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Daily Report
Forensics students earn trip to nationals
Ottawa High School senior Erin Schmidt and Central Heights senior Nique Parrish qualified for the National Catholic Forensics League Grand National Speech and Debate Tournament in Pittsburgh this May. Schmidt competes in Oral Interpretation of Literature after district success at Olathe North High School, while Parrish enters Dramatic Performance with Cinderella Wore Combat Boots. Coaches Flax and Sewell will also travel to Pittsburgh.
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Ottawa High School
Erin Schmidt
Central Heights
Nique Parrish
Pittsburgh
Schmidt
OHS
Olathe North High School
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Roy Helton
Flannery O'Connor
Parrish
Cinderella
CHS
Angela Flax
Chris Sewell
Ezra Sykes
Esykes
Ottawaherald
Court Surcharges Added to Cover Budget Shortfall
Kansas court costs rise to plug a 3.5 million budget gap with an emergency surcharge from April 1. Marriage licenses climb from 50 to 75, most fees up five dollars, civil filings up 106 dollars. Lawmakers question authority. Chief Justice McFarland defends the move as needed.
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Laura Potter
Herald
Kansas Judicial Branch
Tim Shallenburger
Rocky Nichols
Dtopeka
House Appropriations Committee
Kay McFarland
John Steelman
Fourth District Court
Steelman
Franklin County
McFarland
Judicial Branch
Associated Press
Ottawaherald
Marstall wins Rotary Service Above Self award
George Marstall, Ottawa Rotary Club member since 1971, named recipient of the Rotary’s Service Above Self award for late 2001. A St Mary’s native and Emporia State graduate, he has held multiple civic roles in Ottawa, including mayor 1981 82, and has long served in local charities and community boards.
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Herald
George Marstall
Ottawa
Rotary Club
Rotary
St. Mary’s
Marstall
Korea
Emporia State University
Kansas City
Anchor Savings Association
Hickory
Rotary Foundation
Ottawa City Commission
House Rejects All Tax Hikes In Budget Fight
Kansas House rejects six tax proposals on alcohol and cigarettes leaving a 679 million gap unfilled and prompts talk of deeper spending cuts in education and social services. Speakers and lawmakers debate revenue options while predicting a cigarette tax increase and long-term budget fixes.
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Glasscock
Manhattan
Bill Graves
House
Jim Garner
Coffeyville
Garner
Dean Newton
Prairie Village
Newton
Melvin Neufeld
House Appropriations Committee
Egypt
Neufeld
R Ingalls
Department of Human Resources and Health Care Stabilization Fund Board
Dennis McKinney
Greensburg
McKinney
Kansas
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Kslegislature.org
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