Taxi Rules Split Ottawa Firms On Insurance Fight
Ottawa taxi operators face higher insurance and safety rules under a proposed ordinance. Family Affair Cab plans to continue operating despite higher costs, while Jeanie's Cab warns it cannot survive $500 to $600 extra annually for four cabs. The measure also requires annual safety inspections, licensed drivers aged 18 and over, and a $10 license fee. The city schedules a Feb. 20 vote. Washington's Birthday holiday plans affect city and federal offices.
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Family Affair Cab Company
Don DeCock
Jeanie
Ottawa Planning Commission
DeCock
City Commission
KLSO Expands Legal Aid For Johnson Miami Franklin Areas
Kansas Legal Services of Olathe began Civil Matters aid for low income residents in Johnson Miami and Franklin counties. Services include free help with consumer, housing, family and elderly issues, with income guidelines at 125 percent of poverty.
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Jay Bemis
Kansas Legal Services of Olathe
KLSO
Kansas Legal Services Inc
Johnson
Miami
Franklin Counties
Susan S. Hall
Kansas Legal Services
Paola
Senior Citizens Center
Patrons Bank
Olathe
Legal Service
Board of Directors of
ELSO
Legal Services of
Clathe
Legal Service Groups
Hall
Franklin County
United States
Midwest
Winter Snow Closes Kansas Roads With Heavy Snowfall
Heavy snow spread across western Kansas with up to 8 inches forecast for the west and travel advisories in effect eastward. Western and south central zones faced warnings while the Ottawa Power Plant station logged a 34 degree high and 19 degree low.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
National Weather Service
Plainville
Weather Service
Russell
Lyons
Hutchinson
Steve Schurr
Weather Bureau
Ottawa
Hope for Hostages: Iran Embass y Crisis Update
Iranian president Bani Sadr pushes to curb embassy militants power as Al Khadaf reports hostage release near. Kuwait press cites 50 Americans freed with U.N. persuasion efforts. Washington cautious and seeking confirmation amid stalled visas and militant denials.
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Associated Press
Kuwait
Tehran
State Department
U.S
George Sherman
Warren Christopher
Carter
Nbc-Tv
al Khadaf
Abolhassan Bani Sadr
Iran
Bani Sadr
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Norman Forer
University of Kansas
Ferer
Nasser Minachi
Revolutionary Council
Minachi
Pro Kennedy Petitions Arrive In Topeka Kansas
Petitions bearing signatures of Kansas voters to place Edward M Kennedy on the April 1 presidential primary ballot arrived in the secretary of state’s office this morning. Mary Ritter said it would take a few days to verify 1000 valid signatures and decide if Kennedy’s name will appear on the ballot. Sue Horn Estes reported about 1400 signatures, mainly from Kansas City Kansas and Pittsburg areas.
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Gulf
Schurz
Topeka
Kansas City
Kan
Kansas
Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
Mary Ritter
Ritter
Kennedy
Sue Horn Estes
Wichita
Pittsburg
Ottawa dealer urges looser mobile home limits
George Pyle reports Baxter Mobile Homes owner Lester Graham urged the Ottawa city commission to ease zoning limits on mobile homes amid rising housing costs. He argued modern manufactured homes meet federal codes and should not be relegated to parks, citing court decisions varied by state and inviting officials to inspect a model home.
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George B. Pyle
Ottawa
City Commission
Lester Graham
Baxter Mobile Homes
Graham
Texas
New Mexico
Dave Watkins
Watkins
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Mid-America Council On Aging
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Mid America Council On Aging
Anderson County
Mid-America Council
Garnett
Ol’ Man Winter
Seventh Street
Carol Murphy
Foreign Ministry
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Leonard Larson
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