Bulletin Board: Fire Victims Help and Community Notices
Donations for the Fields family after a fire at 2675 Kentucky Road are being accepted with requests for specific clothing sizes for men women and a baby. Drop off at ECKAN 602 S Maple or donate money at Kansas State Bank. A meeting about temporary housing is set for 7 p.m. Thursday at ECKAN. Also ECKAN commodity distribution is Monday in Ottawa and Wellsville. Veterans' affairs help is available Tuesday at City Hall Library. Kansas City Garden Symposium 2002 is February 23 at Unity Village with speakers and a $79 fee.
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Fields
Kentucky Road
ECKAN
S. Maple
Kansas State Bank
James
Pam Bowen
Veterans
Ottawa
Kansas Commission On Veterans’ Affairs
City Hall
S. Hickory
K.C
Kansas City
Unity Village Activities Center
Lee’s Summit
Ryan Gainey
Pamela Harper
Rick Darke
Tracy DiSabato-Aust
C. Colston Burrell
Powell Gardens
Multiple Arrests and Thefts Reported in Daily Police News
Daily report lists arrests in Lees Summit including Michael Ricci on driving while suspended and illegal registration, and Harry Piper on theft. Warranted releases, bonds set or pending, plus two probation violation cases and an aggravated battery case. Thefts include Colt .45 and other firearms with varying losses.
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Michael David Ricci
Lees Summit
First
Main
Harry Edward Piper III
U.S
John Charles Boase Jr
Osawatomie
Idaho Road
Ohio Road
Kansas City School Superintendent threatens to resign
Superintendent Bernard Taylor Jr faces possible departure as the board cuts funding for the chief administrative officer Tauheed amid controversy over his hiring. The dispute unfolds as a state accreditation review looms and scrutiny grows over patronage ties and a $60,450 public relations contract.
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Kansas City
U.S
Dean Whipple
Taylor
Tauheed
Tanheed
Barnes and
Byrd
Black United Front
First Lady Helps Celebrate Topeka Library Renovation
Laura Bush joined officials to dedicate the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library’s 23 million dollar expansion adding 110000 square feet. About 300 people attended as Bush read to students and urged library visits beside Kansas first lady Linda Graves and donors.
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Topeka
Laura Bush
Anita Wolgast
Topeka and Shawnee County
Connie Hubbell
The
Library Foundation
Randolph Elementary School
Bush
Sarah Greiner
Randolph School
Shawnee County
Kristin Ross
Avondale Elementary
AARP Kansas outlines legislate priorities for long term care and no call list
Harris News Service reports AARP Kansas plans to push a statewide do not call list to shield seniors from telemarketing and to expand a pharmacy assistance program. It advocates stronger rules to raise care quality in long term care facilities and to fund expanded eligibility for drug payment support amid rising prescription costs.
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Harris News Service
Topeka
Aarp Kansas
Attorney General's Office
AARP
John Reinhart
Wichita Mayor Considers Run for Governor Nomination
Wichita mayor Bob Knight nears a GOP gubernatorial bid while keeping his mayoral job. He will file papers to begin fundraising, but a formal announcement date remains undecided. Knight predicts strong name recognition and wide Western Kansas appeal could aid his campaign.
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Wichita
Bob Knight
Knight
Mark Parkinson
Parkinson
Kansas
Ottawa OKs new building code changes with exceptions
Ottawa commissioners enter a plan to adopt the International Codes replacing old building and safety codes. The move, with a two-door fire escape exception, would affect future duplexes but grandfather existing permits and construction. Resignation of Max Atteberg from the Planning Commission is accepted and a replacement is sought by Feb. 6. A joint government meeting with county officials is set for Jan. 16.
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Franklin County
Ottawa
Carner
Merrell
Martin Luther King Jr
Max Atteberg
Ottawa Planning Commission
City Hall
Clean
Ottawaherald
Take the Test Day highlights Kansas school assessments
Parents and district patrons will see the rigor of testing in Kansas schools on February 4 during Take the Test Day. Abbreviated tests cover reading math science and social studies while no child left behind aims for adequate yearly progress and possible funding ties. Kansas seniors’ ACT scores in 2001 averaged 21.6 vs national 21.0, underscoring high standards. KSDE reports building report cards at ksde.org.
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McCally
Kansas
Bush
Toelkes
KSDE
Ezra Sykes
Esykes
Ottawaherald
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Bulletin Board
ECEAN
Hope House
Mary Lois Yates
Eckan Agency
Eckan Center
3Rd
Wellsville
Walnut Plaza
Gladys MacDonald
Daily Report
Sheriff’s News
James Boyd Willhite
S. Cedar
S. Main
N. Main
Princeton
W. 13Th
Crystal Dawn Soph
Lawrence
Drug Enforcement Unit
David Bryan Beery
S. Hickory Apt
S. Main Apt
S. Oak
N. Davis Ave
First Lady
Along For
Associated Press
Dave Brithoux
Mac
Brichoux
By Carol Crapper
Mulls
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