Franklin County Conservation District to Meet Thursday
The 61st annual Franklin County Conservation District meeting starts at 6 30 p m Thursday at Celebration Hall on the Franklin County Fairground 1737 S Elm Dinner by Franklin County Bankers Association to honor two farms for soil and water conservation A brief meeting will elect two supervisors Awards will be given to local students in poster limerick and essay contests Alan Stahl K state Extension Methamphetamine Awareness Program Shawnee County is the featured speaker
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Franklin County Conservation District
Celebration Hall
Franklin County Fairground
S. Elm
Franklin County Bankers Association
Alan Stahl
Shawnee County
Black and Sink farms win Franklin County Conservation Award
Freddie and Jean Black with Lyle and Cheryl Black on 725 acres east of Ottawa and John and Burke Sink on 855 acres in central Franklin County are named winners of the Bankers Award at the Franklin County Conservation District meeting. The Blacks have 457 cropland acres, 94 pasture hayland, 157 woodland, 18,191 feet of terraces, 1,100 feet of diversions, 4.4 acres of waterways and three ponds. The Sink farm includes 610 cropland acres, 80 pasture and hayland, 80 woodland acres, 68,625 feet of terraces across six tracts, 5.2 acres of waterways and nine ponds. Both farms focus on raw crops and small grains with some livestock production.
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Neosho Road
Freddie Black
Jean Black
Cheryl Black
Lyle Black
Ron Bishop
Black
Sink
Franklin County Conservation District
Freddie
Lyle
Franklin County
Ottawa
Conservation
John Sink
Burke Sink
Sink Farms
Franklin County students win conservation contest awards
Local students earned top spots in the Franklin County Conservation District poster, limerick and essay contest themed on conserving natural resources. The county tallied 254 entries from 11 schools with winners advancing to the state competition. notable posters recognized from Kindergarten to third grade include Jacob Stahl, Josh Pesina and Kaden Shaffer.
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Franklin County
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Jacob Stahl
Eugene
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Gem Farm Center
Garnett
Construction Materials, Inc
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Lawrence
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Citgo
America
Farm Credit
Frontier Farm Credit Ottawa Lending Office
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Franklin County Soil Conservation District
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Kansas State Bank
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