Ottawa to take over stretch of U.S. 59 in Franklin County
City officials welcomed a Kansas Department of Transportation plan that shifts responsibility for a portion of U S 59 inside Ottawa from state to city control while KDOT funds several improvements. The package includes a 2 inch asphalt overlay and drainage work with bids tentatively set for April. Traffic rerouting plans were discussed with the commission.
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Ottawa
Kansas Department of Transportation
KDOT
Andy Haney
Haney
Franklin County
Rocky Fleer
U.S. 59
State Senate panel weighs ban on sexual orientation discrimination
Topeka Jeff Potter testified to the Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee as it reviewed a bill barring discrimination based on sexual orientation. The panel took no action. Potter, 40, of Horton, said he was fired after the owner learned he was gay while preparing to buy the business. He described losing his job and purchase prospects over his lifestyle.
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Topeka
Jeff Potter
Potter
Senate
Federal and State Affairs Committee
Horton
Government seeks return of Katrina Rita aid over 300 million
AP analysis shows nearly 70,000 Louisiana households received 309.1 million in grants despite fewer than 70,000 homes existing in some neighborhoods after Katrina and Rita. The federal program disbursed about 5.3 billion in aid to storm victims, with questions about overpayment and misallocation.
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Frank Bass
Aainneti E Parerts
Associated Press
New Orleans
Bush
U.S
Louisiana
Trina
Rita
Gulf Coast
Katrina
French Quarter
Iraqi Toll Rises With surge in Baghdad Battles
U S troops in Iraq suffered at least 334 combat deaths from September through January, the most in a four month span since the war began. The rise follows intensified urban fighting in Baghdad and other cities, with roadside bombs as the leading cause of fatalities.
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Robert Burns
Washington
Iraq
Associated Press
Fallujah
U.S
Baghdad
Ottawa University offers free tax prep for locals
Ottawa University accounting students under instructor Ted Chapman provide free income tax preparation for the Ottawa community. The service covers federal forms 1040A 1040EZ Homestead and Food and Sales tax plus state forms. Hours are 3 to 9 p m Tuesdays Feb 6 through April 9 in room 105 administration building 1001 S Cedar St. Drop off is 11 am to 1 pm weekdays. Clients are notified when taxes are ready.
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Ottawa University
Ted Chapman
Jesse O'Toole
Jie Zhang
Herald
Ottawa University Accounting
Ottawa
S. Cedar St
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