Greenin Main Street St Patrick’s promotion runs through March 17
Ottawa Main Street Association hosts the Greenin O Main Street for St Patrick’s Day with Lucky the Leprechaun and a grand prize drawing for a weekend at Ottawa Holiday Inn Express. Participating merchants give coins for entry. prizes include free in-store giveaways and a traveling pot of gold.
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Main Street St. Pat’s
Ottawa Main Street Association
O’ Main Street
Ottawa Holiday Inn Express
Main Street
House rejects ethics and pay rise bill in Kansas
The Kansas House defeated a bill to ease lobbyist disclosure and create a nine member commission to set legislator pay. The 46 to 75 vote blocks new ethics rules and a likely pay increase for lawmakers and state officials, while旧 lawmakers fear political backlash and contest needed reforms.
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House
Topeka
Commission
Carl Krehbiel
Rmoundridge
Krehbiel
Tony Powell
Wichita
House Ethics and Elections Committee
Kansas
Legislative Compensation Commission
Senate
Executive Branch
Kansas Roads Outpace Missouri In Spending And Quality
A transportation study shows Kansas spends far more per lane mile on roads than Missouri and has better road quality. Missouri ranks near the bottom nationally for road condition, while Kansas ranks high, with differences in budgets, taxes, and borrowing shaping outcomes. Authorities cite aging infrastructure and delayed investments as key factors fueling the gap.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Ohio
Joe Jones
Jones
Oak Grove
Road Information Program
Transportation Research Organization
Louisiana
Frank Moretti
Moretti
Morris Westfall
Halfway
Senate Transportation Committee
Bob Holden
Charles Nemmers
Transportation Infrastructure Center
University of Missouri
Nemmers
Fred Steele
Department
U.S. 71
Steele
Steve Porter
Missouri Department of Transportation
Ed DeSoignie
Heavy Constructors Association
Daily Report Hospital Notes and Sheriff Activity
Admissions include Loyd Scribner Amy Eberle and others from Ottawa. Arrests feature Lantz Burcham Metcalf Ware MacDonald Black Netz Salyers Elder Chanay Stottlemire and Strong on charges from DUI to probation violations. Thefts include pager cell phone and tools in Williamsburg and bike theft on Willow. Ambulance calls record medical emergencies on Princeton Street and Dundee.
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Loyd Scribner
Ottawa
Amy Eberle
Talmadge
Roger F. Burcham II
Garnett
John Brown
Texas Road
Elsie Shaline Metcalf
Richmond
Franklin County
Williamsburg
David Robert Ware
S. Willow
N. Oak
Michael Andrew MacDonald
Platte City
S. Cedar
Corey Michael Black
S. Osage Dr
Lincoln
Steven D. Netz
S. Sycamore
S. Main
Edward L. Salyers
E. Red Jacket
Malissa L. Elder
S. Ash
Marlin A. Chanay
N. Main
L. Stottlemire
S. Liberty
Jerald D. Strong
Spring Hill
Kansas Highway Patrol
I-35
le Loup
Department of Corrections
David R. Ware
George Louderback Jr
Vassar
Willow
S. Princeton St
E. Dundee
Former foster children form Kansas Youth Advisory Council
In Salina six current and former foster youths formed the Kansas Youth Advisory Council to improve foster care. Co chair Michael Smith and Brenda Chamberlain lead meetings with SRS officials and private contractors to push policy ideas such as tuition waivers for foster youth and improved caseworker continuity and sibling protections. The group aims to influence state budget decisions and legislation next year.
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Salina
Social Service
Kansas Youth Advisory Council
Kansas Social and Rehabilitation Services
Kansas
Michael Smith
Topeka
Kansas State University
Brenda Chamberlain
Council Grove
Kstate
Ing Waves
Peggy Baker
SRS
Joyce Allegrucci
SRS Division of Children and Family Services
Dave Jacobs
St. Francis Academy
Smith
Allegrucci
Baker
Youth Council
Chamberlain
Easy
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Bulletin Board
Craig Davis
Sheriff’s Department
Tennessee Terrace
Sylvia Lohman
Lohman
Central Heights Fca
Central Heights Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Centrel Heights
Paul Mokeski
Bar Judah
Boy Scout Troop 118
Trinity United Methodist Church
N. Cedar
Ottawa University
Mobray Union
Gotcha
Rotary Club of Ottawa
Community Blood Center
Donatingblood.org
West Franklin
West Franklin Board of Education
Pomona
ECEAN
Susan ‘Myers
Myers
Lebo-Waverly Board
Lebo-Waverly Board of Education
Waverly
Daily Report
Police News
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