Fall Harvest Bountiful Yet Haunting Elevator Woes
A record harvest boosts yields across the county with barley corn and soybeans high. Grain elevators struggle to find rail cars and trucks as storage fills and transport constraints threaten sales and eventual grain disposal. Local agents warn of drought risks and planted wheat emerging while irrigation advice focuses on protecting foundations and evergreens.
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Diane Yeamans
Larry Folks
Wellsville Rfd 1
LeLoup
Stuckey’s
Leroy Wasmund
Princeton Rfd 1
Dale Pearson
Richmond Farmer's Co-Op
Bob Bozworth
Bozworth
Women’s Challenge Caps Pope’s Journey
Washington AP Pope John Paul II drew a huge crowd in Washington as women pressed for church rights during his U S tour. Sister Theresa Kane led nuns in urging inclusion of women in all ministries, while the Pope reaffirmed Mary’s role and the male priesthood, leaving room for compassionate listening but offering no direct response.
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Washington
John Paul II
America
U.S
Poland
Theresa Kane
Pope
Mary
Philadelphia
Sister Kane
Leadership Conference of Women Religious
Kansas Truck Lines seek 10 percent freight rate rise
An AP report from Topeka states Andrew N. Happer testified at the Kansas Corporation Commission hearing that new truck driver wage raises retroactive to last April and boosted Oct 1 will lift labor costs for Kansas firms by 15.3 percent and overall operating costs by about 10.4 percent this year. He noted nonunion firms will match raises to retain staff. Kansas lines represented by Middlewest Motor Freight Bureau seek a 10 percent rate increase.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Kansas Corporation Commission
Andrew N. Happer
Kansas City
Middlewest Motor Freight Bureau
KCC
Bureau
Happer
Commission
Weekend temperature rundown and county forecast
The Ottawa Power Plant station logged Friday highs of 79 and a low of 33, Saturday 74/52, and Sunday 84/46 with no rainfall. County forecast calls for partly cloudy, windy conditions with a slight rain chance tonight, lows in the mid to upper 40s, then mainly cloudy and cooler Tuesday with highs around 60.
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National Weather Service
Ottawa
Energy Waste and Saving Home Heat Reveals Solutions
More than half of winter heating costs may be wasted through cracks and poor insulation. Utilities offer audits and thermograms, with programs varying in price and scope, aiming to show homeowners how to cut energy use and payback periods. Tax credits and grants exist for insulation and energy devices, with further help from Community Action Agencies and state energy offices.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
U.S
Department of Energy
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
California
Mike Willhoit
Iowa
Iowa Utility Association
John Lewis
Lewis
Internal Revenue Service
Congress
Carter
Community Action Agency
State Energy Office
National Energy Act
Amtrak Derailed In Court Over Train Cuts
U S Supreme Court Justice Byron White vacated a Denver appeals court order that kept three Amtrak long distance trains in operation, enabling potential discontinuation. The three routes originate in Chicago the Lone Star to Houston the North Coast Hiawatha to Seattle and the Floridian to Miami. A hearing date was set for Oct 26 while Amtrak argues hearings and environmental impact statements were not properly conducted. Separately Ottawans faced a two hour power outage after a car crash knocked down a utility pole and line affecting about 150 homes along West Second.
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Topeka
Kan
U.S. Supreme Court
Byron White
10Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Amtrak
Kansas
Robert T. Stephan
White
Denver
Neil Woerman
Stephan
Chicago
Lone Star
Houston
Hiawatha
Seattle
Miami
U.S. District Court
Wichita
West Second
Jack Davis
Maple, Willow
Elm Streets
Second Street
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Aaron Setters
S. Main
Harry Grimes
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Grimes
Merle Winsky
Ottawa Co-Op
Williamsburg
Ralph Ferguson
Ferguson
Pearson and
Winsky
Pearson
Richmond
Danielle Bourque
S. Maple
Eisenhower School
Danielle
Explorer’s
Garfield School
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