Citizens push new petitions for grand jury probe
A local group Concerned Citizens for Responsive Gov convened supporters to refile a petition seeking a grand jury investigation of Franklin County government and Commissioner Ed Taylor. Additional petitions aim to oust 3rd District Commissioner Roy C Dunn and reduce the commission size from five to three. Lawyer Bret Landrith, previously ruled against for technical errors, filed the new petition with County Clerk Shaun Perry.
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4Th District Court
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Topeka
Franklin County
Shaun Perry
Landrith
Kansas Board For Discipline of Attorneys
Kansas
Ottawa board approves three bids for northern elementary site
Ottawa Board of Education accepted low bids totaling about 783 800 for preliminary work at a new northern elementary school site. R D Johnson Excavating of Lawrence won 329 000 for site excavation grading and utilities with Killough Construction of Ottawa submitting 220 600 for asphalt paving and concrete footings. Architects and engineers warned bids could still rise and urged caution as they proceed with further bids and contracts for nearby projects tied to the 259 million bond issue.
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Ottawa
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Devore
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Davis Avenue
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Garfield Orthern
Pottawatomie Massacre Days recalls Trail of Death
Lane hosts the fourth annual Pottawatomie Massacre Days with re-enactments and talks by Deb Barker and Sister Virginia Pearl. The event covers the 1838 Trail of Death from Indiana to Kansas, detailing the deaths of about 600 to 900 Potawatomi as they were moved under faulty administration.
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Lane City Park
Deb Barker
Franklin County Historical Society
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Virginia Pearl
Equa-Kwe-Sek
Sugar Creek Catholic Mission
St. Ilbippine Dechesne
Linn County
Jim Pearl
Benjamin Petit
Potawatomies
Pottawatomies
Kansas
Barker
Pottawatomie
Lane Mission
Robert Simerwell
Sugar Creek
Taylor Design Group Chosen for CHIP Paving Project
Ottawa based Taylor Design Group was selected by the Board of Commissioners to design and manage 35.5 miles of county roads for the 2004 County Highways CHIP project. They will prepare engineering designs, bid and contract documents, oversee bidding, and supervise construction with an estimated drawing and bid cost of 37500 dollars. Construction management will be hourly, from 130 dollars for a top manager to 45 dollars for clerical, plus travel and equipment expenses. Commissioner Ed Taylor was absent on a bear hunting trip in Canada. He previously owned Taylor Surveying, the predecessor firm to Taylor Design.
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Canada
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Taylor Design
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