Area Farmer Earns Bankers Award For Conservation
Larry Averill of Wellsville RFD 1 and his wife Ann will be named Bankers Award Winners at 7 p.m. Thursday at Celebration Hall during the Franklin County Conservation District annual meeting. The honor recognizes outstanding conservation work on his 397 acre farm with miles of terraces. Averill began farming with his father in Wellsville and kept cattle since 1950 starting with his first heifer.
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Larry Averill
Wellsville
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Larry
Averills
Franklin County Farm Bureau
Wellsville School Board
Six Structures Planned In 1978 Pottawatomie Watershed Growth
Pottawatomie Creek Watershed District progresses on its general plan. Six structures completed with 105 surface acres stored, 900 acre feet capacity, and 360 million gallons of water. Two large dams planned this year near Central Heights School and northwest Anderson County, 10 more structures on a waiting list. District aims to build 134 dams across Franklin, Anderson, Coffey and Linn counties to control runoff from about 196 square miles. Reservoirs sized for a 25 year storm, funded by state 70 percent, district 20 percent, and landowners 10 percent. Lynn Webker supervises from Garnett office. five-member board led by Tom Benton.
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