Weekend forecast promises warmth and sun
The forecast calls for tonight partly cloudy followed by Sunday mostly sunny and warmer with highs near 80. Sunday night will be mostly clear with lows in the upper 50s. Monday traces of clouds return, staying warm. Weather page 12.
Charter school center to become Hay U on farm site
The West Franklin Learning Center in Williamsburg will expand onto a 36 acre farm at 1966 California Road funded by a $267,000 federal grant. The property will host biology and economics projects with livestock and crops, while utilities will be covered by district funds until revenues from farming begin.
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Ezra Sykes
Williamsburg
West Franklin Learning Center
Franklin County
P.E
Learning Center
Robert Allen
Allen
West Franklin
Susan Myers
Myers
California Road
Kansas
West Franklin Board of Education
Bushes pay $250000 in federal income tax
President Bush reported 811100 in adjusted gross income for last year and paid 250202 in federal income taxes. Details show salaries from his presidency and gubernatorial pay, with capital losses on the Texas Rangers stake and a blind trust loss. The couple’s charitable donations totaled 99647, about 12 percent of income, and fees to a Chicago tax preparer were 1250.
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Washington
Bush
White House
Texas
Texas Rangers
Bushes
Crawford
Laura
Conservative map passes in Kansas Senate amid district redraw
In Topeka the Kansas Senate edged a redistricting bill forward by 21 to 18 with an amendment backed by the White House and the Republican National Committee. The plan links western Kansas with southeast Kansas in the 1st District, a move praised as a conservative victory by Sen. Tim Huelskamp while Sen. Derek Schmidt condemned it as a dilution of Democratic votes. If approved, the measure moves to a House Senate conference for a final version.
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Topeka
Chamber
Kansas
Senate
White House
Republican National Committee
House-Senate
Tim Huel
Skamp
R-Fowler
Jim Ryan
Todd Tiahrt
U.S
Jerry Moran
Derek Schmidt
State of
Schmidt
Les Donovan
Wichita
Donovan
Bioterrorism drill tests Okla city with jelly bean countermeasures
A three day exercise in McAlester Oklahoma simulates a bioterror attack using a World War II era plane to disseminate a plague and jelly beans served as pretend antibiotics. Officials anticipate 10000 participants with 700 volunteers delivering fake remedies at five sites while law enforcement distributes mock doses of ciprofloxacin and doxycycline.
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Mcalester
Okla
cAlester
Timothy Cathey
Pittsburgh County
Army Ammunitions
United States
National Guard
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Lawton
Andrews Air Force Base
Maryland
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Living History Days returns to Wellsville
Living History Days comes to Wellsville April 19 20 at the baseball fields with more than 25 live demonstrators. Native storytellers Buffalo Soldiers and James Gang actors join 18th to 20th century displays as 750 students visit Friday. Free music at 7 p.m. Friday and main event 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday with food wares and $3 admission. Co sponsored by Franklin County Convention and Tourism.
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Ron Bishop
Roberta Gloshen
Reno Dr
Daryl
Wellsville
Gloshens
8Th Kansas Infantry
Ezra Sykes
Herald
Living History Days
Buffalo
Brenda Tri
Tri
Kansas City
Kan
Advitarion
Franklin County Convention & Tourism
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