Wyandotte Judge Moroney Resigns Ahead of Removal Hearing
State TOPEKA Kan AP Wyandotte County district judge Michael G Moroney resigned rather than face possible removal for conduct in and out of court A day before a Supreme Court hearing on suspending him Moroney admitted a drinking problem and did not dispute two incidents at a Kansas City Kan nightclub on Sept 16 1994
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Topeka
Kan
Wyandotte
Michael G. Moroney
State Supreme Court
Moroney
Commission On Judicial Qualifications
Kansas City
Ukrainians Join U S Troops In Fort Leavenworth Exercise
Ukrainian soldiers join U S forces at Fort Leavenworth Kansas for a joint training exercise aimed at building a new post Cold War military relationship. The drills reflect the Army’s expanding role in Europe and ongoing learning from former Soviet bloc forces. General William Crouch notes these contacts already aided Bosnia peacekeeping missions.
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Fort Leavenworth
Kan
U.S
Europe
Poland
Czech Republic
Romania
Albania
Hungary
Bosnia
William Crouch
Eye implant delivers CMV drug to AIDS patient in Kansas
Tim Jones, 30, of Overland Park, received an eye implant containing a five to eight month supply of a CMV fighting drug. The procedure, performed at University of Kansas Medical Center, comes days after FDA approval. Surgeon Dr. Keith Warren called the implant a potential future wave in treatment.
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Kansas City
Kan
Tim Jones
Jones
University of Kansas Medical Center
Overland Park
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Keith Warren
Graves aims for GOP convention despite Kansas party rift
Gov Bill Graves said he will attend the Republican National Convention this year even if state party conservatives block him as a delegate. He noted he would likely mark no on a Kansas delegate form about supporting the party platform and questioned being named by the 1st District convention led by moderates.
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Topeka
Kan
Bill Graves
Graves
Kansas
Contempt hearing set for Itawa police chief Jeff Oi
Police chief Jeff Oi faces a show cause contempt hearing after being served papers alleging statements about evidence from the February 24 search of Paula Ellis' rural Princeton home. Ellis, 37, and four others were charged with conspiracy to commit and attempted first degree murder. The motion cites Rule 3.6 and accuses officer Jeff Herman of improper extrajudicial statements about seized items. The matter proceeds before Franklin County District Court Judge Thomas Sachse.
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Itawa
Jeff Oi
Paula Ellis
Ellis
Princeton
Herrman
Forrest Lowry
Ottawa
Sachse
Ottawa Herald
Jeff Herman
Sic
Barker
Franklin County Spelling Bee Honors OMS Student Steve Ketchum
Steve Ketchum, eighth grader at Ottawa Middle School, won the Franklin County Spelling Bee after spelling peculiar and statue to claim the title from a field of 43 competitors. Runner-up Josh Flett missed on peculiar, and Ketchum credited hard work as key.
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Steve Ketchum
Franklin County
Ottawa Middle School
Ketchum
Josh Flett
Wellsville
OMS
Bill
Jan
Franklin
Jay Thornton
Francie Finch
Pomona
Clinton plans Mideast trip to salvage peace process
President Clinton will visit Egypt and Israel with other world leaders including Boris Yeltsin to press for Arab-Israeli peace after four suicide bombings killed 61 people since Feb. 25. The White House calls the Egypt summit a peacemakers gathering and says the trip aims to boost security and curb terrorism.
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Ashington
Clinton
Egypt
Israel
Boris Yeltsin
White House
Mike McCurry
Legislative coffee at Ottawa bank on Saturday
The Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce and the Franklin County Farm Bureau sponsor a 10 a.m. legislative coffee Saturday at Peoples National Bank at Fifth and Main. State Sen. Doug Walker and Reps. Ralph Tanner and Bill Feuerbom will discuss major issues already addressed or expected to be on the Legislature’s agenda.
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Peoples National Bank
Fifth and Main
Doug Walker
Ralph Tanner
Bill Feuerbom
Ottawa Area
Kansas KDOT awards highway contracts and K-68 project
The Kansas Department of Transportation begins a major K-68 project replacing asphalt with concrete from east of Nebraska Road to beyond Wal-Mart Distribution Center. Through traffic will close April 11 to June 13 with limited access for homes and businesses. The $2.09 million project adds two 12 foot concrete lanes and 10 foot shoulders and aims to improve safety and reduce congestion. Other area projects include 13.5 miles of grading along I-35 area, a Venture Corporation bridge at $10.38 million, and sealing on US-59 and I-35. Bids for additional area projects will occur March 20.
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Wal-Mart
Nebraska Terrace
Nevada Terrace
KDOT
Kansas
Anderson
Franklin County
Venture Corporation
Great Bend
Ottawa
Shears Inc
Miami-Franklin County
Island Creek
Osage
Osage County
Dole asks rivals to drop out as Forbes and Buchanan press on
Sen. Bob Dole urged top GOP rivals to quit and endorse him after his New York victory. Steve Forbes and Pat Buchanan vowed to continue campaigns despite long odds, with Buchanan urging supporters to unite and Forbes planning a Texas Alamo stand against the tax code.
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New York
Bob Dole
Steve Forbes
Pat Buchanan
Buchanan
Baton Rouge
The
Alamo
Texas
Forbes
U.S
Random Acts of Kindness Nominated by Sharon Jones
Community volunteers recognize acts of kindness in local events as Sharon Jones nominates volunteers for a weekly feature. The piece highlights neighborly efforts and upcoming acknowledgments within the town.
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Sharon Jones
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