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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1985
Page
1
The Kansas Supreme Court enters a jam packed week as justices prepare for a series of reviews and opinions. Officials expect rulings on key cases shaping state law and governance.
Paola tops Ottawa High in the regular season finale as area prep basketball headlines Friday night. CH buys cop league crown to headline area prep basketball Friday night.
Gov. John Carlin says Kansas bankers and state staff will craft a 3 percent below market loan concept for farmers during the current cropping season. The plan would cost up to 12 million in lost interest earnings, with banks bearing all risk while the state provides no funds or guarantees.
A Complex primary setup in Franklin County reshapes polling sites for city and school board races. Voters in West Franklin Central Heights and Wellsville face narrowed candidate fields while Ottawa and Richmond residents adjust polling locations. The story lists candidates and where to vote.
Capt. Craig Davis of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department warned drivers to slow on county roads as several culverts washed out and more damage was possible from ongoing rainfall and snowmelt. Four county roads were closed by 4 p.m. with US-59 and K-68 remaining open. The Marais des Cygnes River stayed high Friday night, dashing hopes for rapid water level fall as motorists noted swiftness under a bridge deck.
County forecast notes flood warnings continue today as rain is likely in the morning with a high near 55. Cloudy tonight with a 30 percent rain chance and lows between 35 and 40. Sunday remains mostly cloudy with highs around 45 to 50.
In Topeka, a Senate committee failed to decide which tax classification measure to forward. A broad consensus favored action next week, leaning to Kerrs plan creating two property classes and ending personal property and business inventory taxes with only 12 percent and 20 percent constitutional locks.
Kansas lawmakers face a flood of petitions as thousands oppose liquor by the drink, parimutuel wagering, and raising the drinking age to 21. Notable backing comes for and against the issues from lawmakers Jayne Aylward, Neil Arnsmith, and others, with Arnsmith reporting about 1,300 signatures from his district.
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