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As a farmer, firefighter, advanced emergency medical technician, Hazardous materials (Haz-Mat) technician and the emergency management director for Ellsworth and Russell Counties, I have dealt with anhydrous ammonia on many different levels.

In recent years, Internet safety has become a growing concern among parents whose children use and rely on the Internet on a daily basis. Ninety-three percent of teens (ages 12–17) are online on a regular basis.

Farming can be a dangerous profession. But while safety features on today’s farm equipment offer more protection to the operator than ever before, the constantly increasing size of farm equipment poses its own inherent risk to the safety of both the operator and those around the operator.

Electrical power is an indispensable part of modern agricultural operations. In fact, electricity is such a commonplace part of a farm operation that it can all too easily become a part of the scenery and its hazards overlooked.

Agriculture is the world’s second largest source of employment and one of the most dangerous. Many agricultural workers suffer occupational accidents and illness each year, caused by exposure to chemicals and working with machinery.

As of Aug. 13, there had been eight fatal agriculture-related incidents reported in Kansas. That number — tracked by Kansas Farm Bureau — is three more than a year earlier. In 2018, the state recorded five fatal agriculture-related incidents during the same period.

From the files of the Feb. 26, 1936 edition of the Holyrood Gazette, courtesy of Don Siemsen, Holyrood.

Grain prices up for the week Prices paid for grain at the Ellsworth Co-op at the end of the business day, Monday, Sept. 16, were: Wheat, bu. — $3.67, up 9 cents from Sept. 9. Milo, bu. — $3.07, up 20 cents. Soybeans, bu. — $7.74, up 42 cents. Corn, bu. — $3.57, up 22 cents.

KANOPOLIS — The owners of four properties in Kanopolis will be given 30 days to begin cleaning them up or face a legal abatement process. Members of the Kanopolis City Council approved the action Tuesday, Sept. 10, during their monthly meeting.

Cover to Cover Well, the kids are back in school and we are about to start our after school programs! They are beginning the week of Sept. 16. Story hour for ages 4 and 5 will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays. Ages 2 and 3 will meet at 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays. We are going to be playing with the ABCs.