Douglas County seeks new counsel as jail siting advances
Douglas County commissioners plan to solicit proposals from Douglas County Bar Association members to replace County Counselor Bob Fairchild, recently named district judge. They raised pay for indigent juvenile defense attorneys to 1600 dollars monthly and approved 250 dollars annual CLE allowances.
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Douglas County
County Commission
Douglas County Bar Assn
Bob Fairchild
Fairchild
FBLA district contest helps area students polish Job interview skills
About 300 high schoolers from eight area schools met at Eudora High for an FBLA district conference. Judges tested interviewing, testing, and skills with events like team entrepreneurship. Top teams included Oskaloosa, Pleasant Ridge, Perry-Lecompton, Basehor-Linwood, Eudora, and others.
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Sarah Martin
Eudora High School
Sarah
University of Pennsylvania
Oskaloosa
Pleasant Ridge
Perry
Kansas House plan would phase out school tax by 2005
House Majority Leader Vince Snowbarger unveiled a plan to end the 35 mill school property tax in eight years, shifting to revenue growth and disciplined spending. The schedule lowers to 33, then 30, reducing five mills annually for six years until elimination in 2005, with two mills saving homeowners $11.5 to $23 yearly on typical homes and total tax cuts of about $201.25 to $402.50. The proposal faces scrutiny over assumed growth and strict spending limits.
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Topeka
Kansas
Vince Snowbarger
R-Olathe
Snowbarger
Susan Wagle
Wichita
Tim Shallenbarger
Baxter Springs
House Taxation Committee
Snowbbarger
Gloria Timmer
Bill Graves
Timmer
Baldwin seeks repeal or easing of downtown alcohol ban
Baldwin city leaders hear a proposal from Mike Hercules to open the Wildcat Cafe a sports bar dance hall and restaurant downtown He seeks a special exemption or rezoning arguing the establishment would serve Baker University students and locals A public hearing is set for early March while the council adds a sixth police position funds a pool replacement task force and weighs selling Orchard Lane Nursing Facility A special meeting is planned for Thursday at the Baldwin Public Library Mayor L Itteer emphasizes caution and pace
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Baldwin
Mike Hercules
Hercules
Wildcat
Baker University
Thomas J. Schnitker
Baker
Lawrence
Orchard Lane
Baldwin Public Library
Decision delayed on college standards in Kansas
In Topeka the House Education Committee postponed a vote on a bill requiring Kansas high school graduates to meet admissions standards for state universities. Sponsor Rep. Tanner and chair Rep. Mason expect action later in the week with proposals for GPA or ACT thresholds and class-rank exceptions, while preserving broad access for most applicants.
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Topeka
House Education Committee
Kansas
Ralph Tanner
Baldwin City
Tanner
Bill Mason
R-E Dorado
Mason
House
Senate
Regents
Lecompton approves water line upgrade for trailer park expansion
Lecompton City Council conditionally approved a water line upgrade tied to expanding the Mobile Ledger Trailer Park. Jerry Dinnen of H T Paul Co Tae, owner, will fund the 500 foot six inch line replacement from Whitfield Street to C Street at an estimated 7000 dollars, with the city paying for a final fire hydrant.
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Lecompton
Jerry Dinnen
H.T. Paul Company
Tae
Mobile Ledger
Dinnen
Whitfield Street
Seventh Street
C" Street
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Carmaletta Williams
Johnson County
Robert Hemenway
Alvamar Country Club
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Kansas Humanities Council
National Endowment For the Humanities
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