Homemade Holidays Craft Show Booths Open at Ottawa Middle
Third annual Homemade Holidays Craft Show set for November 10 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Ottawa Middle School 1230 Ash. Spaces are $25 for a 10 by 10 area. Contact Kathy Turner or Candy Finch for applications. Ottawa Public Works to collect fallen limbs after storm. sweep planned by week’s end. School Board Coffee forum Saturday at 10 a.m. at People’s National Bank for residents to meet members.
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Ottawa
Ash
AAA
Kathy Turner
Candy Finch
Ottawa School Board
People's National Bank
Ottawa Police Courting a Spate of Local Arrests This Week
A series of arrests occurred Thursday and Wednesday in Ottawa including Joseph Walter Floyd on suspended license, John Edward Lilly for criminal trespassing, Joshua Crump on no license and warrants, a 15 year old for theft, Jason Harris on rape and furnishing alcohol to a minor, and Shelly Swaim for DUI. Bond amounts ranged from 100 to 500 dollars. one juvenile was released to Franklin County Juvenile Detention. A burglary at 820 E. 7th St. was reported with losses of remote control aircraft gear and a double pane window totaling about 1250 dollars. Ambulance calls included medical emergencies at 1550 E. Cedar and 218 E. Franklin.
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Joseph Walter Floyd
S. Sycamore
N. Main
John Edward Lilly
N. Cherry
Joshua Allen Crump
N. King
W. Logan
Franklin County
Henry County
Iowa
Highland
Jason Harris
S. Main
Shelly Swaim
Jackson Road
Andrew Baldwin
Rapid City
S.D
E. 7Th St
E. Cedar
E. Franklin
Tomlinson Eyes Run for Kansas Insurance Commissioner
In Topeka AP report Rep. Bob Tomlinson Republican Roe Land Park plans to announce a bid to run for insurance commissioner next year. Sen. Sandy Praeger may run as well with an exploratory committee next week. Both clashed over insurance mandates during this year’s session.
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Topeka
House Insurance Committee
Senate
Bob Tomlinson
R-Roeland Park
Sandy Praeger
Lawrence
Tomlinson
Praeger
Kathleen Sebelius
Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee
Statehouse
Kansas
Longest-serving Kansas lawmaker files for bankruptcy
Sen. Paul Feleciano, a Wichita Democrat and the longest serving member of the Kansas Legislature, filed for federal bankruptcy protection listing liabilities of 234,199 and assets of 98,932. He cited debt from a failed Park City truck stop project and an unsuccessful U.S. Senate run, noting decades of wage garnishment since 1994 by the South Central Kansas Economic Development District.
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Wichita
Kansas
U.S. Senate
Paul Feleciano
U.S
Feleciano
The
Wichita Eagle
Feleciano's bankruptcy clouds Kansas Senate bid
Records show senator and former state chairman Feleciano owes over $27,000 from a failed 1998 bid to unseat U.S. Senator Brownback. He faces $2,425 monthly expenses against a take‑home around $1,500 after garnishments and retirement, with $84,000 home at risk and claims exemptions under Kansas law. His re election prospects in 2004 appear uncertain.
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Feleciano
U.S
Sam Brownback
Edward Nazar
Kansas House
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee
C.G. Chacko
Friends University
Wichita
Bill Gale
Chrysler
Kansas
Counties commit funds to fight river erosion near Eudora
Leavenworth and Douglas counties will share 1 million dollars to stabilize erosion along the Kansas River near Eudora with a 2 million project total. The U S Army Corps of Engineers would cover half pending approval. The plan includes dikes and a buffer of trees to slow current and protect the Kansas River Bridge and nearby infrastructure. Work could begin January 2002.
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Lamar McKissack
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
McKissack
Keith Browning
Douglas County Public Works
Leavenworth County
Rail line seeks tax relief to repair aging track
Watco’s Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad seeks a $500,000 annual tax credit for 20 years to fund track repairs after eight derailments this summer and buckling from heat. The proposal covers lines from Salina to Osborne, Great Bend to Colorado, Larned, and paths toward Pratt and Coats, with lawmakers weighing budget constraints and future recommendations.
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Yopeka
Shortline
Rick Webb
Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad
Kansas
Webb
Watco
McKechnie
Special Committee On Assessment and Taxation
Janis Lee
Kensington
Watcao
South Kansas & Oklahoma
Colleges in Kansas battle same teacher shortage
Kansas colleges and universities face a talent gap as salary disparities lure staff away. Kansas State University Salina struggles to fill computer technology and electronics posts, while Kansas Wesleyan and other schools report difficult searches. Bethany hosts full staff. adjuncts and cross commitments help sustain classes, yet growth may pause.
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Salina Journal
Kansas
Kansas State University-Salina
David Delker
Ksu-Salina
Delker
Kansas Wesleyan University
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Daily Report
Edith Schnoke
Police
Kansas City
Associated Press
By Andrew Bach
Janet Juhnke
Wesleyan
Chris Wilson
Wilson
Bethany College
Lindsborg
Bud
EFTC
Edward Jones
Franklin County Annex
William Henningser
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