Hillsdale Dam gates to close Saturday for reservoir fill
Gates at Hillsdale Dam will close this weekend initiating a three year staged filling of the 4,580 acre project. Gov. John Carlin will speak at 11 a.m. Saturday dedication near Big Bull Creek, about 37 miles southeast of Lawrence in Miami County. The facility aims to aid flood control along the Marais des Cygnes Osage lower Missouri and Mississippi rivers and will protect thousands of acres in Kansas and Missouri though recreational use remains limited for now.
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Lawrence
Miami County
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Osage
Missouri
Mississippi
Hillsdale Lake
Congress
Paola
Clinton Lake
Perry Lake
Ken Rowen
Rowen
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State fair attendance ahead about five percent
Hutchinson AP The attendance at the Kansas State Fair is about five percent ahead of last year per the publicity office. Tuesday's attendance neared 20,000 and the first four days total around 134,000. The fair continues through Sunday.
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Hutchinson
Crop Walk Aims to Fight World Hunger in Lawrence
A Crop Walk to fight hunger is set for September 27 in Lawrence. Sponsored by a regional Church World Service office and supported by 30 local churches and campus groups, it seeks funds for local and global hunger relief. Participants may walk 4.5 or nine miles, with 25 percent donated to Lawrence Emergency Services Council and 75 percent to Church World Service or others. Mayor Marci Francisco and Commissioner Barkley Clark will join. Registration at First Presbyterian Church. sponsor forms at First Christian Church. Rain date October 4.
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Lawrence
Topeka
Purdy Sieg
Ala
First Christian Church
Sieg
First Presbyterian Church
Clinton Overlook
Flood insurance rates rise as residents urged to act
Kansas flood insurance rates will rise October 1 under NFIP changes. Lawrence Douglas County residents are urged to buy or renew now to lock lower costs, with three year policies $40 cheaper than three single year policies. Residential rates rise 25 to 40 cents per $100. overall 3 to 6 percent increases. Local policy totals: Lawrence 63 policies valued at $1.7 million. Eudora three policies totaling $115,000. Baldwin one policy at $45,000. Residents statewide eligible.
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Water Resources
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Bill Funk
Lawrence
Douglas County
Funk
Federal Insurance Administration
Reagan Administration
Eudora
Baldwin
Lecompton
Health department offers flu shots for seniors and at-risk adults
The Lawrence-Douglas Health Department will vaccinate people 60 and older and younger individuals with chronic conditions such as diabetes heart and lung disease kidney disease and severe anemia. Clinics run in October at multiple sites with times listed and a minimal fee charged with no one denied immunization for inability to pay.
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Lawrence-Douglas
Health Department
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