Ottawa Recreation Commission reviews illicit purchases by former director
Ottawa Recreation Commission officials voted to hand over Sam's Club purchase receipts to the Ottawa Police Department after a 20 minute session. The board cited unclear receipts and identified several allegedly improper items totaling about 1500 dollars. Jane Morton faced prior accusations of buying baby formula diapers and other items.
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Ottawa Recreation Commission
Jane Morton
ORC Board
Sam's Club
Recreation Commission
Ottawa Police Department
Jason Camis
Brian Moore
Friends of the Orc
Morton
Bob Bezek
ORC
Bezek
City Pool
Marton
Camis
Glenda Gage
Teen driver pleads guilty in 2003 fatal crash
Candi Atchison, 19, Kansas City, pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide and aggravated battery for a 2003 crash on Marshall Road that killed Kristina Vega, 14. Atchison, who was a juvenile then, faces March sentencing likely to include probation.
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Heather Jones
Franklin County
Candi Atchison
Kansas City
Atchison
Kristina Vega
Marshall Road
Ottawa
Vega
Levi Oakes
the Herald
Ethanol Mandate Faces Senate Test in Kansas
A bill requiring 10 percent ethanol or 2 percent bio products in gas by 2010 drew mixed support in Topeka. Critics from petroleum marketers, auto, and trucking sectors opposed it, while Jere White urged incentives over mandates and noted potential unintended bans on E86.
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Topeka
Kansas
Senate Agriculture Committee
Jere White
Kansas Corn Growers Association
Kansas Sorghum Producers Association
Garnett
White
Senate Agriculture
Pomona man charged with sexual exploitation of a child
Jeffrey W. Linneman of Pomona faces arraignment at 2 30 p m on February 6 in Franklin County on a single count of sexual exploitation of a child. County files allege he possessed an image showing a minor in sexually explicit conduct. The alleged crime occurred before his November arrest.
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Pomona
Franklin County
Jeffrey W. Linneman
Linneman
Conviction details emerge in local crime case
Court records show a level 5 felony conviction with potential 31 to 136 month sentence amid reports of abuse of a child. Garnett attorney William Walker represents Lineman, who declined to comment. Sheriff Craig Davis said officers found an inappropriate video and secured a search warrant yielding more evidence.
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Garnett
William Walker
Linneman
Craig Davis
Sheriff’s Department
Davis
Tougher penalties proposed for sex offenders in Kansas
Senate expected to pass Friday a bill to stiffen sentences for violent sex crimes against children under 14. The measure sets a minimum 25 year term for adults convicted of seven violent offenses, with judges allowed to shorten only for substantial and compelling reasons. Offenders would serve every day with no good conduct time.
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Topeka
Senate
House
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