Auction of seized Harley bikes nets large cash haul
In De Soto Kansas an auction of Harley-Davidson and Indian Chief motorcycles seized from a Lenexa drug dealer drew over 2,000 attendees and raised more than 360000 dollars. Earlier cash totaled 275000 dollars, marking one of Kansas's biggest drug-proceeds seizures. Proceeds fund Johnson County law enforcement efforts. About 700 bidders sought vehicles including nine Harleys and one Indian under a blue tent.
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DE Soto, Kan
de Soto
Kansas
Johnson County
Lenexa
SRS trims staff to shift 2000 workers to other agencies
Kansas state official Rochelle Chronister outlines a plan to shrink SRS by moving about 2,000 full time workers to the Department on Aging, the Kansas Youth Authority, private firms, and other agencies. She says direct services will be fewer but better directed with clearer outcomes and earlier intervention.
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Kan
State
Rochelle Chronister
Chronister
SRS
State’s Department On Aging
New
Kansas Youth Authority
Freemen supporter heads west from Kansas
A 50 year old Kansas woman, Karen Hanzlicek, left Brown County with an unnamed militia officer to travel to Montana and back anti government Freemen in their standoff with federal agents. Kansas activists Brad Glover says mobilization plans circulate among militias nationwide.
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St, Joseph
Kansas
Montana
Karen Hanzlicek
Brown County
Common Law Court
Brad Glover
7Th Division
United States Constitutional Militia
St. Joseph
Census Bureau Notes Public Debt Index Figure
The Census Bureau reports a public debt index totaling ten million fourteen thousand eight hundred dollars with a per unit value of thirty four dollars and forty six cents. Debts are attributed to the Bureau of the Public Debts.
Chad Perez to be tried as juvenile
Chad Perez will stay in juvenile court to face charges in the Oct. 15 shooting of Heath Griffin after Franklin County Attorney's office withdrew a bid to try him as an adult. Judge James J. Smith set a May 15 juvenile trial date for two days and denied a jury trial.
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Jeff Myrick
Herald
Jonathan Chad Perez
Heath Griffin
Franklin County
Perez
Brett Berry
John
Wilcox Jr
Brian
Hastert
Berry
John Cole
Cole
James J. Smith
Smith
Youngest cross-country flight trainee dies in crash
A 7-year-old girl, Jessica Dubroff, dies after a plane she piloted with her father Lloyd and instructor Joe Reid crashes soon after takeoff in a storm in Cheyenne Wyoming. The four-seat Cessna owned by Reid went nose first into a residential area near the runway. Residents report no survivors.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
America
Jessica Dubroff
Lloyd
Joe Reid
Dawn Salyards
Tom Johnson
Reid
Landowner challenges Ottawa zoning change plan
Ottawa planning commissioners wrestled with two rezoning proposals affecting 6.2 and 23.3 acres on West 23rd Street and 120 East 23rd. Landowner Joe McLiney objects to reclassifying from I 1 light industrial to C 2 general commercial, arguing it would hinder future development while opponents urge redefinition of allowed uses to balance needs with available city land and development plans. Kent Kummer announced he will not seek another term, citing workload.
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Herald
Ottawa Planning Commission
West 23Rd Street
E. 23Rd
Kent Kummer
Planning Commission
Kummer
Hallmark Cards
Lawrence
Joe McLiney
Overland Park
McLiney
Bill Knoth
The
Knoth Company
Prairie Village
Craig Patterson
Craig Patterson and Associates
Lawrence Architecture and Planning
Knoth
Ottawa
Ottawa school board vacancy to remain open for weeks
Five candidates have stepped forward to fill the Ottawa Board of Education vacancy after Terry Jennings resignation. State law requires a public legal notice and a two week waiting period, with letters of interest due by April 25. May 1 or later is likely for final selection by the full board.
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Terry Jennings
Ottawa Board of Education
Herald
Origi
Nally
Marlin Kimball
Barb Gibson
Rex Cummings
Jack Bushman
Ottawa
Cal Lantis
Jeanette Lowry
Random Acts of Kindness at Ottawa High School
During a cold February afternoon at Ottawa High School a group of boys basketball spectators were asked to leave due to a possible gas leak. The Maxwell family invited the stranded travelers into their van to stay warm until their ride arrived, earning appreciation from the five strangers.
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Jack Maxwell
Ottawa High School
Maxwells
Janice Breashears
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