City and county move toward settling courthouse dispute
County and city commissioners mark progress toward resolving a conflict over usage of the county courthouse. Both parties plan to drop lawsuits, negotiate a good faith solution, and discuss relocating the Tuesday Municipal Court from the historic second floor.
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Fifth Annual Children's Health Fair Gratitude Acknowledged
The post event note thanks 300 children and many volunteers and exhibitors including Steven Thompson D D S and RMH departments. It credits hospitals, clinics, agencies, and local media The Ottawa Herald KOFO and The Ottawa Times for support and invites Franklin County residents to future events.
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D.D.S
Franklin County
American Diabetes Association
Frank Eye
Ottawa
Ottawa Fire Department
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Kaw Valley
Healthware
Martin B, Peck Animal Shelter
Ottawa Library
American Lung Association
Olathe Medical Center
Health Occupation Students of America
RMH
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Ransom Memorial Hospital
Community Blood Drive Gratitude From Local Group
Gratitude is expressed to 36 donors who gave blood at the Community Blood Drive on February 18. The message notes the local use of the blood and lists donors including Crystal Adell Mary Alt Penny Andrews Donna Bond Paul Boots Anita Brown Tracy Dickey Anita Figgins Charles Gillette Kim Grage Jeffrey Herrman Diana Hill Julie Janssen Virginia Kems Louise Kuhnen Bridget Luckett Larry Maule Kelly McDermott Laurie Miller Debbie Monday Jeff Mourning Abigail Neal Doris Niccum John Niccum Evelyn Price Linda Reed Diana Schaub Dixie Soper Karen Stine James Stottlemire Kevin Swindale Marie Thompson Barbara Ward Georgia Whiteford Leo Wiederholt Jr. Mike Wolken.
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Crystal Adell
Mary Alt
Penny Andrews
Donna Bond
Paul Boots
Anita Brown
Tracy Dickey
Anita Figgins
Charles Gillette
Kim Grage
Jeffrey Herrman
Diana Hill
Julie Janssen
Virginia Kems
Louise Kuhnen
Bridget Luckett
Larry Maule
Kelly McDermott
Laurie Miller
Debbie Monday
Jeff Mourning
Abigail Neal
Doris Niccum
John Niccum
Evelyn Price
Linda Reed
Diana Schaub
Dixie Soper
Karen Stine
James Stottlemire
Kevin Swindale
Marie
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Directory of political representatives and offices in Kansas and D C
A list of names and addresses for President Bill Clinton U S Senator Pat Roberts U S Senator Sam Brownback U S Representative Jim Ryya Governor Bill Graves State Senator Robert Tynan State Rep Bill Feverborn and others with office locations in Topeka and Washington D C including Hart and Cannon Buildings and the State Capitol.
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White House
Washington
D.C
Whitehouse
U.S
Pat Roberts
Hart Senate
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Rober's
Senate
U.S. San
Sam Brownback
Sam
Bill Graves
State Capitol
Topeka
Governor
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Stateiks
Robert Tynan
State
Bill Feverborn
Governor defends budget amid local government pushback
The governor explains a tight eight billion dollar Kansas budget with cuts to Demand Transfer payments by 6.5 million and a moratorium on KPERS Death and Disability Fund contributions. He argues reductions in one area require offsets elsewhere and urges review of the full proposal on the governor's website ink.org/public/governor.
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Kansas Public Employees Retirement System
KPERS
Youth delegates from Ottawa Peru Promise Board on Washington trip
Two Ottawa Americas Promise Board youth delegates, Sarah Blecha and Keisha Brooms, attended a Washington trip with chaperone Dionna Mitchell. They toured the White House, spoke at a League of Cities session with President Clinton, met Kansas legislators, and planned reports to schools and City Commission. They discussed legislative positions on sales tax, retail wheeling, Cops Fast funding, and opposing Takings Legislation HR 2372.
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America’s Promise Board of Directors
Sarah Blecha
Keisha Brooms
Dionna Mitchell
America’s Promise
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White House
Jim Ryan
League of Cities
Bill Clinton
City Commission
Pat Roberts
Kansas
Jim Moran
Dan Snider
Energy Environment and Natural Resources Policy Committee
Main Street
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