Kansas finalist JoAnne Fluke pursues Ms Wheelchair Kansas
Ottawa resident JoAnne Fluke, 29, is among four finalists for Ms Wheelchair Kansas and a role model for women with disabilities. She will vie Sunday in Topeka for a spot at Ms Wheelchair America. The crowning moment runs noon to 2 p.m. in the Emerald Ballroom of Capitol Plaza Hotel. The event is free and open to the public. Fluke aims to inspire independence and courage in disabled women and has volunteered with Wheels for the World in Ghana helping provide wheelchairs.
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Rhiannon Ross Herald
JoAnne Fluke
Fluke
Ottawa
Kansas
Topeka
Capitol Plaza Hotel
Topeka Blvd
Ghana
Wheels For the World
School funding plans head for approval
The Kansas House and Senate moved toward final action on competing education funding bills to boost public school spending by 113 million and 145 million respectively. Both would expand funding for special education bilingual programs and at risk children using existing revenues with negotiators set to craft a final measure.
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Topeka
House
Senate
State Supreme Court
Derek Schmidt
R-Independence
Supreme Court
Fossett greeted by ebullient Salina crowd after flight
Steve Fossett emerged from the Glob alFlyer cockpit and stepped onto firm ground in Salina, energy renewed by thousands of cheering fans. He told a TV reporter his mission drew big crowds and excitement for airplane adventure as he and wife Peggy rode in a PT Cruiser convertible among a sea of well-wishers. Police kept pace as autographs and handshakes stretched for 20 minutes, one officer noting his foot was run over amid the crush. Young Alma residents Fletcher Feyh and Sydney Lagergren offered handshakes to the adventurer, who responded with a grin and thanks.
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GlobalFlyer
Steve Fossett
Fossett
Mark Malick
Saline County
Fletcher Feyh
Sydney Lagergren
Alma
Fassett
Ottawa Middle School students witness GlobalFlyer landing
Five Ottawa Middle School students joined an interpreter to watch Steve Fossett’s GlobalFlyer end its around the world trek in Salina. The group, chosen by Dart, described the moment as cool and historic while linking the event to weather and flight technology lessons.
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Ottawa Middle School
Steve Fossett
GlobalFlyer
Salina Municipal Airport
Salina
OMS
Jason Circle
Circle
Joel McAdoo
Taylor Gage
Jordan Masingale
Brooke McDermott
Danielle Stevenson
Flu season may peak later than usual says CDC
The CDC cautions the flu season could peak in the next two weeks, though it has not yet reached last year’s severity. As of February 19, all states report a lab confirmed case and 33 show widespread activity. nine children have died this season.
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Atlanta
Lynnette Brammer
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
Brammer
England
Hate group relocates base to Kansas City Kansas
Aryan Nations, a white supremacist group, shifts from Pennsylvania to Kansas City Kansas for a new headquarters. Leader August B Kreis III of Sebring Florida says Charles J Juba, national director, moved to the Kansas City area to recruit. The group lists a Kansas City Kansas PO box, replacing Leola Pennsylvania.
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Kansas City, Kan
Pennsylvania
Kansas
August B. Kreis III
Sebring
Florida
Kansas City Star
Aryan Nations Organization
Kansas City
Kan
Charles J. Juba
Leola
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