Franklin County to map growth with $14700 development grant
OFCED, serving Ottawa and Franklin County, received a 14700 grant from the Kansas Department of Commerce to run a countywide strategic planning process. The effort aims to craft a Franklin County Strategic Plan with public input, five to six months of workshops, and a final plan presented to local governments and commissioners in June.
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Ottawa
Franklin County
Kansas Department of Commerce
OFCED
Brent Fogle
Len Daugherty
Wellsville High
Legislative Highlights and Seetions in Kansas Politics
Legislative Highlights covers Gov Finney potential court action to block signing Indian tribe compacts after Interior Department hesitation, secession talk in rural counties over school tax, and calls to reform workers compensation costs. Includes proposals to replace vehicle property taxes, nepotism exemptions for relatives, and Wes Jackson of the Land Institute speaking at Ottawa University on sustainable agriculture and stewardship.
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Associated Press
Stephan
Bob Stephan
Joan Finney
U.S. Interior
Manual Lujan
Stevens County
Boards of County Commissioners
William Morrissey
House Labor and Industry Committee
Topeka
Joan Wagnon
Anthony Hensley
Wes Jackson
The
Land Institute At
Salina
Ottawa University Chapel
Stewards of
Land Institute
Jackson
Kansas Wesleyan
University of Kansas
North Carolina State
Weather Tonight Forecast
Mostly cloudy tonight with lows around 25 degrees. Yesterday reached a high near 64 and a record high of 66. Precipitation totaled 1.78 inches with scattered amounts 0.9 and 2.08 inches on successive days. another figure 0.27 appears as a residual value.
Finney Impresses Magazine Editors in Hour-Long Interview
Washington AP report says Kansas Governor Joan Finney earned high marks from editors of a national magazine after an hour long session. Mel Elfin of U S News and World Report praised her articulation forthrightness and candor noting Kansas has a good governor. Finney was joined by husband Spencer daughter Mary Holladay staffer and a Kansas Highway Patrol officer. The interview aimed to clarify viewpoints on issues of current relevance for future consideration.
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Washington
Kansas
Joan Finney
Mel Elfin
U.S. News and World Report
Elfin
Hutchinson
Appraisal overhaul bills move through House panel
Kansas House Taxation Committee began reviewing seven bills to reform property tax appraisal appeals. Proposals shift hearings from county commissions to appointed officers, with a pilot binding arbitration option in four counties. All counties would issue annual change of value notices to taxpayers.
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John Hanna
Associated Press
Topeka
House Committee
House Taxation Committee
State Department of Revenue
Joan Finney
Tax Committee
Joan Wagnon
D-Topeka
Boards of Equalization
Ellis
Lyon, Saline
Shawnee
Board of Tax Appeals
Ottawa area small ads and notices brief
A compilation of local ads lists discounts at Fashion Alley Hanes Hose 20 off for a week, dining room reopening at Ottawa Country Club February 4, grade school carnival February 8, and various services. Also features phone numbers and event times for housekeeping, hazardous waste drop, dinner specials, and tanning offers.
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Hanes
Area News Briefs Garnett and surrounding counties
Garnett board weighing three kindergarten options with a committee’s recommendations dueThursday. Also on the agenda are elementary facilities plans teacher contracts and a new walkway to ACJSHS. Garnett hospital trustees hire weekend ER coverage and seek a new physician as a primary care shortfall affects 5000 residents. Paola suits Miami County officials over a seized 1968 truck pending VIN. city incumbents file for April election unopposed. Osawatomie merges churches to form Faith Assembly of God with pastors and youth pastor names.
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Garnett
Garnett Board of Education
Ken Woods
Woods
FFA
Anderson County
Cleveland Street
Acjshs
Thomas Dougherty
ACH
Jim Johnson
David Leitch
Thompson
Paola
William R. Brown
Paola Rfd 5
U.S. District Court
Kansas City
Kan
Miami County
Brown
Dan Morgan
Bob van Goethem
Miami County District Court
Stephen D. Hill
Richard M. Smith
Don Matthew
Phil Campbell
Ken Davis
Mark Schmidt
Lyle Crome
City Commission
Jeffery L. Thompson
Ward II
Ronald L. Joeckel
Osawatomie
Faith Assembly of God
First Assembly of God
Faith Fellowship of Love
Main
Faith Fellowship
Lewis Heiney
First Assembly
Faith Assembly
Carl Koberlein
Jeff Baker
Ottawa Herald publishes 1991 subscription rates and details
The Ottawa Herald lists 1991 subscription rates for Ottawa and surrounding areas, detailing prices for carrier delivery, motor route, and mail. Rates vary by duration from one month to one year, with distinctions for in-state, out-of-state, and rural areas, all stated as billed in advance.
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Jim R. Hitch
Terry Ostmeyer
Jay Bemis
Carol Ackermann
Pag Armstrong
Virginia Whitacre
Wayne Snow
Jean Rossman
Ottawa
Franklin County
State of Kansas
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Pomona
Richmond
Wellsville
Williamsburg
Rantoul
Richard Caplan
Pomona High School
Richmond Community Building
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Trinity United Methodist Church
Senate Elections Committee
Senate
Jerry Moran
R-Hays
Lamed State Hospital
Lette
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Rha Ptc
Wichita
Opeka
Tsburg
Finney
Magazine
Ad Briefs
Screen & Holler
S. Main
Ottawa Country Club
Appanoose
Delores Williams
Fashion Alley
Tan & Shop
WATTS
Glas
Frankin
Anderson
Ottawa Herald
Truth
S. Cedar
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