Veterans representative to visit Ottawa for veteran service aid
A Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs representative will be in Ottawa at 1 p.m. Tuesday and Tuesday April 15 at the Don Woodward Community Center to assist veterans and dependents with veteran service work. Free service. contact KCVA at 745 Vermont Street, Lawrence, or call 1-913-843-5233 for hours and details.
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Ottawa
Kansas Commission On Veterans Affairs
Don Woodward
KCVA
Vermont Street
Lawrence
Ex Miss Missouri injured in assault at home
Ex Miss Missouri USA 1994 Shelly Lehman, 28, was hospitalized with head injuries after a man broke into her Springfield home and was shot by a Republic police officer. Lehman was scheduled for hand surgery after defending herself. suspect Duane Cain, 31, was wounded in the exchange.
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Epublic
Shelly Lehman
Springfield
Ms. Lehman
Terry Moore
Missouri Highway Patrol
Moore
Duane Cain
Republic
Greene County
Cain
Eney-Enre Reeed
Senate Rejects Prolife Bill Amid Blackmail Allegation
The Kansas Senate rejected an informed consent bill 18 to 20 and passed a partial birth abortion ban 39 to 0. Sen. Ben Vidricksen accused a blackmailer of pressuring his vote, saying the threat involved undecided support and committeed action. He denied involvement by any senator or House member.
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Senate
Ben Vidricksen
R-Salina
Vidricksen
Iing
House
Widricksen
Susan Wagle
Wichita
Kansas City
Kan
Vidrickson
Graves signals veto of concealed handgun bill in Kansas
Gov Bill Graves indicated he would veto a bill permitting concealed handguns, saying a statewide vote would better reflect Kansans interest. He noted local governments could ban carry only if the bill allows preemption, and warned the current version lacks local control protections.
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Bopeka
Kan
Bill Graves
House
Senate
Graves
Community group presses to save north middle school building
A Franklin County effort to preserve the north building of the former middle school continues. Members seek legal guidance on bond funds, asking Stovall for an opinion while the school board weighs whether to retain part of the structure. A random survey gauges community interest, with results pending.
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Smith
Ralph Tanner
Stovall
Tanner
Mattie Perry
Perry
Franklin County
Heaven's Gate founders linked to later suicide cult case
The text recalls Heaven's Gate founders known as The Two, Applewhite and Bonnie Nettles, who in 1975 recruited hundreds across several states into a UFO cult. It cites exit statements resembling suicide notes, details of a 1980s–1990s decline, and a 1997 event with corpses in identical attire found by authorities in a ritual-like mass suicide.
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Applewhite
Antody
Bonnie la Trusdale Nettles
California
Colorado
New Mexico
Oregon
Ms. Nettles
Nettles
Louise Winant
ABC
Good Morning
Houston
Nike
Brian Blackbourne
Weather Outlook for Tonight and Week
Tonight will be mostly clear with a low in the mid 30s and northwest wind easing to 5 to 10 mph. Extended forecast calls for dry conditions Sunday with lows in the 30s and highs in the 60s, followed by dry Monday with lows 35 to 45 and highs 65 to 75. Tuesday brings a chance of thunderstorms with lows in the 40s and highs 65 to 75.
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New Spirit Homes
Spirit Inc
Fourth and Cedar
East Gan
S. Princeton
Spirit
Ottawa Pride
Fred Adamson
Second
Walnut Streets
Kansas Commission On National and Community Service
ECEAN
Richard Jackson
Commission
Eugene Sofer
Corporation For National Service
Washington, D.C
Lions Club
Pomona
First Methodist
First United Methodist Church
Covenant Players
Christ
David T. Clydesdale
Dale Fox
Miss Missouri
Rep
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Ottawa Herald
Kansas
Oxtawe Herald, Inc
Cedar
Otawa
John D. Montgomery
Editre Agencyes
Theraean
Joy Bens
Tom Love
Kathy Miller
Gene Kelsay
Jean Rossman
Wayne Snow
Cou
Accu
Emy
Colby
Oma
Sas City
Topeka
Asa
Rain Furies
Clinton
Melvern
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