
Montgomery
Ala
Austin, Tex
Columbus
Ohio
Prairie dog flood plan at Kansas State Fair clashes with poison idea
Kansas officials debate humane removal of 50 to 100 prairie dogs living under the East Parking Lot at Hutchinson Fairgrounds. City officials drop poisoning. fair officials favor flood and capture. Authorities plan to grade the area, count the burrows, and relocate the animals, citing public opinion and humane treatment concerns.
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Hutchinson
Bob Gottschalk
Prairie Dogs
Fairgrounds
Jail inmate dies while in custody
Kenneth Tolon, 36, died after losing consciousness while deputies moved him in irons to a new cell for disciplinary reasons at the Johnson County jail. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation will probe the incident, with autopsy planned. Tolon had a history of robberies and was recently returned from federal prison. His mother voiced concerns of misconduct by guards.
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Clathe
Johnson County
Tolon
Allenbrand
Olathe Medical Center
Paul Morrison
Bank and Savings and Loans
Kansas City
Kan
Merriam
Arizona
Mildred Tolon
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Ernie Savetensif
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