Sticker shock for some property owners
Franklin County property owners face higher real estate valuations this year though not tax bills yet. Appraiser Steve Brown notes modular homes on rural lots may see large increases, with some valuations nearly doubling. Taxpayers may appeal by April 8 for informal review before potential state or court appeals.
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Franklin County
Steve Brown
State Board of Tax Appeals
Brown
Ottawa
President Seeks End to Vocational Education Funding
Washington Congress backs vocational and technical programs as Bush proposes ending federal funding and redirecting 1.3 billion dollars into a high school initiative with more testing and flexible state spending. Lawmakers signaled they would renew the programs, complicating the president's second term education agenda.
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John Boehner
House Committee On Education and the Workforce
Franklin County festival showcases four art forms for kids
Evester Roper, Alan Cunningham, Mary Cassanova, and Ard Hoyt headlined the fourth Franklin County Children's Literature Festival where 14 artists demonstrated storytelling, music, writing, and illustration to more than 1,500 elementary students on the OU campus and at Ottawa Middle School. Roper spoke of overcoming a childhood speech impediment with encouragement from a teacher and mother, then invited children on stage to perform, including The Three Little Pigs.
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Shelby Barrett
Ard Hoyt
Mowbray Union
Ottawa University
Wellsville
Matthew Myers
Mitchell Huffman
Alexis Bishop
Kaylynn Peacock
Hoyt
Franklin County
Evester Roper
Alan Cunningham
Mary Cassanova
Ottawa Middle School
Roper
Thelma Page
Ms. Page
Jamey Gilbert
House considers broad state smoking ban in Kansas
The House Federal and State Affairs Committee debated Bill 2495 to ban smoking in all public enclosed places, private clubs, outdoor arenas, and state offices with local opt outs by public vote. Proponents cite second hand smoke as deadly. opponents warn of business harm. Ron Hein of Kansas Restaurant and Hospitality Association weighs health against property and business rights. EPA labels second hand smoke a Class A carcinogen. American Lung Association cites 3,000 lung cancer and 35,000 heart disease deaths annually among non smokers.
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House Federal and State Affairs Committee
Kansas
Ron Hein
Kansas Restaurant and Hospitality Association
Federal Environmental
County clashed with clerk over access to records
Franklin County Commissioners with a 3-1 vote empowered Roy Druiin to access clerk Shaun Perry records for Human Resources review. The measure warns that refusals to provide access may be charged in District Court with a misdemeanor up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine, as payroll duties shift from Perry’s office to HR.
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Franklin County
Shaun Perry
Roy Druiin
Becky Ortega
Don Stottlemire
Don Hay
Dunn
Human Resources Department
District Court of Kansas
Ottawa Herald
Perry
Ottawa BOE candidates back building project plan
Five candidates Jeanette Lowry Larry Lyman Sean Powell Mike Sipple and Marge Stevens agreed the 25.9 million school building project is good. They differed on post project steps as they discussed other school issues at a chamber of commerce forum sponsored by Ottawa Area Chamber and Franklin County Farm.
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