Ottawa High teams edge Bishop Ward in regular season finale
The Ottawa High School boys and girls varsity basketball teams closed their regular season with home wins over the Bishop Ward Cyclones. Rain and snow mix possible today with a high near 45, NW winds 10 to 20 mph, low around 25 tonight. Sunday looks warmer and cloudier.
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Ottawa High
Bishop Ward Cyclones
Jay Thornton
Bill Crowley
Eisenhower Elementary School
Ottawa
McDonald’s
Nancy Johnson
Kansas Senate rejects two license plates rule
The Kansas Senate declined to require two license plates on vehicles. Proponents said it would aid law enforcement and safety, while opponents argued the cost to taxpayers is too high. Senator Huelskamp amended the bill to drop the plate provision, leaving the school bus reporting measure intact.
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Topeka
Kan
Senate
Kansas
Ben Vidricksen
R-Salina
Senate Transportation and Tourism Committee
Tim Huelskamp
R-Fowler
Glickman warns cuts could hit farm payments tied to contracts
Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman, in a letter to Congress, warned that a balanced budget amendment could trigger reductions in seven year contracts from 1996 and ten year Conservation Reserve Program deals. He said disaster aid, food stamps, and nutrition programs could also be at risk, while Rep. David Minge dismissed the claim as a scare tactic.
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Washington
Agriculture
Dan Glickman
Glickman
Congress
David Minge
D-Minn
Graves hires juvenile justice commissioner name withheld
Gov Graves confirmed hiring a commissioner to lead the Juvenile Justice Authority but refused to name the appointee. He said a news conference would be held next week as state law moves control of youth centers and related programs to the new agency. He repeated "Next Friday" when pressed for the identity.
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Topeka
Kan
Bill Graves
Juvenile Justice Authority
Graves
Senate approves rail trail bills amid landowner disputes
The Kansas Senate advanced measures to add the Prairie Spirit Rail Trail to the state park system and pause the third phase to resolve ownership disputes. A task force was created to study whether adjacent landowners regain rights or deserve compensation. Senators Tyson Salmans Rawson voiced concerns over funding and property rights as Welda to Jola trail work faces delay to 1998.
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Opera
Kan
Senate
House
State General Fund
Santa Fe Railroad
Welda
Anderson County
Jola
Allen County
Robert Tyson
R-Parker
Tyson
State of
Kansas
Indiana Farm Bureau
Larry Salmans
R-Hanston
Vietnam
Pat Rawson
Wichita
Appraisal ruling upheld on surrounding development value
The Kansas Court of Appeals ruled that raising residential property valuations amid nearby commercial development is justified. The decision, in a Douglas County case, holds that fair market value may exceed values of other homes due to suitability for commercial use, and that taxes should reflect property value, not owner income.
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OPERA
Kan
Kansas Court of Appeals
Douglas County
Kansas
Carding law response mixed }
A Kansas City Sun Fresh Market incident highlights new federal rules requiring photo ID for customers who look under 27 to curb teen smoking. Cashiers must ask, with penalties up to 250 dollars. manager Richard Sanchez defended staff who enforce the rule.
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Helen O‘neill
Associated Press
Sun Fresh Market
Kansas City
Richard Sanchez
Sanchez
Tutoring Youth Cheers Rhodes at Ottawa Retirement Village
Harriett Rhodes an 80 year old stroke survivor living at Ottawa Retirement Village gains new joy from a Village Child Care reading program. Jennifer Ferguson, a Lincoln Elementary second grader, and Tina foster a friendship that boosts Harriett’s mood and confidence, inspiring a renewed zest for teaching.
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Harriett M4
Rhodes
Lawrence
Ottawa
Harriett
Karen Arnesman
ORV
Arnesman
Tina
Jennifer
Jennifer Ferguson
Ferguson
Lincoln Elementary
Plan to place juggs under Regents faces worry in Kansas
HANUTE Kan AP leaders fear a bill moving 19 Kansas community colleges under the state Board of Regents would curb local control. The measure aims to cap local property taxes at 15 mills about 86 dollars yearly for a 50 000 home, affecting funding and tuition. Community college officials warn this could raise costs and hinder local responsiveness.
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Juggs
Board of
Ihe
Hanute
Kan
Steve Huebert
Neosho County
Kansas
State Board of Regents
State Board of Education
Cindy Empson
Rindependence
Richard Reinhardt
D-Erie
City attorney named in paternity suit
Debra Challis, a former Ottawa woman now living in Georgia, filed a paternity suit in Pacciiss County District Court naming Ottawa city attorney Forrest Lowry as the father of her child born Aug 18, 1996 in Kansas City Kaw. The case seeks medical expenses, sole custody with visitation rights, child support including back payments, and court costs. A Feb 24 hearing was postponed to March 20 for blood or bodily fluid tests. Ottawa officials described the matter as personal and not directly tied to Lowry’s city employment.
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Pacciiss County
Ottawa
Debra A. Challis
Roswell
Forrest Lowry
Kansas City
Kaw
Lowry
Bezek, Lowry
Douglas County
Challis
Gene Ramsey
Jeanette
Ottawa School Board
Ottawa Community Arts Council
Lowrys
Scott Lambers
Lambers
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Graves Mum
Elizabeth Tilden
Herald
Ted
Terry
Arnesman Ular
Amesman
Oskaloosa
Arneaman
David Powls
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