Kansas speeds rise to 65 mph on open interstates
In Topeka the new 65 mph limit will apply on Interstate 70 1-35 and 1-135 except urban cores, with a 55-mile stretch of the Kansas Turnpike exempt. A grace period allows speeds up to 70 mph. The measure takes effect upon publication in the Kansas Register May 14.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Mike Hayden
Emporia
Did Scribe Miss Calling Not Really
Kansas teacher pre certification tests results reported by Ottawa Herald reporter Jay Bemis after a two part series. PK score met the required level. Reading writing math scores all passed with HI ratings and AVs in math and writing. Essay judged as Middle-Level. Continued on page 17.
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Washington
Kansas
Education Department
Jonathan Foster Terry
Fort Riley
State Departments of Education
Council For American Private Education
Ottawa Herald
Jay Bemis
Management Firms Woo RMH People At Tuesday Meeting
Two hospital management firms, The Hospital Corporation of America and Health Management Professionals, pitched to Ransom Memorial Hospital trustees and staff Tuesday as the board searches for a new administrator to replace Dewey Smith. A Friday review with the search committee will precede a special Tuesday vote on hiring a firm or an independent administrator.
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Ransom Memorial Hospital
Hospital Corporation of America Management Company
Nashville
al Mettenburg
Tennessee
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HMP
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NEW York
Gary Hart
Miami
Colorado
Wea Vall
Miami Herald
Capitol Hill
Ottawa City Commission front loads agenda with secret sessions
The Ottawa City Commission held multiple executive sessions totaling about 75 minutes during a routine meeting. They awarded a sewer project bid to Carey Mechanical over Advanced Concrete Inc after a bid irregularity. The mayor appointed Dan Fogle to the Kansas Municipal Energy Agency board, replacing himself, with no explanation.
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Ottawa City Commission
Kansas Municipal Energy Agency Board of Directors
Dan Fogle
Advanced Concrete Inc
Olathe
Sunnyside
Eighth
Lincoln Streets
Advanced Concrete
Fogle
Jim McCrea
Carey
Special Benefit District
Lyle Dresher
Commission
Ottawa Herald
City budget push to boost Ottawa area development funds
Ottawa City Commission eyed by Chamber chief Robert Whitworth for $50,000 of an $80,000 economic development plan for 1988. He seeks city and Franklin County pledges for multiple years, with county share around $15,000 of this year’s $57,000 program. A joint city county session was proposed to secure backing and accountability.
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Senate
Reagan
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Lawton Chiles
D-Fla
David Mackler
Jim McKenzie
Department of Public Safety
Mackler
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Les Wheat
McKenzie
DPS
Melissa Bauman
Ottawa City Commission
Ottawa
Chamber
Whitworth
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Jim McCrea
Ottawa-Franklin County Economic Development Inc
McCrea
Donald M. Rothberg
Gary Hart
Colorado
Lee Hart
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