Cattle drive across Kansas hills on longhorn trek
Jason Rotramel and a group of ranchers led 100 Texas longhorn cattle on a 65 mile horseback trek from Bucklin to Medicine Lodge to recreate an Old West experience. Riders averaged 10 to 18 miles daily, camping in tepees and cooking meals as they crossed Gypsum Hills with help from local ranchers.
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Wichita
Jason Rotramel
Bucklin
Medicine Lodge
Rotramel
Nancy
Joe Moore
Moore Ranch
Texas
Moores
Nancy Moore
Kansas
Old Cowtown Museum
Carmen
Lloyd Odell
Wilmore
Grattan
Jag
Carmen Odell
Jack Willis
Ponchatoula
Willis
Navy
Kathy Forred
Harper
Wesley Medical Center
Moore
Biologist aids Fort Riley in bat problem across buildings
Fort Riley workers cope with bats emerging from ceilings and crevices in century old limestone Fort Riley buildings. Chad Richardson a USDA biologist nicknamed Batman works to seal entry points with screen flaps and block roosting sites as he relocates the pests between structures.
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Fort Riley
Batman
Chad Richardson
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Richardson
Post
Concerns Rise Over Reservists in Middle East
In Olath e Kansas many families of Army reservists and National Guardsmen voiced fears about meals and medical care, slow correspondence, and media secrecy while troops serve in Iraq and Kuwait. Over 100 residents met with U S Representative Dennis Moore at a VFW post to press for action and an end to extended deployments. Affected spouses reported economic strain as reservists who own businesses lose income, and a web petition urged limiting service to one year.
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Olathe
Middle East
Moore
Kansas City
Elena Partridge
U.S
Dennis Moore
VFW Post
Congress
Cindy Norris
Shawnee
Iraq
Janie Montgomery
129Th Transportation Company
Kuwait
129Th
Montgomery
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Shannon Trail marks 240 miles of misadventure lore
Nebraska towns promote a 240 mile Shannon Trail to honor Pvt. George Shannon, lost for 16 days during Lewis and Clark. Statues in 12 communities invite families to stamp passports and earn a limited print, while a play recounts Shannon's journey and later life as a lawyer and senator.
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Nioprara
Nes
Nebraska
George Shannon
Missouri River
Shannon
Laurie Larsen
Bloomfield
Larsen
Hartington
Niobrara
Crofton
Santee
Santee Sioux
Center
Creighton
Lindy
Verdigre
Wausa
Winnetoon
Wynot
Verdigre and
Gary Moulton
University of Nebraska- Lincoln
Pickstown
S.C
Corps of Discovery
Three Forks
Montana
Moulton
Nicholas Biddle
Missouri
Palmyra
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