Jayhawker Days Kicks Off In Williamsburg Weekend
Despite light rain, Williamsburg hosts Jayhawker Days with a barbecue dinner and Pake McEntire concert drawing 300 plus attendees. Mayor boosters praise the event as the best in years, with meals from Guy and Mae’s Tavern and C and C BBQ. The weekend features a parade with 80 antique tractors, student performances, and community group participation.
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Pake McEntire
Jayhawker Days
Jayhawker Boosters
Lori Hamilton
Jayhawker Days Booster Club
C & C Bbq
Vassar
Nashville
Reba McEntire
Hamilton
Panthers
Kool Kats
William Street
Williamsburg Library
United Methodist Youth Group of
Jeff Link
Parades, crafts, and camel rides mark Jayhawker Days
Rene Marsh of Ottawa explains holding on to candy for kids as a parade flows through Williamsburg. Hedricks Exotic Animal Farm offers camel rides and a petting area, while Monty Fritts of Ottawa shows spicy hot sauce. Stacey and Clint Robinson from the Robinson Carving Co. demonstrate chain saw wood carvings. An auction features an eagle, a turtle, a bear and a panther. Rain forces the street dance cancellation with a possible August reschedule, finishing with a continental breakfast and church service.
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Rene Marsh
Ottawa
Hedricks Exotic Animal Farm
Monty Fritts
Fritts
Stacey
Clint Robinson
Robinson Carving Co
Mongomery City
Hamilton
Blake Trimble
Topeka
Ivan the Great
Jayhawker Days
Williamsburg
Ivan
Nickerson
Kline Touts Strong Record In Bid For Reelection
AP Political Writer John Hanna reports Topeka. Phill Kline seeks to shape voters' view of his performance as attorney general. He highlights favorable blurbs from conservative allies like Sen Sam Brownback and even welcome support from Nora Foulston, a Democrat and Sedgwick County district attorney.
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John Hanna
Topeka
Phill Kline
Kline
Sam Brownback
Sedgwick County
Nora Foulston
Kansas attorney general faces tough race against Morrison
Analysis notes the tough contest with Paul Morrison in Kansas as Republican incumbent pursues a second term. Political scientist Bob Beatty says Morrison’s bid challenges a law-and-order stance, while the GOP image still leans toward hard lines on crime.
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Johnson County
Paul Morrison
Bob Beatty
Washburn University
Kansas
Vern Miller
Group claims kidnappings of two U S troops in Iraq
An umbrella group tied to al Qaida in Iraq said it abducted two American soldiers missing south of Baghdad as 8,000 troops searched the area. The Mujahedeen Shura Council also claimed four Russian diplomats were kidnapped and a fifth killed in Baghdad on June 3, in a message on an Islamic web site. Verification by U S officials was pending.
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Baghdad
Iraq
al- Qaida
U.S
Mujahedeen Shura Council
Mats
Cowboy Days returns to Ottawa with Old West events
Ottawa hosts the third annual Old West Cowboy Days featuring three days of demonstrations, food, music and art. Friday opens with a Western Art Show reception at Carnegie Cultural Center with Julie Rice. Saturday includes a parade from City Park to Forest Park led by cattle and Fort Riley’s Mounted Color Guard, a duck race, pancake feed, and a host of horse and animal demonstrations, stage entertainment, and activities at Forest Park.
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Julie Rice
Carnegie Cultural Center
S. Main St
City Park
Fifth
Main Streets
Franklin County Convention and Visitors Bureau
Ottawa
City
Kansas Fort
Forest Park
Rodina
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