CRP signup deadline nears in Franklin County farmland push
The Conservation Reserve Program signs up this Friday with Franklin County reporting over 3,000 acres enrolled after a second signup this year. County official David Iorning notes 2,000 more acres offered across the county as confusion over new rules spurred a fall signup.
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CRP
David Lorning
Franklin County Farm Sexier Agency
Franklin County
U.S. Department of Agriculture
KDOT awards bids for two Miami County road projects
The Kansas Department of Transportation accepted bids on two Miami County road projects. Realm Construction Inc. of Blue Springs won about 1.03 million dollars to patch pavement on US-69 for 18.7 miles. Garney Companies Inc. of Kansas City won 254 thousand dollars to grade and resurface a bridge on a county road near Louisburg. A Coffey County bridge replacement bid will open November 19 near Waverly.
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Miami County
Realm Construction Inc
Blue Springs, Co
Miami
Johnson
Garney Companies Inc
Kansas City
Louisburg
KDOT
Coffey County
Waverly
Sweatshops Linked to Wal Mart and Major Retailers
U S labor group reports Nicaraguan garment workers for Wal Mart J C Penney and Kmart endure brutal conditions and earn far less than Honduran peers who made Kathie Lee Gifford lines. Workers as young as 15 face abuse in Las Mercedes zone near Managua with armed guards. Clinton backed an apparel code. Penney says it does not directly deal with the cited factory.
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EW York
Wal- Mart
J.C. Penney
Kmart
Kathie Lee Gifford
U.S
Kathie Lee
Charles Kernaghan
National Labor Committee
Mercedes
Road crash reports and fire calls for Wellsville area
A Daily Report item details a Nebraska Road crash south of Clark Road where a vehicle overturned after leaving the gravel path, with >$500 damage. It notes a 1996 Dodge Stratus driven by Ashley D. Lurber, 16, colliding with a deer on Vermont Road, and a 1992 Pontiac Grand Prix driven by Stella L. Reid, 55, hitting a deer on K-33 near Stafford Road, both with >$500 or <$500 damage. Fire calls include a carbon monoxide check on Hanes, a sick call on South Locust, and medical emergency on West Pomona.
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Nebraska Road
Clark Road
Ashley D. Lurber
Wellsville
Vermont Road
Stella L. Reid
Stafford Road
S. Hanes
Ulan
South Locust
West C. Pomona
Couple turns disaster into new store in Ottawa
Clyde and Cindi Potter opened Whole Food Emporium at 417 E. Seventh, turning ClydePotter's lymphoma battle into a business focused on organic foods and supplements. He improved on an alternative regimen and no longer needs regular medical care, while the couple promotes organic shopping and hosts an open house and a community buying club meeting.
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Whole Food Emporium
Clyde Potter
Potter
Cindi Potter
Joan Vibert
Windwalker Farms
Ottawa
U.S
Potters
Wee
Gor
Lynda Mary Ganninal
Pomona
Cynthia Randall
Pomona School Carnival Supports Local Projects
Pomona parents and teachers organize a carnival and taco supper at Pomona Elementary from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday. Money raised funds various school projects and activities.
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Pomona
Parents Teachers Organization
Pomona Elemen
Ottawa Herald Delivery Rumors and Rates Noted
Reader information outlines home delivery by Ottawa Herald with target times for weekdays and Saturdays. Contact numbers for missed issues and circulation staff are provided. Subscription prices vary by delivery method and location, with regional and state mail options and discounts for multi month plans.
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Fon
Garsier
Ottawa
Franklin
Kansas
Bullying prevention materials eyed by Eisenhower staff
Levings discusses bully dynamics and nonpunitive responses while teachers practice supportive steps for victims. The district plans to buy Bullyproof and Flirting Not Hurting curricula, plus Eye Message guidance, with KNEA distributing copies for $8.50 each.
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Levings
Eisenhower
Nancy Johnson
Johnson
Knea Instructional Advocacy Office
Topeka
Weather forecast summary with frigid weekend outlook
Cloudy tonight with a 30 percent chance of light snow and a low in the upper 20s. Extended forecast calls for colder Thursday night with snow chances and lows around 20, then Friday remains cold with a few flurries and highs in the 20s. Saturday stays dry and cold with teens to low 20s, and Sunday clears with morning lows in the teens, easing chill later.
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