All-Star Kansas game features three Wellsville players
Emily Bloss of Wellsville joins Baldwin's Ann Martin and Mary Denning in the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association all star game to be played in Topeka. The forecast shows a 20 percent chance of morning showers Friday then partly cloudy skies with a high near 80 and a south wind 10 to 15 mph.
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Emily Bloss
Wellsville
Baldwin
Ann Martin
Mary Denning
Kansas Basketball Coaches Association
Topeka
City auction Saturday at Ottawa City Hall lot
An auction of items from Ottawa city hall former and current sites and public works begins at 9 30 a m Saturday in the City Hall parking lot 1018 Hickory Items include hanging bookshelves metal book cases file cabinets office chairs desks oak library tables folding chairs used car pet computers telephones chain saws pull type mowers and a fertilizer spreader.
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Ottawa City Hall
City Hall
Public Works Department
Wellsville approves budget cut with one patrol car purchase
Wellsville voters face a 25 percent mill levy reduction in the 1998 city budget to lower debt. A public hearing is set for 7 30 tonight at City Hall to discuss a 44 26 mill levy, down 11 22 mills, with water bond debt reductions saving about 53 000 and early payoff of notes saving 52 000. New capital items include a patrol car and Saddleclub Park restroom improvements.Personnel costs rise as the largest budget increase. A Lane man charged with unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine was arrested in Johnson County and jailed on 75 000 bond. He is one of four suspects linked to a home meth operation. others were previously arrested July 28.
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Wellsville
City Hall
Donna Reed
Saddleclub Park
Reed
Franklin County
Johnson County
David Spencer
Ellis Terrace
Heather Dawn Sadders
Timothy Lee Evans
Gary Wayne Robertson
Spencer
Olathe
KDOT announces bids for Wakarusa River bridge and US 169 overlay
Kansas Department of Transportation lists bids for state highway projects including a Wakarusa River bridge south of Lawrence with a 109 549 dollar bid by Comanche Construction Inc. and Subsidiaries and a 601 447 dollar bid by Killough Construction Inc. for overlay on US 169. Public hearings on KDOT matters set for Aug. 19 in Leavenworth and Aug. 21 in Chanute, with staff at 7 p.m. and presentations at 7 35 p.m.
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Kansas Department of Transportation
Kansas
KDOT
Lawrence
Comanche Construction Inc
Shawnee Mission
Ottawa
Killough Construction Inc
Osawatomie
E. Dean Carlson
Leavenworth
Chanute
Riverfront
S. Esplanade
South Building
W. 14Th
Carlson
Capital of Domestic Violence in Stafford County
In Stafford County Virginia two husbands were charged with assault after channel changing disputes. Joseph W During 20 punched his wife for changing radio stations in the car. Edgar D Colvin 49 roughed up his wife who had seized the remote during Game 5 of the NBA championship series.
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Stafford County
Virginia
Joseph W. During
Edgar D. Colvin
Chuck Shepherd
P.O. Box
St. Petersburg
Fla
Compuserve
Miniature horses become a big hobby and business
George Alexander raises medium and larger miniature horses on his 80 acre farm. Pepsi, a black and white stallion, heads a herd of 16 mares and foals and is the sire of many foals. The animals fetch 350 to 1000 dollars each and are trained to be gentle and easy to handle.
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Pepsi
Alexander
North American Aviation
Chevrolet
County budget debated at Wednesday hearing in Franklin County
Franklin County officials led by Commissioner Chairman Tom Weigand heard concerns over a 26 percent budget rise and a tentative 45.913 mill levy, up 4.298 mills from 1997. The county plans a 12 million dollar 1998 budget to cover a 1 million revenue shortfall with funds for ambulance and sheriff services while debates on road traffic and service building proposals continue.
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Franklin County
Tom Weigand
Weigand
Charles Mavity Jr
Freone Hollinger
Ottawa
Sheriff's Department
City Approves 1998 Capital Improvement Plan
Itawa city commissioners approved a 1998 CIP to be adopted in the operating budget. The plan funds major public works via bonds and other revenue sources, with about 2,050,000 in bonded debt for 1998. Projects cover street, sewer, parking, industrial park land, library renovation share, and various street improvements dating back to 1985 through 1994.
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Itawa
Franklin
Downtown Ottawa approves residential plaza revitalization plan
Ottawa city commissioners adopt a resolution to revitalize Main Street between First and Fifth, waiving building permit and special permit fees for eligible two story fronting Main Street residences. The plan aims to expand downtown living and reduce project costs tied to square footage, guiding boards to grant necessary variances.
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Owntown
Ottawa
Main Street
Scott Lambers
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Inion Weneene
Wellsville Levy
Cees Medi
Jay Thornton
George Alexander
Overbrook
Verbrook Pepsi
Valerie Wolf
Herald
Bonaea
Ueee Aly Funds
Gene Ramsey
Ramsey
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