ERIE, Kan.- One person died and three were injured in an accident just before 8 a.m. on Saturday in Neosho County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2002 Buick Rendezvous driven by Sonja Jo Ford, 37, Erie, was eastbound on 160th Road three miles north of Erie.

The vehicle failed to yield at U.S. 59 and struck a 2010 Ford Focus driven by Sharon L. Rice, 57, Chanute, that was southbound on U.S. 59.

Rice was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to Frontier Forensics.

Ford and a teenager in the Buick were transported Labette County Health in Parsons. A ten-year-old boy in the Buick was transported to Children’s Mercy.

The KHP reported all were properly restrained at the time of the accident.

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors is recalling more than 60,000 vehicles in North America, the latest round of recalls this year for the automaker.

The biggest recall outlined by GM on Saturday affects 46,873 vehicles.

The recalls are Pontiac G8s from the 2008 through the 2009 model years and 2011-2013 model Chevrolet Caprice PPV left-hand-drive sedans imported from Australia.

GM says the ignition switch key may shift from the “run” position when touched by the driver’s knee.

The company is aware of one crash related to the problem, but no injuries.

Another recall covers over 10,005 Cadillac CTS-V sedans from the 2004-2007 model years and 2006-2007 model Cadillac STS-Vs.

On some vehicles, the fuel pump module electrical terminal may overheat.

GM says it knows of no crashes or injuries related to the problem.

NEODESHA, Kan. (AP) — A company in Neodesha is building drones that its owner believes could someday help farmers watch over their fields without spending hours walking or driving through their property.

The company, called AgEagle, has shipped 125 unmanned aircraft systems to customers across the world since Jan. 1. AgEagle was started by Bret Chilcott, a former aircraft employee who grew up on a farm near Udall.

Chilcott says his firm is a pioneer in an industry that he believes will grow quickly, despite current federal regulations that prohibit commercial use of drones.

The Hutchinson News reports the machines could someday allow farmers to map out fields using imagery to detect how a crop is growing. Data collected by the drones would be sent to a laptop for study by the farmer.

COLUMBIA (AP) – Hundreds of computer hackers have converged on the University of Missouri to participate in a weekend hacking marathon that organizers hope will help spur interest in computer programming in the Midwest.

As many as 350 college students and a small number of high-schoolers are taking part in HackMizzou, in which teams of two to five students are spending the weekend creating computer and mobile applications. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports the winning team will earn a $4,000 technology prize pack.

Organizer Gabrielle Perdieu, a senior business major at Missouri, says last year’s event yielded some amazing projects. For instance, one student hacker created Bully Finder, software that allows parents to access their child’s social network profile and search for abusive behavior.

The event runs through Sunday.

LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press
LAURAN NEERGAARD, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is seeking to allay fear about the single confirmed case of Ebola in the United States, saying that despite some initial missteps the health care system is doing what needs to be done to prevent an outbreak.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) issued the following statement today marking the first anniversary of the disastrous launch of the ObamaCare exchanges:

“One year after the disastrous launch of the $2 billion ObamaCare website, I continue to hear from families, workers, seniors, and small business owners across Missouri who are facing skyrocketing out-of-pocket costs, canceled coverage, fewer doctors, and job losses. That’s because ObamaCare is more than a website with technical glitches – it’s a flawed law that needs to be repealed and replaced with common-sense health care solutions.”

Since the disastrous launch of the ObamaCare exchanges, Blunt has gone to the floor almost every week the U.S. Senate has been in session to share health care news and stories from Missourians. Click here to watch highlights from Blunt’s speeches. Click here to read more about the health care solutions Blunt supports.

Key Facts About ObamaCare:

$3,459: Average increase in family health insurance premiums since President Obama took office
450: Employers who have cut hours or jobs due to ObamaCare
30 percent: Average premium increase for Alaskans who’ve enrolled in ObamaCare through their state’s exchange
46 percent: Doctors who give ObamaCare a grade of “D” or “F”
250,000: “Virginians will have their current insurance plans cut this fall” due to ObamaCare
$2.1 billion: Cost for the “federal government’s Obamacare enrollment system”
$73 billion: Total amount the Obama administration has spent on ObamaCare
700,000: Fewer people paying ObamaCare premiums today than the Obama administration reported this spring

Proponents of organic, labor-intensive farming contend we should go back to the days when every family owned 40 acres, farmed with hay burners (horses) and used no chemicals.

You remember the good ol’ days when people were self-sufficient, owned a couple milk cows, tilled a garden and butchered 40 or 50 fryers each spring.

Some of these zealots propose each nation should also strive for self-sufficiency. No imports. No exports.

Should such events occur, you may want to prepare yourself for milking each morning instead of enjoying that piping hot mug of coffee. Forget about sliced bananas on your bowl of corn flakes. These goodies we import into this country, and a lot more, won’t be on the kitchen table any more. Count on it.

God forbid we adopt these policies. If we cave in to those who spread hysteria about unsafe food and giant farms, be prepared to do without the services of carpenters, painters, nurses, doctors, teachers, writers and musicians. In case you haven’t heard, labor-intensive farming doesn’t permit time for many other pursuits. Neither does production agriculture.

Farmers run non-stop, from early morning to late at night, planting and harvesting crops, tilling the soil, feeding and caring for livestock. Their work seldom ends. It’s foolish to assume everyone would want to leave his or her jobs in the city to move to the farm. It ain’t all Green Acres out there folks.

And who’s to say all these people from other professions would become productive farmers?

A city friend remarked to me he does not want to be a farmer. He contends he couldn’t feed himself, much less the rest of the country or world.

“I’d starve to death and so would the rest of us,” he told me. “If you want to till the soil, go for it. But that doesn’t mean the rest of us want to, thank you.”

If we return to a system where everyone farms, brace yourself for even more uncertain economic times. Manual labor and animal power could spell the return of food shortages and famine. A nation of farmers translates to a nation even more vulnerable to depressions and hunger. A drought, plague of insects or disease could trigger such tragedies because we’d have no chemicals to fight them with.

Today’s mechanized farmer provides us with the safest, most abundant food in the world. He works closely with crop consultants when applying herbicides, insecticides and fertilizers. He has cut his uses significantly in recent years – up to 50 percent in some cases.

Farmers work years to leave a legacy of beneficial soil practices. Most of the farmers I know would give up farming rather than ruin their land. They are proud of the crops they grow and the land they work.

Farmers continue to work to conserve water, plug abandoned wells, monitor their grassland grazing and adopt sound techniques that will ensure preservation of the land. Urban residents should also look at new ways to protect the environment where they live.

There’s an old saying that rings true today: “You can never go home.” Yes, we can never return to the good ol’ days. Besides, were they really all that good?

John Schlageck, a Hoxie native, is a leading commentator on agriculture and rural Kansas.

NICHOLAS RICCARDI, Associated Press

DENVER (AP) — Democrats defending their Senate majority this year are increasingly relying on an issue once seen as a wash with voters: reproductive rights.

U.S. Sen. Mark Udall in Colorado has made it a centerpiece of his campaign to stave off a strong challenge from GOP Rep. Cory Gardner. And from Alaska to Florida, Democrats are highlighting their support for abortion rights to try to drive left-leaning single women to the polls in November.

Republicans say the Democrats are overplaying the point. In Colorado, Gardner has fought back against Udall by disavowing a measure that could grant legal rights to a fertilized egg and advocating for over-the-counter sales of birth control pills.

Nationally, Republicans must gain a net six seats to win control of the Senate.