Safety department marks decade for Give 'Em A Brake drive
The state safety department celebrates 10 years of supporting the Give Em A Brake campaign to raise awareness of highway work zone dangers. Deb Miller notes that motorists account for nearly 80 percent of injuries and deaths in work zones, while speeding and improper following distances remain top violations.
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Wellsville plans new sewage plant and rate hike
The city will build a sewage treatment plant at the current lagoon site with sludge separated and land spread as fertilizer. Ultraviolet disinfection will send effluent to the Marais des Cygnes River. Construction starts next month, to finish in 15 months. May 2004 pollution deadline looms. rates rise to fund the loan. highway water sale under review. other council actions noted.
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Ottawa
Saddam Faces Stiff Resistance as Coalition Presses Tikrit
Coalition air strikes pound the Adnan division while Navy jets bomb barracks. Troops block roads into Tikrit to trap Iraqi leaders, with fears of a fierce ground battle if forces advance. Tikrit, Saddam birthplace, hosts bases and a long martial legacy, and may yield clandestine resistance if he hides there.
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House backs national Amber Alert and child protection bill
The House approved a package creating a national Amber Alert network and strengthening child pornography laws. The 400 to 25 vote followed a quick three hour negotiation by a House Senate panel, urged by Elizabeth Smart family, with Senate fate uncertain amid sentencing decentralization concerns.
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Spring Storms Sweep Southeast and Plains Weather Update
Spring storms moved across the Southeast and mid Atlantic early Thursday while the Plains enjoyed sun. High pressure built over the Great Plains and Upper Midwest as showers neared the Pacific Northwest. Kansas hotline listed as 1-800-885-7823 for weather updates.
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Woman Detained After Fertilizer Triggered Airport Alarm
A woman passing an explosives detector twice at a nuclear site felt alarm bells ring as her shoes and pantyhose carried fertilizer from lawn treatment. Her husband had spread the chemical on the grass days earlier, prompting a thorough check and personal explanation.
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Vickie Moss
Vmoss
Oitawaherald.com
Franklin County Jail population and expansion plans discussed
County official LeMaster reports inmate numbers fluctuating with a high of 78. Six inmates currently occupy Franklin County Jail with six single and four multi purpose cells plus 45 permanent beds and 45 portable beds. Commissioner Waymire notes no expansion plans while space limitations complicate separating offenders and adds that future growth would require more single cells.
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Don Waymire
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