Arkansas River runs full through Kansas for second year
Kansas section of the Arkansas River carries water from border to border for a second consecutive year. Hydrologist Charlie Perry notes steady flow due to heavy rainfall in a specific area. Last year, John Martin Reservoir releases in Colorado caused the river to flow across Kansas in July for the first time in eight years.
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Kinsley
Kan
Kansas
Arkansas River
Cowley County
Garden City
Great Bend
Charlie Perry
U.S. Geological Survey
Lawrence
John Martin
Colorado
Arkansas
Cronkite Honors William Allen White In Emporia Visit
Walter Cronkite spoke in Emporia about admiring William Allen White since childhood and credited White with steering him toward journalism. He filmed scenes for a documentary narrating The William Allen White Story at White’s home, a project led by Bill Hoch. White, born in Emporia, built The Emporia Gazette and shaped Republican stance, opposing the Ku Klux Klan and Nazi expansion.
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Emporia
Kan
Walter Cronkite
William Allen White
Cronkite
Ku Klux Klan
U.S
Audit backs Kansas school testing and discipline
Kansas school districts largely use tests for broad performance judgments and expulsion decisions, the Legislative Post Audit Committee reported. The study notes a pupil error rate of about 13 percent, lower when averaged by class, and says test modifications were part of a pilot program and should stabilize.
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Legislative Post Audit Committee
Relay for Life set at Steve Grogan Stadium weekend
Relay for Life, a fund raising project of the local American Cancer Society chapter, starts 6 p.m. Friday at Steve Grogan Stadium and runs to noon Saturday. Teams walk 18 hours to raise funds for cancer research with prizes for top fundraisers and a candle light tribute for survivors and patients. A 1995 Ottawa High School graduate, Eric Piotrowsky, 19, is in critical condition with non Hodgkins lymphoma at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, serving as honorary chairman for the event.
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Dawn Bennett
Relay For Life
American Cancer Society
Steve Grogan
Robin Lutz
Lutz
Ottawa
Eric Piotrowsky
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Kansas City
Piotrowsky
Icu
Ottawa High School
KCC weighs cutting Western gas charge for small businesses
The Kansas Corporation Commission may cut Western Resources natural gas service charges for small industries and retail firms after a 33.8 million rate increase that raised small business charges from 5 to 30 dollars monthly. A June 26 hearing will consider a reduced rate proposal amid political pressure and calls for reclassification of customer groups.
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Ta Kan
Western Resources
Kansas Corporation Commission
ECC
KCC
Tim McKee
Hendrix
Peters
Cemetery Decorations to Be Removed Before Mowing
Highland Cemetery manager John Heckert reminds visitors to clear flowers and keepsakes from graves by Monday before a Monday mowing. Items may be returned starting Tuesday June 18. unclaimed decorations will be removed. Hope Cemetery on West Second will follow the same policy.
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Highland Cemetery
John Heckert
East 15Th Street
Heckert
Hope Cemetery
West Second
Jayhawker Days Weekend Schedule at Williamsburg
The Jayhawker Days festival runs Friday and Saturday in Williamsburg with a packed schedule including Spencer's Amusements from noon to 7:30 p.m. Friday, bandstand entertainment, ice cream social, and exhibits judging. Saturday features a Lions Club breakfast, 10K run, craft show, baby show, tractor pulls, weigh-ins, parades, bed race, antique tractor events, bingo, multiple entertainments, and a street dance with drawings throughout.
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Spencer's
The
Spirit Club
Dan Wooge
Library Building Fund
Lions Club
Butch
Nancy
Stan
Random Act of Kindness Honor From Onawa Readers
Betty Ewbank helped after a wreck on April 19. Three people credit her quick aid for immediate attention and safe arrival. Nominators Pepper Cannady Jeremy McGee Casey Lepley express gratitude and request thanks to Betty.
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Betty
Spencer
Pepper Cannady
Jeremy McGee
Casey Lepley
Onawe
Wal-Mart
County Mart
Amoco
Town & Country Supply
John Brockway
Brown's
Chris’ Corner
Horseshoe Cafe
North Main
North Casey's
City Hall
Edward D. Jones
County Extension
Sunflower Place
South Poplar
Onawa
Jeff's Foods
Wellsville
Price Saver
Pomona
Central Heights
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Topeka
Ann Landers
Vege
Heloise
Seesssars Onan
Rage
Society
Gevasonaeanen
Anne
the Daily Report
Enes Ersperssres
Estes
Jay Thornton
Brent Wheeler
City Park
Walt Butler
Kansas House
J. Michael Peters
Illiams
Burg Ve
Williamsburg
Jayhawker
Betty Ewbank
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