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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 2004
Page
8
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A bake sale to raise money for the Van-for-Arlie Fund will be held Saturday from 1 to 3 PM in the basement of the Church of the Brethren at Ninth and Main. Donations drop off at noon. Funds help Lavonna Stewart obtain a van to transport her 5 year old son Arlie who has cerebral palsy.
Meetings and events list an 8 p.m. performance of Proof at Ottawa University Administration Building Auditorium. Also note a 9 a.m. Mae fat activity and a 2:05 p.m. Leap Year Day dinner at Williamsburg Community Center hosted by the BAR chapter.
The Daily Report lists projections from Franklin County Sheriffs Department with numerous arrests for probation violations warrants and traffic charges. Individuals include Pamela Jo Arvin Howard Gunn Jr Christopher Bueno Rhonda Early Keith Quarles Hanford Atchison Adam Hamilton Joshua Crump Patrick Whittaker Treasa Moody and Pamela Maurer with bonds ranging from 85 to 5 300 and several releases to detention centers. Police News notes an indecent solicitation report and various theft vandalism and accident incidents with specific locations and valuations.
Wellsville council kept no parking changes on Elm Street despite resident concerns and moved to enforce a city speed limit of 25 mph. Officials debated noise control options including a potential decibel meter or distance-based limits to measure violations.
Kansas lawmakers clash over funding the State Treasurer's Office as Gov. Kathleen Sebelius pushes fees for unclaimed property. Treasurer Lynn Jenkins argues fees unfairly take Kansans' money while Democrats say a small handling fee is reasonable to cover costs. The unclaimed property division holds more than 126 million and returns about 8 million annually. Democrats note past plans to fund agencies with fees and highlight existing banking fees on other departments.
City plans update to secure federal funds for airport improvements. Airport manager Tony LeMaster cites demand for more hangars and storage units while stressing need for better accessibility. He notes the hangar and terminal built in 1948 remain unchanged and in cramped, inconvenient condition.
Senator Sam Brownback advocates stricter federal decency standards after discussing bovine spongiform encephalopathy and its human risk. He cites Japan’s stance on beef imports, supports an animal identification program to trace meat, and urges FCC power, citing the Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2006 raising fines from 27 500 to 278 000 per violation.
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