Farmers weather woes slow spring planting near Baldwin
Delbert Flory, a 600 acre farmer northwest of Baldwin, surveys damp fields and a slow spring. He says two weeks of cold rain keep fields muddy delaying planting and raising disease risk in wheat. Forecaster Ernie Cobb notes temperatures well below normal with ongoing rain. Flory stresses patience and devotion to farming as essential amid bad days.
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Delbert Flory
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Baldwin
Ernie Cobb
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KU Measles scare prompts campus vaccination push
KU urges all students faculty and staff to verify measles immunization after a graduate student diagnosed over the weekend. Free vaccines are available at Watkins Health Center this week from 8 am to 5 pm.
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Kelly Hopkins
Kansas University
Watkins Health Center
Hopkins
Charles Yockey
Watkins
Yockey
Senior Week at LHS Reassessed by School Officials
Lawrence High School evaluates Senior Week after a few misconduct incidents. Teachers and administrators say most seniors behaved well but review is planned and changes may come. Vandalism to buses, firecracker blasts at the school, and trashing of property are noted as troubling events.
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Michelle DeSouza
Lansing
DeSouza
McCollum Hall
Yockey
Lawrence
Lawrence High School
LHS
As Time Goes By Shows Mix Of Senior TV Topics
The half hour program aimed at seniors has explored ironies and options from nursing home tips to fishing and grandparenting. Carlson notes the series attracts middle aged viewers and even juniors who see older relatives on screen, with Sunflower Cablevision backing outreach.
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Ann Pickman
Marguerite Carlson
Carlson
Douglas County Senior Services
Sunflower
Cablevision
Manhattan
Lawrence
Sunflower Cablevision
Garden dreams bloom with season in back yard
A couple describes turning rough lawn and weeds into a colorful garden. They plant iridescent geraniums, snapdragons, daisies, and a tomato patch, with mint, oregano, thyme, rosemary and basil in pots. Bulbs sprout after a slow start, then rains create a drainage stream as lilies threaten to flourish.
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Jenny
Mount Oread
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