Kreative Kids Klub spring classes at Michigan Valley Church
The Michigan Valley Community Church invites children ages 5 and up to monthly Kreative Kids Klub sessions from 10 am to noon on the fourth Saturday. Sponsored by the Evangelism Committee with help from Michigan Valley 4-H Junior Leaders, pre registrations via Deloris Schoepflin at 785 453 2286. Location is northeast of the Pomona Lake dam nine and a half miles south of U S 56 at Overbrook. Vassar Irish Stew supper is 6 pm Saturday at Vassar United Methodist Church with donations accepted.
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Michigan Valley States
Michigan Valley Community Church
Kreative Kids Klub
Michigan Valley 4-H
Deloris Schoepflin
Pomona Lake Dam
U.S.56
Overbrook
Fuller seeks new attorney in Franklin County murder case
One of two suspects charged with first degree murder in the beating death of Vivian Johnson seeks new counsel from the Johnson County public defender. Raymond Fuller, 24, requests new attorney. Byron Cerrillo would check for conflicts before accepting. Pretrial actions granted include hair, blood, and saliva samples. property return. Next conference at 11:15 a.m. March 27.
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Franklin County
Brian Hastert
James Smith
Raymond Eugene Fuller
Johnson County
Fuller
Ottawa High School invites Wall of Honor nominations
The Ottawa High School Renaissance Program seeks graduates older than 10 years for the 2001 Wall of Honor induction. Nominations open through May 15, with up to three inductees selected by a committee. Last October’s honorees included Marjorie French Joe Harkins and Bud Gollier, joining 12 others on the Cyclone Room wall. Nomination forms are available in the main office or on the district website under Renaissance.
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Harald
Ottawa High School Renaissance
Ottawa High School
Marjorie (Lomas) French
Joe Harkins
Bud Gollier
OHS
Om Renaissance
Gary Kuntz
Ottawa
Teen in school plot found guilty in plea deal
In Holton a 16 year old, James R. Lopez, pled guilty to one count of criminal use of explosives and criminal threat as part of a plea arrangement that keeps him in juvenile court. He faced multiple charges from a Columbine style plot at Royal Valley High School.
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Lopez
Dennis White
Holton
White
Athena Andaya
Richard B. Bradley Jr
Hoyt
Jason L. Moss
Royal Valley High School
Moss
Donald
Jason Hoffman
Topeka
Bradley
Richard Lake
Columbine High School
Littleton
Colo
Lawmakers dub school leap of faith on $100 million plan
In Topeka, legislators question a $100 million public education investment, saying it treats symptoms of declining enrollments and teacher shortages without solving the core issues. Education groups warn money must offset falling head counts, as districts face vacancies, school closures, and budget pressures. Rep. Spangler and Sen. Downey push for efficiency and broader funding, while Gov Graves and others propose larger packages and tax changes. The session weighs funding, taxes, and policy shifts amid ongoing debates.
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Topeka
Mark Tallman
Kansas Association of School Boards
Kansas City
Kan
Shawnee
Kansas
Doug Spangler
Spangler
House
Bill Graves
Graves
Senate
Sen
Christine Downey
D-Newton
Downey
Kent Glasscock
Glasscock
Manhattan
House Appropriations Committee
AtpzAwwhyink
Department of Education
Ksbe
State
Daily Report Hospital Notes and Police Incidents
Admissions include Gladys Ledom from Ottawa and Chad Thompson from Pomona. Dismissals include Betty Ewing and Richard Spring, both of Ottawa. Thefts involve gates feed banks posts salt blocks and an ice tong with losses around $900 to $1,000. Police report two arrests for theft and DUI, plus other thefts and vandalism. one non injury accident on I 35 and a sick call.
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Gladys Ledom
Ottawa
Chad Thompson
Pomona
Betty Ewing
Richard Spring
Louisiana Road
Three middle schoolers killed in drag racing crash
In Shawnee near Hocker Grove Middle School a white car with four youths collided with an oncoming vehicle as two cars raced along a rain slicked Johnson Drive. Three middle school students died and a Shawnee Mission North sophomore was critically injured. Police sought a black racing car. ages and names were not released. Local resident Steve Pearson urged speed control on Johnson Drive.
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Shawnee
Johnson County
Hocker Grove Middle School
Kansas City
Shawnee Mission North High School
University of Kansas Medical Center
Steve Pearson
Hocker Grove
Johnson Drive
Merriam
Faith groups eyed to aid elder care in Kansas
Kansas lawmakers consider faith based partnerships to relieve growing elder care burdens as rural counties age. Bethell warns of a rising 65 plus share and a $700000 funding gap for the Income-Fligible program while aging residents face isolation, medicine costs, and nursing home expenses. Districts push for medical access across rural areas and distance medicine to keep elders at home.
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Harris
Topeka
Kansas
Bob Bethell
R-Alden
Kansas Futures Committee
Bethell
Kansas Department On Aging
Charles Krider
University of Kansas
Krider
Maria Russo
Jayhawk Agency On
Russo
Change in Liberal marks shifting southwest Kansas scene
The abandoned Petroleum Club building in Liberal hosts competing bids from a Mexican restaurant and a Spanish language church signaling regional change as Hispanic population explodes. Census data show Seward County Hispanics at 42.1 percent, with Finney and Ford counties also recording sharp growth. Workers from Mexico, drawn by meatpacking plants, increasingly settle, buy homes, and start businesses, reshaping the local economy and community life.
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Petroleum Club
Rotary Club
Liberal
Southern Baptist Church
Kansas
Seward County
Finney
Ford
Garden City
Dodge City
Mexico
National Beef
Baker Victor
Simon
L.A
Cynthia Sallaska
Register of Deeds
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Herald Staff
Wall
Mayetta
Jackson County
Daily Report
Sheriff’s News
Jason Darrell Daniels
S. Elm
Benjamin J. Thompson
S. Hickory
Princeton
Willow
E. Wilson
S. Main
Bradley R.coffey
Carterville
Coffey
Ambulan
Lawmaker
By Carol Crapper
Liberal Club
East Pancake Boulevard
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