Rail Trail slows Garnett traffic with 20 mph limit
Garnett City Commission approves lowering Park Road speed to 20 mph between Walnut and Pine due to expected hike in pedestrian and bicycle traffic from the Prairie Spirit Trail. Also approved bids for electrical substation equipment, purchase of a building from ECKAN, and upcoming community events at Anderson County schools and local venues.
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Arnett
Gariner
Park Road
Garnett
Prairie Spirit Trail
Walnut
Pine
Holy Angels Church
Anderson County Fairgrounds
Lake Garnett Park
East Shelter House
Anderson County Economist and Morgan Research Group Ltd
Drug train searches anger travelers on Amtrak
An Amtrak Los Angeles to Kansas City route is the focus of police luggage and private berth searches branded as the drug train. Travelers like Greg Skibbee allege privacy violations while police report seized drugs and weapons. Civil liberties groups consider a lawsuit, arguing searches may breach rights.
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Ansas City
Amtrack
Los Angeles
Kansas City
Greg Skibbee
American Civil Liberties Union
Kansas
Land of Oz
Skibbee
Kansas City Star
Kevin Masters
Masters
Amtrak
Ennis Robinson
Dick Kurtenbach
American Civil Liberties Union of
Western Missouri
Kurtenbach
Paul Fischer
Las Vegas
The
Star
Tuxedo Park
N.Y
Oklahoma sheriff tied to illegal gambling probe
Federal prosecutors accuse Ottawa County Sheriff Ed Walker of extortion and conspiracy in a 12 count indictment. He allegedly pressured illegal gambling owners to share profits and avoid enforcement, with several co-defendants named. The investigation has expanded to multiple clubs across surrounding counties and states.
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Julsa
Okla
Ottawa County
Walker
Tulsa
Associated Press
Miami
U.S. Department of Justice
Oklahoma
Steve Lewis
Internal Revenue Service
Delaware
Mayes
Kansas
Clinton to add 121 new police officers in Kansas
President Clinton announced 121 of 9,000 nationwide new officers under the COPS program as part of his anti crime push. Wichita leads Kansas with 60 new posts. Miami County Sheriff's Dept. gets $63,168 for an added officer. total cost $8.6 million.
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Clinton
Kansas
Wichita
Kansas Cities
Miami County
U.S. Justice Department
Congress
Ottawa Hospital Admissions and Local Police News
Hospital notes report admissions Robert Hendrickson Cynthia McCall and Mary Probst all of Ottawa for Wednesday. Dismissals include Andrea Scobee and daughter Garnett Lydia Viola Robe and others from Ottawa. Sheriff notes vandalism on drilling rig near Wellsville and police report multiple arrests for DUI underage drinking battery burglary theft and minor offenses in Ottawa area. Noninjury accident at Seventh and Main involving two cars reported with damage over $500.
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Robert Hendrickson
Cynthia ‘McCall
Mary Probst
Ottawa
Andrea Scobee
Garnett
Lydia Viola Robe
Williamsburg
Vicki Horton
Quenemo
Lucille Kunard
Dorothy Ybarra
Lestie Beasley
Koretta
Ellifritts
Roberta Paine
Cindy (Hollon) Barnes
Robert
Phyllis Hollon
Donna D. Ward
N. Main
South Cedar
Jimmy Lee Hadi
Lawrence
South Main
Jimmy Wayne Lee
Main
Joshua Ryan Hopkins
S. Oak
Terry Lynn Shisles
S. Elm
U-Haul, Inc
Phoenix
Casey's General Store
Former police officer fatally shot in Topeka
A 46yearold former Burlingame police officer was shot to death in a vacant Topeka house while two suspects allegedly tried to steal his handgun he had advertised. Police said the shooting occurred Tuesday as the man tried to sell the weapon.
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Skibbee
Topeka
Kan
Burlingame
John Sidwell
Wesley C. Briggs
Obituaries Pending for Sundstrom and Young in Ottawa
Funeral arrangements for Marilyn Sundstrom 56 of rural Ottawa who died May 15 1996 are pending at Lamb Roberts Funeral Home Ottawa. Isabel Young 81 of Ottawa who died May 16 1996 at Power Spring Ga is also awaiting details.
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Marilyn Sundstrom
Ottawa
Lamb-Roberts Funeral Home
Isabel Young
Power Spring
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Anderson County News
Waukesha
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Chuck Leava
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Santa Fe
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Rick Doran
Triangle Builders
Paola
Kansas Department of Transportation
Anderson County High School
Greeley Elementary
Anderson County
Garett Elementary
Anderson County Junior/Senior High School
Acjshs
Garnett Elementary Center
Garnett Optimist Club
the Daily Report
Police
James F. Sullivan
Kimberly A. Knape
S. Malin
Wall Street
Major Market Indexes
PepsiCo
Wendy's
WiliamsGo
Edward C. Jones & Co
Ottawa Coop
Franklin County Consolidated Farm Services
Dodge City
Agad
Lemand Light
ST. Joseph, Mo
Audeignasl Atatcop
Arnoce
iGanmys Gan
CocaCola
OeereCos
DorGen
BetKodek
Ford Motor
Genmotorse
Goodyear
inPince
IBM
Kmart
KaneCryPal
McDonald A
O’relly Auto
Hone Pennayic
NYSE
Ecord
Laza Cinema
the Quest
Jean-Claude van Demme
Strong's Office Systems
Nenene
True Value
Paola True Value
Country Mart
Sutton's
Paola Cultural Genitier
Linda's Liquor
Iowa
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