Slaying probe goes on in Doris Branson case
Doris Branson, 45, at 2449 Shawnee Road, found with multiple stab wounds Friday night in Ottawa home. Authorities, including Franklin County Attorney Wendell Barker, said no arrests planned and could not confirm wound count or weapon. Autopsy performed. pathologist unavailable for details. husband Gary Branson located wife, neighbors and family interviewed. traffic stops on US 19 yielded items for follow up.
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Jay Bemis
Herald
Doris Branson
Ottawa
Branson
Shawnee Road
Franklin County
Wendell Barker
Barker
Rex Bowling
Angelo Lapi
Fairway
Dwight Adams
Paul
Adams
Osage City
Gary
Kansas City
Bowling
Doris
KBI
US 19
Here
RMH seeks $1 million from county to cover bills
Franklin County officials study a request by Ransom Memorial Hospital trustees to provide about 1 million to pay vendors IRS and other creditors. The move follows a cash crisis prompting 15 layoffs or reduced hours this week with more cuts planned by July as hospital officials scramble to meet Friday payroll and ongoing bills. Chief financial officer Larry Fore resigned amid revelations of unpaid withholding taxes and thousands of checks written but not sent, triggering an internal review led by new administrator Bob Bregant and regional director Bob Jobin.
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Diane Yeamans
Herald
Franklin County Commission
Wendell Barker
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Internal Revenue Service
RMH Board of Trustees
County Commission
RMH
Larry Fore
John Coen
the Herald Today
Fore
Coen
Commission
IRS
Hosital
Bob Bregant
Bob Jobin
RMIT
Opponents assail Kansas school finance plan
Topeka hearings on a proposed statewide 29 mill education levy drew criticism from Fritz Edmunds for the Overland Park Chamber of Commerce and Rep. Doug Lawrence who argued the plan would erode local control and fail to deliver true tax relief. The Senate Assessment and Taxation and Education committees conducted and scheduled testimony on the measure.
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Matt Truell
Associated Press
Topeka
Fritz Edmunds
Overland Park Chamber of Commerce
Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee
Doug Lawrence
Burlington
Kansas
Senate Education Committee
Exit polls reveal Democrats' grudging support for Brown
Connecticut Democrats show strong rebuke of political corruption with Jerry Brown as their second choice after Teanaac incidentdropout. Voters like Bill Glazer say their vote signals dissatisfaction with politics, while Tsongas supporters cast ballots for him despite withdrawal.
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Howard Goldberg
Associated Press
Connecticut
Democrats
Jerry Brown
Pressant
Paul Teanaac
Owagus
Bill Glazer
Yale Psychiatry
Brown
California
Arkansas
Bill Clinton
Massachusetts
Paul Tsongas
ABC
Carl Saggaini
Tsongas
Connecticut Primary Results Reported By Party
Democratic results show Clinton and Tsongas leading with 36 percent and 20 percent respectively and Brown at 63,624 votes. Uncommitted and Others account for smaller shares. Republican results show Bush with 67 percent and Buchanan at 3 percent. Uncommitted manifests 9 percent with Duke and Sg and others recording minor totals.
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Brown
Clinton
Tsongas
Bush
Buchanan
Duke
County in HUD program advances rural homelessness plan
The Franklin County Commission unanimously approved a pilot interlocal with Johnson County Housing Authority to join the HUD Rural Operation Home less program. The effort will create 36 housing units in Miami, Douglas, and Franklin counties with 10 in Franklin, funded by federal and state sources, no local taxes. The local unit will oversee inspections and landlord agreements, with rent guarantees and tenant contributions based on ability. The program aims to address rural homelessness while meeting safety standards.
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Tellin Herald
Weiler
Franklin County Commission
Johnson County Housing Authority
Federal
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Miami
Douglas
Franklin
Kansas Department of Commerce
Ottawa
Earl Devore
Ite
Dick Vinney
Topeka
Finney
Lurmipseed
Courts Building
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Ralph Young
Ottawa University
Lorin McCraley
Kingman
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Mason
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