Shumway Meets with State Legislators Over CURB Fate
Shumway and others urge preserving the Citizens Utility Rate Board to avoid more government intrusion. They note CURB has saved customers over 50 million dollars since the 1980s while arguing its elimination serves lobby interests and does not burden the state treasury.
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Shumway
Medicare
Citizens Utility Rate Board
CURB
Salina
Ben Vidricksen
State Treasury
Hernandez complaint over city compliance with nondiscrimination rules
Hernandez presses the matter by filing a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission after questioning Lambers' recommendations as inadequate. Lambers declined to comment on his investigation or the scope, and Hernandez, who is Hispanic, said he would pursue further action.
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Lambers
Hernandez
Investi
EHRC
McGruff Club announces free sessions at Ottawa OMA
The McGruff Club will host three Saturday programs from 8 45 a m to noon on February 11 18 and 25 at Ottawa Municipal Auditorium for children from kindergarten through fifth grade with younger kids allowed with an adult. Registration due February 3 at the Ottawa Police Department and Walmart donation fund two bicycles for a prize drawing.
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Ottawa Municipal Auditorium
Shutt
OMA
Ottawa Police Department
Wal-Mart
Princeton Circle Drive
Bryan Wendling
Kansas City Area
Priscilla Howe
L.C. Collier
Jackson Attends Wichita Meeting On Juvenile Delinquency
Richard Jackson of ECEAN attended the Youth and Prevention Task Force meeting in Wichita. The eight member group under the Kach Crime Commission discussed preventing juvenile delinquency and the legislature's impact. Jackson updated on Russia issues, and Bill Koch announced a $10 million donation. next meeting is in Salina next month.
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Richard Jackson
ECEAN
Wichita
Kach Crime Commission
Jackson
Russia
Bill Koch
Crime Commission
Salina
Palace Falls Yet Rebels Rally To Defend Grozny
Chechen rebels regrouped in Grozny amid constant Russian shelling after losing the presidential palace. Dzhokhar Dudayev appeared publicly, vowing the struggle continues as Kremlin officials warn the conflict could last for years.
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Grozny
Russia
Kremlin
Caucasus
Chechnya
Dzhokhar Dudayev
Election filing deadlines set for city, school posts
Filing deadlines loom for city offices and school boards. Primary is Feb 28 with voter registration due Feb 14, general election on Apr 4 and final registration by Mar 21. Swearing in set for Apr 19. Ballot includes mayors, council seats, and multiple district school board posts with current filing counts for each district.
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Lane
Ottawa
Pomona
Princeton
Rantoul
Richmond
Wellsville
Williamsburg
County Graduation and Teen Birth Rates Highlight Local Challenges
Franklin County saw a drop in graduation rates alongside a rise in births to single teens in 1993, up 43.7 percent from 1988–92. Twenty percent of teen mothers lack a high school diploma, and 80 percent of adolescent parents do not graduate. Christina Fishburn, 16, dropped out but is earning a GED while planning a future in child care and mechanics. Juvenile arrests fell 59 percent in 1993 to 92, reversing earlier high levels.
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Mavity
Franklin County
Kansas
Lyon County
Christina Fishburn
Adult Education Center
Christina
Midge Ransom
Alternative school offers flexible paths for nontraditional students
At the program counselors select candidates through referrals, with interviews to gauge goals. The school emphasizes general education with shorter schedules, allowing work, family duties, or both. Students like Senior Cris Baldwin attend morning vocational classes before afternoon sessions, pursuing academics and independence.
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Cain
Cris Baldwin
Baldwin
Japan admits its confusion in quake response
In Kobe, Japan, the government acknowledged confusion in handling the earthquake aftermath as the death toll rose to 4,555 with 665 missing. Prime Minister Tomichi Murayama faced criticism over aid delays and pledged to rethink disaster relief policies after reports of survivors being found among debris.
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Kobe
Japan
Tomichi Murayama
Fen More
Graves eyes further budget cuts as session nears end
Governor Bill Graves signaled he may revise his budget proposals if agency heads find more savings. He urged cabinet members to identify cuts while backing a repeal of the local property tax lid. Graves stressed caution on tax cuts and aims to name a corrections secretary soon.
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OPERA
Kan
Bill Graves
Graves
Statehouse
Corrections
Fr. Co. Cons District Annual Meeting on Jan 26
Winter but spring arrives at Heavenly Scents with a phone line for reservations. Fr. Co. Cons District holds its annual meeting at Celebration Hall at 6 30 p m on January 26 with a contact number 242 1199 by January 23. Rhonda Howard joins Ultimate Concepts staff offering a 10 percent discount on all perms via phone 242 2377.
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FR. CO
Rhonda Howard
Ultimate Concepts
Rhonda
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