McCurdy earns KCAI scholarship and shows artwork
Ottawa youth Chad C. McCurdy attends Kansas City Art Institute with a $500 need-based scholarship for 1997 98 and outstanding artist award for transfer foundation students. His gallery show runs 5 8 p.m. Friday and noon 5 p.m. Sunday in the Foundations Building.
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McCurdy
Art Institute
Chad C. McCurdy
Ottawa
Kansas City Art Institute
KCAI
Transfer Foundation
Cash and fireworks seized after porch crash arrest
Police said two suspects were arrested at a West 15th residence after a vehicle struck a house. Roy Ingram, 19, and Sarah Bacon, 27, face drug charges and were released after a court hearing. A third minor, Adam Walker, 17, also faced charges and was sent to juvenile detention.
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West 15Th
Roy Thomas Ingram
Sarah L. Bacon
Adam L. Walker
N. Sycamore
Franklin County Sheriff's Department
Bacon
Joanna Mills
W. 15Th
Gov noncommital on higher-ed plan in Kansas
Gov Bill Graves avoids commitment to a new higher education governance proposal in Kansas. He plans to work with two lawmakers who shaped a rival plan, expressing skepticism about legislative readiness while noting House eagerness in an election year. The Senate is expected to take a careful approach.
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Topeka
Kan
Bill Graves
Kansas
Southeast Kansas
Graves
House
Senate
Baldwin man charged with rapes at riding school
James T. Underberg, 55, who ran a rural Douglas County horseback riding school near Baldwin, is charged with two counts of reported incident and five counts of aggravated improper liberties with a child. He is held on 340000 bond. incidents involve girls aged 9 to 13 between 1994 and 1997 at his home and school. A preliminary hearing is set for Feb. 17.
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Awrence
Kan
Douglas County
James T. Underberg
Loren Anderson
Underberg
Baldwin
Anderson
Veteran Missouri Kansas sign painter Neared retirement
Conus, a lifelong sign painter with work across Missouri and Kansas, says he still works but plans a month in Texas with his wife Alber ta. He laments the shift to computer age vinyl signs and plans to preserve his craft with a paint kit his father used, while son Glenn works for United Parcel Service.
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Pizza Time
Screen & Holler
Conus
Missouri
Kansas
Alberta
Texas
Corus
Glenn
United Parcel Service
Dual purpose fermentation tank linked to Iraqi germ program
The Post reports a 5,000 liter fermentation tank sought by Iraq to produce single cell protein for animal feed or biological weapons. Iraqi delegates from Al Hakam drew U.N. scrutiny after questions about a possible plant tied to anthrax and botulinum toxin. Russia denies any deal, saying no agreements or deliveries occurred. U.N. officials question whether the vessel was ever delivered.
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Iraq
Moscow
al Hakam
Foreign Ministry
Europe
Igor Sergeyev
U.N
Abortion Bill Moves Amid Senate Pressure and Public Safety Debate
Senate debates a partial birth abortion ban with a vote possible if 21 senators attend, as House amendments to broaden the ban face resistance. Insurance and privacy issues surface as committees consider keeping storm damage claims protected and limiting DMV records to legitimate needs. Gov Graves faces skeptical Southeast Kansas officials on passing a broader plan this session.
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Vidricksen
Salina
Senate
Dick Bond
Bond
Overland Park
Bill Graves
House
Schools Debate Funding And Tax Policy In Kansas
Lawmakers discuss funding for education amid proposed tax cuts. Kerr warns cuts risk budget problems. Norris argues against large cuts. Downey stresses courage to fund education, while Scott Hill calls for a $75 base-rate hike. Schools for Fair Funding lists many districts across Kansas.
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Christine Downey
Newton
Downey
Scott
Hill
Abilene
Kansas Board of Education
State
Arkansas City
Auburn-Washburn
Augusta
Chanute
Derby
Dodge City
el Dorado
Emporia
Fort Scott
Great Bend
Hays
Haysville
Hutchinson
Independence
Lansing
Leavenworth
Liberal
Maize
Manhattan
Mulvane
Seaman
Shawnee Heights
Valley Center
Winfield
House panel backs tax relief bill amid $55M rise
Kansas House Taxation Committee approved a Republican tax relief measure raising cost by $55 million from the Senate version. The panel endorsed changes including a tax credit shift for a food sales rebate, repealing the inheritance tax with estate tax tied to federal rules, and extending exemptions while trimming school property taxes. Governor Graves supported some proposals but warned against a large package. The bill would cut state revenues by about $225 million, with final language to be settled by House and Senate conference committees.
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Pera
Kan
House Taxation Committee
Bill Graves
Senate
Phill Kline
Chamber
House
Senate Conference Committee
Kline
Graves
Shawnee
Girl
Boy Scouts
Pomona arrests include Worthington on battery charge
The Daily Report notes 37 year old Gregory Allan Worthington of Pomona was arrested at 10:41 p.m. Wednesday in the 500 block of West Second on suspicion of battery and disorderly conduct after a reported head strike with a lunch box. Bond was set at 250 dollars.
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Gregory Allan Worthington
Pomona
West Second
Shirley Owens
Worthington
Owens
Russell Blanton
Labette Road
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