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Prevention services suspended By KAYLA BANZET The Iola Register
plications. Woodworth describes it as “precision ag” in practice. To illustrate, Woodworth called up a map of a 160-acre parcel of land. Through the SoilMaxx grid sampling, Woodworth sets up more than 30 sampling zones to determine such things as
A new approach for prevention of alcohol and drug abuse, suicide and gambling problems is underway in the state of Kansas, but in the meantime, the area is without any services. The Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services (KDADS), along with five contractors, known as the Kansas Prevention Collaborative, addressed community coalitions Friday in Chanute. KDADS will spend about nine months crafting a new plan of services. In the past, regional prevention centers have partnered with the state to help people access mental health programs as well as those that prevent substance abuse, problem gambling and suicide. These prevention centers received grant money to aid their efforts. Iola’s regional prevention center was at Preferred Family Healthcare which opened in Iola in 2009. Its
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AgVenture of Eastern Kansas, LLC, and its subsidiary, SoilMaxx, have found a new home at 700 W. Miller Rd. in Iola. The AgVenture/SoilMaxx staff is from left, owners Tom and Regina Woodworth, Leanne Milleret, Dwight Gigstad and Mike Morrison. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN
Farming technology sparks growth By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register
Tom Woodworth has a piece of advice for any youngster considering a career in farming. “It’s a whole new world,” Woodworth said, with more opportunities to fuse agriculture and technology than ever before.
“No matter what industry you’re considering, technology is changing it,” Woodworth said. In this case, technology allows farmers to know how better to treat soil, even if the soil conditions are vastly different in a single parcel of land. Woodworth is the owner of AgVenture of Eastern
Webworms envelope area trees By BOB JOHNSON The Iola Register
Webworms have pitched their gossamer tents in area trees. “It seemed like they showed up almost overnight,” said Carla Nemecek, Allen County Extension agent. From what she saw on a drive east and south of Humboldt, the farther south in Allen County the worse the infestation.
Kansas and its subsidiary, SoilMaxx, which recently relocated to a larger, more accommodating facility at 700 W. Miller Rd. in Iola. Formed about a year ago, SoilMaxx is the testing service through which farmers — with Woodworth’s support — do grid sampling and fertility prescription writing for variable rate fertilizer ap-
How to stay safe
Backing up Never pass closely behind a truck that is backing up because of the wide blind spot immediately behind them.
With most collisions being caused by the car, the Federal Highway Administration warns drivers how to stay out of the danger zones around large trucks and buses.
Danger zones Areas around big trucks where crashes are more likely to occur.
The good news is webworms don’t harm established trees. But, “if you have small
Blind spots If you can’t see the driver’s face in his side-view mirrors, he can’t see you.
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Festival celebrates Ruritan ELSMORE — Elsmore Ruritan Club, which has been serving the Elsmore and Savonburg areas for 48 years, will sponsor the 46th annual Rural-Town Days this weekend. The bulk of the activities run Saturday in downtown Elsmore, while the golf tournament is planned for Sunday morning at Cedarbrook Golf Course in Iola.
Saturday’s activities begin bright and early with arts and crafts booths set up in the Elsmore community building. Additionally, flu shot and tetanus shots will be offered by the Southeast Kansas MultiCounty Health Department. The Main Street parade, with a theme of “Elsmore Ruritan: 48 and doing great!” See ELSMORE | Page A3
RV park owners reimbursed By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register
LAHARPE — The city will pay Jayhawker RV Park owners Clayton and Cynthia Carr more than $1,200 because of three streetlights that were improperly installed within their electric system more than two years ago. Council members voted, 4-0, with one abstention, to re-
fund the Carrs. The electricity from the streetlights was charged to the Carr’s electric meter after the city upgraded the park’s electric service in the summer of 2013. The error was discovered earlier this year. To determine the compensation, the city determined that each light cost the Carrs See LIGHTS | Page A3
Quote of the day Vol. 117, No. 213
Passing When passing a truck, make sure you can see the cab of the truck in your rearview mirror before pulling in front. Maintain a consistent speed. Sources: Minnesota State Patrol, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, ESRI Source: Mark Boswell, Star Tribune/Tribune News Service
Wide right turns Truck drivers sometimes need to swing wide to the left in order to make a right turn and they can’t see cars that might try and sneak past them to make a right turn. Give them room to make the turn.
When big rigs push past safety rules By PAM LOUWAGLE Minneapolis Star Tribune
MINNEAPOLIS (TNS) — The semitrailer truck rumbled south down Houston County Road 9, a two-lane highway that rolls across the fertile farmland of southeast Minnesota, on an overcast Saturday morning in March. The roads were clear of ice and snow, and the truck’s trailer was loaded with giant bales of hay. Dale and Teresa Erickson, married for 26 years, were
cruising north in their pickup. Both vehicles were headed for a curve. When the semi driver felt the hay shift, he slammed on the brakes. But it was too late. Ten bales, each weighing an estimated 1,200 pounds, flew off. One crushed the pickup’s cab. Passers-by dragged Teresa out, but the pickup caught fire with Dale pinned inside. Both died within days. The truck’s owner and driver, Randall Hongerholt, faces four misdemeanor charges, including failing
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to secure the load — the kind of violation that would have been caught during a roadside safety inspection. But federal records show that Hongerholt, who put on about 5,000 miles a year transporting grain, feed and hay, hadn’t undergone such a check from a certified inspector since October 2000, after a crash in which someone was injured. Millions of large trucks crisscross state and federal highways every day, hauling See BIG RIGS | Page A5
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