Federal judge blocks Kansas highway work under RFRA
U S District Judge Thomas Van Bebber issued a temporary restraining order blocking the Kansas Department of Transportation from building a highway on land where an infant girl is buried. Diane De Fries Thiry and her husband Marc Thiry of Leavenworth County sue under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act claiming substantial interference with religious practice.
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Kansas City
Kan
USS
Thomas van Bebber
State Department of Transportation
Diane de Fries Thiry
Marc Thiry
Leavenworth County
Scented trees face a fox urine deterrent program in Kansas
In Cherry Vale Kansas park rangers spray cedars with a glycerin and fox urine mix at Big Hill and Elk City lakes to deter illegal cutting. Tim Rasmussen notes the odor is acceptable outdoors but becomes potent when heated inside homes.
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Cherry Vale
Kan
Kansas
Big Hill
Elk City Lakes
Tim Rasmussen
Elk City
Ethics hearing set over state employee purchases from wife's employer
The Kansas ethics commission will hold a January 11 hearing on a 32 count complaint against Michael Feekin of Topeka, a vocational rehabilitation counselor for the Self-Insurance Fund in the Department of Administration. Feekin allegedly ordered $3,602 in office supplies from RTW Inc, doing business as MO Kan Ergonomics, during March to June. Police Chief Tom Dailey of Kansas City, Kansas, plans to retire by April 1 after 35 years in law enforcement, signaling a possible run for mayor.
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Topeka, Kan
State Ethics Commission
Commission On Governmental Standards and Conduct
Michael Feekin
Topeka
Department of Administration
Feekin
RTW Inc
Mo-Kan Ergonomics
Kansas City, Kan
Tom Dailey
Dailey
Thief grabs Salvation Army kettle in Lenexa robbery
In Lenexa near Kansas City a thief snatched a red Salvation Army kettle filled with about 200 dollars from a bell ringer during a 3:30 p.m. break outside a discount department store. The 18 year old bell ringer said he was shocked by the theft after returning to his post.
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Lenexa
Kan
Salvation Army
Kansas City
Local vet memorial clears state approval for Ottawa design
Franklin County Veterans Memorial Committee wins Kansas Historical Society approval to proceed with the original memorial plan. Lenexa architect James Sullivan, husband of Diane Sullivan of the Franklin County Mental Health Clinic, volunteers his design featuring five red granite pieces in a semicircle centered by the courthouse flag pole. Names of all local veterans killed in service will be listed.
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Franklin County Veterans Memorial Committee
Kansas State Historical Society
The
State Historical Society
Harvey Nicholson
James Sullivan
Ottawa
Sullivan
Diane Sullivan
Franklin County
Ottawa sees 1994 single family permits double 1993 total
City building activity rises in November with 33 permits boosting Ottawa’s year total to 264. Five houses in Pine 1300 block and three in Pin Oak Circle headlines, while Plaza Cinema and Ottawa Housing Association also gain permits. County permits reach 86 through November, with seven single family and one boarding home permit shaping the year.
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Ottawa
Pin Oak Estates
Pine
Pin Oak Circle
Ple
David Piotrowsky
Plaza Cinema
Jerry Rice
Lester Building Systems
The
Ottawa Housing Association
South Hickory
Ottawa Home Furnishings
Royal Construction
Juanita Simms
S. Mulberry
Laundromay
Lawrence
Jerry Donnelly
Mulberry Street
Simms
Dea Gardner
Gardner
Wal-Man
McConnell Machinery
Beatty's
Auction Service
Horseshoe Cafe
Jim Bunch
Horseshoe Cafe 2
Highway 50
Hill House
County OKs extra funds to keep juveniles detained
Franklin County commissioners approved up to 8500 for juvenile detention costs through year end. County Attorney Wright seeks state approval to convert part of the old jail into a juvenile center to cut housing and transport expenses. Detention daily rate is 150 per juvenile plus about 300 per transport trip, with two officers needed and potential overtime. Three juveniles are already housed outside the county in Wa Keeney Salina and Pittsburg, with space and bed availability dictating placement.
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Franklin County Commission
Larry Wright
Franklin County
Franklin
Wright
Rex Bowling
Bowling
Wa Keeney
Salina
Pittsburg
Jury voices 30,000 year sentence for rapist
In Oklahoma City a jury, angry at early release rules, convicted Charles Scott Robinson 30, eight-time felon, of six rape counts. They recommended 5,000 years per count, totaling 30,000 years, effectively life. Judge Dan Owens will sentence him on December 22.
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Oklahoma City
Charles’ Scott Robinson
Department of Corrections
Dan Owens
Robinson
Clinton to unveil plan for middle class tax cut
President Clinton plans a middle class tax cut package costing about 50 billion dollars over five years. The proposal would provide individuals with a few hundred dollars annually while prompting drastic Cabinet cuts and program eliminations to fund it. The address at 8 p.m. CST aims to show a leaner government and appeal to the political center as lawmakers in Congress already offer competing tax-cut plans.
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Clinton
Ashington
Congress
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