Ottawa area school bond vote meetings and notices
Community meetings run noon to 1 p.m. today through Friday then January 13 to 17 at the school district office Fourth and Walnut. Handicapped access inquiries to 229-8010. Also a breakfast for retired Franklin County personnel Friday at Country Kitchen. Ottawa Planning Commission meets noon Tuesday City Hall to discuss duplex rules at Fairway Vista and Wilson Davis Road with a 7 p.m. session Wednesday. Voter registration closes today ahead of January 21 bond election. county clerk office hours 4:30 p.m.
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Fourth and Walnut
Jean McCally
Jan Collins
Franklin County
Country Kitchen
Ottawa Planning Commission
City Hall
S. Hickory
Fairway Vista
Wilson and Davis Road
Ottawa
Franklin County Clerk’s Office
Franklin County Hospital Notes and Jail Bookings
Friday admissions include Thomas Markus and Sharon Williams from Ottawa along with several others. births list two sons for Cynthia and Liza Marez and a daughter for Michelle Sams. Franklin County Jail and Sheriff reports cover multiple bookings, arrests for public nuisance, theft, vandalism, DUI, and traffic-related charges, with details on times, ages, and bonds.
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Thomas Markus
Ottawa
Sharon Williams
Jackie Kreusch
Gerald Bechtle
Cynthia Grimes
Pomona
Liza Marez
Linda Clouse
Lane
Michelle Sams
Marybell Coffman
Richmond
Georgia Nelson
Brenda Smith
Grace Cardell
Helen Mahan
Prince
Cynthia
Robert Grimes
Liza
Troy Marez
Franklin County
Curtis Mitchell Sand
Overbrook
Paul David Hoenshell Jr
Raytown
Sheriff’s Dept
Carol Ann Mason
Louis Leroy Mason
Devin Leagh Chapman
Waverly
Natasha N. Dean-Lucers
E. Third
Laura S. Lane
Canterbury
Donald B. Jones
N. Poplar
Sebelius and GOP face clash over education spending
Democratic Gov elect Kathleen Sebelius and Republican leaders prepare for a showdown on school aid as Kansas grapples with a deep budget hole. Sebelius vows to reject cuts to public schools while GOP leaders insist reductions must be considered as the budget crisis deepens.
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John Hanna
Topeka
Kathleen Sebelius
Sebelius
GOP
Bill Graves
Registered offender charged with rapes in Wichita
A 25 year old registered sex offender Ramish James Peterson faced two counts of rape along with aggravated criminal sodomy aggravated burglary and aggravated robbery in a Christmas Eve home attack on two 17 year old girls in south Wichita. One victim escaped with a passer by and another was found later that night. Peterson had been under intensive supervision probation for prior indecent liberties with a child and aggravated battery and a probation officer had visited his home that day.
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Wichita
Ramish James Peterson
South Wichita
Peterson
Mark Masterson
Sedgwick County
Patterson
Masterson
Legislature braces for brief session as new leadership forms
Mays and incoming House Majority Leader Clay Aurand say conflict with the new governor is possible but a lengthy session is unlikely. The pair highlight extensive past leadership experience across parties. Dennis McKinney becomes majority leader with Jim Garner out, Melvin Neufeld to chair Appropriations after eight years on the committee.
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Mays
Topeka
House
Clay Aurand
Courtland
Chamber
Sioner
Rep
Dennis McKinney
Greensburg
New House Appropriations Committee
Melvin Neufeld
R-Ingalls
Coffee Ask Topeka: Tough Year Ahead For Kansas Lawmakers
Legislators from Franklin and Ottawa counties meet to discuss budget gaps, school funding, and potential tax and casino policy changes. Key figures Feuerborn Holland Schmidt Tyson weigh school aid, mental health funding, and water issues as voters weigh a $36 million bond. Coffee sessions continue monthly through March.
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Bill Feuerborn
D-Garnett
Topeka
Feuerborn
Ottawa
Schmidt
Osawatomie State Hospital
Kansas
Lola
Kansas City
Dreher
Tyson
Kathleen Sebelius
Poli
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Bulletin Board
Ottawa Christian Women’s Club
Sirloin Stockade
Laura Stocker
Joyce
Darlene
Jennifer
Skilton Music Club
the Daily Report
Juan J. Garcia
S. Mulberry
Tina M. Holder
Kevin R. Jones
Wellsville
Norman Francis Beckett III
Edgerton
Sheriff’s News
Osborne Terrace
South Locust
Willow
Robin Avers
Deborah Wilper
U.S
Samuel A. Smith
S. Cedar
Walton
Scott A. Ainsworth
Burroughs
Ainsworth
Michael Sanders
Curtis J. Lang
Janet Peters
Reno
Delaware
North Cedar
West 15Th
South Burroughs
AP News
Tim Shallenburger
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Steve Morris
R-Hugoton
Laurie Sisk
Lisa Wellman
Franklin County Historical Society
Kent Glasscock
Shaun Weber
Jim Garner
Joe Hamerickhouse
Osage City
Derek Schmidt
Independence
Holland
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