Energy bill aid up by a third in Ottawa due to cold winter
Ottawa residents face higher heating costs as requests for the Low Income Energy Assistance Program rise. By Monday 477 people had applied at the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services office, with statewide applications up 9,200 from last year. Director Lewis Kimsey notes prices never fell this summer, keeping more households behind. deadline is March 31 with eligibility based on income and household size. Call 800 432 0043 or visit 2215 S Main St for help.
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Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Sharon Farnsworth
LIEAP
Kansas Gas Service
Lewis Kimsey
Kansas
Kimsey
S. Main St
Land of little donkeys grows miniature herd in Kansas
W Bar C Ranch in Pratt County Kansas hosts five miniature donkeys and two small donkeys bred by Win and Carey Sisk. A 20 inch spotted jennet born recently joins their herd. Donkeys require small land, low feed, and ethical record keeping through the American Donkey and Mule Society. The couple notes loud brays can bother neighbors and outlines prices from 1000 to 5000 dollars for Jennets with high color potential. They plan competition entries after hair and coat checks in summer.
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W Bar C Ranch
Princeton
Win Sisk
Carey Sisk
Sisk
Gate's Center
Here
Hutchinson
Maple Woods Community College
Kansas City
College Boulevard Animal Hospital
Everland Park
Bray
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Spain bombs highlight terror puzzle
Madrid report recalls early notices on Jamal Zougam and his half brother linked to al Qaida contacts. Police searched Zougam’s apartment in 2001 and investigations probe if dots were connected before the rush hour bombings killed about 201 people. Fight continues in Pakistan, Iraq.
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Spain
Jamal Zougam
al- Qaida
United States
Zougam
GOP plan would let local school taxes rise
House Republicans unveiled a stop gap school finance plan to boost state aid for poor and bilingual students by about 28 million while allowing local districts to raise property taxes by over 80 million. Democrats warned it would widen gaps between wealthy and poorer districts though officials said no mandatory statewide tax increase exists.
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House
Clay Aurand
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