Franklin County Median Income Rises Surpasses Neighbors
Census data show Franklin County median household income rising 56.8 percent from 1990 to 2000 reaching 39,052 and surpassing Osage, Douglas, and Anderson counties while trailing the state average by 1,572. Emphasizes diverse hiring and quality of life to reduce poverty and boost earnings.
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Douglas
Anderson
SunTron
Dodson Aviation
Ottawa Vision plan supplement for Ottawa Herald readers
The Ottawa Herald publishes a special 8 page city supplement summarizing the Ottawa Vision report. It outlines steering committee challenges and proposed solutions and invites readers to read, discuss, and prioritize city actions. Readers are urged to stay involved, pledge support, and take ownership of the plan.
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Ottawa Herald
Ottawa
Ottawa Vision Report
Herald
Jeanny Sharp
Franklin County Extension Budget Faces 39,600 Cut
The Franklin County Extension Board warns that a 39,600 reduction, about 20 percent of its budget, could drastically limit services. The group notes 19,000 contacts last year on child care, food safety, crops, livestock, landscaping, 4-H and youth programs and urges residents to attend the August 21 budget hearing and contact commissioners.
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Kansas County
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Extension Service
Franklin County Extension
Franklin County Extension Executive Board
Cherry Coen
Merrilla Combs
Jim Coughenaur
Eric Guenther
Diana Kay
Janie Mages
Larry Mages
John McFarland
Adam Weigand
Community praises Princeton Babe Ruth players and coaches
A Lyndon letter commends the 16 to 18 year old Princeton Babe Ruth Team for their character and politeness during the State Babe Ruth tournament in late July. The Lyndon community hosted eight teams across Kansas, impressed by their sportsmanship and on field conduct, signed by Brad Loveless, Tournament Director.
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Princeton
Babe Ruth
Lyndon
Kansas
Prescription Drug Costs and Electoral Pressure
Citizens are urged to press lawmakers on prescription drug prices and aid for the poor and elderly. The piece criticizes both parties for inaction, notes the Senate's failure to pass similar measure, and calls voters to demand compromise and accountability before Election Day.
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Paris and Kansas Stories Link Place and Spirit
Denise Low argues that Paris Notre Dame and Kansas prairie towns shape shared narratives. Poets Victor Contoski N. Scott Momaday William Stafford and others fuse place memory with landscape, showing who we are through myths and daily scenes across continents.
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Denise Low
Notre Dame Cathedral
Paris
Joan of Arc
Napoleon
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Notre Dame
Seine River
Kansas
Great Plains
William Allen White
Holy Land
Victor Contoski
University of Kansas
Contoski
William Stafford
Stafford
N. Scott Momaday
Yellowstone
Rainy Mountain
Oklahoma “Knoll
Montparnasse
William Least Heat-Moon
Robert Day
Linda Hasselstrom
Kathleen Norris
Harley Elliott
Steven Hind
Patricia Traxler
Phil Heldrich
Philip Kimball
Lance Henson
Prairies
Haskell Indian Nations University
Lawrence
Prairie Writers Circle
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