Old schools added to homes in rural Kansas renovations
Abbyville and Nickerson areas feature 100 and 115 year old country schoolhouses repurposed as part of homes. Linda Nuest and Jerry Doughty convert a one room school into a two story foyer and bedrooms, while Cheryl and Larry White move a Central Country School to their yard and restore tin ceiling and wainscoting.
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Abbyville
Ireton
Linda
Nickerson
Cheryl
Larry White
Central Country School
Hutchinson
Salt Creek Township
Markets Local Stocks and Grains Reported
Local market quotes show Casey’s GenSt at 11/1/2, Comm Fed Corp at 15 3/4, H&R Block at 46 5/8, O’Reilly Auto at 15 15/16, United Parcel B at 69 11/16, WelMart at 65 11/16 with 9/16, Wendy’s at 2 and VIG at 43/8. Grain prices posted: wheat 2.30, corn 1.87, oats 1.65, soybeans 4.46 at Ottawa Co-op. Franklin County Consolidated Farm Services lists wheat 2.23, corn 1.35, milo 1.60, soybeans 4.41 78.
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Fed Corp
H&r Block
O'Reilly Auto
United Parcel
WelMart
Wendy's
Edward di
Jones & Co
Ottawa Co-op
Franklin County Consolidated Farm Services
Local business notes and events update
BEA SCOTT starts appointments at Hall Designers. EL JACAL Grand re opening with food drinks and games all week plus bands Friday January 21 and Saturday January 22. Franklin County Recycling buys aluminum cans for 25 cents per pound. Ottawa Country Club annual meeting January 17 at 7 p.m. to discuss 2000 priorities budget and elect directors. The Brethren church and Habitat for Humanity plan a home build at 9th and Main. Come Sunday January 16 lunch at 14 a.m. All invited. Stone Creek band with David Adamson at Cheyenne Country January 16. Cheyenne full line restaurant opening seven days a week, info call 785-242-1774. Windy Pines Landscape Shops open year round six days. January hours note Saturday closure. new shipments since Christmas. call 242-214.
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Stone Creek Band
David Adamson
Cheyenne Country
Cheyenne
Windy Pines
Gitl& Landscape
Weather forecast notes rain and mountain snow regions
Brief meteorology update notes tomorrow's game at noon. A weather system crossing the Pacific will bring rain and mountain snow to portions of the west. UV index ranges from low to very high across districts with pressure in control.
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Pacific Ocean
Student suspended for art project at Bluestein High
17 year old Sarah Boman was suspended for the rest of the school year after a classroom door drawing described as a mad man’s thoughts sparked concerns. Petitions urge reinstatement so she can graduate. The district cites a threat of violence despite claims the work was conceptual art. A school board hearing is set for Thursday.
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Sarah Borman
Bluestein High School
Boman
Sarah
Bluestem
Dale Harper
Jerry
Julie Boman
Bluestem School Board
Jerry Boman
Bethany College
Lindsborg
Wichita State University
Parents sue Colby district over alcohol policy
Plaintiffs led by Victor and Brenda Mazanec and Michael and Sondra Finley sue Colby USD 315 claiming the districts drug and alcohol policy is unconstitutional and that their sons Cole Mazanec and Justin Finley were denied extracurricular participation without due process after a Halloween party. The suit names school board president Bill Miller Jr and six members as defendants. The event involved 16 juveniles drinking at a private Colby area party on Oct 29. no arrests were made.
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COLBY
Colby Usd 315
Wedneygay
Thomas County
Victor
Brenda Mazanec
Michael F
Sondra R. Finley
Cole M. Mazanec
Justin Finley
Cole
Justin
Colby High School
Hays
Thomas C. Boone
Bill Miller Jr
Stan Molstad
Cathy Gordon
Gerald Fulwider
Wilburn Holloway
Cynthia Kriss
Gary Walker
Thomas County Sheriff's
Sheriff's Department
Quaker Oats to close St Joseph cereal plant
Quaker Oats Co. will shut its 70 year old St. Joseph cereal plant costing about 600 jobs. The company will negotiate a closing date with United Cereal Workers Union Local 490. Senior VP Russ Young cites physical plant limits and high transportation costs as factors.
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St, Joseph, Mo
Northwest Missouri
Quaker Oats Co
Quaker
St. Joseph
United Cereal Workers Union
Russ Young
Young
Obituaries for Delmar Porter Ethel Showalter Garnett Elva J Ketch
Obituary items report Delmar Porter 51 of Ottawa died January 12 2000 at home with funeral services at First Assembly of God Ottawa. Survived by wife Pam Blakesley and family. Elva J Ketch 86 of Ottawa died January 14 2000 with arrangements pending Dengel & Son Mortuary. Ethel Elizabeth Showalter 80 of Garnett died January 12 2000 with funeral at Holy Angels Catholic Church Garnett. Burial Holy Angels Cemetery and rosary events noted.
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Delmar Porter
Ottawa
First Assembly of God Church
Keith Jones
Clevy
Ella (Greenfield) Porter
Pam Blakesley
Miami
Okla
H. D. Lee
de Elliott
Gardner
Ella Porter
Tonya Bennett
Angie Brassfield
Gina Porter
All of Independence
Marie Porter
Bobby Porter
Cecil
Ethel Elizabeth Showalter
Garnett
Anderson County Hospital
Holy Angels Catholic Church
George Matz
Scipio
Henry J
Gertrude Ida (Wolken) Kueser
Fred Showalter
Elva J. Ketch
Dengel & Son
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