Ottawa Chamber of Commerce honors 2008 award winners
More than 200 gathered at Ottawa University for the Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce 86th annual banquet. Awards recognized community leaders including Windy Gibbs and Wynndee Lee for vision and service. Bulk of remarks urged continued involvement and growth in 2008.
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Elliot J. Sutherland
The
Ottawa Herald
Windy Gibbs
Tom Weigand
Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce
Ottawa University
Gibbs
Harald
Ottawa Area
Wynndee Lee
Ottawa
Russell Crites
Lucy Crites
Franklin County
Chamber of Commerce
Horizon
Lyle
Kathy
Shawn Turner
Turner Flowers
Aaron Bien
Bienie
Shirlene Taylor
Mary Kay
Linda Jordan
Drivers Sports Cafe
Chamber
Jayne Altic
Bank of the West
Bob Greenfield
Greenfield and
Davidson Chartered Cpas
Tom Ferguson
Troy Gavel
Charles Gillette
Fred Searls
Lyndon Jordan
Ruthanne Wasko
Greenfield
Kansas Legislature Opens with Immigration as Top Issue
As the Kansas Legislature begins its annual session, immigration dominates the agenda alongside energy policy, health insurance expansion, and the state budget. With all 40 Senate seats and 125 House seats up for election, lawmakers face pressure to address illegal immigration despite federal inaction.
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Kansas
Carl Manning
Associated Pressei
Topeka
House
Legislature Opens 2008 Session in Kansas
The Kansas Legislature begins the 2008 session with both chambers at 2 p.m. Gov. Kathleen Sebelius will deliver the State of the State at 7 p.m. in the House. She will propose the 2009 fiscal year budget on Tuesday. Senate Republicans lead 30-10 and House Republicans 78-47. House Speaker Melvin Neufeld criticizes district views while Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley notes immigrant concerns and potential legislation. Hensley cautions against repealing the 2004 in-state tuition law for illegal immigrants who graduate.
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Sebelius
Senate
House
Melvin Neufeld
Anthony Hensley
Congress
Kansas
Topeka
Hensley
Weathering the Storm at Elizabeth Layton Center
A six part Herald series examines the Elizabeth Layton Center for Hope and Guidance amid funding shifts and service changes. It notes a budget of 7.4 million dollars, layoffs, taxes and grants shaping the center’s outlook while officials express confidence in weathering the storm.
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Elizabeth Layton
Mental health contract awarded after center collapse
In Miami County the Elizabeth Layton Center for Hope and Guidance at 401 N East St Paola won the contract to provide community mental health services after the previous county center collapsed due to financial problems.
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Cleon Rickel Herald
Miami County
Sunflower
Kaw Valley Center
Kansas City
Kaw
Miami County Commission
Kaw Valley
Franklin County Mental Health
Elizabeth Layton
Elizabeth Layton Center For Hope and Guidance
Franklin County
N. East St
Paola
Then
Lawmaker backs boosted state funds for mental health
D-Garnett representative Elizabeth Layton Center for Hope and Guidance and 26 other community mental health centers faced 2007 funding changes. Feuerborn said lawmakers recognize the need to raise mental health funding as 2008 appears more stable for centers after a last minute cash infusion the prior year.
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D-Garnett
Ottawa
Feuerborn
Elizabeth Layton
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