Bulletin Board: School boards meet tonight and more
The West Franklin Board of Education meets 8 tonight in the Education Center Pomona. Lebo-Waverly Board meets 7 tonight in the Central Office Waverly. Wellsville City Council meets 7:30 p.m. tonight in City Hall meeting room. Anone agenda item is salary discussions for 2001. City blood drive Tuesday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. in City Hall Conference Room 101 South Hickory. To schedule call Human Resources at 229-3634. Walk-ins welcome. Ottawa Library offers free magazines on lower level tables 1995 issue collection.
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West Franklin Board of Education
Pomona
Lebo-Waverly Board of Education
Waverly
Wellsville
City Hall
South
Hickory
Human Resources
Ottawa
William A. Thompson
Princeton
Pamela S. Love
Reading
Ash
S. Hickory No. 5
Timothy A. Detienne
S. Cedar No. 3
S. Main
S. Hickory
Weidner Named 2001 MS Walk Chair in Ottawa
The Eastern Kansas chapter of the National MS Society selected Kim Weidner to chair the 2001 MS Walk set for May 5 in Ottawa. The 2000 event raised 3200 with 20 walkers. participants may walk 6 to 9 miles from Forest Park with a wheelchair accessible option. Registration starts at 8 am. kickoff at 9 am. Contact 800-745-7148 or (785) 272-5292 or visit nmsskc.org.
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Nmsskc.org
Sheri
Local crime and hospital notes from Kansas City area
Reports list orthopedic patient at North Kansas City Hospital and a St. Luke's patient in town. Sheriff and police blotters disclose arrests for DUI, underage alcohol use, resisting arrest, warrant firings, and thefts in Wellsville and Williamsburg. Also listed are traffic incidents, a deer collision, a power outage, and multiple ambulance calls in Paola and Ottawa.
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Joe Cain
North Kansas City Hospital
Kansas City
Francis Flora
St. Luke's Hospital
Sheriff's News
Raul Enrique Anaya
Georgia Road
Wellsville
Williamsburg
No break on gas for Ulysses in Southwest Kansas
ULYSSES AP Residents in Ulysses Kansas expected cheap winter gas as the city owns two wells near an old Midwest gas field yet prices rose, leaving city administrator Bill Powers noting frustration as bills nearly doubled from last year.
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Ulysses
Kansas Town
Midwest
Bill Powers
Powers
Graves evolves from empty suit to steady Kansas governor
The article traces Bill Graves from a calm high school debate leader to Kansas governor, noting his low key style, cautious policy approach, and achievements like a 10-year 13.4 billion dollar infrastructure program and higher education reorganization. It also covers criticism from conservatives over defense of gun rights and public-works hiccups.
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Sherrer
Graves
Tom Sawyer
Bush
Texas
Department of Revenue
Sawyer
NBA
Parkinson
Kansas
Ink.org
Bill Graves Kansas governor profile and career highlights
Bill Graves, born January 9, 1953 in Salina with Topeka roots, built a family trucking business before shifting to state service. A Republican, he served as secretary of state, then governor from 1994 to 2003, winning the 1998 race with a record margin. Married to Linda since 1990 with a daughter Katie.
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Topeka
Bill Graves
Central Salina High School
Gary Sherrer
Graves
GOP
Sherrer
Bush
Norman Y. Mineta
Mark Parkinson
Kansas
Secretary of State
Salina
Salina Central High School
Weslyan University
Linda
Katie
Audit questions state purchase of office buildings in downtown
A state audit questions the Graves administration's five year rush to buy and build about 565000 square feet of downtown office space at a projected cost near 100 million dollars. It found no documentation of cost benefit analyses or proposal evaluations and notes a weak paper trail, while officials defend the process and assert all projects served state interests.
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Topera Apy
Bill Graves
Graves
Dan Stanley
Lawrence Journal-World
Kansas
Department of Health and Environment
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Security Benefit Life Insurance Co
Kansas Department of Transportation
Shawnee County
State’s Department of Administration
Division of Facilities Management
KDHE
KDOT
SRS
Departprcs of Agriculture
Security Benefit
Kansas Development Finance Authority
Jack Brier
Brier
KDFA
Stanley
Department of Administration
Lottery worker sues over reprimand after porn images found
Todd Kinney a Kansas Lottery computer technician filed a complaint with the Kansas Human Rights Commission alleging harassment and discrimination after he reported offensive images on lottery office computers. He says officials did nothing and he was punished for contacting the governor's office. The case comes amid broader scrutiny of lottery operations and prior leadership changes.
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Topeka
Kansas Lottery
Todd Kinney
Kansas Human Rights Commission
Bill Graves
Kinney
Lawrence Journal-World
Lottery
Graves
Don Brown
The
Human Rights Commission
Ed van Petten
van Petten
Pat Nichols
Nichols
Gov. Graves
Greg Ziemak
Ineffec
Tive
Ziemak
Richard Knowlton
GTECH
Great Bend
Wichita
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Ottawa Recreation Commission
Jerry Thompson
Mike Bowers
Dean Royse
Daily Report
Chad Curtis Kalousek
Willow
Stacy Yvonne McGill
Olive
Nicholas Brandon Hutchison
S. Elm
Jeanette E. Aguirre
N. Cleveland
Christopher L. Shatto
Paola
U.S.59
Shatto
Lincoln
Cypress
W. 15Th
S. Cedar
W. Main
Selection Committee
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