Rick Price

Sept 27, 2014

Weekend? Maybe

Cheney, Wash. - After jumping out to an early 1-0 lead, the Eastern Washington women's soccer team fell to Idaho State, 2-1, after a late overtime goal on Friday, Sept. 26.

Won-Loss Records
The Eagles fall to 3-4 for the year and to 0-1 in Big Sky conference play, while the Bengals improved to 4-4 overall and to 1-0 in the league.

Volcano erupts in Japan, injuries reported

Published Friday, Sept. 26, 2014 | 10:33 p.m.

Updated SATURDAY

TOKYO A volcano has erupted in central Japan, sending a large  plume of ash high into the sky and prompting a warning to climbers and  others to avoid the area.

Japanese broadcaster NHK says there are reports of injuries, but no word on their severity.

Mt. Ontake erupted shortly before noon on a bright sunny Saturday. The  3,067-meter (10,062-foot) peak sits on the border of Nagano and Gifu prefectures on the spine of mountains that runs down Honshu, Japan's  main island.

A YouTube video shown on NHK shows climbers moving quickly away from the  peak as the plume starts coming out above them.

Japan's meteorological agency raised the alert level for Mt. Ontake to three on a scale of one to five. It warned people to stay away.

In 1995, naturalists re-introduced wolves into Yellowstone National Park in 1995. These wolves were on their own initially but that soon spiraled into something much more amazing.

How Wolves Change Rivers 

"All the science of the Saints is included in these two things: To do, and to suffer. And whoever had done these two things best, has made himself most saintly."
— Saint Francis de Sales

US Navy Electronic Warfare Games Environmental Study for WA State is at the Republic Library. In the back section of the study you will find maps showing locations to be utilized for warfare games for Ferry & Okanogan Counties. California, put a stop to the testing due to health and environmental concerns. The military has the Yakima Range in which it can test "radiation maneuvers" . I believe the study states approx. 266 times per year. Why here????

 Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback wants his state to be ready when zombies arrive.
And to make sure Kansas takes the threat of a zombie apocalypse seriously, Brownback plans to officially declare October "Zombie Preparedness Month" during a ceremonial event Friday at the Kansas Statehouse.

Zombie Preparedness Month, however, is not actually about planning a defense against viral reincarnate flesh eaters. Instead, Brownback's administration wants to capitalize on pop culture's zombie obsession to raise awareness about disaster planning and response.

State officials say the preparations needed for a fictional zombie attack are a good exercise for the natural disasters that could actually hit Kansas in the near future. The agency is calling on Kansans to devise a survival plan that they could implement in the unlikely event that a horde of zombies descends upon the Sunflower State. Five of the best entries will be highlighted during "Zombie Preparedness Day" on Oct. 25, an event that will take place in Topeka.

"If you're equipped to handle the zombie apocalypse, then you're prepared for tornadoes, severe storms, fire, and any other natural disaster Kansas usually faces," said Devan Tucking, a Human Services Officer with the Kansas Division of Emergency Management.

And Kansas isn't the only place preparing for the arrival of the living dead. In Virginia, Northern Virginia Community College is planning an event Thursday where zombie look-alikes will swarm the campus sharing tips with students about how to plan for disaster.