County Turns to Courts Over Thistle in Franklin County
Franklin County noxious weed director Ray DeJulio reports two legal notices issued to landowners overdue by two weeks as the county prepares for court action. He notes 10 more cases could follow, with past practice of spraying and charging landowners via taxes, but court actions may yield stronger recoveries. DeJulio attends a Topeka meeting to discuss statewide uniformity in handling neglect of noxious weeds.
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Melissa Bauman
Franklin County
Ray DedJulio
DeJulio
Kansas
Topeka
Franklin County Commission
National IRS Crackdown Nabs 248000 Delinquent Defaulters
The national crackdown on delinquent joans via the IRS results in 248000 defaulters nabbed. The story outlines enforcement success and potential taxpayer impact across states and jurisdictions.
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IRS
Reagan Senate Holds Tax Overhaul Rally
President Reagan addressed the full Senate at the White House backing a radical tax overhaul aimed at cutting top rates and ending favored deductions. Senate leaders predict swift passage, while backers urge avoiding amendments that could unravel the bill, especially on IRA deduction changes.
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Washington
Reagan
Senate
White House
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Bob Dole
R-yan
NASA shakeup continues with Lucas retirement as chiefs depart
CAPE CANAVERAL Florida AP. The retirement of William R Lucas as director of the NASA facility that oversees shuttle rockets deepens a personnel shakeup at NASA. A presidential commission will fault booster rocket defects for the Challenger disaster and several Marshall managers said they disagreed with Morton Thiokol engineers on launch risks linked to cold weather.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
William R. Lucas
NASA
Challenger Commission
Lucas
Marshall
Morton Thiokol
County considers half mill levy for Ottawa Chamber
Franklin County Commissioners weighed a request from the Greater Ottawa Chamber of Commerce for a half mill to fund economic development. Chamber executive director Robert Whitworth said the panel asked for next week a detailed plan of use and potential impact, with an estimated $30,000 from the levy based on current valuation. The proposal faces mixed support among commissioners, Rural-urban tensions cited, and a June 15 deadline for budgeting.
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Melissa Bauman
Franklin County Commission
Greater Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Robert Whitworth
Chamber
Whitworth
Laura Sutton
Commission
Charles Mavity
Mavity
Earl Sink
Merle Haas
Earl Devore
John Coen
Almeda Edwards
Merle
City of
Wellsville
Brier Running Mate To Resign Ag Post
Kansas Secretary of Agriculture Harland Priddle plans to resign to run as lieutenant governor candidate with Jack Brier. He will discuss the move with the state Board of Agriculture at a Saturday meeting to allow a nonpolitical appointment to replace him.
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Wichita
Kan
Kansas
Harland Priddle
Jack Brier
Priddle
State Board of Agriculture
Carole Jordan
Agriculture Department
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
John Oswald
Brier
Topeka
John Carlin
People’s Republic of China
Shanghai
Jordan
Jim Concannon
Oswald
Carlin
Senate
Ottawa Weather Summary Report and Forecast
The Ottawa Water Plant logged a high of 84 and a low of 69 for the 24 hour period ending 6 pm Wednesday with .12 inches of rain as of 7 this morning. County forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and a small chance of rain with lows 65 to 70 tonight, followed by warm humid weather Friday with highs in the mid to upper 80s.
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Ottawa
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