Kansas towns rely on grocers to stay alive in small communities
The Topeka Capital Journal reports how rural Kansas towns cling to their lone grocery stores. Maple Hill owner Jim Puff diversified into Puffy's Steak and Ice House, drawing diners while battles with supply minimums threaten others. the Kansas Sampler Foundation plans a statewide meeting to discuss options for sustaining these lifelines.
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Maple Hill
Kansas
Alma
Wabaunsee County
Emmett
Jim Puff
Puffy
Puff
Kansas Sampler Foundation
Inman
Marci Penner
Kansas Sampler Center
Penner
Sublette
Copeland
Alene Foster
Kansans
Marriage Licenses Filed In Ottawa And Nearby Areas
The Daily Report lists applicants for marriage licenses across Ottawa Pomona Rantoul and nearby locales. Couples include Robert Bell and Cathy Gray both of Ottawa and others such as Chris Ray and Jodie McCurdy. Multiple marriages are dated in March with several February and January entries.
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Robert Allen Bell
Ottawa
Cathy Andrea Gray
Chris Lee Ray
Jodie Sue McCurdy
John Clabhorn
Paula Sullivan
Shawn Shutts
Pomona
Shannon Brockus
Brandon S. Magee
Rhonda L. Williams
Casey Max Cole
Rantoul
Tracey Ann Kloog
James Douglas McGuire
Elizabeth I. Fitzgerald
Matthew Stephen Sumpter
Chaya Ann Wittman
Lawrence
Matthew Pratt
Emporia
Christine Betz
Brandon Paul Clary
Erin Michelle Garcia
Larry Joseph Callahan
Carla Jean Stout
Robert Allan Bowden
Melissa Dawn Rose
Charles R. Lucas Jr
Victoria Bond
Robert E. Hennessey
Kelley J. Carpenter
Richmond
Ray Carr Calderwood
Karen Lenora Houston
Timothy C. Herndon
Kerri Michelle Meyer
Basher
Rusty Lee Franklin
Debra Jo Payne
Cesar D. Fae
Amanda L. Norton
Bush education budget boosts reading grants and testing
The budget triples spending on reading programs to 900 million and earmarks 320 million for proposed grade 3 to 8 assessments. Kansas gains 67.1 million in Title I grants, 6.6 million for Reading First, 21.1 million for improving teacher quality, and 69.4 million for special education. Pell Grants rise to 91.2 million. Supporters praise accountability with state flexibility, while critics warn of underfunded special education and over testing.
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Kansas
Allie Cun
U.S
Sam Brownback
Bush
Jerry Moran
Moran
Gentry
Crawford medalist recalls Olympic games and new plans
Kansas athlete Crawford recalls Alaska Winter Games with pride and humor. He shared memories of opening ceremonies at a base lodging and a memorable meeting with wrestling star Michael Maddess who kissed his bronze medal. Crawford eyes a May track meet in Topeka and continues work as a janitor while staying active in sports.
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Crawford
Kansas
Air Force Base
Michael Madness
Alice Crawford
Pointer Sisters
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Urska
Ottawa
CCF
Alaska
Topeka
Ezra Sykes
Esykes
Ottawaherald.com
Finch plans legal practice and legislative bid after law school
Finch, after finishing his second year at Washburn University School of Law, will clerk for Ottawa attorney Bob Green. He plans to run as a Republican for the legislature next spring, aiming to affect reapportionment and district boundaries shaped by census data. He may leave the city commission, citing long-term political ambitions.
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Washburn University School of Law
Finch
Ottawa
Bob Green
City Commission
Ralph Tanner
R Baldwin
Tanner
Topeka
U.S
Franklin County
Baldwin
Lawrence
High court to hear case on damages for death of fetus
Kansas Supreme Court will hear arguments over whether a Miami County couple can claim damages for the death of their unborn grandchild in a traffic death. Christina Shelton was nine months pregnant when she and the fetus were killed in Louisburg on January 2, 1997. The driver pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide and a jury previously awarded $100,000 for Christina’s death and $55,000 for the fetus. The defense argues Kansas law does not compensate for an unborn child’s death.
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Topeka
Kansas Supreme Court
Miami County
Christina M. Shelton
Louisburg
Susan R. Dewitte
Quawatomie
Shelton
Kenneth
Mary Jo Shelton
Dewitte
Christina
Alexis Danielle Shelton
David S. Brake
Sheltons
Kansas
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