Kansas City inspector denies bribery charges in federal trial
Matias Campos, 57, testified for over three hours that he did not take a $500 bribe or a pickup from bar owner P J McGraw in exchange for ignoring building code violations. McGraw testified against Campos and is a key witness against Mayor Steineger and aide Adams, who face conspiracy and obstruction charges over alleged bribes totaling $4 000 and city favors.
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Matias Carlos Campos
P.J. McGraw
McGraw
Campos
Joseph Steineger
Peter Adams
Steineger
Adams
Phelps pickets blocked by temporary restraining order
A Shawnee County District judge issued a temporary restraining order blocking Rev. Fred Phelps and others of the Westboro Baptist Church from protesting at St. David's Episcopal Church. The judge ruled their conduct infringed on parishioners’ rights and crossed a free speech line regarding children. Phelps, a gubernatorial hopeful, welcomed the ruling and signaled daily pickets. Westboro has been picketing Saturdays and Sundays.
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Topeka
Kan
Shawnee County
Fred Phelps
Episcopal Church
Michael Barbara
Westboro Baptist Church
St. David's Episcopal Church
God
St. David's
Phelps
Brother Sister Reunion Restores Staggard Earle Bond
Wayne Staggard and Deborah Earle, once separated as children after a social services case in 1958, reunited at Garden City Regional Airport. The siblings, now adults with families of their own, rekindled a long-lost bond, reflecting on blood ties and shared memories from Shirley Temple curls to a life apart in New Jersey and Kansas.
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Garden City
Kan
Wayne Staggard
Deborah Earle
Deborah
Point Pleasant
N.J
Staggard
Jersey
Kansas
Mary
Sandy
Summer
Flood aid totals exceed sixty seven million in Kansas
Kansas City report says FEMA earmarks 67 million for Kansas a year after Clinton declared a major disaster. Public assistance covers debris removal and road repairs, disaster housing aid, individual and family grants, and unemployment assistance. SBA disaster loans total 32 million.
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Kansas City, Mo
Clinton
Kansas
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Small Business Administration
Wiener Dog Nationals at The Woodlands features Oscar Mayer
Samantha Hart and family bring their 12-pound dachshund Oscar Mayer to The Woodlands Kennel Club for the Wiener Dog Nationals. Eight-dog heats determine finalists, with a giant trophy and a year’s supply of dog food for the winner. Gates open before 7:30 p.m. events. admission is 1.50 adults, free for children.
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Samantha Hart
Kirk and
Jeanie
S. Oak
Oscar Mayer
Oscar
Woodlands
Ottawa
Wiener
Kirk
Jill Gromer
City
Kansas
Woodlands Kennel Club
The
Carlin meets Ottawa officials on flat floater in river
Former governor John D Carlin campaigning in Ottawa met city leaders at the Waste Water Treatment plant to discuss the Marais des Cygnes River mussel and potential ammonia reduction costs. City officials cited environmental standards cutting ammonia to 4 ppm from 8-11 ppm, with $1.5 to $2 million needed for plant modifications.
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Emocrat
John D
Jim Slattery
2Nd
Kansas
Congress
Ottawa
Marais Des Cygnes
S. Cherry
Scott Lambers
Jim Bradley
Dale Howard
Carlin
Lambers
Fogle to lead push for liquor by the drink in Franklin County
Ottawa businessman and former mayor Dan Fogle said he would spearhead a petition drive to place a liquor by the drink question on the November ballot. He argues it would boost the economy by attracting restaurants and new business, with at least 653 valid signatures needed by August 10 and a goal of 1500. As of now 200 to 300 signaturesARE in hand.
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Ottawa
Dan Fogle
Franklin County
Fogle
Midland Railroad
Douglas-Franklin
Clinton orders massive airlift for Rwanda relief
President Clinton announced an immediate, round the clock U S military airlift of supplies and medicine to aid Rwandan refugees amid what he called the world’s worst humanitarian crisis in a generation. He put a $100 million price tag on the expanded relief effort and said aid totals now reach $185.5 million after adding $41.5 million to prior pledges.
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Ashington
WWT
Clinton
U.S
Rwanda
Teens Sweep at Franklin County Fair Sheep Show
Brandy Shoemaker, 13, won grand champion market lamb and 4-H ram lamb titles while Megan Schulz, 14, claimed grand champion and champion Suffolk ewe awards. Both girls, longtime 4-H members, balanced daily livestock care with daily training. They credited time, planning, and animal bloodlines as key to success, amid a full fair schedule including rides and rodeo events.
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Botheterans
Brandy Shoemaker
Megan Schulz
Suffolk Ewes
Shoemaker
Ottawa High School
Brad
Amy Shoemaker
Schulz
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