Weekend Weather Outlook With Sunny Sunday
Tonight clears with winds slowing and lows in the mid 20s. Sunday brings mostly sunny skies with highs in the mid 50s and Sunday night mostly clear with lows in the lower 30s. Monday turns partly cloudy with highs in the upper 40s and lows in the lower 30s. Weather, Page 12.
Dual interim city managers keep city on track
City Clerk Scott Bird and City Attorney Bob Bezek have served as interim co managers since mid September after Scott Lambers left. They divide duties with Bird handling internal matters and Bezek dealing with the public and commission. Both credit 15 years of teamwork and expect to continue pursuing city projects while a new manager is sought.
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Ezra Sykes
Herald
Scott Lambers
Scott Bird
Bob Bezek
Bird
Bezek
City Hall
Berek
City Commission
Public Building Commission
Ron Bishop
Ottawa
Counties push tougher rules on livestock operations
Norton County plans a public hearing on tighter restrictions for mega hog and cattle operations amid environmental concerns. Franklin County weighs a temporary ban on expanding livestock feeders as a northwest dairy seeks to grow from 75 to 1,400 cows. Leaders warn of potential court battles if local rules are passed.
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Ris News
Topeka
Norton County
Franklin County
Mike Jensen
Kansas Park Producers Council
Norton County Commission
John Miller
Husky Hogs
Phillips County
Terry Nelson
Almena
Mike Heideman
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Kansas
Franklin County Commission
Commission
Don Waymire
John Coen
Coen
State Health Department
State board pushes plan to fund schools with tax hike
Kansas board of education travels the state to build public support for a $1.16 billion annual increase in aid to schools, aiming to raise local, state taxes. The plan would lift annual per student aid from current levels while emphasizing teacher salaries and student performance, with legislature to be asked for a tax increase.
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John Hanna
Associated Press
Topeka
State Board of Education
Sonny Rundell
Syracuse
Bill Graves
Val DeFever
Independence
Kyis van Meteren
Kansas Republican Assembly
Pearl Harbor observances mark 60th anniversary nationwide
Americans marked the 60th anniversary of Pearl Harbor with calls to defend freedom amid a new war on terrorism. Adm. Vern Clark urged dedication at the USS Arizona site as ceremonies spanned Hawaii to New York and included veterans, students, and interfaith gestures. President Bush pledged patient resolve from Norfolk aboard the USS Enterprise while survivors shared memories and symbolic gestures united with Muslim Americans.
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Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Adm
Vern Clark
Naval Operations
Arizona
New York
World Trade Center
New Orleans
St. Louis
Sun City
Fla
San Francisco
Bush
Norfolk
Afghanistan
Yasuo Matuura
Antonio Gentile
Gloucester
Mass
National Park Sevice
Uss Arizona
Honolulu
Gentile
Signal Corps
Hickam Field
William Coffman
Brownstown
Mich
Missouri
Walter J. Lutenegger
Coffman
Lutenegger
Oklahoma
Bryan Alexander