Webb Hendrix differ on school finance plan in Kansas
Ottawa lawmakers split on Gov Finneys education finance proposal. Webb says no to a 45 mill statewide levy and base funding while Hendrix supports it as beneficial to USD 290 Ottawa. Both fault hold harmless and income tax wealth formula as unfair and expect heated session on school funding.
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John Montgomery
Finney
Webb
Senate Education Committee
House
Franklin County
Douglas, Johnson
Miami
Osage Counties
Central Heights
Olathe
Ottawa
Wellsville
Shawnee
Terry Bullock
Bullock
Kansas
Hendrix
Hendrix and
Kansas districts face funding loss under Finney plan
Cain warns 272,000 Kansas students in 264 districts would be hurt as 40 districts lose 40 to 50 percent funding. small districts face deep cuts while larger districts gain. West Franklin and Garnett foresee substantial losses, prompting budget fears and calls to protect local control. Ottawa stands to gain, with tax cuts and higher general fund, while concerns remain over weighting factors and district size.
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Cain
Finney
Kansas
West Franklin
Garett
Kenneth Woods
Garnett
Central Heights
Leo
Bud" Laird
Laird
Ottawa
Don Duncan
Duncan
RMH fete draws 1300 and more attendees from several counties
A four hour open house at Ransom Memorial Hospital drew over 1,300 visitors. Attendees came from seven Franklin County communities and 17 other Kansas communities plus a guest from St Louis. Prizes included a Chicago weekend package and Elms weekend packages. Historic items were donated to the Franklin County Historical Society.
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Diane’ Yeamans
Overbrook
Baldwin
Lawrence
Olathe
Paola
Edgerton
Emporia
Iola
Parsons
Spring Hill
Leavenworth
Osage City
Lyndon
Topeka
Kansas City
Kan
St. Louis
Len Daugherty
RMH
Wellsville
Lisa Shaver
Ottawa
Franklin County Historical Society
Fire Raze Downtown Kansas Stores in Garden City Blaze
Firefighters battled a 12 hour blaze that destroyed six downtown businesses in Garden City with up to 3 million dollars in damage. No injuries reported but three residents from second floor apartments were evacuated. Cause under investigation. false ceilings and old remodeling hindered efforts. Mayor Dennis Mesa called the scene devastating.
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Garden City
Dennis Mesa
James Hawkins
Hawkins
Kassebaum Health Plan Aims to Contain Costs in Medicaid
Senator Kassebaum outlined a health care reform plan to curb rising costs and rework financing. The proposal includes a federally defined core benefits package, private administration, and a path to single payer if goals aren’t met within seven years, with base coverages for hospitalization, outpatient services, catastrophic protection, long term care, and preventive care.
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Senate
Kassebaum
Bob Dole
Ance
Basi
Weather Tonight and Midweek Forecast for Kansas
Tonight gear expected with two low around Kansas. Wednesday to Friday dry with mild temperatures highs in the upper forties to low fifties and lows near 30s. Also note past temperatures and precipitation figures, including yesterday’s highs and lows and month to date totals.
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Kansas
Wall Street Declines Moderately as Holiday Markets Quiet
The Dow Jones average fell 8.94 to 3256.04 by noon as many traders were absent for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Banks closed, government securities markets idle, and investors rotated funds from growth stocks to cyclical issues amid rate unease. Upjohn traded down about 1 percent to 41 as Halcion controversy looms, while the NYSE composite slid to 229.86.
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Wall Street
Martin Luther King Jr
Coun
U.S
Upjohn
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NYSE
Ottawa Herald subscription rates listed for 1991
The Ottawa Herald publishes daily except Sunday and holidays. Subscription rates effective March 1 1991 include options by carrier for Ottawa and rural towns, motor route, and mail within Franklin and adjacent counties with various monthly quarterly and yearly prices. All rates are in advance and include state sales tax.
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Dim R. Hitch
Terry Ossmeyer
Jay Bemis
Carol Ackarmann
Peg Armstrong
Virginia Whitacre
Wayne Snow
Jean Rossman
Ottawa
Carer
Franklin County
State of Kansas
Ad Briefs from The Hill House and Local Services
An assortment of ads lists OZ SIRLOIN Steak dinner for 4.95 at The Hill House on Wednesday night, a Cholesterol Clinic Tuesday Wan 21 from 8 30 to 11 30 by the Health Dept, and HOME DELIVERY Service offering grocery shopping with same dayDelivery by calling 242 8487. Also noted are VAIL BAIL January 22 23 Cancer Society, a police contact KOFO 242 1220, NEWTEM at Main St Bakery serving biscuits and sausage gravy 5 10 30 am daily, and TARGET 2000 Special Edition copies at the Ottawa Herald.
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Main St. Bakery
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