Ottawa hospital notes and police brief summarize events
Admissions include Jacob McNeil and Eula Beck, both in Ottawa, on Thursday. Dismissals list Gladys Ledom and Edith Frogate, Ottawa, Thursday. Kim K. Lydick, 42, arrested for telephone harassment near 720 W Second, released after agreeing to municipal court appearance. Vandalism damages to screen door in Olive Street block, value $100. Michael Shawn Samford, 21, arrested by Kansas Highway Patrol on driving while suspended near Centropolis. released on $150 bond. Non injury accident involves a 1900 Plymouth Voyager owned by Alan Marshall at 1516 N. Davis Ave with over $500 damage. Smoke odor reported near Main Street. source not found. Ambulance calls for medical emergencies in S Poplar and Hickory areas.
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Jacob McNeil
Eula Beckwith
Ottawa
Gladys Ledom
Edith Froggate
Police
Kim K. Lydick
Ohio Terrace
Olive
Louisiana Road
U.S.59
Centropolis
Kansas Highway Patrol
Alan Marshall
8. Elm
N. Davis Ave
Front Page Preparation Says Improve Disaster Response
After a storm two houses burned as preparations continued. Hay criticized the city manager as PIB and urged more security and a dedicated public information officer. Two looters were arrested and sight-seers slowed searches. He stressed documenting losses, updating resident contact data, and informing the public about aid. Proposals included disaster kits voting volunteer coordinator full time record keeper a city disaster plan and backup fuel plan.
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Hay
Pio
Graves backs one year extension for Kansas Lottery
Gov. Bill Graves says a one year extension is acceptable while noting lawmakers' criticism of how lottery revenues are spent as bogus. The House approved a six year extension, the Senate shortened it to two years, and a compromise remains possible as bills move toward retooled terms. Graves emphasizes reauthorization while opponents seek changes in spending and programs funded by lottery money.
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Topeka
Bill Graves
House
Kansas
Senate
Representatives
Joint Conference
Graves
Cedar Crest
Lottery
GTECH
Rhode Island
Ed van Petten
Priate
Jim Garner
D-Coffeyville
Garner
Ink.org
Kansas Lottery
Kslottery
Evolution ruling may force another vote by Pratt board
Pratt USD 382 faces potential再 new vote on its high school biology curriculum after the state adopts broader science standards. Board members who supported the contested revisions argue for alignment, while others anticipate changes before the April elections as two seats turn over.
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Pratt Board
PRATT
Tom Jones
Willa Beth Mills
Julie Bohn
Sue Peachy
Larry Riffey
Chris Mammoliti
Ken Kennedy
Kennedy
Mills
Bohn
Peachy
Riffey
Michael Westerhaus
Pratt Community College
Sharon Freden
Topeka
Hallmark ends lawsuit with rival American Greetings
Hallmark Cards Inc and American Greetings Corp ended a patent dispute as Hallmark withdrew its suit in January and American Greetings followed with a separate suit later that month. Hallmark said 2000 net revenues reached 4.3 billion, up 3 percent from 1999, with earnings outpacing revenue.
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Kansas City, Mo
Hallmark Cards Inc
American Greetings Corp
Hallmark
American Greetings
Cleveland
Julie O'Dell
Dave
Poplar
Kansas House leader calls state government harassment epidemic
Democratic leader Jim Garner says sexual harassment complaints among state workers are rising and embarrassing the Graves administration. Gov. Bill Graves disagrees, noting 42,000 employees and a lack of tidal wave trouble. specific cases include Department of Human Resources allegations, a federal verdict in 1999, and related agency settlements.
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Garner
Topeka
Bill Graves
Jim Garner
Coffeyville
Graves
Kansas
Department of Human Resources
Richard Beyer
Department
Kansas Lottery
State Board of Regents
Human Rights Commission
Budget Division
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Pottawatomie Township
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Old Court Room
American Heart’ Association
Eagles
Members and Friends
Eagles Hall
Carnegie Cultural Center
First Baptist Church
Elliott Hall
Temitope Ojeleye
Bethany Chapel Baptist Church
Sirloin Stockade
Ottawa University
Commission Meeting Room
Ottawa City Hall
S. Hickory
Peoples National Bank and Trust
Ottawa Library
B. Martin Peck Animal Shelter
Franklin County Historical Society
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Janet Peters
Peoples National Bank & Trust
Mark Doty
Gleason & Doty Chartered
Liz Reusch
CPA
Greenfield, Davidson & Reusch, Chartered
Daily Report
Michael Shawn Samford
Main
S. Poplar
Hickory
Ron Bishop
Board of Education
Olson
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