Teen commissioner wins high school vote bid and city seat
Humm, a Ottawa High School graduate and University of Kansas student, won the second highest vote share in a teen commission race and will take office later in the month. Longtime commissioner Richard Jackson was not reelected as Humm campaigned door to door. She attends city meetings and study sessions and supported the 2008 budget and a restaurant smoking ban in indoor public places.
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Wildlife Endures Extreme Weather in 2007 Kansas Missouri
In 2007 wildlife across Kansas and western Missouri faced severe weather from ice storms to droughts and floods. Ground nesting birds suffered population losses as cold snaps, late frosts, and heavy rains disrupted nesting, food, and seed supplies throughout the year.
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Tom Dailey
Missouri Department of Conservation
Columbia
Snow advisory prompts cautious driving in region
The National Weather Service issued a snow advisory through noon for Franklin, Douglas, Anderson, Osage and Coffey counties with two to four inches expected. Ottawa logged 2.50 inches by 7 am. KDOT said crews would treat roads and urged extra travel time as slick ramps and overpasses persist, with weekend highs around 36 to 41 degrees and chances of more snow.
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Harris resigns as Franklin County administrator after brief tenure
Harris leaves county post in Falmouth Maine after less than a year amid budget clashes and countywide disputes. Lisa Johnson steps in as interim administrator as Ron Hendrickson and Jay Newton previously held the post in a tumultuous history of short tenures.
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Jay Newton
Lisa Johnson
Expansion at American Eagle facility links stores and online unit
American Eagle unveils a new expansion with a bridge connects two buildings forming a command center for American Eagle Direct. The facility boosts Internet orders with 240 packing chutes and 480 order throughput, enabling rapid processing while workers access shared fitness and cafeteria areas.
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Aerie
American Eagle
American Eagle Direct
Shooting case sets trial date for Campbell as others plead
Accused shooter faces up to 64 years as Campbell heads to a Jan 7 pretrial conference after pleading not guilty. House and Winter accepted plea deals for three and five and a half years respectively in exchange for testimony. their sentences already begun. Miller survived gunshot wounds and testified at Gaillard Taylor's trial.
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Winter
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Gaillard Taylor
Budget turmoil ends Harris tenure after four mill cut
Taxpayers protested a higher budget as the Franklin County commission trimmed the tax increase to about four mills. Some residents started a petition drive for a local Taxpayers Bill of Rights limiting tax hikes without citizen votes. Harris, serving since January, resigned as administrator in late October after this first and final budget.
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Franklin County
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