Kansans debate bill to save local investment pool
In Topeka the House faces a vote on a bill that would fund a municipal investment program while curbing the state treasurer's authority over daily investments. Democrats, led by Treasurer Sally Thompson, oppose the measure. In Junction City, Police Chief Tom Clark plans retirement for medical reasons after a drunken driving case. he remains on sick leave during processing of retirement.
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Topeka
Kan
Sally Thompson
House
Junction City
Tom Clark
Clark
Dickinson County
Fred Hepler
Geary County
KU bells to toll again after major carillon restoration
Lawrence Kansas AP reports the University of Kansas carillon will ring again Friday after two years of silence following repairs and a center relocation of bells. A rededication concert is planned at 2 p.m. with tours to follow, supported by renovations and a 1991 donation from Keith and Joan Bunner.
World Nuke reactor leak at Chernobyl site
In Kiev a small radioactive dust leak was detected in the water system of reactor No 3, fed by damaged reactor No 4. The IAEA level one incident, ten years after the 1986 explosion, signals minimal danger but highlights safety gaps at the site.
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Kiev
Ukraine
Chernobyl
International Atomic Energy Agency
Andry Shatsman
Three Mile Island
Rails-to-Trails donation to create Flint Hills Nature Trail
The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy donated a 130 mile rail corridor from Herington to Osawatomie to the Kansas Horse Foundation. The planned Flint Hills Nature Trail will be the state’s longest public rail trail for horseback riders cyclists and hikers. The corridor passes through Franklin County and Ottawa near First Street and connects with the Prairie Spirit Rail Trail site. The line, first laid by Missouri Pacific in 1880, was later extended to Pueblo Calé. RTC acquired the land in December 1995 after MP announced abandonment.
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Valerie Wolf
Kansas Horse Foundation
Rails
First Street
Herington
Flint Hills
Missouri -Pacific
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
Mike Engeman
Mock wreck prompts Central Heights students to confront drunk driving
A junior class project guided by business law teacher Jodi Grover staged a 1:30 p.m. mock alcohol related fatality on Ellis Road in front of Central Heights High School. A drunken driver, a dead victim, injured passenger, and grieving parents illustrated the consequences of drinking and driving to peers.
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Jeff Myrick
Herald
Central Heights
Jodi Grover
Ellis Road
D.J. Johnson
Matthew Lambeth
April Coy
Lambeth
Franklin County Sheriff's
Franklin County Ambulance Service
Jay Thornton
Phillip Pearson
Local auxiliary cares for kids program adopted
The Ransom Memorial Hospital Auxiliary adopts The Caring Program for Children as a special project administered by Kansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield. It serves lower income children in Franklin County not eligible for state or federal benefits. Edie Derousseau notes 183 children identified as eligible. local physicians volunteered to provide services.
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Ransom Memorial Hospital
Kansas Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Franklin County
Edie Derousseau
RMH
Derousseau
Random Acts of Kindness by Roger and Cheryl Ward
Ruth Fleming recalls a night near Le Loup when lights faded as a car broke down. The Wards stopped in Ottawa, noticed the Franklin County plate, and shared their headlights to guide them safely. A lasting memory of neighborly help.
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Roger
Chevyl Ward
le Loup
Ottawa
Cheryl Ward
Franklin County
Ruth Fleming
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