County to receive anti-terrorism funding
Franklin County Health Department may receive more than 40000 dollars to respond to acts of terrorism. Director Barbara Conus outlined a county biotechnology plan to the County Commission and sought to make Emergency Management Director Jimmie Dean a full time contractor. Plan due June 30 to secure grant funds from the state and federal justice program for bioterrorism readiness, exercises every six months, and enhanced mass medication storage.
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Department
U.S. Department of Justice
Franklin County
Conus
Dean
County Commission
United States
Kansas Highway Patrol
Beekeeper Ed Calvert attends Northeast Kansas Beekeepers Day
Ed Calvert and his daughters Jen nifer and Sara watch as bees swarm around a drawn frame during a swarm demonstration at the Leavenworth County Fair Grounds. About 170 beekeepers from five states attended the day-long event to learn about diseases, hive management, bee photography and venom therapy.
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Ed Calvert
LeLoup
Kansas
Leavenworth County Fair
Tonganoxie
Jennifer
Sara
Calvert
Moderate means Republican for governor wannabes
Kansas Republicans seek the middle ground in the governor race as moderates hope to attract unaffiliated voters and independents. Candidates Dave Kerr Tim Shallenburger Bob Knight and Dan Bloom contrast with Democrat Kathleen Sebelius amid intra party tensions over taxes abortion and unions.
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Associatea
Topeka
Kansas
Bill Graves
Derek Schmidt
R-Independence
Senate
Dave Kerr
Ur-Gov
Charles
Annual RC model aircraft show to highlight park and indoor flyers
Franklin County Flyers host their annual remote controlled model aircraft fly-in at Highland Airport near Ottawa. Open to any AMA members, the event features park and indoor flyers powered by electric motors, with helicopters and jets expected. Registration at 9 a.m. and flying to 3 or 4 p.m., lunch served noon to 1 p.m., rides and prizes for kids, with several area clubs and hobby stores participating.
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Herald News
Franklin County
Ottawa
Park
Joe Schneider
Highland Airport
Darryl Shutt
AMA
Shutt
Ers Highland Airport
Tennessee Terrace
U.S. 59
Rock Creek Road
Rantoul
Rock Creek
15Th Street
Fifteenth
Marshall Road
Marshall
Oregon Road
Kansas
Garnett
Kansas City
Leavenworth
Topeka
Franklin Bounty Club
Bush defends Dec 31 baggage screening deadline
The Bush administration rejects airport officials call to delay mandatory cargo and passenger baggage screening set to begin by December 31. Lawmakers consider revisiting the issue as 39 airports warn of space limits and potential disruption to passenger flow while Mineta aims to have machines in place before 2003 to screen about 1 billion bags annually.
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Washington
Bush Administration
Congress
Transportation
Norman Y. Mineta
Larry Cox
Memphis
Tenn
Mineta
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