County jail bonds officially on sale
Franklin County Commissioners signed all documents authorizing a 3.5 million bond sale for a jail addition. The offering carries an average 7.22 percent rate over 16 years, with Merchant's Bank of Topeka as trustee. Bond sale expected to close within a week.
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Diane Yeamans
Herald
Franklin County Commissioners Today
George K. Baum and Co
Bob Storey
Topeka
Franklin County
Baum and Co
Trust Department of Merchant's Bank of
River flooding prompts rescue planning and road closures
A river crest rose from seven feet to 26 feet as crews work to clear debris and keep floodwaters moving. Public Works notes heavy runoff from north areas and rainfall totals up to 6 inches in parts of Douglas County. US-59 closures and scattered low level flooding affected Wellsville and Le Loup while deputies urged caution on rural roads.
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Eric Wilson
Sand Creek Nursery
Ottawa
Road and Bridge Department
Sand Creek Road
Us-59
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Herald
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Marais Des Cygnes
Rantoul
Franklin County
Rex Bowling
Franklin-Douglas County
Bowling
Rock Creek Road
Wellsville
le Loup
Kansans Await Break After Tornado Destroys Farms Near Whitewater
Storms moved out after a violent night in southeast Kansas that damaged six farms near Whitewater. A flash flood watch remained as showers could worsen swollen streams. Four 18-year-old boaters were rescued when their craft capsized in Olathe’s flooded stream. a home near the Harvey County header endured minor damage. A paddle wheel dredge on the Kaw River broke loose, nearly colliding with vessels. Four cars of a Union Pacific train derailed by washed-out tracks near Overland Park. Emergency officials monitored Neosho and Cottonwood rivers as rainfall soaked the area.
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Kansas
Whitewater
Olathe
Overland Park
Johnson County
Union Pacific
Jim Siener
Lyon County
Steve Davis
Neosho
Cottonwood
Obituaries for Betty Majure and Donald Neiswender in Kansas
Betty Lou Majure 67 of Overland Park died May 15 1990 at home. Funeral Thursday at St Mark's United Methodist Church burial Corinth Cemetery. Survivors include husband four daughters and six grandchildren. Donald G Neiswender 59 of Topeka died May 15 1990. Funeral Friday at Assumption Catholic Church with military graveside at Mount Calvary Cemetery. Survives include wife three daughters a brother five grandchildren and two step grandsons.
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Overland Park
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Corinth Cemetery
Prairie Village
Michigan Valley
Kansas City
Old Mission Gallery Art Publishing
Emporia State University
American Red Cross
University of Kansas Medical Center
Women's Auxiliary
Oliver D. Majure
Susan Gandy
Clathe
Joyce Majure
Lewiston
Idaho
Janet Majure
Lawrence
Lori Majure
John Tucker
Overbrook
Seldon Tucker
Robert Tucker
Creve Coeur
Frances Jackson
Raytown
D.W. Newcomer and Sons
St. Mark’s United Methodist Church
Donald G. Neiswender
Topeka
Assumption Catholic
Assumption Catholic Church
Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge
Jimmy Lillard
Shawnee County
Mary Ann Ferguson
Ottawa
Susanne
Susie” Williams
Jeanette Holliday
Michelle “Shelly” Neiswender
Duane A. Neiswender
Harold Spurgeon
Ralph Spurgeon
Davidson
St. Francis
West Franklin approves $325000 computer program plan
The West Franklin School Board approved a 325000 project to equip three elementary schools with Apple labs and IBM labs at Pomona and Williamsburg High, a Writing To Read pilot, drafting and robotics labs, and a district library interface. The plan includes keyboarding for third graders, teacher training, upgraded materials, and funding from federal money, state interest, and capital outlay funds.
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Diane Yeamans
Herald
Pomona
West Franklin
James E. Cain
Apple
IBM
Williamsburg
Appanoose
Pomona High School
U.S
Cain
Kansas State Departent of Education
Roy Reed
Deanne Miller
Lee Mills
Frances Coppoe
Kayeties
DARE Ceremony Honors City Fifth Graders and Two Educators
Ninety four students and two program leaders were acknowledged in a DARE event. Nine winners read essays from Eisenhower Hawthorne Sacred Heart Garfield Eugene Field Lincoln schools. DPS Director Jeff Herrman praised community support and stressed drug prevention. Hawkins and Sams dedicated hours to teaching and mentoring students.
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Chris Green
Eisenhower
Courtney Pence
Hawthorne
Blaine Bowling
Sacred Heart
Bryce Lee Kruger
Sarah Atchely
Garfield
Christina Garcia
Karissa Richardson
Eugene Field
Samantha Tate
Jodie McNamara
Lincoln
DPS
Jeff Herrman
Hawkins
Sams
SRS boss to return to native Oklahoma
Winston Barton, who led the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services, resigns effective June 17 to become special assistant to the director of Oklahoma Human Services. Governor Hayden names Dennis Taylor as acting SRS secretary. Barton had run the agency since July 1987 and cites returning to planning and research in government.
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Kan
Winston Barton
State Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Barton
Oklahoma Deparment of Human Services
Mike Hayden
Dennis Taylor
SRS
Hayden
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River City
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