Oregon Trail murals painted on a Kansas silo by artist Cynthia Martin
Cynthia Martin of Onaga spent 2,000 hours painting Oregon Trail scenes on a 430-foot silo near Belvue and St Marys. With help from historian Don Coldsmith she created 22 by 30 foot panels, including a buffalo hunt and wagon train, using oil enamel and a lift for height.
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Mercury Naga
Kan
Cynthia O Martin
Martin
Onaga
Oregon Trail
Kansas Power and Light
Oregon Trail Nature Park
Jeffrey Energy Center
U.S. 24
Belvue
St. Marys
Kansas
Don Coldsmith
Coldsmith
Son
Missouri River
KPL
New Zealand
Oregon
Indaho
Tina Pace
Wamego
Colorado
Kansas State University
Onaga High School
the Buffaloes
USDA probes mystery disease killing sows in several states
Federal investigators collect blood and samples as the illness spreads from Iowa to Colorado North Carolina Missouri Nebraska Illinois Minnesota. Researchers compare it to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome but say it is more lethal, causing abortions and lung damage with high death risk.
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ES Moines
Iowa
Kevin Petersburg
Agriculture Department
Colorado
North Carolina
Missouri
Nebraska
Tinois
Minnesota
Bill Mengeling
National Animal Disease Center
Ames
Mengeling
South Dakota senator resists annual farm bill rewrites
GOP Rep elect Thune urges stability in farm policy as he joins the House Agriculture Committee pledging not to rewrite rules yearly. He argues decisions should be durable unless a policy truly fails, while Democrats Daschle and Johnson seek safety-net tweaks. Thune emphasizes demand side focus over supply management.
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John Thune
South Dakota
Thune
House Agriculture Committee
Uron
S.D
GOP
Tom Daschle
Tim Johnson
Potatoes Face Price Drop Hit Idaho Growers Hard
U S potato producers see prices tumble after a year of highs. Idaho growers saw October 1996 prices fall to 2 to 3 per 100 pounds with some sacks under 2. Market observers discuss a possible growers cooperative to restrict supply. Dehydrators and fryers are buying Idaho spuds rapidly, raising hope for spring profits.
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Jaho Falls
Idaho
Jim Chapman
Potato Growers of Idaho
Eastern Idaho Potato Farmers Association
Bruce Huffaker
Idaho Falls
Agriculture Department
Huffaker
Colorado
Wisconsin
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Joe the
Hoplin
John
USDA
Golden Valley, Minn
Federal Trade Commission
Ciba-Geigy Ltd
Sandoz Ltd
Northrup King Co
Ciba Seeds
Novartis Seeds
Max
Imizer
Northrup King
Novartis
Alpha, Ill
Marion Calmer
Henry County
Ill
Case Corp
Calmer
Pesticide Pact
Ok’d
Jackson, Miss
Mississippi
Federal
Environmental Protect Agency
Cheminova Agro A/S
Jack Housenger
EPA
Cheminova
Deep South
Santa
Kansas State Bank
N. Main
Ottawa
U.S
MRCU
School Employees Credit Union
Lawrence
Kansas City
Midwest Regional Credit Union
Franklin
Douglas
Wyandotte
Johnson
Leavenworth
Jefferson
Miami
Ff Midwest Regional Credit
Union
State Ave
Bethany Medical Center
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