Officials push accessible voting across Kansas
Saline County election officer Don Merriman prepared portable handicap parking signs outside 46 polling sites while Neosho County hired a helper to assist disabled voters onto ramps. Across Kansas officials audit barriers as $210,000 in federal grants fund accessibility upgrades like safer ramps easier entries and improved parking noting strong efforts from decades of service.
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Sarah Kessinger
Harris
Saline County
Don Merriman
Neosho County
Kansas
Ron Thornburgh
Thornburgh
See you at the poll See you at the poll
Kansas voters head to the polls as state officials anticipate turnout near 430000 in today’s primaries. Secretary of State projections, based on contested races and ballot questions, forecast a slight rise from 2000. County records show growing advanced ballot requests, with 447 noted by Monday.
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Jodie Krafft
Franklin County
Kansas
Jesse Borjon
Borjon
Ron Thornburgh
Sheriffs and Commissioners
Shaun Perry
Perry
School immunization rule changes for kindergartners
Kansas requires hepatitis B and varicella vaccines for kindergartners starting 2004 2005. Most children already receive these shots. walk in immunizations begin soon at the Franklin County Health Department.
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Vickie Moss
Kansas
Barbara Conus
Franklin County Health Department
Health Department
Susan Myers
West Franklin
Conus
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Ottawa to raise mill levy for 2005 budget
Ottawa taxpayers face a 1.3 mill increase in the 2005 draft budget, raising the city tax rate to over 43 mills on an estimated valuation of 84.4 million and a projected 2 percent, or 450000, overall rise. A public hearing at City Hall on August 18 will decide final figures.
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Ottawa
City Commission
City Hall
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