Chandler art moves to Overland Park exhibit
Gwen Chandler’s Red Umbrella from Prairie Art Exhibition at Sterling College now part of the 14th Art in the Woods show in Overland Park. 117 pieces were selected from 700 entries by Rackstraw Downes for display sponsored by Overland Park Arts Commission and Corporate Woods through Sunday.
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Sterling College
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Corporate Woods
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New York
Eatery brings cheer to Plevna community
In Plevna Kansas Gina Taylor opened the Plevna Livery Stables restaurant in a small white house beside the bank after the town’s 1912 general store burned earlier in January. The mayor hopes the cafe will help keep the town together, with plans to move an 80 year old barn from the store site to house the restaurant.
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Plevna
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Sears and Roebuck
Martha Horton
Hutchinson
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Horton
County and KDHE discuss LEPP funding and county code update
Franklin County officials met with KDHE administrators to review the Local Environmental Protection Program funding and a proposed update to the sanitary code. LEPP funds, sourced from water service fees and agricultural product sales, support county sanitarian Rory Hale and water quality efforts. KDHE plans a six week review, while enforcement could involve local tickets. The state increased LEPP funding from 1.8 to 2.0 million, boosting Franklin County’s next-year allocation.
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Signs delayed on loitering rule at County Annex lot
Freone Hollinger reported that posted signs banning after dark loitering in the County Annex parking lot had not yet been placed. She also cleaned cans, bottles, broken glass and cigar butts before the Farmers Market. Commissioners would investigate the posting delay while noting the lot’s ongoing cleanup. Kansas farmers expect a 342.4 million bushel winter wheat harvest, a 34 percent rise from last year, with 32 bushels per acre or 11.4 million planted acres and 10.7 million harvested this summer. western Kansas needs rain to meet yields.
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Wichita, Kan
Kansas
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Kansas State University
Western
McVeigh Trial Details Prosecution Witness Fortier Testimony
Fortier expected as key prosecution witness in the Oklahoma City case. He claims McVeigh and Fortier drove by the federal building four months earlier to scout the site. Fortier also testifies McVeigh said even innocent workers in the building serve an evil system and must be fatally hurt.
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U.S
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White House notes in Whitewater case on privilege
The White House faces a legal clash as the Whitewater grand jury in Little Rock subpoenas notes from Mrs. Clinton’s meetings with White House and private lawyers. The petition argues the White House counsel’s role is essential to defend against Starr and congressional probes, while Starr cites a duty to disclose. The dispute centers on attorney client privilege and its limits in federal investigations.
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Little Rock, Ark
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Clinton
Supreme Court
Starr
Eighth Circuit
Andrew L. Frey
Senior to Leave Wheelchair for Diploma at Graduation
Elisha Jensen, a Lee's Summit North senior who has spent over a decade in therapy after a car crash, plans to walk across the stage at graduation May 17 in Independence. She will leave her wheelchair for a walker to receive her diploma, a milestone after a coma lasting more than five months.
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Elisha Jensen
Lee's Summit North High School
Ms. Jensen
Alds Auditorium
Independence
Kansas City
Lee's Summit
Lee’s Summit North
Ministers seek their way out of technology Dark Age
A group of Methodist ministers attended a weekend workshop in Kansas to learn how to use computers and the Internet for church administration and research. They discussed benefits like email networks and access to translations, while noting risks of a technology gap harming poorer congregations.
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Alina, Kan
Roger Winn
Marquette
Salina
Concordia District Councils On Ministries
Kansas Wesleyan University
Kris Brinlee
Talmage and Industry United
Tronic
Jesus of Nazareth
Paul Bube
Kansas Wesleyan
Bube
Reader Information and Home Delivery Rates
Ottawa Herald delivery guidance notes expected arrival times for Ottawa and surrounding areas. It lists carrier, rural, and mail subscription prices with monthly and multi month discounts, plus contact steps if a paper is not received.
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Ottawa
Ion
Franklin
Test
Kansas
Weather Tonight Forecast and Midweek Warmth in Ottawa
Cold tonight with decreasing clouds and a low near 40. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Wednesday dry west with showers or thunderstorms possible east, lows in the 40s, highs 65 to 75, and near 80 in the east. Thursday dry with lows 40s to lower 50s and highs around 70s. Friday thunderstorms possible north. Ottawa temperatures.
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