Man From Missouri Found Dead At Grand Canyon
The body of 27 year old Michael Gardner of Kansas City was found off Mather Point after authorities tracked his vehicle to the Grand Canyon. Park Service investigators say Gardner had been in personal crisis and are treating the death as a self inflicted action. Exact time of death and motive at the canyon are not yet clear.
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Mather Point
National Park Service
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Grand Canyon
Gardner
Kansas City
Docking bust unveiled in Topeka ceremony
Gov. Bill Graves and the Docking family unveiled a bronze bust of late Gov. Robert B. Docking in the Capitol rotunda. Graves praised Docking as a fiscal conservative and innovative leader on ethics, housing, race relations and taxation, noting his four two year terms as Kansas governor. Docking, Arkansas City banker and oilman, died in October 1983 at 58.
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Kan
Bill Graves
Docking
Robert B. Docking
Kansas
Capitol
Graves
Arkansas City
Starr widens probe into Clinton 1992 campaign donations
Nation Whitewater expanded Starr's scope to review certain contributions to President Clinton's 1992 campaign. The independent counsel, previously focused on Arkansas financial deals, gained broader jurisdiction after indictments of two Arkansas bankers. He now may pursue obstruction of justice and other sealed matters as per unsealed documents.
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Whitewater
Kenneth Starr
Clinton
Arkansas
Janet Reno
U.S. Court of Appeals
Washington
Starr
Space shuttle delay risks satellite release at Cape Canaveral
Space shuttle Columbia faced computer problems that could postpone unreeling a half-ton satellite and 12.8 mile tether designed to generate electricity as it orbits Earth. Seven astronauts spent the first full day in space fixing two critical computers, threatening a Sunday timeline if fixes succeed.
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Fla
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USC selects Ottawa High student for early USC entry
Jeann Crane, 16, of Ottawa High School, will skip her senior year by joining the University of Southern California Resident Honors Program. Her selection stems from strong PSAT ACT and SAT scores, earning enrollment as a full time USC freshman while credits may count toward Ottawa’s senior year. Crane, born in California and raised in Ottawa, expresses excitement about Los Angeles climate and city life, with proud comments from her parents. Continued on page 2.
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Breann Crane
Statewide burning ban proclaimed in Kansas
Gov. Bill Graves declared a statewide burning ban due to extreme fire danger across Kansas. Fires raged in Barber Chey and Meade counties near the Oklahoma border, with Barber County the only blaze still burning Friday as conditions grew dry and hot.
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Kan
Bill Graves
Barber
Comanche
Meade
Oklahoma
Kansas
Barber County
Smoking fetish and legal cases span January reports
Wall Street Journal notes growing erotic interest in smoking with videos and magazines. Separate legal tests involve New Mexico gamblers seeking class action against banks and card networks over casino losses. Other disputes include a 14 year old’s basketball net lawsuit and a husband wife support case in Durham. An Israeli inmate fights to keep an inflatable doll in his cell.
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Wall Street Journal
Oklahoma City
Paula
the Journal
Drew Barrymore
Conley
Nashua
N.H
Durham
N.C
Sheila Bush
Hubert Bush
Robert
Sheila
Supreme Court of Israel
Amir Hazan
Kans Department of Revenue reports Dec sales tax dip in Ottawa and Franklin County
December sales tax receipts show Ottawa at 63,849 dollars down 8.3 percent from a year earlier and Franklin County at 243,266 dollars down 6.62 percent. Through December the county totals 1,429,984 dollars and Ottawa 371,803 dollars, both below last year. Wellsville bucks trend with a 4.7 percent rise to 3,213 dollars.
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Kansas Department of Revenue
Wellsville
Ryburn Named Magistrate Judge Pro Tem in Fourth District
Scott Ryburn, 35, Wellsville native and Franklin County lawyer, has been appointed magistrate judge pro tem for the Fourth Judicial District. He fills the seat vacated by Phillip Fromme and begins on Tuesday, handling his first juvenile docket in Franklin County Thursday. The appointment runs through March, with relocation to Franklin likely.
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Ryburn
Wellsville
Franklin County
Fourth Judicial District
Phillip Fromme
Fromme
Jules V. Doty
Anderson County
Coffey County
Wellsville High
Emporia State University
Washburn University School of Law
Emporia
Ottawa
Anderson, Byrd, Richeson and Flaherty
Pomona
Anderson-Byrd
Random Act of Kindness Named Linda Chapman at Sirloin Stockade
A customer thanks Linda Chapman, a Sirloin Stockade cashier, for returning a left billfold. The note, by Marshall Allen, encourages reposting acts of kindness via forms at listed Ottawa area locations and businesses.
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Sirloin Stockade
Linda
Marshall Allen
Ottawa
Wal-Mart
Country Mart
Amoco
Town & Country Supply
John Brockway
Brown's Shoe Fit
Chris' Corner
Horseshoe Cafe
North Main
North Casey's
City Hall
Edward D. Jones
County Extension
Sunflower Plaza
South Poplar
Jeff's Foods
Wellsville
Price Saver
Pomona
Central Heights
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