Unseasonal Storm Delivers Sleet and Snow in Franklin County
A winter storm swept Ottawa and Franklin County bringing rain sleet and freezing temps. Forecasters expect 4 to 6 inches of sleet and snow with rain turning to sleet by afternoon and snow overnight. Climatologist Mary Knapp notes moisture from the Gulf Coast aids early planting and future burns. Weather service extends advisory until 6 am as officials warn of accumulating ice and snowfall.
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U S general questions value of Iran Iraq talks
General George W. Casey, top commander in Iraq, cast doubt on whether U S Iran negotiations will bring peace in the Middle East. He warned Iran may balance stabilizing its neighbor with opposing U S success, as Washington agrees to talks after a 30 year break, amid suspicions of arming Iraqi factions.
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Bush commends Iraq progress on eve of unity gov bid
President Bush said he is encouraged by progress toward forming a unity government in Iraq and urged Iraqi leaders to keep working. He noted U S troops' sacrifices on the third anniversary of the invasion and thanked service members and their families.
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Associated Press
Washington
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Iraq
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U.S
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Silkville schoolhouse wins grant for restoration
The Silkville schoolhouse near Williamsburg Kansas receives a 2000 RJ Reynolds Foundation grant channeled via Lori Hamilton to the Williamsburg Area Historical Society. The building, one of Silkville’s remaining structures, faces renovation with local support from the Bickelmeyer family and volunteers aiding exterior repairs.
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Judy Simpson
Silkville
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Williamsburg
Lori Hamilton
Utopia
Kansas
RJ. Reynolds Foundation
Williamsburg Area Historical Society
Historical Society
Judy Simp
Hamilton
RJ. Reynolds
French exile tried utopian community near Williamsburg
Deb Barker of the Franklin County Historical Society notes a wealthy eccentric Frenchman banished by Napoleon III who attempted to establish a socialist utopia on the prairie near Williamsburg after the Civil War. Erne Valet de Boissiere, a former French army engineer, moved to what is now Williamsburg to pursue communal ideals in the Kansas short-grass prairie.
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Deb Barker
Franklin County Historical Society
Napoleon III
Williamsburg
Baid
Erne Valet “de Boissiere
Napoleon Iti
U.S
Kansas
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