Landowners weigh further steps after state prison ruling
Two Butler County landowners and their attorney plan to seek a rehearing or possibly federal court review after the Kansas Supreme Court unanimously upheld a lower court ruling allowing the El Dorado prison project. They argued zoning questions remain about the state’s site choice near El Dorado, 1.5 miles east, for a 640 cell facility costing about 51 million dollars.
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Topeka, Kan
Butler County
State Supreme Court
el Dorado
Robert Myers
Newton
Eugene Herrmann
Charles Oursler
Supreme Court
Hermann
Oursler
John White
Wichita
Myers
Butler County Commission
Allen lays out 1990 Kansas legislative proposals
Senator Jim Allen summarizes the 1990 legislative agenda including reapportionment petition signatures based on party voter registration, a proposed constitutional tax cap at 100 mills, and calls for alternative funding sources. He notes emergency funding needs, aid to families, and a bill to bar nonlicensed corporations from selling new autos. He invites constituent contact.
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Jim Allen
Senate
Kansas House of Representatives
Secretary of State
Kansas Senate
Kansas
Ways and Means
Transportation and Utilities Committee
Statehouse
Topeka
Barbara Stanwyck dies at 82 after long screen career
Los Angeles AP reports Barbara Stanwyck, iconic film era leading lady whose 60 year show business run spanned chorus line vaudeville film and television, died at 82 from congestive heart failure in Santa Monica. She earned three Emmys and four Oscar nominations plus an honorary Academy Award.
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Los Angeles
Barbara Stanwyck
Charlton Heston
Stanwyck
Miss Stanwyck
St. John's Hospital and Health Center
Santa Monica
Larry Klene
American Film Institute
Ruby Stevens
Brooklyn
Millie
Jail addition plans draw higher cost and mixed opinions
County commissioners weighed two jail expansion options with costs of about 2.25 million and 2.513 million, noting accessibility upgrades and public access to the sheriff’s office. They favored reviewing financing and kept the original west-side plan possible while considering an office space project in the Alco building for health and extension services with base rent of eight dollars per square foot plus utilities.
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Devore
Sheriff's Office
Nal
Leroy Wasmund
Historical Society
Alco
Golhiy
County Health Department
Jerry Thompson
Loyd Builders
Prosecutors seek revival of Owen case in Kansas
In Topeka AP report prosecutors Michael Barbara and Thomas Haney urged the state Supreme Court to reinstate 20 charges against Owen Elliot Kaplan and John E. Palmer after a Johnson County judge dismissed them as time barred. Gov. Hayden backed the move as Owen’s lawyer condemned the effort.
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Topeka, Kan
Dave Owen
Owen
Mike Hayden
Michael Barbara
Thomas Haney
State Supreme Court
Elliot Kaplan
John E. Palmer
Johnson County
Barbara
Haney
Lottery jackpots rise as Saturday draw adds no winner
In Des Moines the $3.5 million Lotto America jackpot drew no winner, lifting the estimated Wednesday prize to $5 million. 92 tickets matched five numbers for $635, and 4,235 won $32 for four correct. The numbers were 7, 9, 17, 26, 39 and 44. In Topeka the Kansas Cash Lotto results showed a $105,000 estimated jackpot with numbers 9, 13, 16, 21, 24.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
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Willard Mack
Jane Stanwyck
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Frank Fay
Anthony Dion Fay
Robert Taylor
Stella Dallas
Gary Cooper
MacMurray
Edward G. Robinson
Burt Lancaster
Thompson
Reece Shirley
Owen Case
G. Joseph Pierron
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Pierron
Hayden
Kathy Peterson
Eisenbrandt
First National Bank OF Ottawa
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