State Groups Work Toward County Conflict Resolution Plan
County officials from five associations met at the Statehouse to sign a memorandum of understanding on a new conflict resolution process. They cited recent turf battles including a Franklin County dispute that reached the Kansas Supreme Court, aiming to foster dialogue and reduce clashes.
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Statehouse
Franklin County
State Supreme Court
Kansas
Steve Kearney
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Baldwin Elementary First Graders Ride Midland Railway
First graders Garrett Owings and Nicole Rockwell ride the Midland Railway train from Baldwin City to Norwood and back. Micah Higgins watches as the train stops at Santa Fe Depot Baldwin City during Thursday afternoon’s excursion.
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Baldwin City
Norwood
Garrett Owings
Nicole Rockwell
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Gary Sebelius
Kathleen Sebelius
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Gas prices vary by city and station across Kansas
Commuters report wide price ranges from Garnett to Ottawa with Overland Park showing a notable spread. Ottawa resident Marilyn Fantz notes she hunts for the cheapest gas and was surprised by a lower price during a trip to Missouri. She attributes the differences to supply and demand.
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Garnett
Lawrence
Ottawa
Marilyn Fantz
Overland Park
Fantz
Missour
Ottawa school board approves budget with mill levy drop
The Ottawa School Board approved a budget cutting the property tax rate by 2.745 mills from 59.383 to 56.63 for the coming year. Superintendent Dean Katt and board president Susan Ward praised the result while noting enrollment trends with about 2,400 full time equivalent students and a projected weighted FTE of 3,173.
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Ottawa School Board
Ottawa
Dean Katt
Susan Ward
Katt
Odor problems at Frito-Lay plant in Topeka raise concerns
Topeka residents complain of a persistent potato waste odor from a Frito-Lay plant. City spokesman David Bevens blames byproduct discharge into the sewer and says the company is adjusting operations to improve conditions in the next day. Company official Aurora Gonzalez says the odor, caused by maintenance and wastewater handling, is not dangerous and should lessen with warmer temperatures.
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Topeka
David Bevens
Aurora Gonzalez
Bevens
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