Storms Kill Eight Across Plains and Midwest Floods
Tornadoes ripped across the Great Plains killing at least five people in Kansas Missouri and Oklahoma while Midwest floods forced tens of thousands from their homes. Fort Wayne saw 10 feet flood levels and thousands evacuated as rivers rose and ice floes flooded houses.
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Andy O'Connell
Associated Press
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Winfield Moses Jr
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Moses
Kennesaw approves head of household gun ordinance
In Kennesaw Georgia the city council unanimously passed a law requiring every household head to own a firearm and ammunition with exemptions for felons disabled individuals and religious objectors The measure takes effect March 24 and carries no penalty for noncompliance Officials expect no house to house searches and predict possible rises in crime perpetrators being injured rather than more gunshot wounds per Mayor Darvin Purdy The ordinance mirrors Morton Grove Illinois handgun restrictions cited by Councilman Mike Fredenburg.
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Kennesaw, Ga
Darvin Purdy
Atlanta
Kennesaw
Purdy
Mike Fredenburg
Morton Grove
Ill
Ottawa residents clash over CBD project frontage
Ottawa suburbs and Franklin County residents oppose a central business district plan along Main Street. The dispute centers on commissioners signatures and remonstrance frontage, with threats of political repercussions. Key opponents include L B Paine Paul Gaynor Max Shoemaker Mary and Noel Douglas, plus Haas Wellsville RFD 1 Ed Seyler and the Franklin County Watchdog Committee.
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Paul Gaynor
Max Shoemaker
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Noel
Haas
Wellsville Rfd 1
Franklin County Watchdog Committee
Ed Seyler
Ottawa Rfd 2
Family circus drives debate on budget and remonstrance
The article documents a tense county meeting where Haas urges commissioners to sign a remonstrance against the appraiser budget and potential levy hike. He accuses the city of pressuring locals while urging fiscal restraint. After the confrontation, talk of boycotts and unseating Keith circulates among attendees.
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Haas
Keith
Ottawa board non renewals spark union challenge
Ten Ottawa teachers face non renewal as the school board adopts a resolution sending copies of the action to involved teachers. The district cites state law. teachers and KNEA urge reduction in force under the negotiated agreement. A grievance could reach District Court if not settled.
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Lynda Alderman
Nelson
Jewell Spratt
Beauchamp
Philgreen
Alice Jo DeFries
Ottawa University
California
Southwest
Harrison
Kansas Supreme Court
Gary L. Boatright
Board of Trustees
Butler County Community College
Boatright
Supreme Court
District Court
Intangibles Tax Sparks Petitions in Atchison Hearing
About 3,000 signatures were presented to the House Assessment and Taxation Committee by Basil Roark and opponents of the intangibles tax in Atchison. They urged swift repeal after a state Supreme Court decision reimposed the tax statewide, arguing savings should not be taxed and inflation hurts modest investors. The debate highlighted opposition to full repeal versus local option restoration, with supporters citing widespread local repeal and the speaker endorsing repeal as a local matter.
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Topeka
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Basil Roark
Atchison
House Assessment and Taxation Committee
Roark
Supreme Court
Bill Fuller
R-Miltonvale
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Senate
Robert Stephan
Wendell Lady
Lady
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