Urban rural split drives Kansas school finance debate
Senate Education Committee in Opera Kansas debates how to distribute extra state aid among 304 districts. Gov Graves would boost base per pupil by 35 dollars and add funds for large districts. Rural advocates push for a straight per pupil method, while urban leaders oppose, and a third plan offers 90 dollars per student with adjustments.
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Associated Press
Opera
Kan
Senate Education Committee
Bill Graves
Graves
Sen
Kerr
Education Committee
Barbara Lawrence
Richita
Lana Oleen
Manhattan
Oleen
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Aggieville blaze destroys three Manhattan bricks
A weekend fire in Manhattan's Aggieville district destroyed three brick buildings on Moro Street, including Club Barrington. No injuries were reported. Fire officials expect damage to run into hundreds of thousands of dollars with cause to be determined after days of investigation. The Adventure Travel agency, Greek's Pizzaria, and adjacent structures suffered severe damage while other nearby buildings sustained heat and water damage.
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Anhattan
Kan
Manhattan
Aggieville
Mike Heptig
Moro Street
Barrington
Kansas State University
Brothers, Bombers
Mannequins
Cavalier Club
Jon
Charlie
Larry Reese
Moro
Speed Wash Laundry
Pizza Hut
Varsity Theater
Rural water in Doniphan County tainted by PVC pipes
Doniphan County in Kansas faces vinyl chloride contamination from old pre 1975 PVC pipes, exposing residents to a cancer causing chemical. EPA and industry plan bottled water as tests show levels well above safe limits. regulators traced the issue to pipe material near system ends. Nearby rural districts may face similar risks.
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Speer
Environmental Protection Agency
Doniphan County
EPA
Te. Kan
Julie Say
Midwestern
Sny
Bob Morley
Kansas City
Kan
Bedena
Snid
Stévé Clark
Washington
Dave Eckstein
Uni-Bell Pvc Pipe Association
Donovan County
Dole Institute Meant to Teach Future Politics at KU
Lawrence, Kansas AP Former congressmen are honored with multimillion dollar institutes. The $8 million Robert J. Dole Institute for Public Service and Public Policy will house artifacts and files but focus on future political issues. It aims to train public officials and sponsor programs on Dole era concerns while preserving memory for decades.
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Awrence
Kan
Robert J. Dole
University of Kansas
Everett Dirksen
Illinois
Senate
Burdett Loomis
Dole Institute
Dole
Kansas
Loomis
Dick Baker
Congress
John Glenn
Ohio
Baker
Boston
Thomas P
Tip”O’neill
Antique wood stove centers remodeled kitchen in Iowa home
Carolyn Grimm and her husband updated their kitchen adding an antique Keokuk stove with four gas burners two wood burners a broiler and a wood oven. Builders extended the room by eight feet replaced flooring with oak and installed green cabinets that display memorabilia. NARI gave Heiman Development first place in the kitchen remodeling $35,000 and above category for the project.
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Carolyn
Keokuk
Iowa
National Association of the
Arrests and incidents in Franklin and surrounding counties
The Daily Report lists numerous arrests at sheriff and police departments and on highways, including Robert Lee Bernard 61 of Gear Road and Tracy Donovan 36 of Gardner. Other suspects include Jennifer Hogelin 25 and Adolph Guesnard Jr. 40, with many released after posting bond or awaiting court. Fire calls, ambulance events, and domestic disputes populate the record with multiple locations in Franklin, Johnson, and nearby counties.
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Robert Lee Bernard
Gear Road
Sheriff's Department
Johnson County
Tracy Alan Donovan
Gardner
Franklin County
Shannon Lee Hogelin
N. Main
Jennifer Lynn Hogelin
S. Mulberry
Phillip S. Wyrick
David Bradley Gooch
Olathe
Adolph Edward Guesnard Jr
Mobile
Ala
Kansas Highway Patrol
Edward Allen Tredway
West Plains
I-35
Eisenhower Road
Louisa Avenue
Williamsburg
Prowler
John Brown Road
East Seventh
Wellsville
Virginia Terrace
Scarlett E. Guyett
Shawnee
Wal-Mart Supercenter
S. Princeton
Richard V. Jasso
E. 4Th
Casey’s
W. 7Th
Joseph S. Lee
Pomona
Dustin S. Myers
Lawrence
Michelle L. Branson
South Main
Myers
Branson
Randy Gene West
S. Ash
East Second
Roy Ingram
Kenneth R. Heth
S. Main
Sarah J. Browning
Orchard Drive
Osage Drive
McDonald’s
S. Princeton Circle Drive
South Walnut
North Locust
Northing
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Clathe Johnson
Blue Valley Johnson
Topeka
Lawrence Douglas
Salina Saline
Garden City
Finney Derby
TralaGo Ness
Prairie Heights
Decatur
Triplains
Logan
Solomon Valley
the Daily Report
Sheriff's News
Ottawa
Olive
Lincoln School
N. Cedar
Kevin L. Payne
South Lincoln
Suspi
South Ash
Rhonda Coffman
Quenemo
Nebraska Terrace
South Locust
Wal-Mart
Main
South Wilow
Cedar Square
S. Cedar
Florida Road
KHP
South Elm
W. Th
Jackson Road
South Willow
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