Weather outlook: light snow chances tonight and Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of light snow tonight after midnight with a low near 17. Wednesday will be colder with a 30 percent chance of light snow early, then partly sunny with a high near 25. See page 2 for more.
Community Christmas Dinner Listed at Naot First Christian Church
Naot First Christian Church at 11th and Cedar will host its second annual Community Christmas Dinner at noon on Christmas Day. The event welcomes community members who would otherwise dine alone or families unable to afford a holiday meal. reservations are requested but not required, with transportation available on request by calling 242-2699 weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
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First Christian Church
11Th and Cedar
Attorneys clash with Stovall over school finance ruling
State attorney general says nonplaintiff districts cannot fund litigation against the Kansas school finance law. Dodge City and Salina are named plaintiffs in the suit, while 14 districts participate. Opposing counsel calls the opinion political and conflict ridden.
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Topeka
Carla Stovall
Stovall
Dodge City
Salina
Alan Rupe
Wichita
House Education
Ralph Tanner
Baldwin City
Mary Tritsch
Kansas
Wellsville BOE votes for new school plan
The Wellsville Board of Education unanimously supports building an elementary school on 40 acres northeast of the existing campus at First Street. The plan estimates at least 6.6 million for a new elementary school with current facilities becoming a junior high, plus 8.2 million for a new high school option. A special bond election is expected next year, likely in November, to fund the elementary project with about 29 percent state aid.
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Wellsville Board of Education
First Street
BOE
Denise
Q’dea
Schools cleared in honor roll dispute
The Ottawa school district was found not to discriminate against a student with a learning disability after a four month dispute over honor roll placement. OCR officials said both complaints were investigated and closed.
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Rhonda Wilkerson
OCR
Randy
Eugene Field
Clinton unveils tougher pollution rules for minivans and SUVs
President Clinton set tighter pollution limits to cut smog emissions from cars and sport utility vehicles by 90 percent over a decade, phasing in from 2004. The EPA will also require a 90 percent reduction in sulfur in gasoline to 30 parts per million nationwide, aiming to boost efficiency of emission control devices and improve air quality.
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Washington
Clinton
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
White House
Joe Lockhart
The
American Lung Association
California
Principal accused in bomb threat in Stanton County
Stephen Nelson, 49, principal of Stanton County's three grade schools, was arrested on aggravated criminal threat, criminal threat and phone harassment charges after a phony bomb threat forced the shutdown of all Stanton County schools. Bond set at $10,000.
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Johnson City
Kansas
Stanton County
Stephen Nelson
Dim Garrison
Prospective owners seek aid for Heartland China
Dana and Donna Schirmer expect to become Heartland China owners and seek city and state help. They request transferring a 10 year property tax abatement from Japanese shareholders and pursue a $50 000 KEIEP grant for job creation. They anticipate hiring 26 new workers within three years and returning customer demand.
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Dana
Donna Schirmer
Heartland China
Dana Schirmer
Ottawa City Commission
Schirmer
Kansas
Davis Ave
Pany
Schirmers
Golden State Porcelain
Ottawa
Santa Maria
Calif
Heartland
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Wellsville Boe
Joy Ludwig
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Dean Rossi
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Ron Bishop
Santa Claus
Andrew Luckert
Community Blood Center
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Carolyn Harris
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RMH
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By Blake Spurney
Herald Star