Foster Care Shortage Grows in Kansas City Areas
Kansas foster care faces a critical statewide shortage, with urban and southwest regions most affected. Private agencies say funding gaps hinder recruitment and placement, while lawmakers consider a statewide publicity push and possible funding increases. Youthville reports higher foster home demand as SRS transfers care to private agencies.
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Kansas
Morris
W Newton
Alleva
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
SRS
Youthville
Sherry Graham
Janssen
Menard
Sen
Social Service
Bulletin Board: New Year Service at Ottawa Center
Ottawa Christian Center at 903 N Poplar will host a special New Year’s Eve service at 7 p.m. Thursday led by Pastor Bob Williams with music and preachers from across the country. The public is invited. Pomona church revival hosts H.L.S. Music Evangelist Ministry at Solid Rock Family Church from Jan 3 to 6 with Jennifer and Bill Hackney performing multiple times daily. call Rev. Jerry Yates at (785) 566-3517 for details.
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Christian Center
Ottawa Christian Center
N. Poplar
Bob Williams
Pomona Church
Pomona — H.ls
Solid Rock Family Church
Jennifer
Bill Hackney
Jerry Yates
Kansas ABC names Jim Conant new director in Topeka
Jim Conant is named director of the Kansas Alcoholic Beverage Control Division replacing retiring Bernie Norwood. Announced by Secretary of Revenue Karla Pierce. Conant previously served as ABC chief administrative officer from 1987 to 1996 and later led Project 2000 to restructure Kansas tax processing.
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Topeka
Kan
Jim Conant
Kansas Alcoholic Beverage Control Division
Bernie Norwood
Conant
Secretary of
Revenue
Karla Pierce
ABC
Kansas
Man Returned From Texas Held On Local Felonies
Jarrod Wayne Roy 30, former Centropolis man, returned from a Huntsville Texas prison after parole. He faces Franklin County District Court on vehicle burglary auto theft three forgery counts criminal damage to property and aggravated battery. Held on three bonds totaling 5000 dollars. Roy was wanted on three warrants after missing a May 21 1997 court date. One charge alleges $3000 damage to a Ottawa woman's car in February 1997.
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Iff
Texas
Centropolis
Jarrod
Wayne Roy
Huntsville
Franklin County
Sher
Roy
Ottawa
Christopher K. Tipton
S. Willow
Wirth and
Main
Harrison D. Peter
Byrtd
Ransom Memorial Hospital
S. Main
Randy G. West
S. Ash
West ‘Third
Robert E. Grey
Tonganoxie
South Main
Joe Roger Bowen
N. Cleveland
Bill L. Crowley
Chad D. Trout
S. Elm
Seventh Day Adventist Church
S. Sycamore
Gail Lynn Minnick
S. Poplar
Dee
Lyann Stottlemire
S. Maple
Wal-Mart Supercenter
Princeton
Days Inn
1641 & Main
David Allan Nickel
Wim
A-Automotive
Ist
Clarence HL Baasch Jy
Oak
Ottawa area hospital notes and police brief items
Admissions and births in Ottawa list patients Martine McKinney Carolyn Harbison and Mary Mitchell with discharges including McKinney and family. Theft report of 80 bales hay from 3850 Haskell Road valued at 100 dollars. Multiple arrests and thefts detailed along with vehicle accidents and vandalism in Ottawa area.
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Martine McKinney
Carolyn Harbison
Mary Mitchell
Ottawa
Joe Ferns
John Ott
Eleanor Smith
Louise Spillman
Quenemo
Lee Nitcher
Pomona
Sheriff's News
Ottawa High School
Ash
Community Center Plan Faces High Renovation Costs in Leavenworth
Public support is vital to fund the building renovation estimated at 50 to 60 per square foot, with Marsh noting grants and loans as potential financing. Upgrades would include heating replacement, possible air conditioning, and electrical and plumbing modernizations, likely requiring staged work. The goal is to convert the south downtown site into a community and conference center akin to the successful depot conversion.
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Marsh
Leavenworth
Cold Case Squad Boosts Kansas Bureau of Investigation Efforts
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation forms a Cold Case Squad to tackle long dormant homicides and missing persons cases. Director Larry Welch says the unit will assist local agencies from Topeka, reviewing 25 missing persons cases and several serial crimes, while leveraging DNA and other new tools to reexamine evidence and possibly bring closure to families.
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KBI
Thomas
Larry Welch
Welch
Kansas State Gaming Agency
Topeka
Kansas
Minnesota
Ottawa Herald expands online with Big 2.net and ads
The Ottawa Herald unveils ottawaherald.com and Big 2.net a Morris Communications project aggregating Big 12 coverage. It adds weather data stock quotes and AdQuest classifieds while hosting banners for Senate candidate Sam Brownback and attorney general candidate Carla Stovall.
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Morris Communications Corp
Curley
Morris
Espns
CNN/SIs
Bigd Net
Penc Uus
Ottas A Heraldoum Suil
Ottawa
Heratie Out
Ottawaherald.com
U.S. Senate
Sam Brownback
Attorney General
Carla Stovall
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Laurel Janssen
Steve Morris
R-Hugoton
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Kansas Children’s Service League
Salina
Kim Menard
Service League
Concordia
Fami
John Garlinger
Bulletin Board
Bie TA Clie
Mark J. Fisher
Madison
Wis
Wesley R. Cook
Dawn Dalrymple
Rantoul
Randy L. Huff
Amy R.tillery
Haskell Road
Fifth and Oak
Meghan A. Pence
Mulberry
Nord Oak
Monsiay
Otlawa
Elerald
Atlawaherald.com
Biel 2Net
Big 12 Sports
Roh Curley
Ottawa Herald
Big 2.Net
AdQuest
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