Fire at used religious bookstore destroys near 100000 books
Kansas City authorities suspect arson after a Tuesday blaze at Steel's Used Christian Books. The store suffered about 60,000 dollars in structural damage and a large loss of books, with smoke and water affecting two neighboring shops. Owner David Steel plans telephone orders and a one month reopening.
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Kansas City, Mo
Steel
Kansas City
Solid David Steel
Brad Humston
Markets Local Stocks and Grains Quartered Prices
Local stock quotes show Casey's Gen St 131/2, Comm Fed Corp 24 5/16, OReilly Auto 48 1/4, WalMart 102 3/4, Wendy's 38 with declines. Grain prices reported for Tuesday afternoon at Ottawa Co-op soybeans 4.47, corn 1.82, hard wheat 2.38, oats, milo 2.81. Franklin County prices list wheat 2.40, corn 1.90, soybeans 4.35.
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Oreilly Auto
WalMart
Wendy’s
Edward D. Jones & Co
Ottawa Co-op
Franklin County Consolidated Farm Services
Pomona Signups For Baseball And Softball Briefs
Ad briefs announce Pomona baseball and softball sign ups with school flyers for more information. A ball park signup is scheduled April 17 from 8 am to 1 pm. Rhonda's Mobile Hair Service offers appointments at 785-242-8312. Vassar Playhouse in Ottawa offers Friday night April 16 with residents $2 off for "Green Side Up" bracket buffet. Rest 785-828-4384. Birthday wish for Laurie Blanco.
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Vassar Playhouse
Ottawa
Ottawa KS Weather: Snow and Rain Moving Across Regions
AccuWeather reports a cloudy mix bringing snow and rain to Ottawa with rain spreading into the Ohio Valley and mid Atlantic, thunderstorms ahead of a cold front from Kentucky to Alabama, and windy cooler conditions across the northern Plains and Midwest while the West warms. UV index ranges from 0 to 10 with daytime timing noted.
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mid-Atlantic States
Kentucky
Alabama
Florida
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Midwest
West
Kansas youth anti-tobacco campaign launches statewide
Jackie Feeney and health officials unveiled Protecting Kansas Youth Against Tobacco at the Statehouse. The effort distributes anti-tobacco materials to schools and health departments, including binders, posters, videos, and case studies, aiming to cut youth smoking with community action and funding from multistate settlements.
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Kan
Jackie Feeney
Kansas
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Statehouse
Manhattan High School
Stork
del Meier
Salina- Saline County
Kansas SmokeLess Kids Initiative Inc
Kansas Departments of Education and Health and Environment
Mary Jayne Hellebust
Kathy Stork
Retired Johnson County Worker Sues Over Age Bias
Dick Chesney, 64, former director of information management and facilities, sues Johnson County alleging age discrimination and a civil rights conspiracy. He says he was forced to retire with waivers on severance, promised a consulting role that never materialized, and seeks back pay, reinstatement, and about 1.55 million in damages.
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Kansas City, Kan
Johson County
County Commission
Dick Chesney
Gene Denton
Chesney
Coal freight train derails in Parkville Missouri
A Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight derailed late Tuesday in Parkville, spilling about 135000 tons of coal from 121 loaded cars. No injuries were reported though two nearby buildings were wiped out and a power line, gas line, and water main were affected. Cleanup began with rail car removal and gas line shutdown.
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Parkville
Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Lincoln
Neb
Kansas City
Kan
Pat Hawver
Steve Bagley
Hawver
Park College
ABS TR
Palitoad
Blue mold spores threaten Georgia tobacco crop spread
The AP reports Cuban imports are not to blame but windborne blue mold spores affecting tobacco in southern Georgia and northern Florida, with spread to Canada and Kentucky. Growers face costly fungicide needs and potential reduced yields, as weather and pest resistance shape a shifting, costly threat to production.
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Canada
Kentucky
Rick Moss
Colquitt County
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United States
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Moss
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Texas
Charles E. Main
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