Random Acts of Kindness in Franklin County
Readers commend neighbors and officials for acts of kindness and quick help after accidents and during recoveries. Volunteers and sheriff’s rural patrol receive praise for reliability. Nominations invite full name and contact details, with local drop boxes and offices listed.
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Sheriff's Rural Patrol
Sheriff's
P.O
Ottawa
North Casey's
City Hall
Jeff's Foods
Wellsville
Price Saver
Pomona
Central Heights
School tax levy debated as lawmakers renew 35 mill levy
Rep Phill Kline leads a budget debate over Kansas school finance and property tax. The Legislature renews the 35 mill levy for a year, sets 33 mills for 1997 and 31 mills for 1998, providing some relief while base per pupil funding rises by 22. Conservatives push for deeper cuts, moderates seek caution.
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Phill Kline
R-Shawnee
House Taxation Committee
Graves
House
Kansans
Vince Snowbarger
R-Olathe
Congress
Kansas
Ottawa Herald Delivery Policy and Prices
Reader information outlines home delivery times for Ottawa and surrounding areas, with Saturday morning delivery and next-day service for subscribers outside Ottawa. It lists carrier, rural, and mail subscription prices by area, plus discounts for multi-month plans.
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Ottawa Herald
Ottawa
Otawa
Franklin County
Kansas
Circulation and Production Contact Info Notice
The Ottawa Herald lists circulation manager Gene Kelsey and production staff led by Joan Rossman and Wayne Snow. Address changes should be sent to The Ottawa Herald at 104 S. Cedar, Ottawa KS 66067.
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Ottawa Herald
Ottawa Herald, Inc
Cedar
Ottawa
Gene Kelsey
Joan Rossman
Wayne Snow
Pogmoser
S. Cedar
Kansas seeks more time for uniform property appraisals
State officials request extension to January 1, 1998, to value all real property in Kansas at a uniform rate amid noncompliance in about 20 percent of counties. Franklin and Sedgwick among those cited. court deadline carries potential March 1999 ultimate compliance.
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Beck
Shawnee
Terry Bullock
Kansas
John W. Campbell
Task Force On
Campbell
Carla Stovall
Topeka Capital-Journal
Pete Davis
Division of
Franklin
Sedgwick
Crawford County
Pittsburgh
Dickinson County
Abilene
Harvey County
Newton
Jackson County
Holton
Montgomery County
Indepen
Bullock
Kansas Legislature Action Recap On Tax, Education And Law Changes
The Legislature approved measures on hospital closures, a new medical records law, and canceled the presidential primary citing cost. They extended and then reduced the property tax levy for schools, ended Kansas universities' automatic admissions for most graduates by 2001, and increased river sand tax to curb dredging. They reaffirmed a same sex marriage stance, boosted per pupil school funding, extended certain local option budgets, and raised interstate speed limits to 70 mph.
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Public. Medical Center
University Hospital
Bob Dole
Kansas
Kansas River
Lawrence
Manhattan
Hawaii
Missouri riverboat casinos fight tax bills in court
Missouri riverboat casinos sue over property and personal taxes, targeting 1995 and 1996 assessments in Clay, Platte, Buchanan counties and St. Louis. Hearings set for March and April as districts warn of potential impact on public education funding and cash flow.
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Ansas City
Missouri
Clay, Platte
Buchanan
St. Louis
Linda Clardy
Missouri State Tax Commission
Kansas City
Platte and
Clay Counties
President
Commission
Tunica
Miss
Alton
Ill
al Tunis
Park Hill
North Kansas City
Harrah
Clay County
Sam’s Town
Argosy Riverside Casino
Argosy
Missouri Supreme Court
State Tax Commission
Platte County
Michael Newport
Newport
Missouri River
St. Jo Frontier
Betty Gregoire
Board of Equalization
Andy Gabriel
Boyd Gaming Corp
Boyd
President Casino
City of
St Louis
Unseasonably Mild Weather Through New Year Week
The forecast stays dry with unseasonably mild temperatures. Monday brings lows in the 20s to 30s and highs near 60s, with similar conditions continuing Tuesday and New Year’s Day.
Man Arrested in Christmas Day Shooting in Pittsburg
Richard Zimmerman, 33, of Pittsburg, was arrested in Barton County, Missouri, after allegedly shooting his estranged wife Pam Zimmerman, 32, outside her home on Christmas Day. Police say he burglarized the residence, displayed a handgun, causing her to flee, then fled as her daughter called police. Pam Zimmerman was treated at a hospital and released.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Richard Zimmerman
Barton County
Pam Zimmerman
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Gene
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Katherine Dieterich
Princeton
Tim Ahren
Tim
Frieda Foltz
Eric Bishop
Joey Bohnert
Mary L. Jackson
TolHree
Sovinki
John D. Montgomery
Ottawaherald
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Tom Love
Kathy Miller
Uum
Mark Beck
Brown
Legislative
State Office
Dence
Topeka State Hospital
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