Kansas Farm Bureau Leader Questions Sierra Club End Game
Patty Clark says the Sierra Club aims to end agriculture in Kansas while Benjamin counters that the EPA and Clean Water Act must be enforced. The EPA set new Kansas standards after a federal lawsuit by environmental groups, prompting farm groups and officials to warn of costs and inspections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Farm Bureau
Patty Clark
Benjamin
Sierra Club
EPA
Jamin
Raith
Kansas
Steve Baru
Johnson County
Agriculture Indus
Baru
Trailer Destroyed By Fire In Franklin County
At 10:05 p.m. Sunday a small singlewide mobile home at 4450 Neosho burned fully involved, per Officer Jim mie Dean. Owner Jim Poe of Lane and landowner Leslie Rantawl are named. investigation ongoing by Captain Kevin Kimball. Cutler Township Fire handled the scene. the trailer was destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heralds
Franklin County Sheriff's
Neosho
Jimmie Dean
Jim Poe
Lane
Cpt
Kevin Kimball
Sheriff's Department
Cutler Township
Twenty two seek vacancy on state Court of Appeals
TOPERA reports twenty two applicants for the open state Court of Appeals seat created by Chief Judge J Patrick Brazil's impending January retirement after over 15 years on the bench. The nine member Nominating Commission will meet November 13 and 14 to screen and trim to three names for governor Bill Graves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topera
State Court of Appeals
J. Patrick Brazil
Brazil
Stephen Douglas Hill
Miami County
Ernest J. Johnson
Wyandotte County
Philip Collins Vieux
Finney County
Janet Chubb
Walker Hendrix
Citizens’ Utility Ratepayer Board
Chubb
Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission
Hendrix
CURB
Kansas Nation Commission
Court Nominating Commission
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Bill Graves
G. Gordon Atcheson
Overland Park
Benjamin UL. Burgess
Wichita
Leonard Allen Hall
Olathe
William Scott Hesse
Topeka
Lee Alan Johnson
Debate over all day kindergarten in Lawrence schools
In Lawrence, Kansas, 500 kindergartners across 14 district schools receive half-day classes while 200 peers in five schools attend all-day programs. Advocates argue longer days boost learning, though critics cite cost and space. A coalition seeks state funding and the legislature to support statewide all-day kindergarten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Katie Jacobsen
Emily Griffin
Katie
Caroll Steacy
Schwegler
Emily
Lawrence Public
Steacy
Kansas
Statewide Education Orga
State Board of Education
Val Howland
Broken Arrow
Howland
Multiple arrests and thefts reported in Franklin County News
Sheriff reports include Daniel Isaacson and Melvin Watkins in jail on multiple warrants, Rodney Elmer jailed on driving while suspended and no insurance, each bond ranging from 250 to 10,500 dollars. Thefts include saddles, Pepsi display, anniversary ware, .22 rifle and ammunition with various losses. Police notes list domestic battery, DUI, suspended licenses, habitual violator, plus several noninjury vehicle incidents and fire ambulance calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff's News
Daniel Scott Isaacson
Canterbury Courts
U.S.59
Shawnee
Franklin County
Rodney Jason Elmer
Baldwin
Woodson Road
Melvin William Watkins
Williamsburg
S. Main
Brian Ray Qualls
Labette Road
S. Hickory Apt. D-4
S. Cypress
Christopher Scott Rogers
Pomona
Princeton
Aaron Milo Kimball Story
S. Maple
S. Princeton
Douglas County
Eric J. Fox
S. Mulberry
N. Main
Roxanne L. Collins
S. Poplar
E. 4Th
W. 2Nd
S. Cedar
Abortion Drug RU-486 Faces Limited Local Availability
In Lawrence, only one abortion provider expects to prescribe RU-486, as many doctors avoid the controversy of abortion. Officials say surgical backup is required, limiting access mainly to urban areas, while activists debate its impact on choices and access across Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Kristin Neuhaus
Kansas
Erika Fox
Planned Parenthood
Mid-Missouri
United States
Fox
Wichita
Kansas City- Overland Park
State Department of Health and Environment
Dave Gittrich
Kansans For Life
Megan Murphy
University of Kansas Pro Choice Coalition
Murphy
Kansans rally to aid Amish fire victims in Roxbury
In Marion County and across Kansas supporters aid the Amish family that lost six in a Roxbury farmhouse fire on Oct 7. Survivors include the father Richard and five children. officials blame a wood stove. Community drives raise money, food, and meals as churches, schools, and banks coordinate relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxbury
Marion County
Mary Thayer
Justina
Theresa
Jessamy
Dorothea
Bernadine
Richard
Magdalena
Matthias
Andreas
Alexander
Paula
Richard Thayer
Mickey Lundy
Tampa State Bank
Lowell Peachey
Roxbury Bank
Diocese of Wichita seeks healing amid abuse allegations
The Catholic Diocese of Wichita urges learning and healing as investigations continue into abuse allegations against priest Robert K. Larson. Prosecutors weigh charges while Bishop Eugene Gerber offers apologies and support services. Larson served 30 years before removal in 1988 after reports spanning 20 years across multiple locations.
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Wichita
Sedgwick
Harvey
Robert K. Larson
Larson
Eugene Gerber
Catholic Church
Gerber
Menninger Clinic
Newton
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Bulletin Board
Eastern Star
Union
Order of Eastern Star
Martha Berton
Electa
Freda Hughes
OES
Brandon Meadows
Johnson County Fairgrounds
Washington, Gardner, Stricker
Brandon
Rob Sturm
Courthouse Square
Faye Rubick
R.N
Anne Leonard
Leslie Rantawl
Aenee
Laura Lee Searing
Dustin Lee Coureton
Linda S. Cordoran
Coureton
Verna Berry
Garnett
Corcoran
Berry
Ransom Memorial
Ronald T. Thompson
Colorado Road
Thompson
Lance A. Burroughs
Willow
Expert Tire
Jason Dean Price
Reno Terrace
S. Hickory
17Th Terrace
S. Tremont Aveo
W. 15Th
S. Princeton St
Cessna
Scott Gardner
Gardner
Thayers
First Assembly of God
Haysville
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