Daily Report HOSPITAL NOTES And SHERIFFS NEWS Brief Crime Roundup
Admissions list Nayrea Reed Kenneth Mes sick Wellsville plus several Ottawa residents among admissions. Dismissals Kathleen Shull Ella Porter. Thefts include license tag in Wellsville, playground horse and cash gifts in Ottawa area. Prison/juvenile detentions for runaways and insurance proof issues. Multiple medical emergencies and a gas spill reported plus ambulance calls.
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Kenneth Messick
Wellsville
Jewell Chapman
Verlena Buckner
Ellen Thyr
Ottawa
Keith Detwiler
Princeton
Kathleen Shull
Ella Porter
Osage City
Sheriff's News
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Franklin County
Juvenile Detention Center
N. Locust
Kansas Supreme Court seeks $1 million boost in funding
Chief Justice Kay McFarland told the Senate Ways and Means Committee that the Kansas court system needs about $1 million more in the 2002 fiscal year to cover personnel costs. She noted payroll dominates costs and described mixed reactions from legislators.
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Topeka
Supreme Court
Kansas Court System
Kay McFarland
McFarland
Bill Graves
Judicial Branch
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Graves
Steve Morris
R-Hugoton
Christine Downey
Newton
Senate Elections and Local Government Committee
Ron Thornburgh
House Insurance Committee
Ink.org
Kansas Lottery
Kslottery.com
Man convicted in teacher's death in Wichita
A Wichita parolee Tanner Green aged 24 was found guilty of first degree murder in the March 27 death of Goddard Middle School teacher Janice Vredenburg aged 52. The Sedgwick County jury deliberated under an hour. The prosecutor seeks life without parole for at least 50 years with sentencing set for February 16.
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Wichita
Tanner Green
Goddard
Janice Vredenburg
Sedgwick
Kevin O’connor
Green
Greg Waller
Vredenburg
City annexes area for new subdivision in Ottawa
Ottawa city commissioners annexed a 10 acre parcel at the southwest edge requested by Barkley/Salb Construction for Deerfield Addition. The plan calls for about 30 single family homes and seeks city utilities. The meeting also addressed fire damage ordinance changes, MLK Day proclamations, a January racism observance, and the city’s legislative wish list to Topeka.
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Osage Drive
17Th
Jeff Carner
Martin Luther King Jr
Ottawa
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Richard Jackson
Jackson
The
Herald
Ralph Tanner
Topeka
Ottawa candidates file for city commission seats in slow bid
City of Ottawa filings show three candidates for three commission seats with mayoral terms tied to top vote getters. Incumbent mayor Richard Jackson and commissioner Blaine Finch are part of the slate, while Fleer seeks another term and Henningsen has filed. Primary possible Feb 27. general election April 3. Rickel notes further entries may come before noon deadline.
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Fleer
Commission
Kansas Driver's License
Henningsen
Richard Jackson
Blaine Finch
Scott Bird
Board of Education
Bird
Ottawaherald
Ohmart Named New Chief Financial Officer at Ransom Memorial
Dean Ohmart will replace Altus as chief financial officer at Ransom Memorial, moving with his wife Karen from Hays to Ottawa. Ohmart, current controller at Southwestern Regional Medical Center in Liberal, is a certified public accountant and has prior auditing experience. Jody Lancaster becomes hospital president, with Erin Chappell remaining as past president. The hospital reports a 2000 auxiliary donation of $52,000 to Ransom Memorial and 19,000 volunteer hours from 120 volunteers, near a 20,000-hour goal. The American College of Radiology issued a clean bill of health for mammography, with provisional accreditation sought for independent scans.
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Dean Ohmart
Altus
Tom Briggs
Ohmart
Karen
Hays
Ottawa
Felix
Southwestern Regional Medical Center
Liberal
Erin Chappell
Jody Lancaster
Chappell
Lancaster
Jody
Ransom Memorial
American College of Radiol
Ogy
ACR
Susan Wart
Neosho County Community College
Watt
Laura Potter
Spotter
Ottawaherald.com
Kansas Lottery fate hinges on senate hearings and bids to renew
Kansas lottery officials faced questions on agency operations as hearings began on renewal. Lottery Director Ed Van Petten testified before the Senate committee with House speakers also present. The lottery faces a July 1 2002 end date and possible extensions to 2007 or 2012 under Senate and House bills.
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Topeka
Kansas
Ed van Petten
Senate
Federal and State Affairs Committee
House
Richard Lee Knowlton
GTECH
West Greenwich
R.I
Attorney General to Review Tyson IBP Merger in Kansas
Attorney General Carla Stovall’s office will study the Tyson Foods IBP merger. Deputy John Campbell said three staffers and about $100000 from consumer protection revenues are needed for the review. Legislators welcomed the plan and the Kansas Farm Bureau praised the move while noting market effects.
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Tyson-Ibp
Topeka
Carla Stovall
Tyson Foods
IBP Inc
John Campbell
Stovall
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Consumer Protec
Campbell
Senate Agriculture
Derek Schmidt
Independence
Schmidt
Kansas Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Stan Ahlerich
IBP
Emporia
Garden City
Tyson
Ahlerich
Kansas
Ink.org
Ink.ore
Public
Ksag
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