Noxious weed battle spans Douglas County farmland
Douglas County crews battle musk thistle bindweed and Johnson grass while patrolling private land for infestations. Inspectors issue 10 day notices to kill weeds, with legal action and fines up to 1500 dollars for noncompliance. The K State Extension Office assists landowners with eradication methods and herbicide sales.
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Jerome
Douglas County
United States
Kansas
Department
Agriculture
K-State Research and Extension Office
Correct car seat use reduces risk in crashes
Experts note common errors like loose installation and harness slack can endanger children. SAFE KIDS coordinator Heidi Oberrieder and technician Munsch urge parents to read manuals, attend checks, and ensure proper installation before leaving, as proper use can cut serious injury risk by up to 70 percent.
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Oberrieder
Munsch
Onhees
Mark Bruce
Kansas Highway Patrol
Memorial services for George F Wedge III in Lawrence
Memorial services for George F Wedge III will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Trinity Episcopal Church in Lawrence. A private burial will follow at Pioneer Cemetery. Wedge, 71, died June 5, 1999, at his home. He was born September 13, 1927, in Rochester, New York, and had a long academic career at the University of Kansas. He served in the Navy, earned degrees from Middlebury College and the University of Minnesota, helped found KU's linguistics department, and produced work on creativity and addiction. He was married to Margaret Nasmith and survived by his wife, a son, three daughters, and five grandchildren. Memorials may be sent to the Lawrence Chamber Orchestra or the NAACP Youth Council. Funeral arrangements are through Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home.
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George F Wedge
Lawrence
Trinity Episco Church
Pioneer Cemetery
Wedge
Rochester
N.Y
George Francis Wedge II
Marion Louise (White) Wedge
Binghampton
Syracuse
Onondaga Valley Academy
Navy
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Middlebury College
Vermont
Reid L. Carr
University of Minnesota
Kansas University
Kansas State University
Mr. Wedge
American Studies
High Plains Literary Review
Connecticut Review
Arete
Sonny Bliss
Associated Writing Program
Woodley Press
Cottonwood
Kansas Quarterly
Douglas County
DCCCA
The
Kansas Alcohol Counselors Assn
Affirmative Action Board
Applied English Center
English Department
Margaret Alice Nasmith
Arlington
Philip
Alberta Elliott Wedge
Louise Wedge Pennewell
Lawrence Chamber Orchestra
Youth Council
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home
Clifton Hibner
Memorial Park Cemetery
Hibner
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Braymer
S.R. Hibner
Lillie
Day) Hibner
Christine Brightwell
Richard
Buck
Ron
Gary
Hot Springs
Ark
David
Topeka
Farrell
Wichita
Betty Marlin
Lebanon
Lorene Rothwell
Lecompton
Hazel Oakes
Beney Yer Funeral Home
American Heart Assn
Karen Paasch
Rumsey-Yost Funeral
Washington Creek
Ms. Paasch
Kansas City
Kan
Delbert Paasch
Martha (Flory) Paasch
Lawrence High School
Baker University
Baldwin
Iola Junior College
Center For Basic Cancer
Fredericka Viola Brown
Second Christian Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Brown
Wilford “Skeeter” Brown
Joyce M. Barksdale
Leland Brown
Charlotte Dickson
Jo Elaine Willis
Overland Park
Carole Galloway
Bonnie Wallace
Tex
Wilford Brown Jr
LeRoy Brown
Bowie
Esterine McDuff
Warren-McElwain Mortuary
Alzheimer’s Disease Foundation
Major streets face roadwork ahead this week citywide
Roadwork delays will affect Tennessee Street from 11th to 14th for water line work, Trail and Frontier roads intersections closed for repairs and repaving, Ninth Street from Vermont to Indiana with lanes blocked for sewer pipes and intersections closed, Ninth Street from Vermont to Massachusetts closed for water and drainage pipe work, nearby streets restricted, and Kansas River bridges between downtown and North Lawrence with east lane and eastern sidewalk closed for resurfacing.
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Public Works Department
Tennessee Street
11Th
14Th Streets
Trail and
Frontier Roads
Ninth Street
Vermont
Indiana Streets
Ninth
Massachusetts
Kansas River
Downtown
North
Lawrence
Roadwork blocks turns along Kansas Turnpike west of town
Motorists traveling from Lawrence to Topeka should beware two construction zones along the Kansas Turnpike from mileposts 194 to 201, covering the West Lawrence and Lecompton interchanges. One lane remains open in both directions. East Topeka interchange project ongoing.
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Lawrence
Topeka
West Lawrence
Lecompton
East Topeka
Detour planned on highways between Lawrence and KC
Authorities announce a detour on U S Highway 24 40 between Lawrence and Kansas City with an 178th Street detour in Kansas City. Kansas Highway 10 from Lawrence east limits to Peugerton county line will have overlay work reducing traffic to one lane in each direction. Work proceeds in two mile stretches and should finish in stages.
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Lawrence
Kansas City
178Th Street
Peugerton
State agencies near Y2K readiness and Obama era concerns
A state official warns of Y2K glitches across agencies with a 95 percent readiness rate, 4 percent fixed and tested, and 1 percent on a mission critical list. He anticipates nonzero federal and local computer issues on October 1 and urges basic preparedness similar to hurricane stockups.
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Stanley
Feds
United States
FEMA
Federal Emergency Management Administration
Researchers develop healthy cow candy in Kansas pasture
Kansas State University researchers create a candylike supplement for beef cattle to free feed minerals vitamins and protein without overeating. Russell Pope explains cows crowd for treats as the dense 250 pound drums of soy byproduct candy are tested at the university feedlot with soy meal vitamins and minerals added.
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Manhattan
Russell Pope
Pope
Kansas State University
Jim Drouillard
Kansas State
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Mary Frances Gray
Rumsey-Yost
Ms. Gray
Southwinds Rehabilitation Center
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15Th Street
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