County tax receipts show gains in Anderson and mixed results elsewhere
Herald Staff reports December and February sales tax data across counties. Anderson County posts rising totals with December revenue up 10 percent and February up 29 percent, while Franklin County falls slightly in December but climbs in February. Other towns and counties, including Ottawa Pomona Princeton Wellsville Williamsport Osage Allen Iola Mound City Osawatomie Paola Lawrence and more, show varied gains or losses year over year and since July 1.
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Anderson County
Franklin County
Ottawa
Pomona
Princeton
Wellsville
Williamsborg
Allen County
Iola
Mound City
Osawatomie
Paola
Miami County
Douglas County
E Lawrence
Co-founder's widow named to head Kansas Land Trust
Laurie Turrell Ward, widow of Kansas Land Trust co founder Bill Koch, was named executive director to guide prairie and green space preservation. She brought 18 years at KU Endowment Association, including 16 as director of the Greater University Fund. The trust seeks to use a 1992 conservation easement law to keep land out of real estate hands, protecting prairie, open space, and farmland from development especially in Johnson and Douglas counties.
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Awrence
Kan
Laurie Turrell Ward
Kansas Land Trust
Turrell Ward
Kansas University Endowment Association
Greater University Fund
Bill
Kansas
Kelly Kindscher
The
Kansas Land Trust Board
KLT
Elkins Prairie
Lawrence
Nature Conservancy
Kansas River
Flint Hills
Johnson and
Douglas
Scholarships Sought For Anderson Crest High Seniors
Carol Sprague McGhee Scholarship applications are open for two awards to Anderson County High School and Crest High School seniors or graduates. Applicants must plan to attend two or four year colleges or vocational schools, with forms due by May 11 at either school. The scholarships honor a Greeley alumna and memorial fund funds the prizes, with Lambda Beta in Greeley acting as trustee.
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Carol Sprague McGhee
Anderson County High School
Crest High School
Greeley
Colony
Kincaid
Lambda Beta
Street bid accepted for Garnett Park Plaza North addition
City of Garnett approved Killough Construction Ottawa bid of 91311 to build a street into Park Plaza North. Bidder meeting Friday to prep for housing complex for the elderly. Cleanup Week approaches as Linn County promotes the Mine Creek Outdoor Theater at Mound City.
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Garnett
Killough Construction
Ottawa
Park Plaza North
Commission
Killough
Joyce Martin
Mound City
Mine Creek
Kansas Department of Travel and Tourism
Linn County
Dennis Arnold
Kansas
Sterling Price
Inmates Arrested After Break Back Into Prison Camp
Four inmates from the Federal Prison Camp at Leavenworth were captured after attempting to reenter the facility following a late night tie with three women in a nearby hotel. Identified as Mohamed Fowler, Tony Gibson, Joseph James, and Tom Johnson, they face at least one additional year for violating camp rules. The women received no charges.
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Eavenworth
Kan
U.S. Marshals Service
Mohamed Fowler
Tony Gibson
Joseph James
Tom Johnson
Pete Nagurny
Marshals Service
Kansas
Nagurny
Leavenworth
U.S. Penitentiary
Nagarny
Twelve Angry Jurors at ACHS and week school events
ACHS hosts Twelve Angry Jurors today at 7 p.m. and Friday at 7 p.m. A regional forensics tourney Saturday. Kindergarten roundups Monday in multiple towns. Junior varsity golf and high school track events slated Tuesday through Thursday across several venues. April 17 and 18 schedule readings and golf meet at Osawatomie.
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ACHS
Westphalia
Irving
Mount Ida
Greeley
Anderson County
Fort Scott
Paola
Osawatomie
Louisburg
Garnett Elementary Site Council
Independence
Garnett Elementary Center
Irving Bullpup Pride Assembly
Community Calendar Highlights from Irving to Garnett
Tonight at Irving Primary Center Parents As Teachers hosts Car Seat Safety at 7 p.m. The schedule lists Budgetman spring comedy at Tradewinds Garnett Friday 8 p.m. An MS Walk-a-Thon starts Saturday 8 a.m. and Immunize events run at Multi-county Health Center for under 3s. Relay for Life runs 9 a.m.–10 p.m. Saturday at the stadium. Repeats and other events span Monday through next week with Immunize sessions, county meetings, tissue donation talk, and a golf tournament at Garnett Country Club plus horse show at Garnett fairgrounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving Primary Center
Garnett
Multi-county
Cancer Society
Relay For Life
Stadium
Multicounty Health Center
Anderson County Commission
Public Red Cross
Garnett Town Hall Center
Greeley
Irving
Anderson County Economic Development
Sherwood Inn
Acjshs
TCI
Garnett Area
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Herald Staff
Baldwin
Osage County
Boston
Koch Brother
Topeka. Kan
Koch Industries
David H. Koch
Board of Directors
William I
Bill” Koch
David Koch
Bill Koch
Charles Koch
AccuWeather
Ather, Inc
Ther, Inc
Fort Leavenworth
Mps
James
Fowler
Johnson
Gibson
Massachusetts
Kansas State Bank
Bud Light
Coors
E Corona
Iowa - Lawrence
Gail
S. Princeton Circle Drive
Ottawa, KS
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