Franklin County marks 150th birthday with urged Hall of Fame nod
Editorial notes Franklin County’s 150th anniversary during Veterans Day events and urges nominating its namesake Benjamin Franklin to the Agricultural Hall of Fame. It highlights county origins in 1855, early governance, and agriculture as a rural heritage pillar. Readers urged to contact John Walburn to support the nomination.
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Chippewa
Ohio
Ottawa
Peoria
Pottawatomie
St. Bernard
Minneola
Ohio City
Benjamin Franklin
Agricultural Hall of Fame
National Agricultural Hall of Fame
Bonner Springs
Arthur Capper
Agricultural Cooperative Movement
Garnett
Mark A. Carleton
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Frank E. Mullen
National Farm and Home Hour
John Walburn
Agriculural Hall of Fame
Franklin
Wellsville Students Earn Top Honor Roll Marks
Wellsville schools report first quarter honor rolls across high school and middle school with 54 percent and 51 percent honor students respectively. Freshman to senior class rates range from 41 to 66 percent on the high school side while middle school grades show 60 percent sixth, 53 percent seventh, and 44 percent eighth graders listed. Denise O'Dea, superintendent, notes the effort behind these results. Linda O'Brien's book offers ten steps to better grades, including belief, organization, time management, consistent attendance, note taking, reading strategies, study habits, test strategies, reducing anxiety, and seeking help when needed.
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Linda O’brien
Benjamin Franklin’s agricultural legacy and honors
Franklin’s farm at Burlington demonstrated crop rotation boosting yields to 60 bushels per acre and popularized gypsum as fertilizer. He introduced many crops to America, promoted agricultural knowledge sharing, inspired crop art ads, and a fertilizer named in his honor. John Walburn leads the Integrity Project seeking national hall of fame recognition.
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Quaker Oats Company
Franklin County
National Agricultural Hall of Fame
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Integrity Project
Lawrence
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