Public input on Sunday liquor sales in Ottawa
A public hearing set for 7 p.m. Wednesday to consider allowing Sunday beer sales in Ottawa. Casey's General Stores asked the city to adopt an ordinance. Commissioner Ram sey wants more research and a vote delay, while Deb Henningsen and Rocky Fleer back Sunday sales and Mayor Richard Jackson remains opposed. City officials note state law broadened city authority, and several area cities have already adopted Sunday sales.
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Ottawa
Casey’s General Stores Inc
Ottawa City Commission
Gene Ramsey
Commission
Deb Henningsen
Rocky Fleer
Richard Jackson
City park building dropped from Ottawa plans
Ottawa city commissioners moved to axe a planned parks maintenance facility at Forest Park. The proposal faced unanimous opposition and cost escalation from 240000 to 342000 dollars during the year of planning, prompting formal rejection at the Wednesday night meeting.
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Cleon Rickel Herald
Forest Park
Ottawa City Commission
Mad cow rule violations exceed a thousand in 17 months
The Agriculture Department said inspectors found 1,036 violations by beef slaughterhouses and processing plants for failing to remove specified risk materials such as brains and spinal cords from cows older than 30 months. The violations occurred over 17 months ending May 7, with fewer than 1 percent of all citations. USDA spokeswoman Lisa Walenda Picard noted no contaminated meat reached consumers.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
USDA
Lisa Wallenda Picard
Gas prices near $2.60 in Ottawa
Local Ottawa pumps showed regular unleaded at about 2.59 dollars with many stations at 2.57. Dorothy Gaither paid 21.83 for 7.85 gallons of high octane in Ottawa while John Peimann noted a 45 dollar fill for his 2003 Grand Prix.
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Dorothy Gaither
23Rd Street
Gaither
Ottawa
John Peimann
Pomona
Local gas prices and commuter plans quoted
Prices at BP Casey stations Conoco and Citgo range from 2.55 to 2.59 per gallon as of 5:30 am. A loan officer Peimann and his wife discuss carpooling miles while Gaither, Sara White, and her husband comment on rising costs and federal handling of the issue.
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Casey's
Wilson and
N. Main
South Main
Conoco
23Rd
U.S
Phillips
N. Cedar
Logan
Citgo
21St Street Terrace
Mirastar
Wal-Mart
Peimann
Ottawa
Gaither
Bush
Sara White
University of South Carolina
White
Apple bets on gambling as pivotal issue in coming session
Sen. Pat Apple says he remains a consistent no vote on gaming and cites a June to Topeka special session split of 23 against and 17 for. He notes the school funding plan in that session would add 27 million in tax relief and emphasizes opposition to bringing gaming to Franklin County despite tribal casinos seen as economic positives by others.
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Pat Apple
Apple
Topeka
Franklin County
Tom Beaver
the Herald
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Radi
John Nowak
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Jon Chanay
Jake Bove
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National Indian Gaming Association
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