Wellsville Hall of Fame Inductees Highlight Local Teachers
The Wellsville wall honors alumni and community contributors. Ellen Cox, an 1898 graduate and 1906 to 1943 English teacher, is praised for shaping students beyond class work. Jim Wright, WHS graduate 1955, taught 39 years and coached 46, earning multiple state titles and a named track in his honor.
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Kansas Teachers Hall of Fame
Chalender
Dressler
Dresslar
Ellen Cox
Wellsville High School
Wellsville
Cox
Jim Wright
WHS
Ottawa University
Wright
Skeeter
Eagles
Jim
Kansas
Protective order hearing ends without abuse finding
A Franklin County case fails to prove abuse under the protection from abuse act and the petition for a protective order is denied. The order, issued temporarily, remains in effect only until a final hearing within 20 days or until dismissed. The case has involved venue changes and a judge assignment linked to Mietchen.
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Scott Ryburn
Mietchen
Franklin County District Court
James Smith
Kimball
Franklin County
Marc Berry
Drake receives grants for student counseling and Serenity Path trail
Drake University funds a sophomore counseling course to help students discuss problems rather than act impulsively. A second grant from Sunflower Foundation backs Serenity Path, a one third mile paved nature trail at the Eisenhower Road clinic site in Topeka, free to the public with a rose garden and fish pond nearby.
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Drake
Sunflower Foundation
U N panel urges closure of Guantanamo and secret detentions
The United States should close Guantanamo Bay and end secret detention facilities. Detainees must not be returned to states where torture is likely, and any such places must be disclosed. The report warns of protracted detentions without proper legal safeguards. Separately, Michael Hayden’s CIA confirmation paints a focus on traditional spycraft and improved intelligence methods.
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Geneva
United States
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
U.N
U.S
U.N. Committee Against Torture
Washington
Senate
Michael Hayden
CIA
Air Force
National Security Agency
Hayden
Senate Intelligence Committee
Clandestine Service
Attack on Musa Qala Triggers Bloodiest Afghan Battle Yet
In Helmand province, hundreds of Taliban militants attacked Musa Qala triggering eight hours of fighting that left about 40 Taliban and 13 Afghan police dead. The broader violence across Afghanistan through Wednesday and Thursday killed more than 100 people including insurgents, Afghan police, an American civilian trainer, and a female Canadian soldier.
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Kabul
Afghanistan
Musa Qala
Helmand
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