Rural homeless housing plan proposed for Franklin County
Franklin County is invited to join Kansas Rural Operation Homeless, a state HUD backed program to create 36 housing units in Franklin, Miami, and Douglas counties including 10 in Franklin. Units will be existing homes with rent guaranteed by state and federal funds, administered by Johnson County Housing Authority, with local tenants paying only if able.
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Bill Tellier
Herald
Franklin County
Kansas
Dennis Shockley
State Department of Commerce
Nancy Metzger
Patty Walker
Craig van Dervort
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Franklin
Miami
Douglas
Johnson County Housing Authority
Shockley
Monday's Legislative Highlights
Gov. Joan Finney's administration picks John Hennessy as secretary of administration replacing Jim Cobler. Legislation seeks bed tax caps of 6 percent, property tax caps, and a constitutional amendment linking property taxes to assessed value. Finney vows to restore a 2.5 percent pay raise for state workers and protest Senate cuts. House Education Committee finishes hearings on a Finney school finance plan proposing a 45 mill statewide levy.
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Associated Press
Joan Finney
John Hennessy
Sedgwick County
Jim Cobler
House Taxation Committee
Senate
Finney
Statehouse
Ways and Means
Ottawa Black History program honors local students
The Ottawa Black Awareness Committee held a Black History Month program at St. Paul A.M.E. Church in Ottawa. Cory Norwood received the Outstanding Youth Award as a senior from Ottawa High School who will attend Fort Scott Junior College. John L. Wilson received the Human Services Award as a lifelong Ottawa resident and Ottawa High School graduate. Local black honor students were recognized with gift certificates from Pizza Hut and J.C. Penney's.
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Ottawa
St. Paul A.mle
Cory Norwood
Herman
Betty Norwood
S. Hickory
Ottawa High School
Fort Scott Junior College
John L. Wilson
N. Main
Pizza Hut
J.C. Penney’s
Fairfax auto plant hopes ride out GM cuts
Fairfax workers express cautious optimism as GM announces plant closures affecting 16,000 jobs across 12 plants. Fairfax, a four year old site producing the Pontiac Grand Prix, remains on a list of five plants slated to shrink to four, with a schedule to be set by early 1993.
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Kansas City, Kan
General Motor Corp
Fairfax
L.D. Edwards
United Auto Workers Local 31
Kansas City
Kan
Orval Dady
Detroit
Robert Stempel
Edwards
Oshawa
Ontario
Oklahoma City
Coralville
House advances bills to reform appraisal and election laws
In Topeka the House tentatively approved bills to improve the appraisal system and contest election procedures. Measures include withholding state funds from counties failing to meet appraisal standards, requiring documentation for value changes, and extending appeal deadlines from 30 to 60 days. Additional bills address post 1990 election concerns and ballot validity with clarified defaced ballot rules.
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Topeka
Kan
House
Larate
Senate
Joan Finney
Priesthind
State Department of Revenue
Elaine Wells
R-Carbondale
Unifone audiotex service offers soap sports weather lines
The Ottawa Herald introduces Unifone and several 900 numbers for daily soap opera updates, sports scores, weather data, and Jeane Dixon horoscopes. It highlights The Sports Line with league and team coverage, Weather Line with hourly city forecasts, and America’s Line with oddsmaker insights.
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Jeane Dixon
U.S
Ottawa Herald
Unifone
Young & the Restless
General Hospital
Beautiful
Guiding Light
Another World
Santa Barbara
Michael “Roxy
Roxborough
Kansas Weather Summary Averages and Readings
Kansas extended Thursday through Saturday forecasts show warm and dry conditions with highs in the 50s Thursday and Friday and in the 60s Saturday. Lows in the 30s. Prior day records include a high of 52 and a low of 6. Precipitation as of noon yesterday 0.65 inches. Month to date February average 1.30 inches, year to date 2.64 inches, average through February 2.56 inches. Barometer 30.33 inches and rising. Sunset 6:10, sunrise 6:59.
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Jeane Dixon
Kansas
Pennsylvania Dutch cake wins Pillsbury Bake-Off prize
Gladys Fulton of Summerville, South Carolina, won the 50 000 dollar grand prize in the Pillsbury Bake-Off at Walt Disney World. Her recipe combined pie cake and applesauce, earning top honors among more than 100 finalists in the 35th annual contest with total awards of 136 000 dollars.
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Lake Buena Vista
Fla
South Carolina
Pillsbury
Gladys Fulton
Summerville
S.C
Walt Disney World
Sears
Franklin County community briefs
Franklin County notices list classes starting March 2 at Benjamins Craft House Garnett and a hair appointment option with Delores Williams. Also listed are a Cerrocks Floor Covering web closure, hazardous waste drop at HHW Facility, Dave and E BST at Black Jack Opry, February manicure specials, Angel Food Cakes, county landfill hours, a singles dance, a phone friend for kids home alone, assessments due dates, and local book signing by Howard Inglish and Dr. Ron Fischer for Tornado Terror and Survival.
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Yellow Brick Road
S. Main
Howard Inglish
Ron Fischer
Inglish
Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates Effective March 1 1991
The Ottawa Herald lists delivery and mail rates for Ottawa and surrounding areas. Rates shown include monthly and multi month options with increases for rural towns motor route and out of state mail. All charges are in advance and taxes included.
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Dim R. Hiteh
Tony Ostmeyer
Bemis
Carol Ackermann
Armstrong
Virginia Whitacre Wayne Snow
Jean Rossman
Ottawa
Mgr
Franklin County
State of Kansas
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JCHA
Franklin Counlians
Leroy Wasmund
Johnson County
Wasmund
Wendell Barker
Charles Mavity
Black History Month
American Heart Association
General Motors Corp
PGA
Ad Briefs
Benjamin'’s
Garnett
S. Oak
Delores Williams
Dave & E
Black Jack Opry
Baldwin HS
Rex
Princeton
Corporation and Gas & Oil
Fr. Co
WATTS
The
Ipsels and
Ove
S. Cedar
City Fellar
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