Franklin County sets meetings and road work schedule
The Franklin County Commission meets Monday at 8 30 a.m. in the courthouse chambers to hear the 2001 budget for COF Training Services Inc with Don McMican of DGM Consultants presenting at 11 00. A special Central Heights Board of Education session is set for Thursday at 7 30 p.m. in executive session. Wellsville announces a week long spring cleanup with dumpsters at 730 S Main City shop parking lot no curb side pickup tires or hazardous waste accepted. 785 883 2296. 1710 Sand Creek Road remains closed for culvert repair with detour. Shawnee Road reopens in the 3100 block near LeLoup after bridge work.
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Franklin County Commission
Commission
Franklin County
COF Training Services Inc
Don McMican
DGM Consultants
P.A
Overland Park
Richmond
Central Heights Board of Education
Wellsville
S. Main
Rory Hale
DAR to meet May 13 with Old Jewelry program
General Edward Hand Chapter of DAR met April 8 at Margy Porter home with hostesses Freda Gilmore Harma McKenzie and Karen McKenzier-McAdoo. Regent Patricia McFarland and Vice Regent Clarice Knight reported on the 102nd Kansas State conference in Topeka March 9–11. Next meeting at Barbara Netherland’s home May 13 at 10 am with hostesses Nelle Gollier Mabel Lister and Jean Higbie. bring two old pieces of jewelry for Lydia Parks’s program.
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DAR
Edward Hand
Margy Porter
Freda Gilmore
Harma McKenzie
Karen McKenzier-McAdoo
Patricia McFarland
Clarice Knight
Topeka
Barbara Netherland
Nelle Gollier
Mabel Lister
Jean Higbie
Lydia Parks
Daily Report Hospital Notes and Police Briefs
Admission notes list Billy Gordon and April Schmidt of Ottawa among others, with birthdays for Lee Ann Rubick and April Schmidt’s child. Dismissals include Edna St. John, Ernest Sink, and Justin Putney. Transfers, births, and hospital details given. subsequent sheriff and police notices report thefts, arrests for alcohol and domestic incidents, burglaries, accidents, and ambulance calls across Ottawa Wellsville and surrounding areas.
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Billy Gordon
April Schmidt
Ottawa
Justin Putney
Pomona
Sharon Dibello
Richmond
Lee Ann Rubick
Williamsburg
Tuesy
Jeanne Butts
Quenemo
Edna St. John
Ernest Sink
Diana Huske
Olathe Medical Center
Lee Ann
Jeffrey Rubick
Tuesay
Jerry Hunt
Richard Dunn
Wellsville
Via Christi Regional Medical Center
Wichita
N. St. Francis
Sheriff's News
Utah Road
Sand Creek Road
Kansas faces fight over tobacco settlement funds
Kansas battles over where the 1.77 billion share from the tobacco settlement should go, with anti smoking advocates pushing for prevention and health programs while lawmakers divert funds to balance the budget. Governor Graves proposes limited anti smoking funding, as groups like the American Cancer Society call for a larger prevention share amid a national trend of directing money to children's services and health care.
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Topeka
Kansas
John Pepperdine
American Cancer Society
Los Angeles
Richard Riordan
Children’s Trust
National Conference of State Legislatures
Bill Graves
Graves
Don Brown
Pepperdine
David Adkins
House Appropriations Committee
Teacher of the Year nominee reflects on classroom challenges
Front Page TEACHERS profiles sixth grade teacher Baylor as she discusses yearly shifts in students and personalities. She notes discipline is a challenge for middle graders, stresses consistency, and explains reading to her class after lunch from a Harry Potter series favorite. Baylor values the nomination's honor amid district contenders.
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Baylor
Harry Potter
Fiber and Colon Cancer: Mixed Evidence Rethinks Benefit
Reporters question the usual health answers as scientists explain that biology is messy and no single study settles important questions. Early fiber theory linked high fiber intake to lower colon cancer risk, but large federally funded trials and nurse studies show at most a small or negligible benefit, challenging prior conclusions.
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Pearson
Africa
Willett
Divisions Among Kansas House Conservatives Surface But Leadership Stands
Kansas House Republicans show dissident conservatives causing friction over the state budget while Speaker Jennison maintains control. Wichita reps Powell and Wagle lead powerful committees though Powell defends his vote as unresolved issues linger. Others praise Jennison's governance and note the caucus has matured and begun to govern together.
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Jennison
House
Tony Powell
Susan Wagle
Wagle
Richita
Powell
Western Kansas
Melvin Neufeld
Rengalls
Neufeld
Glasscock
House Caucus
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N. Cherry
W. Tecumseh
Elena Cruz Hernandez
N. Main
Arre
North Main
South Cypress
South Main
Sirloin Stockade
S. Princeton
Samuel Garcia
Matthew C. Wright
Bonner Springs
Francis L. Eggleston
Paola
K-68
Main
Eggleston
Donald G. Davidson
Jackson Road
California Road
Franklin County Mental Health
Colorado Road
Osborne Terrace
Butler Road
Canterbury Court
Facco Farme
cAro
Healthy Cares
Pravantion
Wanda
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