West Franklin FFA students barred from fair show
Angelle Higbie, West Franklin High School agriculture teacher, revealed the Franklin County Fair Board decided in August to bar FFA members from showing and exhibiting projects at the 2014 fair. She learned of the move from a fellow adviser and sought an explanation from board president Justin Webb. The concern cited involved students selling in two counties as West Franklin sits in a floating district overlapping Osage County, allowing cross‑county 4‑H and FFA involvement.
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Angry bees attack woman on her birthday
Dixie Loper on her 77th birthday disturbed a hole in hay and sticks while feeding horses. A mass swarm of bees erupted, stinging her arms and hair as she watched, prompting concern over the sudden attack.
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Ottawa sergeant saves boy from river and breaks gender barriers
On a March day in 1995 Ottawa police officer Robbie Hawkins helped pull a submerged boy from the Marais des Cygnes River. The rescue followed a ledger of barriers as Hawkins, the department’s first female sergeant, recalled how she earned trust from male officers while juggling single motherhood and rotating shifts.
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Herald
Ottawa
Robbie Hawkins
Marais Des Cygnes
Hawkins
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