Water consolidation stalled despite notice and protests
A public notice on October 14 announced consolidation efforts for water districts. Protest petitions must be filed within 90 days, but officials expect few challenges and anticipate finalization early next year. Further consolidations in Franklin County seem unlikely due to differing water sources and distribution methods among districts.
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Ottawa
Miami County
Winter plant care and pruning cautions from Davidson
Davidson advises keeping plants alive in winter by avoiding cold freezing nights and warns against pruning bushes once it turns cold. Prune only late bloomers, not spring bloomers, to protect buds. Indoor plants need less water and fertilizer. place near a sunny south or west window and move outdoor plants inside to avoid repeated freezing and thawing.
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Davidson
Buzzard's Pizza to Open in Wellsville Next Month
Neill cites shared ingredients and unmeasured toppings as keys to success at Buzzard's new Wellsville store. The shop will feature a salad bar and be non smoking, aligning with founder wishes, and will mirror Pomona hours from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sun-Thurs and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fri-Sat.
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Neill
Wellsville
Darek
Emily
Pomona
Kansas Oklahoma joint livestock disease drill across border
A joint drill by Kansas and Oklahoma tested border controls to halt livestock movement in response to a hypothetical foot and mouth outbreak. Officials blocked routes near Sitka and Turpin, questioned loads, and decontaminated one truck, illustrating the state plan to contain disease while state and federal agencies assess the response.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Associated Press
Topeka
Sitka
Turpin
Okla
Jack Carson
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture
Kansas State University
Manhattan
Plum Island
N.Y
Colorado
Iowa
Nebraska
George Teagarden
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Kansas Highway Patrol
Edna Buttler
U.S. 183
Department of Transportation
Bison Herd to Roam Tallgrass Prairie Kansas Flint Hills
A Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve team watches as about 20 wild bison aged 1 to 2½ years are captured at Wind Cave National Park in the Black Hills SD. They will be shipped to the Flint Hills to build a 100-strong herd across 11,000 acres near Strong City, Kansas. Kristen Hase notes bison are the prairie’s symbolic species and key for visitor viewing.
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Lawrence
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
South Dakota
Kansas
Flint Hills
Wind Cave National Park
Black Hills
Strong City
Kristen Hase
Natural Resources
Kansas lawmaker to post new rap praising Obama
Franklin County Republican Bill Otto says he will release a YouTube video next week praising President Obama after meeting Topeka activist Sonny Scroggins. Otto stood by his earlier RedNeck Rap, saying it referenced his hillbilly heritage and not the president.
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Topeka
Kansas
RedNeck
Barack Obama
Bill Otto
Franklin County
Otto
Sonny Scroggins
Opossum
Obama
LeRoy
Top Obama adviser in Kansas withdraws US attorney bid
Lawrence based lawyer Dan Watkins a longtime Democratic activist and former Obama campaign adviser in Kansas says he is no longer pursuing the U S attorney appointment. After initial confirmation of a recommendation Watkins decided the current career suits him better.
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Kansas
Lawrence
U.S
Dan Watkins
Watkins
Lawrence Journal-World
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