Waterless Week Turns Into Citywide Challenge
A resident recounts a week with no water, detailing daily struggles from no flushes to rinsing dishes with heated recycled water. News crews, national outlets, and TV segments chased the story as plumbers advised running taps to prevent frozen pipes. The writer sought help from neighbors, hauled water from Ottawa, and faced life without reliable water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger
Princeton
the Herald
Associated Press
United Press International
Wdaf TV
Wibw Radio and TV
Kcmo Radio
NBC
Topeka Capital Journal
Kansas City Star
WDAF
WIBW
KCMO
Ottawa
County Conserves By GARY RADER District Conservationist
Franklin County conservation programs show terraces grassed waterways ponds and other structural measures forming the backbone of erosion protection. Maintenance remains the key challenge with terrace systems prone to damage from large equipment and drainage areas driving pond longevity through proper maintenance and sediment control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Rader
Franklin County
Teakettle tale shows German thrift and daily life
The narrator recalls 18 months in a German house sharing one bathroom with eight people, heating with coal stoves and a kettle used for hot water. She describes daily shopping, German practicality, and a culture of economy, contrast with American convenience, and a fat aluminum teakettle that never whistles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DE McGlashon
Germany
Eisentraud
Herr Eisentroud
Herr Eisentraud
Frankfurt
Frau Eisentroud
Eisentroud
New York
United States
Grais
Kansas soil surveys reach vast coverage with new counties
During the last fiscal year soils were surveyed on 1 851 132 acres, bringing total surveys to 99 536 720 acres and 35 counties with published soil surveys. The Soil Conservation Service teams with the Kansas Forestry Fish and Game Commission to plan conservation where wildlife habitat is critical, offering joint planning for land users. The Midwest’s first certified native wildflower varieties were released by the Manhattan Plant Materials Center: Eureka thickspike gayfeather Nekan pitcher sage and Kaneb purple prairie clover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Soil Conservation
Midwest
Manhattan Plant Materials Center
Eureka
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Teakettle
Whistler
George
Hausfraus
Moerfelden
Ted
S. Main
Olmsted Electric
the Farmer
Celebration Hall
Franklin County Fairgrounds
Sheldon Tractor
Sperry
New Holland
Kansas State Bank
FDIC
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