Ghost towns of Kansas mapped by history expert
Diane Yeamans reports from Franklin County where Dan Fitzgerald of the Kansas State Historical Society discusses Kansas ghost towns. He notes about 6,000 distinct sites statewide, many reduced to cemeteries or foundations, with eastern Kansas most populated and Shawnee County housing 250 ghost towns.
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Diane Yeamans
Herald
Kansas
Dan Fitzgerald
Kansas State Historical Society
Franklin County Historical Society
Fitzgerald
Nebraska
Shawnee County
Franklin County
Minneola
Blackjack
Baldwin
Missouri River
Doniphan
White Cloud
Missouri
Long Island
Phillips County
Osage County
Peterton
Fostoria
Empire City
Alumna Rescues Longhorn Steer At College Auction
OLATHE Kan AP A Mid America Nazarene College alumna rescues a Texas longhorn steer auctioned yearly for charity. The steer will appear Friday for the fourth year as the fund raising event runs Thursday through Saturday with more than 1500 items on display and livestock auctioned under a tent. Arabian horses join Saturday’s sale.
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Olathe
Kan
Charlotte the Spider
Wilbur
Mid- America
Harold Olson
Bohr
Hamburger
Ertl
Authorities prepare Aggieville safety plan for K State KU game
Manhattan authorities, the university, and police outlined steps to secure Aggieville during the Kansas State Kansas football match. A 6 foot fence will cordon the area before and after the game as officials urge safe celebration.
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Manhattan
Kan
Kent Glasscock
Aggieville
Attorney general warns charity solicitation may be illegal
Kansas Attorney General Robert Stephenson warned residents about a nationwide charity solicitation he calls an illegal chain letter. The letter names the American Lung Association as a beneficiary, though the group has disassociated itself from the scheme. It asks for a $5 donation to charity and $5 to a fundraiser, with participants adding names and charities to a circulating list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Robert Stephan
Kansans
Association
Alphabetic indexing idea for Dr. Donohue columns
A reader proposes a simple alphabetical system to organize Your Good Health articles for a private book. Broad categories like anemia arthritis or blood heart skin and joints help quick reference, with thyroid under T and rare conditions placed under broader organ listings. The writer, 81, notes the plan mirrors a computer listing and avoids overlong, detailed categories.
Letter inspires thanks to Dear Ann Landers
A California reader credits an Ann Landers letter with changing her view of her three lively children and appreciating normal kids. She recalls a mother praising a son for asking for orange juice, contrasting with her own two sons with disabilities. Judy Rooney responds by acknowledging the critique and gratitude for news coverage.
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Ann Landers
Ann
China
Tom Brokaw
Peter Jennings
Judy Rooney
San Diego
Judy
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Galena
Franklin
Coronado
Leoti
Wichita County
Logan County
Russell Springs
Oakley
Deborah Barker
Ottawa Community Arts Council
Barker
Historical Society
John Mark Lambertson
City Park
Ottawa
University of Colorado, Boulder
University of Kansas
OCAC
E. Std
Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce
Municipal Auditorium
Ottawa University
Missouri Wester State University
Ottawa Herald
Vicki Bohr
Longhorn
Hun
Ayceea
15Th
Cedar
Old House Nursing Home
California
Golden Bear
Cha Ts
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