Garnett Commission Sets Appointments And Projects
Garnett City Commission agenda includes library board appointees Steve Richards and Fred Campbell, library advisory board members, correction advisory board addition, tree advisory board members, airport leases, storm sewer study, Bell Addition housing sale, and spring cleanup week designated for April 17 to 21. OU David Root directs Ancient History at OU Administration Building Auditorium. Ottawa High bands hold spring concert Thursday at Ottawa Middle School commons. free and open to the public.
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Garnett
Garnett City
David Root
Ottawa University
David Ives
Ottawa High
Ottawa High School
Ottawa Middle School
Franklin County considers Crestview site rezoning and dust cost hike
The Franklin County Commission heard dust control will rise 25 cents per square foot this year from 105 cents. They will invite nearby residents to March 29 informational meeting on rezoning the Crestview building for commercial or residential use. The First Baptist Church day care seeks relocation and would pay 839 dollars monthly with grants and United Way support. The building will be appraised by end of April and County Appraiser Steve Brown was leased a photocopier for 150 dollars monthly for two appraisal hearing months.
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Franklin County Commission
County Public Works
Ray DeJulio
Crestview
Weigand
Franklin County
First Baptist Church
Kelly Jorgensen
Franklin County United Way
Steve Brown
Senate committee advances telemarketing bill in Kansas
In Topeka the Senate Commerce Committee backed a telemarketing bill requiring callers to identify themselves before sales pitches. Separate sessions examined hog lagoon groundwater seepage with findings of 0.05 inch per day, far below the 0.25 inch limit, amid a busy legislative day.
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Topeka
Senate
Senate Commerce Committee
Alicia Salisbury
R-Topeka
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Jay Ham
Kansas State University
Ham
Kansas State
Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee
Protests Grow Over Plan to Divert KPERS Funds
In Topeka protesters rallied as Gov Graves backed a budget plan to divert 27.8 million from KPERS to general government programs. The Senate Ways and Means Committee backed the proposals including a 13th benefit check for retirees, drawing Democratic criticism that the moves aim to quiet opposition to the diversion.
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Senate
John Wratil
Overland Park
U.S. Supreme Court
Revenue
Karla Pierce
House Taxation Committee
Department of Revenue
Pierce
Department
Ways and Means
Bill Graves
Kansas Public Employees Retirement System
Yes Government
Pers Board of Trustees
Topeka
KPERS
Kpers Board of Trustees
Statehouse
Graves
Ways and Means Committee
Paul Feleciano
Wichita
Duane Goossen
Dave Kerr
R Hutchinson
City debates recreation focus and wastewater plans
City officials discuss not pursuing sales tax for a wastewater plant while negotiating with Kansas health officials to delay the project and seek a low interest loan. Upgrades to the current plant are considered with recreation prioritized, including new tennis courts at Forest Park and a possible indoor outdoor complex.
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Blaine Finch
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Finch
Feeas
Forest Park
Bob Marsh
Ottawa
Kui Ddim County
Harold Fuller
Judge keeps bond for suspect in attempted murder case
Franklin County Attorney Jason J. Fletes opposed bond reduction after Carr was charged with two counts of attempted murder. Witnesses testified Carr aimed to run down a man attempting to report a license plate after an Econo Lodge break-in. Judge Sachse kept the bond and ordered a pretrial hearing for May 15, with Kuchar to file diminished capacity notice in 30 days.
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Franklin County
Jason J. Fletes
Carr
Fletes
Thomas H. Sachse
Flotes
Kuchar
Econo Lodge
S. Cedar
Sachse
Ottawa area hospital notes record local admissions and births
The daily report lists multiple admissions in Lamberd and Ottawa on Saturday and Sunday, with named patients and hometowns including Della Schoonover Jeannie Allis Arthur Jones and Angelique Lamberd. Births record a son for Angelique Lamberd and Fausti Calderon and a daughter for Cynthia Smith and Joshua Donigan.
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Lamberd
Ottawa
Della Schoonover
Jeannie Allis
Arthur Jones
Lorene Green
Quenemo
Cynthia Smith
Osage City
Bill Burns
Rantoul
Barbara Phillips
Merle Lawin
Albert Barnhart
Dismissala Maxine Norton
Kathleen Sweetwood
Jazmyn Mitchell
Thelma Waymire
Kyle Stottlemire
Angelique Lamberd
Overland Park Regional Medical Center
Faustino Calderon
Joshua Donigan
Sheriff's News
Panel votes to cut funds for park land
TOPEKA AP A House Appropriations subcommittee backed halving proposed allocations for buying land for state parks and wetlands. Gov Graves had urged 450 thousand dollars for wetlands and 500 thousand for other land in FY 2001. The panel cited limited funds and a desire to avoid state ownership.
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Topeka
House
Bill Graves
Department of Wildlife and Parks
House Appropriations
Sharon Schwartz
Washington
Steve Williams
Wildlife and Parks
Williams
Baer
Tba
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Shaun Perry
Pomona
Williamsburg
Old Ottawa Middle School Study Committee
Daily Report
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Frito Lay Inc
Bennett Road
Tennessee Road
Wellsville
K-33
Pawnee Road
Lester Lee Biggnose
Gardnerville
Nev
I-35
U.S.-59
North Hickory
Travis M. Heck
Blackhawk
Old 50
Florida Road
Sheriff's Department
Heck
William T. Carter
Dewey
Okla
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Lance
Kathleen T. Wuertz
Richmond
Louisiana Road
John Brown
Curtis L. Hall
U.S.59
Kingman Road
Larry Kanatzar
Super 8
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