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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 2008
Page
6
A Lawrence woman Kay Gaillard-Taylor was sentenced to 12 years in prison for attempted first degree murder and conspiracy in a 2006 Ottawa shooting. Friends and family urged leniency, but Judge Thomas Sachse denied the motion to depart from standard sentencing.
Ottawa district court set a hearing for Cameron P Norwood 23 accused of raping and molesting two girls. Michael L Swanson 51 pleaded no contest to two child sex assault charges potentially facing nearly five years in prison. Gaillard Taylor received concurrent sentences totaling 12 years 3 months for attempted murder and 9 years 9 months for conspiracy with witnesses praising her character.
Franklin County appraiser Steve Brown and Kansas Revenue officials discussed the Orion tax appraisal program during a county commission study session. The state plans to replace the current CAMA system with Orion over the next few years, with county conversion slated in about two years unless early adoption occurs.
Ottawa High School and Ottawa Middle School students hear Lawrence artist Marty Olson discuss his abstract paintings that depict Kansas history and politics at the Carnegie Cultural Center. The event Monday was sponsored by Heart by Heart, an intergenerational program of the East Central Kansas Area Agency on Aging in partnership with USD 290. For information, call Carl Halliburton at 785 242 7200.
City staff ask homeowners to ensure address numbers are clearly posted and at least four inches tall. The move follows findings that many properties lack clear identifiers and a code discrepancy between fire and municipal rules was found.
The Kansas Senate Judiciary Committee postponed final action on a bill to let voters decide if counties join a statewide smoking ban in the November election. With two members absent and expected close margins, action is planned for Wednesday. The measure faces changes that exempt bars clubs tobacco shops and casinos while restaurants and many workplaces remain covered. Proponents say allowances expand adult freedom while health advocates fear weaker restrictions.
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