Lake Region Waste Authority annual meeting and events
The Lake Region Solid Waste Authority will meet at 10 a.m. at Lyndon Community Center hosted by Osage County with Franklin, Anderson, Coffey, Linn and Miami counties. A Lawrence hazardous waste in schools presentation follows at 11 a.m. with lunch after. Reservations: Chris Anton Paus at (913) 294-4260. Library weekend closure for upgrade. Youth group murder-mystery dinner at First Baptist Church 6–8 p.m. Friday. Tickets $10, children 12 and under $5. VFW dance Saturday 8:30–11:30 p.m. Country Melody band, sandwiches and coffee. Edith Shoemaker to retire after 35 years of teaching. card shower planned, send cards to Williamsburg School.
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Chris Anton Paus
Ppaus
Prodigy
First Baptist Church
The
Country Melody
Edith Shoemaker
Williamsburg School
Louisa
Williamsburg
Kan
Marine recruit completes 12 weeks at San Diego depot
Pvt Danny M Clifton son of Tonie Standley of Quenemo and Danny L Clifton of Williamsburg completed twelve weeks of basic training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. Recruits ran three miles at 5 a.m. and did calisthenics training. They learned first aid, uniform regulations, combat water survival, marksmanship, hand to hand combat and weapons training. The Crucible tested teamwork in a 54 hour evolution ending with the Marine Corps Emblem and the title Marines. Clifton is a 2001 graduate of MDCV High School Melvern.
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Marine Corps Pvt
Danny M. Clifton
Tonie L. Standley
Quenemo
Danny L. Clifton
Williamsburg
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
San Diego
Clifton
Marine Corps
Mdcv High School of
Melvern
Dismissals and multiple arrests in local police report
The Daily Report details dismissals in Ottawa and a sheriff and police docket from Tuesday. Arrests include Ricky Lynn Crooks of Williamsburg on DUI and open container charges, Dalton Bugner on a Douglas County warrant, and several juvenile detentions for runaways or property damage. Vandalism, injuries, and numerous medical emergencies also appear in the blotter.
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Ricky Lynn Crooks
Williamsburg
John Brown
Dalton Joseph Bugner
S. Cedar
S. Main
Douglas County
Pomona
Shane Allen Morrison
N. Sycamore
Ottawa
Lincoln
Jesse C. Gunnels
N. Main
W. 11Th
Salina hosts traveling Vietnam War memorial wall event
Salina residents welcomed the Moving Wall at East Crawford Recreation Area with a seven day viewing, tents, and an information booth. Kansas National Guard units towed a Huey helicopter on display while Jim Deister and Sammy Davis spoke at the opening program. Visitors, including Smoky Valley students, left chalk rubbings next to names as they recalled fallen comrades and the war’s divided legacy.
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Harris News Service
Tom Dorsey
Salina Journal
Salina
East Crawford
Dodge City
Franklin County
Vietnam Veterans of America
Ottawa
Forest Park
Salinan
Tom Dunn
Kansas
Smoky Valley
Kansas National Guard
Salina Municipal
Dunn
National Guard
Jim Deister
Vietnam
Sammy L. Davis
Flat Rock
Til
Deister
Southeast Asia
Davis
Kansas Sports Hall of Fame funding bill fails in House
The Kansas House rejected a compromise bill to raise about 100000 for the Sports Hall of Fame in Abilene. The measure would add seat and game surcharges across state universities and high school championships, with four years of funding capped by the Senate.
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Topeka
House
Kansas Sports Hall of Fame
Shaun Weber
R-Herington
Abilene
Senate
Roger Toelkes
Lawrence
Bank
Democrats Press For Higher Income Tax In Kansas Session
Southeast Kansas Democrats defend paying more for top earners as the 104th legislative day drags on. Gov Graves blames the House minority for the delay while Republicans split on tax plans. Democrats argue for new upper tax brackets to distribute the burden amid a nearly 750 million budget gap.
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Harris News Service
Topeka
House
Kansas
Bill Graves
Kansans
Doug Gatewood
Dcolumbus
Gatewood
Graves
Senate
Jerry Williams
D-Chanute
Williams
Holland Seeks State House Seat After Redistricting
He and his wife operate a computer software and IT consulting business and have four children. Holland, new to politics, plans to run for the legislature despite district changes, arguing education funding cuts hurt Kansas families and the state’s future. Tanner, longtime House Education Committee chair, won’t decide on reelection until adjournment.
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Bara
University of Kansas
Holland
Tanner
House
Teen in custody after bomb found at residence
A 14 year old, unnamed due to age, faced a Sumner County Court probation violation hearing after investigators recovered a complete explosive device and multiple bomb making materials at his home in south central Kansas. The threat to Rose Hill High School preceded the arrest, and charges may include criminal use of explosives and threatening a school.
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Wellington, Kan
Sumner County Court
Lee Davidson
Sumner County
Davidson
Wichita
Kansas
Gerald Gilkey
Gilkey
Rose Hill High School
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the Daily Report
Jamey Daniels
Sheriff’s News
Mary A. Hultz
Montana Road
Princeton
Ann Sinclair
Hultz
Katie C. Sheffield
Mary F. McMillen
Hickory Ai
S. Hickory
Marilyn A. Eccles
Waverly
Stephanie S. Beauchamp
Wilson
Main
Beauchamp
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E. Franklin
S. Twyman
S. Elm
Kingman
E. Garfield
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Sedar
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By Sarah Kessinger
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Marais Des Cygnes
Bill Feyerborn
D-Garnett
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