Franklin County votes against Wellsville quarry plan
Nearly 100 residents packed the Franklin County Annex as commissioners unanimously refused to issue a special use permit for Asphalt Sales Inc. to open a 170 acre limestone quarry at K 33 and Riley Road, citing farm land and visual impact concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleon Rickel
Franklin County Commission
Wellsville
Franklin County Planning Commission
Asphalt Sales Inc
Kansas City
Kan
K-33
Riley Road
Roy Dunn
Hay
Franklin County Annex
NewsChopper 9 Visits Eisenhower Elementary School
NewsChopper 9 and KMBC Channel 9 helicopter pilot Johnny Rowlands visited Eisenhower Elementary School in Kansas City on a spring tour. Fourth grade teacher Jackie Steelman submitted top reasons for the visit as Rowlands and his son Blake spoke to students about tornadoes and tornado safety on the school grounds.
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Eisenhower
S. Ash St
Point and Wave
NewsChopper 9
Kmbc Channel 9
Johnny Rowlands
Kansas City
Jackie Steelman
Rowlands
Eisenhower Elementary School
Blake
KMBC
Blake Rowlands
Steelman
TV helicopter thrills Ottawa students
KMBC NewsChopper 9 landed on a white X by Eisenhower Elementary as Johnny Rowlands and crew visited to teach tornado safety. Students watched tornado footage from recent events including May 4 2003 Wyandotte County and May 8 2003 Lawrence tornadoes and a May 29 2004 Dearborn Missouri twister.
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Nancy Johnson
Eisenhower
Steelman
Rowlands
Lacey Waterman
Wyandotte County
Lawrence
Dearborn
Funeral services for 19 year old from Spring Hill dies in U S 59 wreck
Laura J. Miller, 19, of Spring Hill with ties to Ottawa, died after a two vehicle crash at U S 59 and U S 56 known as Baldwin Junction. Her passenger driver Jennifer J. Jamison, 19, also of Spring Hill, died at the scene. Chauncey Russell, 20, Ottawa, rushed by ambulance refused treatment. Miller later died at University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City. The April 29 crash left Russell’s Dodge Dakota northbound on U S 59 and Jamison’s vehicle westbound on U S 56. Wreck details continue on Page 14.
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Spring Hill
Ottawa
Franklin County
Laura J. Miller
U.S. 59
U.S. 56
Baldwin Junction
Miller
University of Kansas
Douglas County
Doug Woods
Jamison
Chauncey Russell
Russell
Sheriff's Department
County to review appraiser performance at session
County commissioners will hold an executive session at Don Hay's request to discuss County Appraiser Steve Brown amid ongoing criticism from Della Sandgren. The board plans to meet with state officials next week before any Brown discussion resumes, while approving a separate special use permit for Franklin County Mental Health to expand its Eisenhower Road clinic.
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Don Hay
Steve Brown
Hay
Brown
Della Sandgren
Sandgren
Commission
Ed Taylor
Jay Newton
Taylor
Franklin County Mental Health
Eisenhower Road
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Newschopper
Eer
Jodie Garcia
Ottawa F
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