Parole Board says drop in releases reflects crime types
Kansas Parole Chairman Sherman Parks Jr told a legislative committee that parole grants fell from 50 percent of eligible inmates to 20 percent not due to tougher denial, but because sentencing guidelines since 1993 mean only the most violent offenders remain jailed as the population nears capacity. Nearby, authorities halted a weekend search for Devin Williams, a 28 year old Kansas man last seen in Arizona, finding his truck stranded and noting no foul play suspected.
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Kan
Kansas Parole Board
Sherman Parks Jr
Senate
Ways and Means
Kansas
Flagstaff
Ariz
Arizona
Devin Williams
Kansas City
Bruce Cornish
Coconino County
Sheriff's Department
Back Springs
Williams
Cornish
Flint Transportation
Emporia
Woman believed drowned after Cottonwood River swim in Emporia
Crews search the swollen Cottonwood River in Emporia Kansas after a woman in her early 20s disappeared during a swim with a man. The man surfaced, grabbed her hand, vanished again, and was carried about 100 feet downstream before surfacing. The woman’s name is being withheld pending location.
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Emporia
Kan
Cottonwood
Navy Surgeon General Named KU Medical Center Executive
Kansas City AP Navy Surgeon General Donald F. Hagen was named executive vice chancellor of the University of Kansas Medical Center. He will leave the Navy for the post on September 1, succeeding D. Kaye Clawson who retired in February 1994. Hagen, 57, said he knows little about the center’s heart transplant problems.
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Kansas City
Kan
Navy
Donald F. Hagen
University of Kansas Medical Center
Hagen
Bethesda Naval’ Center
Maryland
D. Kaye Clawson
City of Ottawa eyes building permit rate hike plan
During a study session the city commission discussed raising building permit costs to fund inspection services and align with similar cities. The plan would consolidate multiple fees into one payment, nearly doubling typical charges such as an 1800 square foot single family home rising from 111 to 250 and a 5600 square foot home from 213 to 600, with space issues for Skunk Run books noted.
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Ottawa
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County Annex
Friends of the Ottawa Library Group
Barbara Dew
Franklin Building
Scott Lambers
Lambers
City General Fund
County Grant Aids Ottawa Firm Heartland China
Franklin County will receive 500000 to support Heartland China, an Ottawa company at 1510 Davis. The grant, announced by Gov. Bill Graves, aims to create 34 new jobs initially with potential to exceed 100, funded by county private support totaling 931000. The funds require a local match and will fund structural enhancement to spur more than 1200 jobs across several firms.
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Franklin County
Ottawa
Bill Graves
Heartland China
Davis
Heartland
Graves
Kansas
Skunk Run Festival Preview at City Park
The 22nd annual Skunk Run festival happens this Saturday and Sunday at City Park. A Herald preview on pages 8 and 9 highlights events, activities, and the weekend schedule for attendees.
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City Park
Today
Ottawa campus expansion eyed by Neosho County CC
Neosho County Community College accepted a bid of 147976 dollars for Ottawa campus expansion. Plans include a larger library, a learning lab with about twenty computer workstations, a classroom auditorium for about fifty, and funding details totaling around 761000 dollars with financing through a Chamite bank lease agreement and city involvement. The project funds cover building and equipment costs, loan repayment, and an early lease buyout.
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Neosho County Community College
Ottawa
Chamite Bank
Pomona Lake to restore recreational areas after flood
Corps of Engineers staff said Pomona Lake will be restored to pre flood conditions as debris is cleared and damaged areas repaired. The lake hit a record high of 996.78 feet on May 29 and water is being released at 2500 cfs to reach 974 feet. Fishermen and boaters are urged to wear life jackets and exercise caution near swift water and slippery rocks.
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Rmy Corps of Artenees
Pomona Lake
Armona Lake
Corps
Linn man seeks State Senate seat in Kansas 12th district
Linn County rancher and Ottawa University graduate Robert Tyson announces he will seek the Republican nomination for Kansas 12th Senate District in 1996. Tyson, former Linn County GOP chair and Kansas Second Congressional District GOP chair, is a retired Trans World Airlines pilot with a flawless 26 year safety record and previously led Franklin County GOP efforts for Bob Dole in 1968.
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Obert Tyson
Kansas
Tyson
Ottawa
Linn County
Trans World Airline
Ottawa University
Harrison
Franklin County
Bob Dole
Dole
Wells at county landfill raise KDHE contamination concerns
KDHE attorney Erika Bessey and geologist Christine Mennicke told county commissioners Monday that two wells in the northwest section of the county landfill had higher than acceptable levels of contaminants. They said the agency wants to ensure the chemicals do not spread to public water sources and potentially affect drinking water. Contaminants include 1,1-dichloroethane and 1,1-dichloroethylene, substances linked to liver effects, with commissioners in attendance.
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Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Erika Bessey
KDHE
Christine Mennicke
Mennicke
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