Swine part of swine flu reporting started at K-State
MANHATTAN, Kan. – It didn´t make the news. In 2007, however, a new pandemic-type swine influenza strain turned up in a Missouri herd. That startling fact emerged in testing at Kansas State University´s College of Veterinary Medicine, where Dick Hesse is director of diagnostic virology. The strain was an H2N3 virus. (The flu that´s making [...]
USD 223 to release four days early
As a cost-saving measure, USD 223 Barnes-Hanover-Linn will have their last day of school on Friday, May 15 instead of Thursday, May 21. Superintendent Steve Joonas said this morning that the district’s estimate was that they would save $1,500 a day, not counting some extra utility savings. Those savings come from classified staff salaries and [...]
Rain amounts
Didn’t have too many people report rain amounts last time, so I’ll try again. If you know how much rain you received (when this all stops) or have heard from friends or relatives in other towns, please post. Everyone likes to know about rain amounts – it is a rural institution.
KDHE establishes swine flu hotline and email address
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has established a phone number for concerned Kansans to call with questions about swine flu. The toll-free number is 1-877-427-7317. Operators will be available to answer questions from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Persons calling will be directed to press “1” on their touch-tone phone to be directed to [...]
Economics affecting USD 223
This was posted on the USD 223 web site on April 29. By USD 223 Superintendent of Schools Steve Joonas I realize that everyone has heard about the economic situation of our state and the union. We sometimes remain shielded here in the middle of the country in our small towns, but that is simply not [...]
Six things every Kansan should know about swine flu
Jason Eberhart-Phillips, MD, MPH Kansas State Health Officer By now you are probably aware that an outbreak of swine flu has occurred in Mexico, with a few cases now being reported in the United States. You may be alarmed by what you have heard, or you may be wondering why public health authorities are so [...]
Swine flu info
We will post some awareness on swine flu on the blog tomorrow. We were supposed to have something in the newspaper today, but we screwed up. Sorry. Once I get the information posted, please pass the word it is on here. Sorry.
Just think…
I was reading about the controversy surrounding what to do with the detainees at Guantanamo Bay once it is supposedly shut down and I got to thinking… It was pre-internet times, but just think of what this blog would have been like when the prison controversy hit this county. I wasn’t living here at the [...]
Big rain, what’d you get?
Now I’m really turning this blog into an online coffee shop! We had a nice rainfall over the weekend, but some areas probably got more than necessary. What sort of rain totals did you get in your area this weekend? Following is some video from around 10:30 a.m. at the Washington Dam.
Development in small towns
We’ve talked in the past about development opportunities in Washington, some of which can be translated to some of the bigger towns in Washington County, but I’m wondering what people think the future holds for the smaller towns in the county? What will towns like Haddam, Palmer and Greenleaf, etc., look like in 10 years [...]
