Burlington May Date festival schedule on May 5 6
Burlington hosts May Date celebration with a weekend lineup at Coffey County Hospital Music Box Theater Eagles Club and local venues. Activities include barbecues health care fairs bike rides horseback rides auto shows talent searches baby contests and a three on three basketball tournament plus a petting zoo crafts food booths and live entertainment across May 5 and 6.
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Burlington
Coffey County Hospital
Jill Warren
Johnny Freeman
The
Music Box
Eagles Club
Music Box Theater
Coffey County Museum
Music Box Theater Hotline
Kelly Park
Senate panel weighs using tobacco settlement for Smart Start program
The Senate Ways and Means Committee discussed dedicating 7 million from the national tobacco settlement to a Kansas Smart Start style program for children under five. The plan samples North Carolina’s model, funded by 20 million already spent this year and 1.77 billion projected over 25 years into a child-focused trust fund. The effort, backed by Kansas Children’s Cabinet leader Joyce Cassimanio, aims to boost health care and education, with community and corporate support.
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Topeka
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
National Tobacco Settlement
North Carolina
Kansas Children’s Cabinet
Joyce Cassimanio
Senate Committee Today
Pat Ranson
Wichita
House Appropriations Committee
David Adkins
Rleawood
Kansas Prevention Policy Council
Department of Health and Environment
Agency serving disabled seeks same budget year
COF Training Services Inc serving Coffee Osage and Franklin counties asked Franklin County Commission for a 2001 budget of 112000, unchanged from last year, bringing total from three counties to 293000. The nonprofit's Family Services aided 89 disabled in 1999, up 16, with 57 families served now. The act expanded services to birth for children and adults, and commissioners praised COF's work.
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COF Training Services, Inc
Dan Andrews
COF
Coffee
Osage
Franklin
Franklin County Commission
Andrews
Ottawa
Commission
Tom Weigand
Franklin County
Friends group faces hurdles for August sales tax petition
The Friends group must obtain statutory authority to place a question on the August ballot and rally at least 793 signatures by the June week deadline. Advanced voting begins July 12 for the August 1 election, with the group pledging to push forward despite timing constraints and legal questions.
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Friends
Franklin County
Shaun Perry
Mattie Perry
Daily Report Hospital Notes and Police News Summary
Admissions list patients from Pomona and Ottawa with multiple names. Thefts report auto parts stolen from a rental property in Old U.S.-50 area with $2,745 loss and property damage. Vandalism includes tire damage in Williamsburg and a damaged yard light on Shawnee Road. Incidents mention an assault after a dispute on South Main and school bicycle thefts totaling $240. Accidents note two non injury crashes and a hit and run on a Buick LeSabre. Ambulance calls record medical emergencies in Wellsville and EFTC.
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North Robey
Williamsburg
Shawnee Road
South Main
Ottawa City Commission weighs reuse of old middle school
The Ottawa City Commission heard from Candy Wasse r urging adaptive reuse of the old Ottawa Middle School for recreation or its new police station and court. City Manager Lambers notes renovating the complex is cheaper than a new building, while Mayor Jackson invites public input on CIP budget and May hearings. Swallow complains of loud car stereos on Main Street. Chief Herrman pledges continued enforcement and invites complaints. A plan to remove a giant mulberry tree at 730 S Cypress for a Habitat for Humanity house was agreed, along with a traffic count study at 7th and Ash and Chamber coffees. Parking lot layout for Orlis Cox Field was supported, with Kil lough Construction to pave eastern lot and a revised asphalt specification. Haley Park and Second Street may close briefly on July 4 for a wedding.
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Ottawa City Commission
Candy Wasser
Ottawa Middle School
Scott Lambers
Lambers
Richard Jackson
CIP
John Swallow
Main Street
Swallow
Jeff Herrman
Scofflaws
S. Cypress
Habitat For Humanity
Cliff Burke
7Th and
Ash
Chamber of Commerce
Peoples National Bank
Chamber
Orlis Cox Field
Killough Construction
Ottawa
Three Emporia men jailed for involuntary manslaughter of ESU player
Andrew Lloyd, Kelly Maxfield and Rex Pendlay were sentenced to 32 months each for involuntary manslaughter in the 1999 death of Emporia State University football player Brian Wagner. Wagner, 19, died six days after a parking lot fight. jurors rejected murder charges and chose the lesser offense after 8 1/2 days of testimony.
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Emporia
Emporia State University
Brian Wagner
Wagner
Emporia State
St. Paul
Kan
Andrew Lloyd
Kelly Maxfield
Rex Pendlay
Lyon County
Joe Lee
Lee Fowler
Franklin County Commission Advances Courthouse Work and Planters
The Franklin County Commission approved bids for a new mowing machine for public works and authorized up to 6540 dollars to begin repairing the southwest courthouse tower stone. It discussed brick restoration to stop water damage and requested verification of asbestos in second-floor courtroom tiles with the extension office or health department. Commissioner Carey urged early bid solicitation to replace tiles and sand the courtroom floor.
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Franklin County Commission
Public Works Department
Don McMican
DGM Consultants
P.A
Overland Park
Franklin County
Juanita Zeek
Larry Wright
Franklin County Extension Office
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Raymond Carey
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Overbrook
PRIDE
Garnett Jaycees
Garnett
Cedar Valley Reservoir
Garnett City Hall
South Fork Traders
Garnett Dairy Queen
Mike Norman
Sacred Heart
Sacred Heart Carren and School
New Parish
Stn and
Cedar
Feldkamp Furniture
Crown Center
Peoples Bank
Baker
Baker University
Rice
Iri
McKibbin
Owens Musical Arts
Pomona School
Pomona
Pomona High School
Wellsville
Friends of the Library
Donna Wassefallen
Jaycees
Ottawa Jaycees
First United Methodist Church
Janelle Hills
Colby
Tina McComb
Eagles
Diane Carswell
Senate Panel
Joy Ludwig
Herald
Daily Report
Arville Hull
Mary Wood
Grace Slemp
Deanne Garcia
Donna Crane
Louis Ramshaw
Trisha Rogers
Robert Jones
Walter Binkerd
Sheriff's News
U.S.-50
Mark Aix
Knowles
Princeton
Strulk
Cecil L. Stecher
Baldwin
Poindexter
Highway 59
Jacob Kirkland
N. Sycamore
Strickland
East Second
EFTC
Davis Ave
City Commission
Connie Altic
Haley Park
Second Street
ESU
Lloyd
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