Weather outlook for tonight and Wednesday
Partly cloudy tonight with a low around 65 to 70, southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Wednesday will be partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of afternoon thunderstorms and a high in the low 90s. See page 2 for more weather details.
Primary election off to sluggish start in Franklin County
Herald News reports Franklin County voters slow to line up for primaries with about 130 of 1,000 eligible in Ottawa precincts One and Two by mid morning. Judges note steady to slow turnout across townships. statewide turnout expected around 31 percent, similar to 1996.
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Herald News
Franklin County
Kenneth Edwards
Trinity United Methodist Church
Ottawa
Mary Lu Burgoon
First Christian Church
Westminster Presbyterian
Kathy McClay
Katherine Alexander
Pottawatomie
Lane
Pottawatomie Township
Wellsville Library
Florence Lyon
Williamsburg
Pat Davison
Pomona
Barbara Becker
Ron Thornburgh
Stonework repair underway at courthouse corner
Scaffolds on the southwest corner of the Franklin County Courthouse will be removed later this week as stonework repairs proceed. The project, costing about 800000 dollars, targets leaks caused by aging gutters and deteriorating mortar.
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Franklin County
Don McMican
Olathe
McMican
Kansans vote on science standards and evolution policy
Voters in Kansas face five contested seats on the State Board of Education as moderates challenge conservatives over science testing standards that de-emphasize evolution. The 6-4 last year vote sparked national attention and large campaign contributions while turnout is expected to be around 31 percent.
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Topeka
State Board of Education
National Party
Bill Graves
Kansas
Convention speakers boost Bush with war heroes
At the Philadelphia GOP gathering, wartime figures John McCain Bob Dole and Norman Schwarzkopf urged unity and service for Bush while Colin Powell pressed the party to extend minority outreach beyond elections. Delegates in Kansas discuss federal spending on special education and the need for millions in new dollars to support teachers and programs.
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Philadelphia
Texas
George W. Bush
America
Bush
John McCain
Bob Dole
Norman Schwarzkopf
Iraq
McCain
Colin Powell
Powell
George Bush
Kansas
Hays
Fred Kaufman
Salina
Gary Norris
Maree
Sociated Press
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Ron Bishop
Gary Walburn
Hayes Township
Old Brown School
Riley Road
Walburn
Miriam Ferguson
Marilyn Malson
Mattie Perry
Kansas Capitol
Cleon Rickel
Boe
GOP