Prelim In Wills Hearing Delayed To Aug. 31
Three defendants in the Jari Wills stabbing death, Donald L. Burgess Sherrell Burgess and Michael E. Hicks, each face second degree murder charges and remain jailed at $100000 bond. The preliminary hearing was continued to 2 p.m. Monday Aug. 31 as County Attorney Wendell Barker awaits FBI test results and further evidence. Wills, a former Kansas State University basketball player and OU assistant coach, was killed after entering The Saddlebback Lounge.
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Sycamore
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Wellsville
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Saddleback Lounge
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Aesthetes
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Ottawa University
Colorado Springs
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Teacher Salary Hike Signals Record Starting Pay
The American Federation of Teachers reports a 7.1 percent jump in starting teacher pay to an average $17,800, with six states offering over $19,000. The union cites inflation-adjusted records and notes Kansas ranks 34th overall, while Texas and New Jersey shift positions when costs of living are considered.
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Ottawa School Board Reiterates Budget Goals and Reserves
Ottawa Board of Education set budget goals including reserving capital funds and boosting cash reserves. The plan calls for 8 million in expenditures with a 5.9 million general fund, a 2.86 mill levy increase to 74.86, and a projected rise in taxes for a 50,000 home. The board aims to maintain 12.5 percent cash reserves next year, though numbers show a dip to 486,000 if general funds are wholly spent.
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Herald
Ottawa Board of Education
Roger Nelson
Jerry Harnden
Blind Sailor Sets Course With High Tech Aid
Dickson, associate director of Project Vote, outfits a blind sailor’s boat with over 12000 dollars of gear including a talking computer for position speed and wind, ham radio, constant AM radio, and Argos satellite tracking. He plans 25 books such as Ulysses and Caesar and Christ to combat boredom as he relies on RAF help for navigation.
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Project Vote
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Argos
U.S
Royal Air Force
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Ulysses
Will Durant
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Christ
Reagan Nixed Pardons in Iran Contra Case
Former White House aide Donald Regan testified that President Reagan rejected a pardon for Iran Contra figures John Poindexter and Oliver North last December, noting neither had been accused of a crime. Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger also testified against secret arms sales to Iran, while lawmakers pressed on with televised hearings and plans to interrogate CIA officials next week before drafting a year-end report.
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Reagan
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Oliver North
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Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Iran
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Senate
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Poindexter
North
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D-Md
United States
The
Secretary of Defense
Kansas Jobless Rate Edges Up in June
State unemployment rose to 4.6 percent in June from 4.4 percent in May as more students and graduates entered the labor market. Despite the uptick, employment reached a record 1,218,423, while the jobless total stood at 67,185. Franklin County fell to 5.9 percent, with Osage at 5.0 and Miami at 47.
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Kansas
Department of Human Resources
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Osage County
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