Late summer heat lingers in Midwest as September cools
Forecasters say the extreme heat wave is fading but temperatures will stay warm with upper 90s over the next five days. Record highs mark September as electricity use climbs while a persistent high-pressure ridge and a stalled jet stream keep Midwest heat alive longer than typical for the season.
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Josh Lemieux
Associated Press
Kansas City, Mo
Ken Smith
Weather Data Inc
Kansas City International
Kansas City
Kansas City Power
Joe Kramer
Kramer
Wichita
Midwest
Smith
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Colorado
Ilinois
Iowa
Kentucky
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Wagner
Fred Ostby
National Weather Service
Canadian
Canada
Ostby
Kansas Briefs Roundup From Topeka To Manhattan
Kansas Briefs report August tax revenue and interest earnings surpass estimates, leaving general fund $4.3 million ahead for early fiscal year. A Sedgwick firefighter died fighting a grass fire near Mulvane. In Pittsburg, PSU professor helps develop ultraviolet clueing method for crime scene analysis now used by FBI and foreign agencies. Kansas State U plans Hubbard Mathematics Project to foster academic competition mirroring athletics with $150,000 gift and 15 centers aiming at 5,000 participants.
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Topeka
Legislative Budget Committee
Richard Ryan
Legislative Research Department
Ryan
Mulvane
Sedgwick County
Here
Todd Colton
Clearwater
Diane Gage
Wichita
Colton
Pittsburg
Pittsburg State University
Gainesville
Fla
John Frair
Pittsburg State
Michael West
Mississippi
West
Florida
Frair
Flair
FBI
Manhattan
Kansas
Kansas State University
K-State College of Education
Hubbard Mathematics Project
R.D. and
Joan Dale Hubbard Foundation
Smith Center
Michael Helen
Associated Press & Harris News Servize
Ottawa area sale and event roundup across multiple listings
Numerous local bargains and events fill a weekend calendar. Wal-Mart hosts the first annual Flea Market and Craft Sale to support the Library Building Fund while Booths still open for the sale on Sept 8. Other notices include a garden center discount, a paper drive at Sacred Heart, a K of C sponsored drive, and a circus at Ottawa Fairgrounds. Community groups announce club open houses and giveaways at various venues with contact numbers for details.
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Wal-Mart
Boothnee
Ottawa Library
Library Building Fund
Weather Tonight and Next Few Days Forecast
Partly cloudy tonight with a 20 percent rain chance. Lows upper 60s. Kansas extends Sunday through Tuesday with hot highs 95 to 100. Lows 60s northwest to 70s southeast. Tuesday cooler with a chance of thunderstorms mainly north and east. highs around 90 to the south, 90s north. Lows 55 to 60 northwest and 60s elsewhere. Temperatures, barometer, sunrise, and sunset times noted.
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Kansas
U.S. expands aid to Gulf war effort and evacuees
The Associated Press reports increased anti-Iraq support with Kuwait’s exiled leaders and Saudis pledging funds for U.S. forces. A plane carried 170 American women and children from Kuwait to Amman, Jordan, detailing dire conditions. Britain dispatched minehunters toward the Gulf as India urges relief access amid sanctions.
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Associated Press
Iraq
Kuwait
Amman
Jordan
Iraqi Airways
Graves urges census dates to challenge figures
Kansas Secretary of State Bill Graves urged local officials to challenge preliminary U S Census figures if they are too low. He cited funding impacts and noted local input can shift population tallies under the Post census Local Review program. Some Kansas cities report many unoccupied residences in the count.
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Topeka
Kan
Bill Graves
Kansas
U.S
Graves
House of Representatives
Bureau
Census Bureau
Guthrie's American Song Echoes Hope In Loses And Migrant Struggles
A detailed review of Woody Guthrie’s influence and his songs like American Song and Bound for Glory. The piece links Guthrie to the Great Depression era Oklahoma migrants, noting his resilience, personal struggles, and the uplifting, hopeful power of his folk music as performed at Ottawa and seen by attendees.
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Loody Guthrie
Ottawa
Guthrie
Lee Shelden
S. Poplar
Idaho
Woody. Guthrie
Oma
Woody Guthrie
Ottawa Herald publication rates and staff listing
The Ottawa Herald lists its motto truth above all and provides detailed rates for subscriptions including carrier and mail options across Onawa Franklin County and adjacent counties, with varying monthly and annual prices. Staff roles include Editor Publisher R Hitch, Managing Editor Ostmeyer, Advertising Director Bemis, City Editor Geiss, Circulation Manager Armstrong, Office Manager Snow, and Press Foreman Rossman.
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Dim R. Hitch
Terry Ostmeyer
Carol Ackermann
Kay Bemis
Mike Geiss
Armstrong
Wayne Snow
Jean Rossman
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Ottawa Herald
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