Community Cleanup Ends as Residents Told to Clear Debris
The Public Works Department completed cleanup after the January ice storm with two March rounds and a final April 1 sweep. Residents with remaining debris can take it to the Franklin County Transfer Station on scheduled free cleanup days. Public Works will resume normal duties. Public hearing on US-59 environmental impact statement planned for April 30 at Baldwin High School cafeteria. Copies available at Ottawa and Franklin County offices and Ottawa Public Library through May 30. Appanoose preservation group to meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday with wildflower slide show after. Friends of Historical Buildings to meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday. they have filed suit to halt the demolition of the old middle school.
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Public Works Department
Andy Haney
Franklin County
Haney
Baldwin
Kansas Department of Transportation
Baldwin High School
Eisenhower, Baldwin
Ottawa City Public Works Department
S. Hickory
Franklin County Public Works Department
Main No. 4
Ottawa Public Library
Appanoose Preservation Group
Appanoose
Friends of Historical Buildings
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Friends
Ottawa
Shortline tax break advances for Kansas rail line
Senates approve a $500000 annual refundable income tax credit over 26 years for Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad. The measure covers Salina to Osborne, Great Bend to Colorado, Great Bend to Larned, and Kingman to Pratt area tracks owned by Watco. Supporters cite farm shipping and grain transport benefits. repairs cost millions.
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Harris News
Topeka
Kansas
Ruth Teichman
R-Stafford
Watco
Pittsburg
Ottawa building permits list March activity and address notes
Ottawa records show March building permits for numerous properties. Entries include remodels, demolitions, fences, garages, and town homes at addresses across Logan, Oak, Cedar, Diamond Head, Pecan, and surrounding streets, with multiple individuals and firms named in connection to the permits.
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Ottawa
Mark Wise
Mark Moore
E. Logan
Pilgrim Bible Church
E. 12Th
Gourmet Systems of Kansas, Inc
S. Oak
Chris Albright
N. Muliberry
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc
Princeton Circle Drive
Dwayne Richardson
Diamond Head
Henry Anderson
David J. Kruger
Sycamore
Michael J. Didde
Orchard Drive
Gregory Debbie Korte
Hickory
Raymond
Brenda Tegtmeyer
Cypress
Mark F. Smith
Beech
Delbert Jamison
Wendell Barker
N. Mulberry
John A. Thompson
Aislynn Hiles
Jimmie and
Melissa Dean
Earl Mendell
E. 11Th
John and
Penny Peimann
W. 11Th
Troy
Wanda Gavel
Ash
Ed Jukes
E. Junction St
Bennie W
Lynda P. Campbell
Willow
Weldon Padgett
S. Cedar
Wildbcat Devco
E. Garfied
Lawrence Boyer
E. Garfield
Della Sandgren
N. Main
James Mills
S. Hickory
Greg, Blakesley
Timothy Rundie
S. Ash
Dick and
Wanda Crooks
N. Sycamore
R. Kent Lash
S. Main
Ken Hamm
S. Locust
Art Vohs
Chris Renner
Andrew and
Cyrena Burns
William Taylor
Jeramie Gregg
Moderates fear Shallenburger win in Kansas governor race
GOP moderates fear a Shallenburger victory over Tim Shallenburger's rivals could polarize the party. They warn a conservative governor would pursue Graves era policies, risk patronage, and complicate attempts to expand education funding. Kathleen Sebelius looms as likely Democratic opponent.
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Topeka
Carla Stovall
Bill Graves
Stovall
Tim Shallenburger
Shallenburger
Kathleen Sebelius
House Appropriations Committee
Kenny Wilk
R-Lansing
Graves
David Adkins
Leawood
U.S
Sam Brownback
Todd Tiahrt
Wichita
Bob Knight
Knight
David Miller
GOP
Miller
Sandy Praeger
R— Lawrence
Susan Wagle
Gary Sherrer
BioCore Inc
Sherrer
Sebelius
Johnson County
Dennis Moore
Praeger
Redrawing Kansas districts seeks revised map alignments
The tentative map shifts include moving Bourbon County to the 3rd District and extending the 4th District west to the Oklahoma border, with Montgomery County staying in the 4th. Western Kansas and parts of southeast Kansas may join the 1st District for rural alignment, sparking debate and a near party-line vote before a revised bill.
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Kansas
Wichita
Montgomery County
Bourbon County
Oklahoma
Comanche
Huelskamp
Schmidt
Donovan
Johnson County
Lawrence
Senate
Dave Kerr
Kerr
House
Kansas budget talks loom over school aid and rainy day funds
Topeka AP reports House and Senate agree not to cut public school aid while using over 100 million from rainy day funds to finance programs. Negotiators face a $4 billion plus budget for FY 2003 with spring break delaying a clear revenue plan.
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Topeka
House
Senate
Melvin Neufeld
Rengalls
House Appropriations Committee
Kenny Wilk
R-Lansing
Paul Feleciano
Wichita
Conference Committee
B 52 marks 50th birthday at Boeing Wichita
Crowds gathered at the Boeing Wichita plant to tour the cockpit of the last B 52H built and watch a low altitude fly by, marking 50 years since the YB 52 first flew in 1952. Boeing officials cited ongoing work to extend the bomber’s role into 2042 amidst its Vietnam Gulf War and War on Terror era updates.
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Wichita
America
Boeing
Boeing Field
Seattle
Guy Townsend
Air Force
Boeing Co
Cathout
Teen killed during pursuit on Kansas Turnpike near Butler County
Olathe teen Raynell Reed, 16, died from internal injuries after a Ford Explorer reported stolen in Olathe crashed during a pursuit by Kansas Highway Patrol trooper Carl Flanagan. The crash occurred around 11 a.m. near mile marker 80, as the driver fled traffic and a collision avoidance maneuver led to the fatal crash. The driver and two other passengers were treated at separate hospitals.
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Wichita
Kansas Highway Patrol
Raynell Reed
Wesley Medical Center
Reed
Olathe
Kansas Turnpike Authority
Kansas Turn
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Karen McKwain
Chris Loder
S. Sycamore
David Wooge
Gary W. Clark
S. Pine
Sother’. West
Donna M. Cook
Trinity Methodist Church
N. Cedar
Richard Starr
Red Jackiet
Lynn Mitchell
W. Ninth
Rachel Cortez
Dia‘mond Head
Royce Stiffler
Augusta Lane
John Hanna
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