Tourism center strains under bed tax cap
The Franklin County visitor center faces a 2012 bed tax limit of 150000, though 168000 is expected. Budget cuts reduce travel and shift staff to part time, sparking debate over funding. County officials defend promotional value while residents question continued support and potential redirection to the historical society.
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Franklin County Historical Society
Ed Taylor
Lee
Princeton
Gary Sillett
Lisa Johnson
Dietrich Cabin
Old Depot
The
Historical Society
Johnson
Drasti
Ottawa visitors center taps billboards to boost turnout
Local tourism officials say Franklin County visitors center attracts about 30 000 potential guests yearly but few sign in. Two billboards along I 35 cost 1200 in July to promote free maps while marketing efforts and proximity to Kansas City limit foot traffic. Center logged 4 116 referrals in 2010 and posted a 320 profit in 2007 with losses in 2009, while staff advocate ongoing promotions and location value.
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Kansas City
Lee
Franklin County Convention and Visitors Bureau
Wellsville
Williamsburg
Murray McGee
Franklin County
I-35
E. Logan
Alison Maier
Ottawa
Certified Public Accountant
The
Herald
Tom Weigand
Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce
Weigand
County switches patrol car plans to Dodge Chargers
Curry sought to switch from three Chevrolet Caprices to three Dodge Chargers from Overland Park Jeep after learning the original order was not placed. Delivery would come in about two months, with a roughly $50 per vehicle savings, but the change delays and asset losses worry him as vehicles sit unused. Meagan Patton-Paulson, Herald Connections editor, notes the ongoing issue.
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Curry
Overland Park Jeep
McCarthy
Chevrolet
Heat returns to triple digits in Kansas Tuesday
Temperatures in Kansas are set to rise back into triple digits with today in Ottawa predicting a high of 96 and a heat index around 105. The KDHE urges precautions for seniors infants and those with chronic conditions citing heat as a leading danger and stressing prevention and fluid intake.
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Kansas
Ottawa
AccuWeather.com
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
National Weather Service
EDHE
Robert Moser
KDHE
Kdheks.gov
Cities mall paying to keep SRS offices
LAWRENCE AP Two more Kansas communities consider using local funds to keep the states primary social services agency open, with Fort Scott and Pratt weighing rent help to prevent office closures after SRS announced statewide cuts. Fort Scott would need about 84000 dollars and Pratt about 65000 dollars to keep their offices open for two years.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Lawrence Journal-World Reports
Fort Scott
Pratt
Douglas
SRS
Dave Martin
Martin
Douglas County
Garnett
Lyndon
Wellington
Coffeyville
Marysville
McPherson
Angela de Rocha
Robert Siedlecki Jr
Topeka
Bourbon County
Missouri
David Howard
Howard
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Eet
Matt Bristow
Ottawa Herald
Aly van Dyke
Avandyke
Ottawaherald
County
Dodge
Meagan Patton-Paulson
Herald Connections
Mpatton
Ottawaherald.com
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