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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 2002
Page
7
Budget negotiators restore prison funding
Kansas budget talks reach agreement on additional funding for the courts and keeping five minimum security prisons open. Three senators and three House members continued negotiations on a compromise for the next fiscal year as the Legislature recesses. The House backed added court funding. the Senate did not, but negotiators settled on the Senate’s prison funding position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
House
Supreme Court
Senate
Nick Jordan
R-Shawnee
Osawatomie
Stockton
Toronto
Oswego
Senate Ways and Means Committee
Steve Morris
Scranton man found dead amid burglary in Osage County
Osage County sheriff's deputies, along with Shawnee County sheriff and Kansas Bureau of Investigation, investigate possible homicide of 51 year old Michael J. Farmer after family request. Deputies found Farmer dead and his home burglarized around 6 15 p m Monday. No further details released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Osage County
Shawnee County
Farmer
RMHealth Forum highlights cancer screening and awareness
RMHealth held its second RMHealth Forum at Ransom Memorial Hospital focusing on cancer types and screenings. Speakers Dr. Thomas Jackson Dr. John Gollier and Lenna Levitch discussed colorectal ovarian prostate and testicular cancers and the importance of family medical history and early detection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rmhealth
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Kelly McDermott
RMH Business Development
Department of Health and Environment
Topeka
Informa
Thomas Jackson
John Gollier
Ottawa
Lenna Levitch
Myriad Genetic Laboratories
McDermott
Senate preserves ethanol incentives in energy bill
The Senate advances a $14 billion package of energy tax breaks while resisting moves to strike the ethanol mandate. The chamber beats back amendments to weaken consumer protections and refuse Arctic drilling changes, aiming to finish the energy bill this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
Thursy
Tom Daschle
Trent Lott
House
Bush
Maria Cantwell
Dwash
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
West
Jeff Bingaman
D-N.m
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Alaskan
California
New York
Dianne Feinstein
Charles Schumer
Feinstein
Main Street plans image-building campaign in Ottawa
Advertising Director John Verssue outlined goals for Ottawa Main Street to improve downtown image through fundraising, festivals, and promotion. He praised Beth Chambers, recipient of the Chamber image award, at a luncheon with 48 attendees. Plans include reviving the Farmers Market, a weekend festival vibe, relocation efforts, and addressing a U.S. 59 bypass to boost pedestrian access while preserving pass-through traffic. Verssue, KU graduate, brings San Francisco marketing experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Verssue
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce Quarterly
Beth Chambers
Ottawa
Verssuer
Chamber
Ottawa Country Club
Chambers
Verssue
County Annex
U.S. 59
University of Kansas
San Francisco
Ottawa Main Street
Topeka posts credit card numbers on city site derailed
AP reports Topeka plans to notify residents whose credit card data appeared on the city Web site for over two years. Acting CAO Dave Graverson could not specify how many were affected, urging letters and that unnotified residents assume no compromise. The breach involved two files with names and card numbers from parks and recreation signups, accessible since Jan 3, 2000. The city doubts misuse occurred, though not certain. Web master Bill Stephens doubted discoverability. Topeka’s home page links did not reveal the files. Kalantarian said finding the file was easy via search engines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Dave Graverson
Bill Stephens
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