Kansas House Cancels April Presidential Primary
After delays the Kansas House voted 84-37 to cancel the April 2 presidential preference primary, sending the bill to Governor Graves who signaled support. The move, costing about 1.4 million, would push delegates to the caucus system while a 2000 restoration clause remains.
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OPERA
Kan
House
Bill Graves
Graves
Clinton
Bob Dole
Senate
Kansas
Senate Transportation and Utilities Committee
Ben Vidricksen
R-Salina
Lincoln School to host council meeting in Ottawa
Ottawa events list a 6 30 p m site council meeting at Lincoln Elementary School with attendees invited. Also slated are a POMONA West Franklin seniors pie and box supper at 6 p m Tuesday at the West Franklin senior center. Oasis Club potluck luncheon at Westminster Presbyterian Church. a Midland Hospice support group Living Through Mourning beginning soon with 90 minute sessions. free well child screening next Friday at Williamsburg School for 0 5 year olds. a Jeans n Sneakers worship service and box dinner auction at Trinity United Methodist Church. a seniors dance at VFW. an Ottawa Retirement Village bake sale for the American Heart Association. GED prep classes start Feb 19 with a weekly schedule and contact number.
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Lincoln School
Lincoln Elementary School
Ottawa
Pomona
West Franklin
Oasis Club
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Midland Hospice
Midland Hospice Care, Inc
Midland Hospice Care
S. Main
Williamsburg Williamsburg
Williamsburg
West Branklin
Three Lakes Educational Cooper
Health Department
Head Start
Trinity United Methodist Church
N. Cedar
Jim Raby
VFW
Veterans of Foreign War
Borderline Country Band
ORV
American Heart
American Heart Association
S. Princeton Road
Suite 4
Northwest fights floods in Oregon and Washington
Port land sees sun after five days as Columbia River swells. Flooding forces 20,000 from homes across Oregon Washington and Idaho. Willamette crest near wall. I-84 and rail lines buried. 12,000 kept from Keizer homes by failed pumps. three dead in Oregon and one in Washington. Mayor Koho calls it a 100 year flood.
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Ortland
Ore
Portland
Columbia River
Oregon
Willamette River
Washington
Idaho
Majestic
Salem
Keizer
Dennis Koho
Koho
Tonight's Forecast for Mate Lathe
Partly cloudy tonight with a low around 40. Southwest wind 5 to 16 mph.
Graves rules out 35 mill levy cut this year
Governor Graves rejects a current year tax cut of 35 mills to avoid weakening the tax base amid budget uncertainty. He cites a pending state Supreme Court challenge to higher rates for single Kansans and potential federal cuts to social services. He promises to reconsider next year after election and asks for a one year renewal.
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Graves
State Supreme Court
The Grand Opry Returns to Ottawa Auditorium
The Grand O Opry resurfaces at Ottawa Municipal Auditorium Saturday 7:30 p.m. with Valentine themed show and preshow at 7 p.m. Regulars Luke Town Christie Teter Floyd Hunnicutt Bobby Rae and Wayne Linder perform. Valentine prizes and tax service gift certificates offered. Tickets at the door $7. Ottawa area talents also listed among events in Kansas City region.
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Grand “O” Opry
Ottawa Municipal Auditorium
Overland Park International Trade Center
Mid-America
Jack Reardon Civic Center
Dancemakers
Tales Mar
Johnson County
Ozawawi Boston Symphony Orchestra
Music Hall
Ray Brown
Benny Green
Folly Theater
American Royal Complex
Lawrence Ellis
Branford Marsalis
Dominican officials deny looting claim after plane crash
Dominican civil defense director Eugenio Cabral rejects a Pentagon report that crash victims were looted. Local boatsmen who helped recover bodies are said to have turned over cash and property to authorities. Search ends with 80 bodies recovered as data recovery continues.
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Atlantic Ocean
U.S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard
Cmdr
Pat Philbin
Washington, D.C
Torbert resignation tied to Kansas association probe
County group criticizes Torbert who resigned as executive director of the Kansas Association of Counties after reports he used a KAC credit card for prostitution expenses. Stovall says he double billed the association, but intent is unclear and reimbursement rules applied. The board authorized his expenses, and scrutiny calls for tighter monitoring.
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Torbert
Kansas Association of Counties
Franklin
Anderson
Stovall
KAC Credit Card
Appanoose Chili Supper and Carnival Event Details
A collection of local notices lists an Appanoose Chili Supper and Carnival on February 10 from 6:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.. other items include a hazardous waste drop at a facility in Colorado, a Boxcar Willie fundraiser, Max Baer Heart Fund Dance with Thunder Rose, Valentine promotions from Butler's Florist, and a Dange Garnett VFW event.
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Eagles
Max Baer
Thunder Rose
Tacos & Breakfast
Ottawa Herald Postage Rates and Staff Info Listing
The Ottawa Herald lists 1996 subscription rates by region with monthly and multi month options, all in advance, and provides staff roles including Editor Publisher John D. Montgomery Managing Editor Bamis Tom Love Advertising Director Debra Challis Office Manager Gene Kelsey Circulation Mgr Wayne Snow Foreman Joan Rossman. The notice references mailing addresses in Ottawa and statewide distribution details.
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John D. Montgomery
Day Bamis
Tom Love
Debra Challis
Gene Kelsey
Wayne Snow
Joan Rossman
Ottawa
Chang Ottawa
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Wyandotte County
Bud Burke
Bulletin Board
Northwest
Vane Annes
Eneannnen
Hevayen
Out & About
Lied Center
University of Kansas Symphony Orchestra
Murphy Hall
KU Symphonic Band
Claude Frank
Swarthout Recital Hall
American Record Guide
Topeka
Richard Rodgers
Oscar Hammerstein II
Topeka Performing Arts Center
TPAC
Coffey County Museum
Burlington
Valerie
KAC
Sutton’s Jewelry
Willie
Butler's Florist
Dange Garnett Vfw
Odds & Valentine
The
Ottawa Herald
Franklin County
Miami
Douglas
Osage
Anderson Counties
State of Kansas
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