Festival celebrates 1950s nostalgia at Wellsville Days
The Wellsville Days festival featured a 1950s theme with poodle skirts and classic cars on Main Street. Red Hat Floozies wore vintage 50s attire at a diner with a malt shop and Wurlitzer jukebox as the parade showcased a 60s float winning first place. Local families enjoyed nostalgia through costumes, characters, and parade candy.
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Wellsville Days
Main Street
Nathaniel
Wellsville
Mercedes
Audrey
Mickey
Minnie Mouse
Bert
Ernie
Clifford
Big Red Dog
Nicholas
Parks
Xana Hewitt
Ottawa
Galen
Ethanol Boom Raises Ogallala Water Concerns
A Environmental Defense report cited by Sarah Kess notes ethanol growth boosts farmer and producer profits but drains the Ogallala Aquifer in Kansas. Secretary Adrian Polansky defends water-right rules, while advocates warn expansion risks soil, water, and habitat progress. The study highlights hot spots within 50 miles of the aquifer where ethanol-linked water use could surge dramatically.
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Topeka
Ogallala
Environmental Defense
Kansas
Adrian Polansky
Peter
Paul
Timothy
Peng
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Ottawa Library names Jeff Coyle new director
Jeff Coyle of Porter Texas will become Ottawa Library director succeeding retiree Barbara Dew. A Kansas native and Kingwood Branch librarian, he begins on or near November 1. He earned degrees from Benedictine College UNT and the University of St Thomas in Houston.
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Texas
Ottawa
Jeff Coyle
Porter
Barbara Dew
Coyle
Kingwood
Harris County Public Library
Houston
Dew
Mary Redeker
Library Board
Atchison
Benedictine College
University of North Texas
Denton
University of St. Thomas
Cayle
Connie
Kansas City Chiefs
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Paige Wiseman
Princeton Circle
American Royal
Kansas City
Kemper Arena
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