K-State journalists win honors at convention in Orlando
Kansas State University journalism students from the Royal Purple yearbook and Kansan State Collegian earned multiple honors at the Fall National College Media Convention in Orlando sponsored by College Media Advisers and the Associated Collegiate Press. Wade Sisson of Overbrook placed fourth in academic spread design. Neosho County Community College named students on the fall 1996 president and vice president honor rolls, including Teresa Gretencord and Meredith Sayers on president’s, Clinton Asher and Karen Stout on vice president’s, with Ottawa residents among the honorees. Former Ottawa Mayor Vicki Cummiskey attended a daylong emergency management training in San Antonio and plans to share strategies with Ottawa in upcoming sessions.
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Manhattan
Kansas State University
Royal Purple
Kansan State Collegian
Orlando
Fla
College Media Advisers
Associated Collegiate Press
Wade Sisson
Overbrook
Neosho County Community College
Teresa Gretencord
Garnett
Meredith Sayers
Ottawa
Peggy Caylor
Rantoul
S — Clinton Asher
Karen Stout
Christopher Turner
Teresa Wheat
Vicki Cummiskey
Leadership Training Institute
National League of Cities
San Antonio
Texas
Cummiskey
Kansas lawmakers discuss school funding and tax plans
State Rep Ralph Tanner on the education committee notes an expected funding increase and restatement of the local option budget as taxes and school finance reform loom this session. He calls for rewriting tax bills and highlights a constitutional funding baseline of 3645 per student.
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Ralph Tanner
Kansas
Tanner
Bank bill on hold in Kansas Senate panel
A Kansas Senate committee delayed action on a bill to restrict which banks may hold public funds, allowing only banks with a Kansas home office to keep municipal deposits. The measure would exclude Bank IV and was sent to a subcommittee for further study amid opposition from Bank IV executives.
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Gmopeka
Kan
Senate
Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee
Bank IV
Boatmen’s Bathshares Inc
Fourth Financial Corp
Wichita
Boatmen’s
NationsBank
Charlotte
N.C
SueAnn V. Schultz
Kansas
Rail trail moratorium debates hinge on property rights
Front Page SCORCHER cover discusses proposed House moratoriums on rail trail projects to pause construction while court cases and federal hearings address property rights. Kansas officials, opponents and supporters weigh Vermont case relevance, potential loss of ISTEA funds, and impact on Ottawa’s economy and bike safety.
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Tyson
Vermont
Kansas
Ottawa
Dorothy Nichols
Trail permits aid Garnett rail trail funding debate
Orville Cole questions legality of rail banking and private land use as Prairie Spirit Rail Trail seeks self funding through $2.50 daily and $10.50 annual permits for out of county and over age 16 users. Manager Trent McCown defends rail banking as legal, noting public access, safety goals, and potential future track reactivation.
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Garnett
Orville Cole
Cole
Two Lakes
Trent McCown
Prairie Spirit Rail Trail
Supreme Court
Kansas
McCown
Ottawa Officials Respond to Downtown Parking Survey
Ottawa Mayor Gene Ramsey dismisses reintroducing meters as misinformation. City Manager Scott Lambers notes no official stance on alternatives while seeking chamber input on enforcement and downtown parking usage. The city contemplates self-regulation and owner designated spaces as a study area, with chamber results due after tabulation.
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Ottawa
Gene Ramsey
City Commission
Ramsey
Chamber
Scott Lambers
Lambers
Weather forecast outlook with light rain and snow
Tonight periods of light rain transition to light snow by midnight with up to two inches possible. Low near 30, east wind 10 to 20 mph shifting to north 15 to 20 mph after midnight. 50 percent precipitation chance. Wednesday dry with lows in the teens to 20s and highs 30s to lower 40s. Thursday partly to mostly dry with a chance of snow in the west, lows in the 20s, highs 30s to lower 40s. Friday with snow chances mainly in the west, lows 15 to 25, highs 30s to lower 40s.
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