Lane Fair opens with quilt show and family fun
The 112th Lane Agricultural Fair kicks off at the city park with free family activities through Saturday. A quilt show at Lane United Methodist Church runs today evening and Fri Sat morning. Events include a greased pig contest, a parade, horse show, horse shoe tournament, 3 on 3 basketball, pie baking, gunfights, and breakfast fundraisers with prices for adults and children. Local 4-H clubs, volunteers, and sponsors support the day’s schedule.
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Herald
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Last Call
Pottawatomie Raritans
Franklin County Farm Bureau
Pauline Pool
Lane Fair
Rainfall lifts Kansas 2004 to banner year for residents
Franklin County totals reach 28.78 inches January through July surpassing 2003 and the 30 year norm of 22.80. July brings 7.57 inches, aiding drought relief while eastern Kansas improves though western areas remain dry. Local farmer Doug Smith notes crops milo soybeans and wheat are strong, though excess rain risks flooding and diseases.
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Franklin County
Mary Knapp
Kansas State Extension
Knapp
Doug Smith
Williamsburg
Smith
Al-Sadr militia fights widen in Najaf and Iraq
Fierce clashes pitting Muqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army against U S and British forces erupt in Najaf and spread to Sadr City Basra and Amarah as a two month old truce collapses. At least two killed in Najaf and a U S helicopter hit. A police station bombing south of Baghdad kills five and wounds 27. The dome of the Imam Ali Shrine is reported damaged.
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U.S
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Sadr
Amarah
Basra
Interior Ministry
al- Sadr
Adnan al-Zurufi
al Jazeera
Franklin County names first assistant HR director
The Franklin County Commission named Kristi Stinebaugh the first employee in the new human resources department to begin Aug. 15. She will transfer from the clerk’s payroll office and handle personnel, benefits, and recruiting while the county seeks a full HR director. The department will be on the third floor of the courthouse. A selection process will narrow applicants to a trio of finalists for final approval by commissioners.
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Franklin County Commission
Kristi Stinebaugh
Shaun Perry
Stinebaugh
Commission
Ed Taylor
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