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As Kansas temperatures rise, some garden plants will need to be protected, said Kansas State University horticulture expert Cynthia Domenghini. “It is tempting to automatically water plants on hot afternoons, but this is not always what's best,” Domenghini said.

The Kansas State Department of Education has announced the participation of all Kansas school districts and many private schools in the National School Lunch and/or School Breakfast Program. Application forms and an informational letter to households are available from the school district or private school. Additional copies are available at the principal’s business office in each school. Applications may be submitted at any time during the year. An application for reduced price or free Child Nutrition Program benefits can’t be approved unless it contains complete eligibility information as indicated on the application and instructions.

Summer is here and so are hot temperatures. People use the most electricity during the summer months as air conditioners work to keep up with the hot weather.

July 21: Checked suspicious persons, 800 block N. Marshall; Assisted Fire/EMS, 400 block W.

140 Years Ago Miss Gertie Shannon has been appointed assistant in the post office at Cheney. Wm.

From September 1913 Meridith Evans, the 5-year-old son of Dr. and Mrs. Evans, left for Colorado Wednesday, and their two little boys here were taken to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Baker while their parents were away. The boys were out playing when Meridith climbed up on a workbench and a heavy anvil vice pulled loose from the wood and fell on him, causing an oblique fracture to the upper third of his left femur bone. Dr.

From April 1924 There is an ordinance prohibiting chickens running at large in the city, and all persons are hereby notified to not let their chickens run loose. Miss Bess Ditgen, who has been visiting Ms.

A week after being added to the Kansas Department of Environment (KDHE) and Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) blue-green algae watch list, Cheney State Reservoir has been removed from that list.

TSnews CLEARWATER – During its meeting July 22, the Clearwater City Council approved two ordinances with updates to zoning rules. The first ordinance updated use regulations in R-2 residential zones.

Extension For many, the onset of summer means outdoor picnics, walks and time at the park, but a blood-sucking insect whose lifespan rarely lasts past two months often can put a bite in those plans. Kansas State University entomologist Jeff Whitworth said May and June tend to be the time of year when adult mosquito populations rise in Kansas.