Judge rules 79th District race a tie in Kansas
Nation Slatean Judge refused to reconsider a prior ruling that the 79th District Kansas House race between Democratic Rep. Joe Shriver and Republican Danny Jones ended in a 3 031 to 3 031 tie. Miami County Judge Stephen Hill ordered the House to decide the seat. A select committee will review challenged ballots, with Shriver barred from voting. Republicans hold 80 seats to 44 for Democrats, not counting Shriver.
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Winfield, Kan
House of Representatives
Miami County
Stephen Hill
House
Joe Shriver
Danny Jones
Arkansas City
Hill
Shriver
Tim Shallenburger
Baxter Springs
Kansas to get money from unclaimed property settlement
State Treasurer Sally Thompson and Attorney General Bob Stephan said Kansas will receive 1.13 million as its share of a 175 million multistate unclaimed property settlement involving Delaware New York and Massachusetts. The funds will be deposited in the Kansas unclaimed property fund over 10 years.
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Topeka
Kan
Sally Thompson
Bob Stephan
Kansas
Delaware
New York
Massachusetts
Thompson
Stephan
Zoning ruling reversed in Wichita abortion clinic dispute
Sedgwick County District Judge Karl Friedel ruled the Wichita City Council acted unreasonably when denying zoning for a pregnancy crisis center near Dr. George Tiller's clinic. The decision allows Serving Women In Crisis to operate the center a few yards from the abortion clinic.
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Wichita, Kan
Sedgwick County
Karl Friedel
Wichita
George Tiller
Court to rule on ban at Boston St Patrick's Day parade
The Supreme Court agreed to decide if the parade sponsor Boston's St Patrick's Day committee may ban homosexuals from participating. Lower courts ruled the event is open and cannot discriminate by sexual orientation, while the sponsor argued its free speech rights are violated by inclusion.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Boston
South Boston
Allied War Veterans Council
Ottawa board to push bonds for new middle school
The Ottawa school board will meet at 7:30 p.m. to discuss filing a notice of intent to seek state approval to issue general obligation bonds for a proposed 112,000 square foot middle school at 13th and Ash near Ottawa High School. The project would cost about 9.37 million and house 750 students.
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Ottawa School Board
13Th and
Ash
Ottawa High
Kansas State Board of Education
Duncan
George K. Baum and Associates
Recycling keeps lid on landfilled trash
New figures show the U.S. recycling drive is working as more than a fifth of garbage becomes new products or compost. From 1990 to 1993 landfill and incinerator use fell by 3 million tons while total garbage rose to 206.9 million tons.
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New York
America
United States
Environmental Protection Agency
U.S
Abortion Clinic Openings Reflect National Tension
In Jackson Mississippi Susan Hill supervised construction of a new comprehensive women's health center that will terminate pregnancies. The opening follows protests against Mississippi's sole abortion doctor and signals a limited victory for abortion advocates amid nationwide fears.
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Massachusetts
Susan Hill
Jackson
Miss
Comprehensive Women’s Health Center
Mississippi
Jackson Center
Hall
National Women's Health Organization
Candidacy Announcements for Franklin County School Board Seats
Several individuals file for upcoming Franklin County school board elections. Raymond DeJulio seeks seat No 2 on West Franklin district board. Annette Blecha runs at large for Central Heights board. DeJulio, longtime county employee, favors Quality Performance Accreditation pilot to improve education. Blecha, Holcomb native, Ottawa University 1976 graduate, spent 18 years teaching and has worked on PHASE peer pregnancy prevention.
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Everal
Franklin County
Raymond DeJulio
Colorado Road
West Franklin District
California
Kansas
Kansas State University
DeJulio
Annette Blecha
Rantoul
Central Heights District Board
Holcomb
Blecha
Ottawa University
Central Heights
Perry
Junkman John Cowan Keeps Lifelong Salvage Dream Alive
John Cowan of Lucas Kansas, now 77, has spent a lifetime salvaging metal and junk. He tears apart generators and tractors to recover metals, while also dealing in antiques and coins at auctions. His varied life includes farm work, railroads, navy service, and stints as a bar owner and custodian, with a history of legal scrapes but steadfast devotion to his salvage business. He was born January 1, 1918, in Lucas and has one child in Salina.
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Mike Corn
Hays Daily News
Ucas
Kani
John Cowan
Cowan
Lucas
Ruby
Gaylord
Kansas
Chicago
John Deere
Pacific
Masonic Temple
Salina
Asbury Hospital
John
Ruby Cowan
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Epores
Ottawa Board
Don Duncan
Ottawa
Ralph Young
Brittany Huggard
Jennifer
Brittany
Nathaniel Huggard
Heather Huggard
Fred Bayles
National
Patrick Bills
Ottawa Herald
Lucas Man
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