Local teachers win Greenbush grants and honor lists
Wellsville Elementary School teachers Shanan Brewer and Sharon Van Horn received Teacher mini grants from the Greenbush Educational Foundation at the Southeast Kansas Educational Service Center to fund CD ROMs for special education ages 3 to 5 and to expand the Accelerated Reading Program for third graders. Highland Community College announced spring 1998 honor students including Dean’s Honor List members Josh N. Imel Overbrook Shawn Patrick Ryan and Jaime Lea Peery and President’s Honor List members Amy Kristine Robbins and April Denise Robinson from Pomona. Ottawa Jaycees earned several state convention awards in Manhattan including Community Service Chapter of the Year and eighth place overall. Debbie Larcom and Rex Carswell received individual state honors.
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Shanan Brewer
Sharon van Horn
Wellsville
Greenbush Educational Foundation
Southeast Kansas Educational Service Center
Greenbush
Brewer
van Horn
Highland Community College
Josh N. Imel
Princeton
Shawn Patrick Ryan
Jaime Lea Peery
Overbrook
Amy Kristine Robbins
April Denise Robinson
Pomona
Ottawa Jaycees
Manhattan
Debbie Larcom
Starks K. Vincent
Rex Carswell
Jack Swartz
Region F
Officers seize over 110 grams marijuana in Williamsburg arrest two men
Authorities seized more than 110 grams of marijuana and a loaded .22 revolver near Rock Creek and Idaho roads after a resident reported a suspicious vehicle with its lights on. Richard Allene Miller, 28, Independence, MO, was arrested on possession of marijuana with intent to sell, possession of paraphernalia and no drug tax stamp. Jay Glenn Howard, 35, Kansas City, MO, was arrested on a Jackson County warrant for probation violation. Both remained in Franklin County jail.
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Williamsburg
Rock Creek
Idaho
Richard Allene Miller
Independence
Jay Glenn Howard
Kansas City
Jackson County
Franklin County
Kevin Dean Reed
Garnett
West
Lyon County
Eric Dan Stone
S. Main
Lot 32
U.S. Army
Craig H. Lamberd
S. Cherry
Keith L. Markley
Ash
South Willow
Allan Curtis Beck
S. Princeton
Lord
Oregon
Nicki L. Crase
Suspected arson fires at Labette Terrace farm
The Franklin County Sheriff’s Department probes two fires at 644 Labette Terrace between Thursday and Saturday. About 356 hay bales owned by Jerry Hoyt were destroyed, with a loss around $6,000. Firefighters responded first at 3:40 a.m. Thursday to a grass fire, then at 3:59 a.m. Saturday to a second blaze.
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Pomona
Franklin County
Graves Miller clash over taxes in Atchison rally
Governor Bill Graves and Republican primary challenger David Miller clashed on tax policy at a weekend rally in Atchison. Miller signed a pledge opposing tax increases, drawn by the Kansas Taxpayers' Network, while Graves branded the move a theatrical stunt and highlighted his four years of tax cuts. Both spoke ten minutes as state revenue questions and a future highway program loomed.
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Atchison, Kan
Bill Graves
David Miller
Atchison
Miller
Kansas Taxpayers’ Network
Graves
Kansas Taxpayers League
Kansas City Star
Parker Edwards Finds Purpose in Garden and Work
Edwards, a foster youth now living with a family in Stafford, tends a thriving garden for the Saturday Farmers Market. He saves earnings for trips to Chicago and Kansas City attractions, works with a moped and truck to haul produce, and assists in town with lawn care and park cleanups. He also participates in Special Olympics and enjoys track, field events, and wood crafting during off months.
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Tom
Larned
Stafford
Edwards
Randy
Chicago
Kansas City
Ellis County
Terry Mannell
Mannell
Association For Retarded Citizens
Central Plains Buffaloes
Larks Park
Crash probe after late night collision in Franklin County
Authorities said alcohol suspected but exact crash cause under investigation. Victims included Laura and Angela Hermreck at a wedding dance before returning toward Williamsburg. Fire reported at 1:23 a.m. in Jackson Road ditch. fourth Franklin County fatality this year. The case will go to the Franklin County attorney for possible charges after the report is completed.
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Laura Hermreck
Angela Hermreck
Williamsburg
Franklin County Attorney's
Jackson Road
Franklin County
UN AIDS program launches pilot to test HIV in mothers
The United Nations AIDS program announces a pilot effort to provide voluntary HIV testing, AZT treatment, and milk formula to about 30,000 women in poor countries across Asia, Africa, and Central America. The meeting covers hopeful drug reports and grim HIV spread in parts of Asia, Africa, and Eastern Europe.
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United Nations Aids Program
Asia
Africa
Central America
Europe
Inside the Global Theft of Luxury Cars and FEAR
Investigators estimate over 200000 luxury cars stolen from the United States annually with value rising toward a billion dollars. West Coast ports, intermodal containers, and overseas markets drive the schemes as private investigators and customs agents trace VINs, using new FEAR task force to pool resources.
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United States
Shan Haider
Farmers Insurance Co
Mark Stowell
National Insurance Crime Bureau
Long Beach
Los Angeles
West Coast
Jeff Benzing
NICB
Asia
Latin America
Miami
Caribbean
U.S
Orange County
U.S. Customs Service
Mike Fleming
Commerce Department
FEAR
Fireworks licenses fuel Kansas towns revenue boom
In ICHITA Andover El Dorado Mulvane and Park City officials levy permits for selling and discharging fireworks. Andover collects about $100,000 annually from eight sale days and funds park improvements. Wichita area tents yield hundreds in fees while enforcing safety rules and licensing to support city offices.
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Ichita
Kan
Wis
Kansas
Andover
Jeff Bridges
el Dorado
Mulvane
Goddard
Mount Hope
Wichita-area
Clearwater
Sedgwick
Valley Center
Rose Hill
Leon
Sedgwick County
St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church
Jeff Hill
Dennis Bush
Andover Chamber of Commerce
Wichita
City Hall Express
Park City
Ottawa births and police reports headline
Births include Trina Lenea Patton in Ottawa and Tristyn Roan Goebel in Pomona, with others in Garnett Quenemo and Overland Park regional center. Police news records arrests for battery domestic cases warrants and a deserter from the U S Army. several suspects released or held in Franklin County jail.
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Herbert Dowdy
Effie Baker
Albert Schulz
Jessica Green
Ottawa
Valinda Davison
Garnett
Elsie McIntosh
Dorothy Crooks
Doris Swank
Trina Lenea
Terri L
Kris L. Patton
Overland Park Regional Medical Center
Tristyn Roan
Kristi R
Jason D. Goebel
Pomona
Quenemo
Valinda
Lynn Davison
Clinton Defends U S Partnership Amid China Visits
In Beijing Clinton says he seeks a partnership not hidden designs while facing student questions about containment. He praises China's economic transformation but notes political changes are needed for full access to opportunities. A letter from 125 Chinese dissidents urged talks with Zhao Ziyang, unclear if met.
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Clinton
United States
China
Communist Party
Zhao Ziyang
Tiananmen Square
Beijing
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Aaron Neal Robinson
Misawa Air Force Base
Robinson
Hampton
Rhonda
Aryn
Maxine
Hannah
Rhonda Robinson
Ronnie Small
Salter
Arabian Gulf
Phillip W. Raiser
Osage City High School
Mediterranean Sea
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Hoyt
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Sheriff's News
Jerry Dean Billbe
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