Heavy Snow and Rain Plague Regions with Light Nationwide Precipitation
The forecast calls for heavy snow near Lake Tahoe and Yosemite with rain spread over the northern West Coast. Central Mississippi and Ohio Valleys will have cloud cover and rain. Northern Illinois and southern Michigan may see morning snow while most the nation experiences little precipitation. Highway Patrol advises on scene.
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Illinois
Michigan
Burn ban declared in Franklin County for today
Franklin County has declared a burn ban for today with bans updated daily based on wind and weather conditions. Non commercial public events can be announced, submission deadlines noted, and contact details provided for Ottawa Herald postings. No phone calls.
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Ottawaherald
Ottawa Herald
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Ottawa
Franklin County
Plan comparison research for Medicare Part D in KC area
East Central Kansas Area Agency on Aging offers plan comparison research for those exploring the new Medicare Part D or other programs. The deadline to sign up is May 15. Medicare recipients aged 60 and older may call 785 242 7200 to request a Part D worksheet. worksheets must be submitted by April 15.
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East Central Kansas Area
Library board to meet Wednesday at City Hall room
The Ottawa Library Board of Trustees will meet at 5 15 p m Wednesday in the City Hall Library Conference Room at 105 S Hickory St The agenda includes employee health insurance and library board appointments.
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Ottawa Library Board of Trustees
City Hall
S. Hickory St
Library Board
Cleanup plan speeds up at Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant
International Risk Group led by Mikkel Anderson says the Sunflower site cleanup will resume this spring with guaranteed federal and private funds, including 110 million from the Army, aiming to finish within seven years. The project partners Kessinger Hunter and Co. plan to convert the area into a mixed use development.
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Sunflower Army
Mikkel Anderson
International Risk Group
Army
Anderson
Kansas City
Kessinger/Hunter and Co
Sunflower Redevelopment LLC
Cops Bust Festive Drivers In St Patrick's crackdown
Ottawa Police and Franklin County Sheriff's Department joined Kansas Highway Patrol on March 17 for patrols bar checks and hazardous moving violation enforcement. Results show six drunken driving arrests, nine speeding citations, 14 moving violations, three drug arrests, six minors arrested for alcohol, four seat belt violations. two drunken driving arrests in Franklin County and six minor alcohol citations. 30 officers participated, with Ottawa PD contributing 14. Authorities say the effort aims to deter risky driving and improve road safety.
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Herald
Luck
St. Patrick's Day
Ottawa
Franklin County
Steve Lunger
Lunger
Denis Butler
St. Patrick’s Day
Buker
Kansas
Butler
Kansas tackles human animal hybrids and cloning ethics
In Topeka Kansans debate embryonic stem cell research and human animal chimeras as abortion like issues. Sen Tim Huelskamp and Rep Mary Pilcher Cook push bans and alternatives while Kansans for Life backs anti abortion aims. Concerns rise over broad anti cloning laws harming Kansas biosciences efforts and the Biosciences Authority plans to recruit research and fund centers.
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Topeka
Kansas
Tim Huelskamp
R-Fowler
Senate
Huelskamp
Mary Pilcher Cook
R-Shawnee
Pilcher Cook
Kansans For Life
Kansas City
Biosciences Authority
Analysis Leaders Debate Stem Cell Cloning Ethics
Analysis Leader Derek Schmidt notes stem cell and cloning issues recur since Bush era debates. Lawmakers have repeatedly banned human cloning research amid ideological divides, while Pilcher Cook and Kline tied to prior and ongoing efforts. The key dispute centers on somatic cell nuclear transfer and defining cloning.
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Bush
House
Pilcher Cook
Phil Kline
GOP
Wellsville actor eyes directing amid touring troupe
Wellsville student actor Rice plans to major in theater at Kansas State University and hopes to direct after touring with a traveling troupe. He performs and assists with set ups during shows. His last performance is April 15 in Chicago before returning home. The road life brings stress balancing school and travel, but he aims to direct high school productions and still loves acting. He also harbors a secret wish to be a surgeon.
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Wellsville
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