Senators accuse press bias over county powers bill
Senators Allege Press Bias in Topeka claim reporters ignored a bill clarifying powers of five county officers. Norvell and Vidrickson accuse eastern Kansas media of blackballing the measure while Gaar defends it as simply restating existing law. The bill covers hiring, firing, and budget approval by county officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long
Joe Norvell
D-Hays
Ben Vidrickson
Salina
Senate
Kansas
Norvell
Press Corps
Gaar
Joe
Vidricksen
Ottawa Officials Lobby Congress At National League Conference
Ottawa city leaders Charlene Lister and Dave Watkins attended the National League of Cities conference in Washington to press gas regulation, pricing, and energy policy. They met with Kansas lawmakers including Senator Dole and Representative Whittaker, discussed decontrol of natural gas, and noted likely funding continuations for community development programs.
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Bob Burtch
National League of Cities
Washington
D.C
Charlene Lister
Dave Watkins
Ottawa
NLC
Energy and Environment Committee
Lister
League
Bob Dole
R-Kan
Watkins
Dole
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Kansas City
Dole and Son
Nancy Landon Kassebaum
Bob Whittaker
Dan Glickman
Pat Roberts
Larry Winn
Jim Slattery
Wichita
Salina
Abilene
Liberal
Lawrence
Manhattan
Whittaker
Congress
Winn
Graveside rites for Paul E. Fogle at Mount Hope Cemetery
The 49 year old Paul Edmund Fogle of Ottawa RFD 1 died Wednesday at Edwardsville. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Mount Hope Cemetery Williamsburg with Rev. Wylie Lathan officiating. Survivors include wife Marilyn, children Kimberly and Gregory, mother, sister, and a host of relatives. The family will meet friends tonight at Lamb-Roberts Funeral Home. Memorials may be directed to the Kansas Heart Association.
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Ottawa
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce Aviation Committee
First United Methodist Church
Ivanhoe Masonic Lodge
Kansas City
Pipefitter’s Union
Marilyn Grace Patterson
Kimberly Ann Fogle
Wichita
Gregory Todd Fogle
Manhattan
Lucy M. Fogle
Orchard Drive
Mary Jean Mackey
Overland Park
Lamb-Roberts Funeral
Kansas Heart Association
Alexander Hopkins
Lawrence
Pomona
Lawrence Hospital
Greenwood Cemetery
Jerrald Harnden
Hopkins
Franklin
Douglas
Haskell Institute
Nellie Agnes Emery
Robert Hopkins
Bloomfield
Neb
Donald Hopkins
Margaret Welcher
Kan
Alexander
Alex’’ Hopkins
Lamb-Roberts
Jerrald R. Harnden
Parks Resignation Tops West Franklin School Board Agenda
West Franklin U.S.C. 287 School Board will discuss Lyle Parks resignation from Appanoose Grade School at next Monday’s meeting. Parks has led Appanoose about 16 years and may join Three Lakes Special Education Cooperative. budget cuts and central office plans also on the agenda.
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Pomona
Lyle Parks
Appanoose
West Franklin U.S.C
Parks
Nilson Kraushaar
Kraushaar
Rodney Bond
State Board of Education
Three Lakes Special Education Cooperative
West Franklin
Ottawa students shine in math contest at Olath
Thirteen Ottawa pupils from Ottawa U.S.C. 2 took part in a regional Kansas Association of Teachers of Mathematics meet at Olath where seven hundred students from 110 area schools competed. Eighth grader Eric Elliott of Ottawa Middle placed third in problem solving and advances to the state contest in Lawrence in April. Other Ottawa entrants included Ruth Stitt Jeff Nelson Shawn Hornbuckle Noah Sandstrom Traci Elder Shane Pahlman Laura Swearinger Jason Haworth Marci Stevanus Dawn Shannon and Nathaneal Sandstrom. In Topeka a finance plan for schools faces Senate debate as Gov Carlin pushes higher teacher salaries with mixed support from education groups.
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Ottawa
U.S.C
Kansas Association of Teachers of Mathematics
Olath
Eric Elliott
Eric
Lawrence
Ruth Stitt
Jeff Nelson
Shawn Hornbuckle
Garfield Elementary
Noah Sandstrom
Wellsville Discusses Waterline Extension
Wellsville city council met Wednesday but could not act due to a quorum shortage. Randy Renaud asked about extending a water line on Seventh Street beyond Wellsville Cemetery. property owners would bear the cost. City engineer Henry Ponzer may assess pressure from the water tower. next meeting will decide. Department heads listed needed purchases but items were tabled until quorum meets.
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Wellsville
Jerry Bennett
Randy Renaud
Seventh Street
Renaud
Henry Ponzer
Bennett
Community Event and Local Ads Digest
Multiple short notices list upcoming local entertainments and services. Ramblers at The Other Place Friday and Saturday. Budge's Sport Center opens at 234 S Main. Eagles Lodge hosts steak night 6:30 to 8 and dance at 9 with Country Fried. Raggedy Ann's Pomona hosts Boothills Friday and Mavericks Saturday 9 to 1. Willis Garden Center offers onion plants and new decorative pots. automatic sprayer demonstration at Town and Country Supply Friday 10 to 3 by Texas Remcor. tax free bonds pitched by Mark E. Sigdurson of E D Jones and Co in Ottawa. The Country Store Centropolis offers antiques crafts groceries and home bakes Saturday 9:30 to 5. Pomona Lions Pancake Supper Friday 5:30 to 8 at Methodist Church. Dances at Wagon Wheel Pomona with Buckshot and Spice. shrimp specials at Wagon Wheel Fridays.
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Norman Gaar
R Westwood
Governmental Organization Committee
the Daily Report
Public Safety News
Gail Sammons
Poplar
Ethel Moore
Crestview
Grace Leecy
Lincoln
Karen Stine
RFD
Libero Stella
Wrangell
Alaska
Vicky Fowler
Sheriff's
Scott A. Berry
Rural Garnett
Anderson County
Barry
Osawatomie State Hospital
John Edward Moreland
Moreland
Danny L. Graham
Laura A. Sitlington
Ottawa Red
Tommy W. Thompson
Anthony J. Ohmes
Greelay
OWI
Terry L. Farrar
S. Loeust
Lavernon Lohman
N. Sycamore
Tammy J. Close
Larry Bishop
David G. Atchison
Maple
Robert W. Ferris
Mark J. Smith
John K. Wisster
Sue A. Matthew
Eugene V. Yohe
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Life Flight
District Court News
John Collins Sonnee
Minneapolis
Minn
Gene Boyd Ford
Arthur Smith
Sonnee
Jackie Ray Thomas
Muskogee
Okla
Oklahoma
Thomas
East Third
Raymond R. Carey
Ruby J. Green
Carey
Green
East Fourth
Garry D. Abbott
Brenda L. Rogers
Olive
Abbott
Ottawa Co-op
Latimer
Jim Dietz
Main
Lyndon
Scott Robison
Ruffin McDaniel
Kansas Scholastic Press Association
University of Kansas
Three Lakes
Topeka
John Carlin
House
Kansas Senate
Senate Education Committee
Kansas National Education Association
Kansas Association of School Boards
United School Administrators of Kansas
Senate Committee
Carlin
Christy Middlebusher
OMS
Debbi Popp
Amy Lister
Ad Briefs
Drake's Jewelry
Carpentry
Joe Yockey
Rhythm Ramblers
Budge's Sport Center
S. Main
Eagles Lodge
Raggedy Ann’s
Pomona “Boothills
The
Mavericks
Willis Garden Center
Town & Country Supply
Walnut
Texas-Remcor
Mark E. Sigdurson
E.D. Jones and Co
E. 2Nd
Centropolis
Pomona Lions Club
Methodist
Sid Bar
Ottawa Taxi
North Pence
Clarice Dengel
Deon Menta
Olawe
Ottawa Herald
BTL
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