Republic NewsLocal news for Republic, KS continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Agenda man faces numerous charges- October 30, 2007 A tip that sprung from a domestic dispute led to the Friday discovery of an indoor marijuana-growing operation at a home in this Republic County town of less than 100 people, authorities said. via Salina Journalhttp://www.topix.net/city/republic-ks/2007/10/agenda-man-faces-numerous-charges?fromrss=1 Commodity commission candidates face Nov. 30 filing deadline- October 20, 2007 Grain growers in central Kansas who plan to campaign for a seat on one of the state's five grain commodity commissions--corn, grain sorghum, soybeans, wheat and sunflowers - should be gathering petition ... via High Plains Journalhttp://www.topix.net/city/republic-ks/2007/10/commodity-commission-candidates-face-nov-30-... School Notes for Wyandotte and Leavenworth counties- October 3, 2007 Piper High SchoolNational recognition: Madeline G. Schuman has been named a semifinalist in the 44th annual Achievement Scholarship competition.Semifinalists are some 1,600 high school seniors nationwide who scored the highest on national qualifying tests taken during their junior year. They are now eligible to continue in the competition to advance to the finalist level and be awarded scholarships.The National Achievement Program, conducted by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation,...http://www.topix.net/city/republic-ks/2007/10/school-notes-for-wyandotte-and-leavenworth-c... Emporia native helps Zambians learn conservation- October 1, 2007 "They grow cotton and tobacco as cash crops. There's a dry season and a wet season. So everything revolves around (farming)." A couple of months ago, Keyna Bugner was kneeling on the floor of her Zambia home, using a long-handled ladle to stir nsima in a metal pot heated with charcoal. via Topeka Capital-Journalhttp://www.topix.net/city/republic-ks/2007/10/emporia-native-helps-zambians-learn-conserva... |