Garnett School Board Primaries Set for March 2
Garnett area voters will have two primaries March 2. Three people filed for positions 3 and 7 on the Anderson County Board of Education. For position 2, Gary Teel faces two challengers, David Branton and Thomas Laiter, all of Garnett. The at large position 7 features Sandra Sample, Donna McCarty and Gary Martin, all Garnett. Incumbent Jim Sobba did not seek re election. In the general election Danny Roberts challenges incumbent Margie Bunner for position 3 in the north district. Norman Elliss was the only candidate for position 1, and Sandy Peine had a free pass for Garnett City Commission.
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Norman Elliss
Westphalia
Sandy Peine
Garnett City Commission
Governor Graves Presents 1999 Budget Plan With General Fund Increase
Governor Graves delivers the 1999 State of the State addressing a proposed budget of 9 billion for the next year. The plan features 4.4 billion from the General Fund, a 4.6 percent General Fund spending rise, and scrutiny over juvenile justice reform funding and special education. The session will see Commerce and Transportation task forces and committee work shaping budget details before final passage. Contact details for the legislator are provided for input and updates.
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Graves
House
Senate
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Democratic Caucus
Garnett considers utility bond issue and plant upgrades
Garnett City Commission approves 1.5 million utility revenue bonds to expand north substation and add peaking generator, with potential later rate increases. An engineering firm will design sewage plant improvements costing about 200 to 250 thousand. Protests start after Monday publication. no protests mean bonds issued, else an election. Trout season permits surge at Crystal Lake with prizes. season through March 22. Cable rates rise as Multimedia Cablevision hikes basic service to 25.99 and Encore premium to 2.99.
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Garnett
Joyce Martin
Crystal Lake
Martin
Kansas City
Eisenhower Day Proposed in Kansas Senate Endorsed
The Kansas Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee endorsed a bill to create Dwight D. Eisenhower Day on October 14. Mary Eisenhower Atwater says he would be honored, noting Eisenhower's Kansas roots in Abilene, though he was born in Denison, Texas.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mary Eisenhower Atwater
Huntsville
Ala
Senate
Ben Widricksen
R- Salina
Eisenhower
Europe
Denison
Texas
Abilene
Altwater
Abiene
Shawnee pastor protests Romeo and Juliet film in class
Pastor Phil Ellsworth of Grace Christian Fellowship protests Shawnee Mission School District for showing Franco Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet in a ninth grade English class calling the 30-year-old film soft pornography. He seeks an edited 45-minute version replacing the Zeffirelli edition.
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Shawnee
Kan
Franco Zeffirelli
Phil Ellsworth
Grace Christian Fellowship Church
Ellsworth
Shawnee Mission School
Olivia Hussey
Leonard Whiting
Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
Tim Thornburg
Kansas City Star
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Welda
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State
Busch & Busch Light
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Linda’s Liquor
Iowa
Lawrence
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Steve
Ottawa
N. Main
Bauman
Ero
Garnalt
Sun
Roger Variety
Garnett, KS
Oak
Eapm
E. 4Th Ave
Garett
Prolantse
Olaman
Bauman's
Goodies Antiques
Alto Sales
Beckman Motors, Inc
N. Maple
4Th & Highway 59
Ottawa Herald
Variety Store
Roger
Fashion Daze, Inc
Widows Madness
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