Vandalism suspects charged in Wellsville spree and officer assault
Charges filed in a May vandalism spree name Matthew J. May and Julian A. Keffer as burglars and destroyers of a vacant rental at 4706 Fiber Lane. Reba A. Keffer faces aggravated assault and battery on an officer after a confrontation at 4752 Fiber Lane. Damages exceed $10,000. a later lightning fire destroyed the remaining structure.
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Wellsville
Reba A. Keffer
Franklin County
Matthew J. May
Julian Adam Keffer
Fiber Lane
Gary Brooks
Shawn Chambers
Keffer
Reba Keffer
Chambers
Julian Keffer
May
Franklin County Attorney's Office
Sheriff's Department
Brooks
Ottawa teachers to vote on 1999 2000 contract
Ottawa Education Association members meet Monday at 11 30 a.m. in the Ottawa Middle School commons to vote on the 1999 2000 teachers contract. Only staff employed last year can vote. a 95 vote quorum is required for approval. The Ottawa Board of Education voted to ratify the contract. Topics include new evaluation documents health insurance and the salary schedule.
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Ottawa Education Association
Ottawa
Ottawa Middle School
Ottawa Board of Education
Burglary Investigation At 4703 Thomas Road Stolen Boat Gear
Franklin County Sheriff’s Department probes a shed burglary on 4703 Thomas Road during Aug 7 night. A boat motor fishing poles and lures were taken. Call 1-888-311-TIPS for anonymous tips and potential reward up to 1000 dollars.
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Franklin County Sheriff's Department
Thomas Road
Franklin County
Evolution standards vote shocks Kansas education scene
Kansas lawmakers and school officials react to a state board decision rewriting science standards. Opponents fear a "dumbed down" curriculum while supporters argue for middle ground and local control. Gov Graves condemns the outcome as a misplaced solution amid political tensions and potential lawsuits.
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Loway
Shawnee
Mary Douglass Brown
Wichita
Sonny Rundell
Syracuse
Val DeFever
Independence
Janet Waugh
Kansas City
Bill Wagnon
Topeka
Abrams
Hill
Voth
Kansas
Waugh
DeFever
Bill Graves
Holloway
Mark Tallman
Kansas Association of School Boards
Americans United For Separation of Church and State
Dan Biles
Biles
Science Committee
National Science Organizations
National Academy of Science
National Science Teachers Association
Kansas board debate over evolution in science standards
Debate over science standards pits opponents who call evolution flawed against supporters. Creationism figures into the discussion though not in proposed standards. Matson criticizes the governor for not hearing Kansans on a issue he sees as politically motivated to promote a philosophy in public education.
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Elkhart
Loren Lutes
Biles
Rundell
Western
Kansas
Hill
Veterans oppose Clinton convention address at Kansas City event
Veterans at the VFW voiced mixed opposition to Hillary Clinton speaking at the convention in Kansas City. Spokesman Steve Van Buskirk said few letters and emails arrived, with ten being strongly opinionated, but he doubted opposition would affect Clinton's reception. The last president to speak at the convention was George Bush in 1990.
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Ans
Shaw
VFW
Kansas City
Clinton
Steve van Buskirk
van Buskirk
George Bush
Baltimore
Bush
Kansas soybeans rise while corn and sorghum yield fall
Kansas farmers expect a bumper soybean crop with up to a 13 percent increase to about 84.8 million bushels and yields near 32 bushels per acre. But corn production should fall to 389.2 million bushels, down 7 percent due to heat and drought, with average yields around 139 bushels per acre. Grain sorghum also drops about 6 percent to 248.2 million bushels as drought bites parts of the state.
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Ichita
Kansas
Kas
Utah Twister Rips Through City Near Delta Center
An F2 tornado carved a path through downtown near the Delta Center, shattering arena plate glass and tossing delivery trucks. One Las Vegas man, Allen Crandy, 38, was killed by debris. fifteen hospitalized, four in serious condition. The massive Outdoor Retailers Summer Market tents were shredded. Temple Square workers sheltered as the storm struck the state Capitol lawn.
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Delta
Las Vegas
LDS Hospital
Jess Gomez
Temple Square
Mormon Church
Bill Morton
Delta Center
State Capitol
Ottawa residents named in Daily Report hospital notes
Dismissals Elizabeth ONeill and Jacob Markley, both of Ottawa, listed in hospital notes. In sheriff s news a 2 year old girl was bitten on the lip and nose by a stray bow near Indiana Terrace and treated at Ransom Memorial Hospital. Justin Allen Smith, 19, Williamsburg, sought after alleged vehicle break in and later arrested on burglary and theft charges. Police reports include DUI arrest of John M. Allen, 22, and theft of a lawn ornament by Marie Louise Draves. Multiple non injury accidents occurred in the city and ambulance runs recorded for convulsions and sick call at local locations.
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Elizabeth O'Neill
Jacob Markley
Ottawa
Sheriff's
Indiana Terrace
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Sheriff's Department
Coffey County Sheriff's Department
Franklin County
Justin Allen Smith
Williamsburg
Coffey
Coffey County
Smith
John M. Allen
S. Cherry
South Oak
Marie Louise Draves
N. Sycamore
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Martha Crouch
Forest Park
48Th
Indiana Regiment
St. Joseph County
Rantoul
Buhamah
Justin Hieber
Raymond Crouch
Sirloin Stockade
Eli Bodine
Paola
Leota Gould
Willie
Linda Elder
Nancy
Sarah
Melissa Bristow
Galen A. Bristow
Jennifer Geist
Galen M
Dorrene Bristow
Eugene Dixon
Wamego Center
Highland Community College
Dixon
Ottawa University
Emporia State
ESU
Kansas State
Neosho County Community College
Wamego
Matson
Salt Lake City
Eenple
Sants
Utah State
Cari
Twister
the Daily Report
Sara B. Hill
S. Locust
Ito J. Bullock-Price
S. Oak
Briana M. Shambaugh
Richard P. Rosenthal
Carthage
Elm
Shawn P. Henry
W. 15Th
Abbi R. Burnett
Rento Road
Willow
Henry
Burnett
Butler's Florist & Greenhouse
Kimberly J. Correll
Richard Earl Crook Jr
Vermont Road
Correll
Crook
East Second
Sunflower Plaza
S. Poplar
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