An elderly Missouri man narrowly escapes his car being struck by a train early Thursday morning in Atchison County. 75-year-old Eugene Kane, of Hazelwood, Missouri, was struck by the Union Pacific train at the railroad crossing located on 286th Road, west of McPherson Road, around 5 a.m.
Edwin Conner (88yo) of Effingham, Kansas, reported that someone had damaged his garden. The suspects removed produce (10 watermelon, 10 cantaloupes, and 10 honeydew melon) from his garden and smashed them in various areas nearby. There were also tomato and beet plants pulled from the garden. Possible suspects have been identified and the investigation is ongoing.
“Early” is a relative term, no matter if we are talking about when the daily alarm clock goes off or in the case of this article, weaning calves. There are several factors that point to the possibility of at least looking at the option to wean spring calving calves sooner than what is considered “normal” this year. Even with a recent market dip, calf prices are red hot. Hot summer temps and a drier period have caused rapid forage quality decline, forcing managers to look at options to maintain pasture quality and cow body condition scores. Lower cost of gains in the feedlot setting might mean putting calves on feed sooner. All of these factors make it seem like this might be a timely topic for today.
A number of these columns this summer encouraged post-harvest hay field evaluations. If you’ve done so, I hope they were greening up consistently and looking good. If you have not, it might be a good idea to do so. Some unevenness is starting to show up, and there have been a few reports of some foliage feeders that may not require attention, but should be monitored.
The 118th Atchison County Fair started its festivities Wednesday evening with some events such as the Breeding Cattle Show, Market Steer Showmanship, Dairy Queen Ice Cream Social along with a fashion review show.
Voters ventured to the polls Tuesday to make the choice of which candidates make the cut to advance to the general election in November for local races. The vote to decide the Atchison County Sheriff was an especially close race as incumbent Jack Laurie edged out Adam Potts by a total of 67 votes, 1,091 to 1,024.
Late Tuesday evening, a motorcycle crash occurred in Atchison County that unfortunately claimed the life of a Oskaloosa man. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol stated the crash took place a little before 10 p.m.
Friday, August 2 Vehicles driven by Taylor Oberg, Atchison, and Christopher Tschauder, Atchison, were involved in an accident at 9th and Riley on Thursday. Oberg was cited for failure to stop at stop sign.
KRIS MILLER Hiawatha World Ryan Shopteese, 34, of Horton was sentenced today to 100 months in prison for aggravated battery that took place on the Kickapoo Reservation earlier this year. Shopteese was arrested on Jan.
Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland recently announced $1,295,450 has been awarded to 108 recipients in the latest round of Kansas Arts Commission (KAC) grant funding. The funds will support museums, arts education, music, dance, visual arts, professional and community theater, creative writing, murals, poetry and other creative projects.