Prairie Spirit rail-trail grows as town sees economic boost
Residents along the 18 mile Prairie Spirit rail-trail in Garnett report lighter crowds but note rising business activity. Trail opened in March after a controversial start tied to rail banking and Fifth Amendment debates. Officials cite tourism boosts for restaurants, hotels, and shops as plans press to extend the trail to Iola and Ottawa.
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Arnett
Kansas
David
Janette Bilderback
Prairie Spirit
Bilderbacks
Janette
Supreme Court
Trent McCown
McCown
Herald
Loni Lombard
Greeley
Gretchen Harrigan
Tremont
Nett City
Stacy Geringer
Development Corporation
Anderson County
Garnett
Geringer
Garnett Trail Head
Michael Riggs
Marjorie Keith-Riggs
California
Riggs
Ottawa
Iola
Richmond
Welda
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
KCT Railway Inc
Rail trails expand across the nation as historic routes open
Mary Mae Hardt of the National Parks Service notes 821 rail trails span 48 states totaling 8,219 miles. Delaware and Hawaii lack rail trails while communities like the Bilderbacks use the paths alongside bikers and walkers attracted by history reimagined along streams and woodlands.
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Mary Mae Hardt
National Parks Service
Delaware
Hawaii
Bilderbacks
Kansas Teachers Named as 1997 nominees honor group
ANCO News Service’s Alan Stanton of Irving Primary Center and Melvin Bauck of Garnett area high school, both Kansas educators, will be recognized Sunday in Topeka as part of the 1997 Kansas Teacher of the Year program at the Expocentre. Stanton brings 26 years teaching, Bauck 34. They are among 58 nominees from the Kansas Second Congressional District. semifinalists include three secondary and three elementary teachers, with one finalist selected in each category.
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Anco News Service
Alan Stanton
Irving Primary
Anderson County
Melvin Bauck
Garnett
Topeka
Kansas
Kansas Expocentre
Stanton
Bauck
Kansas Second Congressional District
County approves phone request for county buses
Anderson County approves funds from the drug seizure fund to buy a $94 cellular phone for the transportation buses run by the Council on Aging. The council covers a $20 monthly fee and 20 cent per minute calls. The phone aids drivers during medical emergencies and to report suspicious activity.
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NCO
Arnett
Anderage County Commission
Anderson County
David Vaughan
Anderson County Transportation
Council On Aging
Don Allen
Vaughan
Phyllis Nolan
Selma
Dean Hultz
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