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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1986
Page
6
The KSHSAA and the attorney general resolve a dispute over open meetings in the Kapaun case. The agreement clarifies compliance expectations and the handling of public access to proceedings, with the matter moving to a final settlement stage.
District Court Judge Richard W. Wahl ruled the Family Farm Rehabilitation Act unconstitutional, saying five sections impair mortgage contracts and deny due process. The decision affects foreclosure stays for farmland loans, including cases involving Delwin and Herman Bott and Linn State Bank. Wahl held the law cannot apply to unappealed judgments and declined emergency justifications, stressing protection of private property and pre-existing contracts.
Kansas financial experts warn of a tougher year end as tax receipts fall short by nearly 90 million dollars from November projections. A 1 percentage point sales tax increase to 4 percent, effective Tuesday, aims to add 172 million dollars and spur recovery. Potential 120 million windfall if Congress approves reform, could revive the general fund. Officials say FY87 will improve thanks to the tax base expansion and austerity with a surplus built in. The Board of Agriculture seeks applicants to replace Harland Priddle as secretary, with Aug 15 deadline and a target Oct 1 appointment.
Kansas motorists averaged 57.6 mph on highways in Q2 1986, down from 58.1 mph in Q1, per the Kansas Department of Transportation. Spokeswoman Patrice Pomeroy said federal adjustments for speedometer variability and error were applied. Fifty one point nine percent of drivers complied with the 55 mph limit. Federal law requires a 50 percent minimum annual adjusted compliance rate to avoid loss of federal funds.
Kansas promoters framed the plains as fertile via railroad campaigns led by Richard Smith Elliott and backed by the Kansas Pacific. They promoted rainfall theory, planted trees, funded agricultural stations, and enlisted scientists and Mennonite migrants to transform the region into a wheat producing garden. The effort waned after drought, panic, and skepticism ended the rainfall premise.
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