Barkis forms exploratory bid for Kansas governor
Kansas House Minority Leader Marvin Barkis announced an exploratory committee to study a potential Democratic bid for governor. The Louisburg attorney, a vocal Hayden critic, said he will seek outside input and will assess financial and organizational hurdles before a final decision. Carlin Finney Phelps and Hayden allies weighed in on Barkis's move.
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Topeka
Kan
House
Marvin Barkis
Barkis
Overcome
Louisburg
Mike Hayden
U.S
Jim Slattery
John Carlin
Carlin
Slattery
Joan Finney
Fred Phelps Sr
Phelps
Mrs. Finney
Finney
Marvin
Vermillion brothers win 7.2 million Lotto America prize
Randy and Kevin Halvorson of Vermillion South Dakota claimed the $7.2 million Lotto America jackpot in Des Moines Iowa for matching all six numbers drawn Saturday night. It is Randy's second multimillion prize after a 1988 Iowa Lotto win. The pair had driven 50 miles weekly to buy tickets across the Iowa border, and the ticket came from Randy's long-running number sequence.
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Des Moines, Iowa
Vermillion
S.D
Randy Halvorson
Kevin
Iowa Lottery
Dakota Hospital
Iowa
South Dakota
Lotto America
Kevin Halvorson
Becky
Michelle
Miranda
Des Moines
Halvorson
Lois
Sioux Falls
Ann Reynolds
County unemployment rate climbs in December report
Kansas state data show 3.7 percent jobless rate for December, tying August 1981, with Wyandotte at 7.0 percent and Franklin at 5.7 percent. Statewide 1,216,376 employed, 46,695 seeking work. declines reflect fewer entrants and students returning home for holidays. Local Franklin County remains among highest in the state.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Department of Human Resources
Franklin County
Wyandotte County
Ray Siehndel
Ber
Sighndel
Allen
Atchison
Barton
Bourbon
Butler
Clay
Cloud
Cowley
Crawford
Dickinson
Douglas
Ellis
Finney
Ford
Franklin
Geary
Harvey
Johnson
Labette
Leavenworth
Lyon
McPherson
Miami
Mitchell
Montgomery
Norton
Pratt
Reno
Rice
Riley
Russell
Saline
Ede. Wick
Seward
Shawnee
Sherman
Sumner
Thomas
Wyandotte
Franklin County Almanac Weather Outlook
Forecaster notes light snow or flurries possible Wednesday with little total precipitation. Thursday and Friday trend drier, highs near 40s, lows mostly in the teens to low 20s in north and west and around 20s in the southeast. Clouds clear to sunshine by afternoon tomorrow.
Ronny Romm to Showcase Extrasensory Perception at OU
Ottawa University plans an extrasensory demonstration by Ronny Romm presented by the Student Activities Force. The show Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. in the Administration Building auditorium is free and open to the public. Romm, 30, is a leading figure in psychic phenomena and tours colleges and clubs nationwide. He claims to reveal hidden thoughts and achieve belief among skeptics, attributing his abilities to a speech impediment from childhood.
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Ottawa University
Ronny Romm
Romm
Quayle praises Panamanian efforts to reform banking
Vice President Dan Quayle commended Panama's Endara government for plans to reform the banking system to curb drug money laundering and join the U S in the war on drugs as he wrapped up a Latin visit. Also, Kansas Cash Lotto results reveal jack pot of 30 000 with numbers 6 12 13 20 30 32.
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Panama City
Panama
Dan Quayle
Guillermo
Endara
Quayle
Jamaica
United States
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Keene and Pentz funerals mark Ottawa area obituaries
Obituaries list funeral arrangements for Violet M. Keene 91 of Ottawa at Dengel and Son Mortuary with burial at Highland Cemetery and for Rev. Paul W. Pentz 81 of Iola with services at Wesley United Methodist Church Iola. Also noted is the obituary for Robert L. Gomez 59 of San Antonio formerly Ottawa with services at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, San Antonio.
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Violet M. Keene
S. Oak
Ottawa
Dengel and Son Mortuary
William Weber
Highland Cemetery
Waverly
Robert LeRoy
Cora Ellen (Broadstreet) Nutt
Wallace V. Keene
Harrisonville
Buffalo
Okla
City Bakery
Martha Washington Bakery
Sedalia
Keene
Lamplighter
Paul Pentz
Iola
Paul W. Pentz
Allen County Hospital
Wesley United Methodist Church
J.C. Kelley
Evergreen Cemetery
Fort Scott
Spring Hill
Dallas
Minnie (Tisdale) Pentz
Monica E. Dunn
Centerville
Kansas
Pittsburg State College
Wesley Theological Seminary
Washington, D.C
U.S. Amy
79Th Infantry
Europe
United Methodist Church
Blue Mound
Pleasanton
Prescott
Lyndon
Garnett
Robert L. Gomez
San Antonio
Texas
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church
San Fernando
Mason City
Bartolo
Maria P. (Martinez) Gomez
North American
Kansas City
Maria P. Tucker
Raymond M. Gomez
Long Beach
Calif
Delores Sanchez
Manual Guilierrez
Frances Floris
Max Martinez
Violet M. 'Vi' Keene
Sweetheart Peam Special at Charlotte's Chat & Curl
Ad brief notes a Sweetheart Pearl Special at Charlotte's Chat & Curl with $36 limited brands and walk in welcome plus evening availability by appointment. Also lists a phone friend service 242 6011, a Masonic Temple chicken and noodle dinner on Feb 4 donation $4 to Knight Templar Eye Foundation, a cholesterol triglyceride tasting $5 on Jan 31, and youth basketball letters at Budge's Sports.
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Charlotte
Chat & Curl
Elm
Appt
Masonic Temple
Knight Templar Eye Foundation
Ottawa area sees broad hospital notes and public safety briefings
Daily Report covers admissions and dismissals in Ottawa including Mary Gooding and LeAnn McFadden. It lists arrests for fraud, DUI, disorderly conduct, and a garage burglary with losses, plus a weekend car crash near Lana and a non injurious Main Street collision. Local markets report Friday prices for hard wheat, corn, milo, soybeans, oats, and PIK certificates.
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Mary Gooding
Garnett
Robin Horne
LeAnn McFadden
Ottawa
Lynda Staley
Hubert Licktelg
Richmond
Raymond Davis
Fem Simmons
Robin Horn
Bernadine Swanson
Lyndon
Mary Bancroft
Glenn Campbell
Wynda Staley
Sheriff's News
Stephen L. Irwin
Emporia
Franklin County
Inwin
Leland
Carol Milroy
Wellsville
Franklin
Douglas
Public Safety
Department of Public Safety
Jimmy Dale Delisla
Calisle
DPS
George Joseph McGivney
Princeton
McGivney
David L. Ralston
S. Cherry
Ralston
Joseph E. Holley
S. Cedar
Holley
S. Maple
Robert R. Marez
Michael A. Kolody
Brookside Lane
Ottawa Middle School
Lana
Lane Road
Bryan S. Paterson
Sherry K. Nelson
S. Elm
Ottawa Co-op
ASCS
Ransom Memorial Hospital Trustees Plan Evening Work Session
The Ransom Memorial Hospital board of trustees will hold a 7 PM work session in the hospital conference room this evening to discuss ongoing operations and planning.
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Ransom Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees
Correction on 50th anniversary notice for Joy and Bob Hamilton
The Herald lists a reception for Joy and Bob Hamilton of Quenemo, but the event is private and for family members only.
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Herald
Joy
Bob Hamilton
Quenemo
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Hayden
Kathy Peterson
Franklin County Almanac
Dale
Manuel Noriega
Ad Briefs
Franklin County Health Dept
Budge
Daily Report
RMH Board
Memoriam
Lengel Jon Many
Hickory
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