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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Apr 16, 1982

Page

10

Local Truck Wreck Claims Life Near Area Track Home

A man was killed in a truck wreck near his home in the Local area according to Inside Highlights Local Sports Lane. Page 3 covers results while Pages 4 and 5 hold further items and follow ups.

Fire guts downtown businesses before grand opening

Firefighters battled a blaze on the 200 block of Main Street that heavily damaged Rick's Auto Sound and the Corner Pocket Family Fun Center shortly before midnight Thursday. Damage extended to adjacent shops with no damage estimate yet. insurance crews assisting as DPS and fire marshal investigate the storage area origin on the second floor.

Jay Bemis Rick Auto Sound Main Street Department of Public Safety Rick’s Woolworth's Main Litwin’s S. Main Paine's Bootery Albright DPS Daryl Shutt Steve DeLaTorre G.A Diamond

Last-Ditch Wooing By KMEA By BOB BURTCH

Ottawa City leaders weigh joining the Kansas Municipal Energy Agency or pursuing shorter term buys from KP&L or BPU. Gilbert Hanson Jr. urges airtight power contracts and notes Ottawa would gain from KMEA, while cautioning against rate hikes by investor owned utilities and political risks for wholesale customers.

Bob Burtch Ottawa Kansas Municipal Energy Agency City Commission Gilbert E. Hanson Jr Hays Kansas City Kan BPU Hanson Commission Kansas Winfield Wellington Dave Watkins Jack Davis St. Francis Sharon Springs R.W. Beck & Associates Denver B.J. Kirkwood A.C. Kirkwood & Associates Kirkwood Beck Kansas City Power & Light Co Kcp&l Kp&l BPA KMEA North Carolina Page

Railroad Ruling Puts Heat On Legislature

A federal judge ruled Kansas railroads pay far less property tax due to discrimination in the tax system under the Railroad Revitalization Act. The decision shifts about 9 million in annual county revenue loss, threatens 1981 and 1982 budgets, and prompts possible no-fund warrants to cover the gap while lawmakers face reappraisal and reform.

Topeka Kan Kansas US District Court Richard D. Rogers Rogers Kansas Senate Shawnee Saline Chautauqua Senate House Assessment and Taxation Committee Revenue Department Franklin County Santa Fe Missouri Pacific Marilyn Talbott State Board of Tax Appeals

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