Red Cross to host disaster classes at Anderson Senior Center
Three Saturday sessions sponsored by the Anderson County Red Cross, in collaboration with Wolf Creek Generating Station, will teach disaster response from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Senior Center. The seminar covers evacuations, communications fragility, and nuclear-leak drills near Wolf Creek, with up to 100 attendees housed at Anderson County High School if needed.
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R Arnett
Anderson County Red Cross
Wolf Creek
Red Cross
Anderson County
Chris Cook
Coffey County
Anderson County High School
Cook
Harold Wolken
Greater
Kansas
Meth production rising as rural problem
Associated Press report from Topeka notes meth manufacture spreads across rural Midwest communities. DEA agent Shirley Armstead cites easy home production, frequent lab explosions, and toxic waste. arrests in Kansas have more than doubled and Missouri figures quadrupled since 1995. She warns of violent behavior, brain and organ damage, and a heroin resurgence linked to meth abuse.
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Midwest
Topeka
Kan
Shirley Armstead
Drug Enforcement Administration
St. Louis
Armstead
Kansas
DEA
Missouri
Stead
Kochs tied to secret Triad donations in 1996 ads
Senate probes look into Koch Industries funding of a Triad Management Services advertising blitz in the 1996 campaign. Four Republicans won seats, including Sam Brownback and Todd Tiahrt, with Triad spending gaps and secrecy agreements drawing scrutiny from investigators and political groups.
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Ashington
U.S. Senate
Wee
Congress
Wichita
Wichita Eagle
Koch
Triadement Services
Triad
Senate Governmental Affairs Committee
Sam Brown
U.S. House
Todd Tiahrt
Goddard
Jim Ryan
Lawrence
Vince Snowbarger
Olathe
Jay Rosser
Associated Press
Jim Jordan
Senate Committee
House
Tiahrt
Snowbarger
Brownback
Eagle
Ryan
Campaignt Watch
Senate
Koch Industries
Charles Koch
Senate Democrats
Bob Cone
Pennsylvania
Sam Brownback
Tahrty
Randy Rathbun
Mark Braden
The
Koch Or
Braden
Triad Management Services
Oliver North
Kansas
Citizens For the Republic Education Fund
Afl-Cio
State pulls plug on Sunflower Technology Ventures fund
Kansas technology agency KTEC abandons Sunflower Technology Ventures, citing a hostile funding climate and possible state withdrawal from direct investments. The plan sought 30 million private and public matches, with 3.3 million state money to attract 6.7 million private and 20 million federal. Ad Astra scrutiny fuels the move, as BioCore Inc. and legislators face media attention.
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Yufeka
Kan
Watate
Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp
Sunflower Technology Ventures
KTEC
Idh Bendis
Ad Astra
Ad Astra II
Bendis
Strawboard plants in trouble in North Dakota
North Dakota communities pursued strawboard plants as a new industry two years ago but construction stalled due to financing gaps and a poor farming year. Nine towns including New Rockford Harvey Bowman Finley Hebron Larimore Linton Rolla and Kenmare face continued delays though leaders insist the idea remains alive. Strawboard, a grain straw based building board, is seen by supporters as an alternative to wood based board with several advantages.
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John MacDonald
Associated Press
Fargo
N.D
North Dakota
John Schneider
Harvey Area Economic Development Inc
Nolan Verwest
Iso-Straw Cooperative
Finley
New Rockford
Harvey
Bowman
Hebron
Larimore
Linton
Rolla
Kenmare
Block scheduling mulled by Anderson County board
Anderson County Junior Senior High School trustees discussed block scheduling at a Dec. 4 board meeting with no decision. January discussion planned. The board hired Jerry Howarter as head track coach and Eric Hoke as assistant track coach. ACHS FFA members were praised for state and national awards. District goals and objectives were approved and guidelines for student participation at state and national events were reviewed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Howarter
ACHS
Eric Hoke
Future Farmer of America
FFA
Area students among grads from Kansas State University
Several area students were among those who graduated from Kansas State University this fall. Garnett Jason J. Foltz earned a bachelor’s in agriculture, Tara R. Palmer a bachelor’s in, Travis A. Peterson a bachelor’s in architecture, Amy B. Spencer a bachelor’s in business administration, and Leland J. Beckman a bachelor’s in agriculture. Exercises were set for this weekend.
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Manhattan
Kansas State University
Garnett
Jason J. Foltz
Tara R. Palmer
Travis A. Peterson
Amy B. Spencer
Kincaid
Leland J. Beckman
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John Hanna
Associated Mess Writer
New Ktec
Bob Garnett
Anderson County Board of Education
Anderson
Ottawa Herald
Lucille’s Cafe
Wail Ure Eels
Goodil
Bestam Teed
Simonton
Owens-Corning
Levolor
Hunter-Douglass Great Plains Siding & Window Co
Eeelay
Kellogg and
Andover Road
AOL
Ottawa
Apa Oriental
Dana
Seni Inc
Pening
Baman RaisDana
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