Inside Highlights Local County Crop Swap Kids A-OK
Local crop swap feature on page 3 highlights children from County holding a successful exchange event. Organizers note smiles and neighborly cooperation as families share produce and gardening tips amid spring weather. No injuries or conflicts reported.
SophomoreAthletes Tackle 100 Mile Spring Break Challenge
OHS sophomores undertake a 100 mile endurance task during spring break as part of a school event. The feature highlights emerging local sports talents and a community focus on athletic achievement across the district.
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OHS
Herald
Reagan blasts Democratic budget plan over taxes and defense
President Reagan denounces the House Budget Committee proposal as a dagger to his economic program elevating domestic spending by 181 billion, raising taxes and gutting defense while rescinding welfare reforms. He vows to veto any repeal of the year’s tax cuts and urges Republicans and “responsible Democrats” to oppose it.
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Washington
Reagan
Pentagon
House Budget Committee
House
Thomas P. O'Neill
David Stockman
Stockman
Carlin Announces S-Tax Accord With Kansas Leaders
Gov. John Carlin says he struck a severance tax bargain with Kansas House leaders to raise about 100 million annually. The plan adds 4 percent on oil and 7 percent on natural gas, includes royalty owners, and removes a tax credit provision. The group also aims to keep the tax permanent and exclude coal and salt from taxation.
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Peka
Kan
John Carlin
Kansas House
Carlin
Ews
House
Fred Weaver
Baxter Springs
Mike Hayden
Atwood
James Braden
Clay Center
Ed Rolfs
Junction City
Braden
Rolfs
Senate
Hayden
Severe Weather Awareness Week Aids Tornado Readiness
Prairie View and Harlingen residents learn the storm season has arrived with drills set for March 23. Officials urge schools businesses and individuals to participate and practice emergency plans while warning systems are tested. spotter schools and watch to warning guidance are outlined with safety steps.
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Bob Burtch
Phillips County
Prairie View
Harlingen
Texas
CBS
Kansas
John Carlin
Phil McCracken
Franklin County
Ottawa
Sheriff's Department
Ottawa Department of Public Safety
National Weather Service
County Emergency Preparedness (Civil Defense
NWS
Osage City
Lawrence
Garnett
Pomona
Topeka
Key Cases On Tap For State High Court
The Kansas Supreme Court will hear two major cases next week. One challenges the 1981 drug paraphernalia law and the other reviews county prosecution attempts to seize certain electronic games deemed illegal gambling devices. Oral arguments set for Friday, March 25. The decisions could guide statewide prosecutions and prior rulings on paraphernalia displays.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Supreme Court
High Court
Robert Stephan
Gary V. French
Tom A. Dunn
Overland Park
Supreme Court
Overland Park City
Sedgwick County
Clark Owen
Stephan
Game Management Inc
Wichita
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Ottawa Utilities Department
Jerry Harrell
Ottawa Rfd 4
Seventh Street
Wes Wilson