Garnett Square Fair Set for 25th Annual Weekend
Weekend events flood Garnett courthouse square for the 25th Garnett Square Fair with breezy sunny forecasts in the 60s. Marion County deputies arrested Steven J Burgess, 41, on three counts of rape plus aggravated criminal sodomy and kidnapping after a Wednesday pursuit. He is held in Marion County on 200000 bond with no permanent address.
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Garnett
Marion County
Steven J. Burgess
Franklin County
Burgess
Ottawa
Franklin
Craig Davis
Central Heights Board to Meet on Education agenda
The Central Heights Board of Education will meet at 7 30 p m Monday The May meeting moved due to high school graduation A district building committee reviews options for new construction or renovation New classrooms and a gym were completed Superintendent Huddleston notes future high school needs including technology and vocational courses The agenda covers sidewalk projects summer plans contract negotiations personnel matters bus contract curriculum director and coordinator salaries
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Central Heights Board of Education
Central Heights High School
Henry Huddleston
Brownback wary of Clinton budget deal but open to details
Senator Sam Brownback cautions against embracing the balanced budget agreement, citing Washington spending pressures. He says four of five conservative conditions are met and may back the plan after spending details are reviewed, while opposing Pentagon base closures and welcoming a probe into his fundraising.
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Washington
Sam Brownback
Kansas
Clinton
Brownback
Pentagon
City OKs north side projects park and zoning change
Ottawa commissioners approved a 711 Garfield rezoning from heavy industry to a manufactured home park by 4-0 with Matt Matthews absent. The planning commission backed it 4-3 amid concerns on future industrial use. The deal includes six acres for the park on Powhattan Street bought via city funds and land purchased from Edith Chism. The panel also OK’d a $19,400 engineering study by Black and Veatch for future water plant regulations, aligning with a 1997 $20,000 study budget.
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Lambers
Powhattan Street
Ottawa Recreation Commission
The
Girls Club of Ottawa
Edith Chism
Commission
Black and Veatch
Storm Knockout Hits Ottawa Area Power Grid
A 34,000 volt line along US-59 failed due to a broken insulator causing outages in Ottawa and two nearby substations at Sand Creek and Michigan Valley. Kansas City Power & Light crews searched for the fault after a line of strong storms swept the region. Power fluctuated with multiple interruptions as KCP&L restored service by 12:40 a.m., with city generators sustaining essential circuits temporarily.
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Ottawa
Us-59
Sand Creek
Michigan Valley
Leroy Daniel
Kansas City Power & Light
Paola
Pomona Lake
Daniel
Kcp&l
Jim Bradley
Bradley
Franklin Countians indicted on federal charges
Franklin County residents Cynthia Louise Howard and Ronnie Lee Smith Jr. were indicted April 11 on meth distribution charges involving 475.5 grams, with a separate indictment for Jesus Raul Aispuro accusing conspirary to distribute the same amount. Tony Cowdin faces firearm and drug trafficking related counts in a separate indictment. U.S. Attorney Jackie Williams notes the large meth quantity implies distribution.
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Valerie Wolf
Ansas City
Kan
Franklin County
U.S
Jackie Williams
Cynthia Louise Howard
Richmond
Ronnie Lee Smith Jr
Jesus Raul Aispuro
Williams’ Office
Chris Watney
Watney
Tony Cowdin
Jackson Road
Ottawa
Cowdin
Franklin
Graves criticizes politics in 1997 Kansas session
Gov Bill Graves says the 1997 Kansas Legislature was too political and slow to act. He laments that a ban on late term abortion failed to pass as House and Senate clashed over provisions. Graves vows to keep working on banning partial birth abortion while criticizing lawmakers for political maneuvering.
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Peka
Kan
Bill Graves
Graves
Senate
House
Les Graves
Flohr describes fear before fatal shooting in murder trial
In Franklin County, Flohr testifies he felt scared as Aideo Gully approached, leading to a confrontation on Willow Street. Prosecutors aired Flohr's taped interview as jurors weigh whether the shooter acted in self defense. Gully's family and Flohr's relatives watched, while Judge Sachse warned against juror or witness intimidation.
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Rick Geist
Johnner Flohr
Aideo Eugene Gully Jr
Flohr
Gully
Lyndee Flohr
Lyndee Mohr
Bryan Hastert
Olathe
Syndee
Geist
Mohr
Willow
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