Fort Scott National Cemetery to Add 10 Acres
Veterans groups donated funds to acquire 10 additional acres south of Fort Scott National Cemetery doubling its size to provide 7,000 more grave sites and extend use for eligible veterans and families. The site, national since 1862, serves veterans from all military branches, spouses and dependent children.
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Fort Scott National Cemetery
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Fort Scott Cemetery
Hendrix questions turnpike passes
Nearly 2,000 people held permanent or temporary passes to drive free on the Kansas Turnpike as of late 1993, per a legislative audit. The list includes governors spouses, KTA members, and many former officials, totaling 1,957 passes. Rep Walker Hendrix pressed for an explanation of the policy.
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Rottawa
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Bell workers’ comp case audit ordered by panel
A Kansas legislative committee votes 5-3 to task the Legislative Division of Post Audit with reviewing former Insurance Commissioner Fletcher Bell’s workers’ compensation case. The review will assess state handling and whether a new law would change the outcome, with Ottawan and Democrats backing the audit amid Republican reluctance. Bell received a 94,469 dollar settlement for a 1989 back injury and later forfeited 39,607 in benefits.
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Post Audit
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Walker Hendrix
Rottawa
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Cy Pittsburg
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County officials spar over New Year’s Eve hours and road crews policy
County PR commissioners criticized employees leaving early on New Year’s Eve. A motion to dock workers died for lack of a second. They approved spending 1629 for five chainsaws to be used by two man road crew teams to clear brush on bad weather days. Some oppose make work. others back monitored tool checkouts and reporting brush cleared.
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Anklin County
Charles Mavity
Bob Pepple
Town and Country Supply
Princeton Road
Pepple
San Fernando Valley school weighs penalties for offenders
A San Fernando Valley school discusses fines of 50.10 to 350 or expulsion for offenders or their parents. Assistant principal Dimitri Vadetsky said the approach limits punishing power and notes parents may bear the financial burden, with continuation referenced on page 2.
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Dole pushes Reno on Iran Contra probe with seven prosecutors
Sen. Bob Dole accused Attorney General Janet Reno of stalling over appointing a special counsel in the Whitewater matter. He proposed seven attorneys general and aides, including Griffin Bell, Benjamin Civiletti, and Robert Bennett, arguing Reno has authority to act now. A federal appeals court denied requests to suppress most of the Walsh report in Iran Contra, allowing release in 10 days unless the cases go to the Supreme Court.
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