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Neighbors
Daily Report
Society
Confession allowed to be heard in beating prelim
Raymond Fuller will be allowed to testify about his confession in the preliminary hearing of alleged accomplice Joseph Hayden in the murder and burglary case tied to Vivian Johnson and Howard Johnson. Fuller and Hayden face separate trials as witnesses discuss Fifth Amendment rights and admissibility of the confession.
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Hayden
Robert Kuchar
Bork
Fuller
Kuchar
Edwin Smith
Franklin County
Cpt
Brad Gilges
Senate panel mulls driving restrictions on cell phones
TOPEKA AP The driving incident spurred a House Transportation Committee hearing on a bill to ban hand held cell use with a two minute pull off window. Supporters cite accidents while opponents quiz effectiveness and equity with other distractions.
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Senate
Topeka
Darin Scott
Scott
Statehouse
House Transportation Committee
Gary Hayzlett
Rlakin
Espe
Ottawa seeks recoupment in $1.4 million BPU dispute
Testimony opened Tuesday in a Kansas City based lawsuit by the Kansas Municipal Energy Agency, including Ottawa and eight other towns, alleging the Board of Public Utilities overcharged during July 1999 when Nearman Creek power plant fire shut the plant. The case questions energy pricing after a shutdown and whether the BPU followed emergency supply clauses. The suit, led by Ottawa, names Baldwin Fredonia Mulvane Neodesha Osawatomie and Winfield, and is before Franklin County Judge James Smith. The hearing is expected to last three days.
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Board of Public Utilities
Kansas Municipal Energy Agency
Ottawa
Baldwin
Fredonia
Mulvane
Neodesha
Osawatomie
Winfield
BPU
Nearman Creek
EMEA
Man Creek
KMEA
Nearman
EPA
Franklin County
James Smith
Laura Potter
Ottawaherald
RMH reports three year survey for Nuclear Medicine department
Larry Felix, Ransom Memorial Hospital administrator, announced at the Board of Trustees meeting that RMH Nuclear Medicine received a three year survey with reporters noting no significant recommendations. He also confirmed provisional mammography accreditation and plans to schedule patients using hospital equipment. The Auxiliary president reported on phone revenue plans and scholarships with residency, field study, and 3.0 GPA criteria.
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Larry Felix
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Board of Trustees
Felix
AMH
American College of Radiologists
Franklin County
Dean Ohmart
Cial
Ron Kimes
Michelle Crouch
County bridges in good shape say Franklin official
Franklin County Public Works Director Ray DeJulio cited a state analysis showing 41 of the county's 245 bridges need repair, with 26 structurally deficient and 15 functionally obsolete. He noted most are on minimum maintenance roads and only two bridges require serious work under the five year plan.
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Franklin County
Public Works
Ray DeJulio
Federal Highway Administration
United States
Kansas
Harper County
Allen County
Miami County
Kansas Department of Transportation
DeJulio
KDOT
Darrin Peschka
Ottawaherald.com
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