Landfill blaze prompts county fire department response
Franklin County commissioners heard details of a landfill fire Tuesday night with three fire departments responding. Dwayne Claussen said the blaze began about 6 and likely started where material had not been covered due to manpower shortages. The panel also approved an interlocal agreement creating a Fourth Judicial District community corrections program amid funding questions.
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Franklin County
Dwayne Claussen
Charles Mavity Jr
Mater
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Franklin
Osage
Coffey
Anderson
Fourth Judicial District
Mainty
Steelman
Daryl Montague
Pomona
Centel Telephone
Fire destroys rural home near Franklin Osage line
Winds caused a short between two electrical wires at the William R. Gilbert home 14 miles south of here. The 51 year old unemployed man was not home when, at about 12 45 p m, firefighters arrived to find the dwelling and a 1979 Chevrolet wrecker fully engulfed. The loss was total but insured.
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Agency
Osage County
Franklin- Osage
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Franklin County
Wayne Kissinger
Kansas crime falls across state in latest KBI report
Kansas crime declined 4.7 percent from late 1989 to early 1990 with property crimes down 4.8 percent. Murders dropped from 39 to 25 and rapes from 201 to 200. robberies rose slightly. Largest cities and many 10,000-plus towns posted varying decreases, while Salina and several others showed increases.
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Merriam
Winfield
Salina
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Leawood
Great Bend
Derby
McPherson
Atchison
el Dorado
Ottawa
Independence
Edwardsville police shoot keg to quell underage party
Edwardsville police on a Sunday night confronted 35 to 40 teenagers at a key party with minors. An officer fired into the keg to drain the suds, citing safety and limited manpower. About 15 vehicles were found at the scene. no arrests were reported.
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Robertson
Cajun singer Kershaw posts bail in alimony case
Cajun fiddler-singer Doug Kershaw posted 132000 dollars bail after a brief jail stay over alimony he allegedly owes his ailing ex-wife Elsie Griffin Kershaw. The 53-year-old performer, famous for Louisiana Man, was jailed after a Tennessee State Fair appearance. A contempt hearing is slated for July 18.
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Louisiana
Man
Tennessee State Fairgrounds
Community Ads Spotlight Weekend Events and Sales
Bake sale and drawing to benefit Sherry Walken at Wal-Mart on June 16. Whiskey River with K T on steel at The Other Place this Friday and Saturday. Franklin County Fair commemorative caps and T shirts at Budges Sports Center. Johns Barber Shop closed June 14 15 and 16. Kids and Moms bring in Dad's ugliest tie to Sutton's Jewelry. First 25 entries receive a free gift. Call for details. Last week for Color Me Beautiful cosmetics at Charlottes Chat and Gurl on Elm Street. Mountain Sitter added to Smoked Rib and Chicken buffet this Saturday night. Shrimp night every Friday. Virginia's Wellsville Cafe. Wingert Congressional Bar-B-Que with birthday cake raffle at Milt and Kitty Sampson's June 16 5 30 to 9 pm. A $10 contribution requested. Call 242-4220 to reserve. Paid for by Wingert for Congress Committee.
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Kansas lands 2.3 million anti drug grants across state
A statewide program funds 2.3 million dollars in federal and local matching grants to 92 local criminal justice agencies. Wichita Police Department receives the largest grant at 1 million dollars. Grants expand drug enforcement, prosecutions, and education across 80 cities and counties with 22 task forces.
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Kansas
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Governor's Office of Drug Abuse
Bureau of Justice Assistance
Hayden
Wichita
Weather Tonight and Three Day Outlook
Partly cloudy and mild tonight with lows around 72. A chance of late afternoon and evening thunderstorms mainly in the northwest for the next three days. Highs reach the upper 80s to 90s and overnight lows in the mid 60s to low 70s.
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Biking Across Kansas riders brave heat in Rainmaker route
Peggy Bauer, 50, of St. John joins 225 cyclists on the Rainmaker route as part of Biking Across Kansas. Riders face southerly gusts around 30 mph and near 95 degree heat while traveling from the Colorado line toward Kingman and Pittsburg. Bauer’s son Scott Walker from Wichita accompanies her, and she prefers taking time to mingle with residents along the eight day trip.
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Kansas
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Missouri
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Garden City
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Kingman
Wellington
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Parsons
Pittsburg
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Wichita
Retail sales slide continues marking three straight declines
U S government data show May retail sales fell 0.7 percent to 146.84 billion dollars, the first three month decline since 1981. After earlier drops in March and April, economists expected a modest May uptick. The report notes consumer spending comprises about two thirds of economic activity. Separately, Ransom Memorial Hospital Board will meet Thursday at 7:30 p.m. to discuss problems with a brown recluse spider.
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Topeka
Kansas Corporation Commission
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Kansas
At&t
KCC
Mike Reecht
Washington
Commerce Department
Ransom Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees
Ottawa Herald publishes 1980 subscription rates details
Ottawa Herald lists subscription and mailing rates effective April 1 1980 including in city rural motor route and mail options. Rates cover one month three months six months and one year for Ottawa Franklin County adjacent counties and states.
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Camer
Franklin County
State of Kansas
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