William Library Opens With Book Walk Parade
Williamsburg prepares to formally open its new Williamsburg Community Library at Santa Fe Park with a Book Walk starting at 10 30 a m Saturday. A $1,000 donation from Friends of Johnson County Library supports the event. Participants will parade books from the old cramped library to the new facility using bikes wagons or any conveyance.
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Williamsburg
Santa Fe Park
Friends of the
Johnson County Library
Williamsburg City
Lynnett Burroughs
Internet Restored for Central Heights After Tower Help
Central Heights students and staff will soon be back online as a Paola based provider installs transmitter gear on Franklin County’s Lane tower to restore Internet and email after more than a week outage. Midwest Connections agreed to serve the district, with county officials approving space on the Lane tower. The emergency move followed the district’s Internet shutdown when the prior provider closed.
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Cleon Rickel
Central Heights
Lane
Franklin County
Deanne Alexander
Midwest Connections, Inc
Kansas
Franklin County Commission
Brent Randel
Ottawa
County restores wireless internet for Central Heights schools
Commissioner Don Stottlemire praised a rapid county response that restored SPEEDWAVE Wireless Internet access for Central Heights and the wider southern Franklin County. Alexander noted the district faced a dilemma without service, but officials acted quickly to reconnect multiple schools, homes, and businesses. The system transmits data over air waves to avoid telephone lines, enabling fast downloads, uploads, and multiple connections.
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Don Stottlemire
Alexander
Central Heights
Franklin County
Josh White
Midwest Connections, Inc
Kansas education spokesman sparks board rift on evolution
Kansas Department of Education spokesman David Awbrey drew fire from a state school board member and science advocates after questioning the strength of evidence for evolution at a panel. Board President Steve Abrams defended him as expressing personal views, while Sue Gamble criticized the involvement in science and religion debate.
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Sarah Kess Yaris
Topeka
Kansas
State Board
Awbrey
State Education Department
Intelligent Media
Sue Gamble
Governor Signs Bill Bolstering Grandparents Caregiving Aid
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius signed a law to help grandparents and other relatives raising grandchildren. Eligible caregivers receive 200 dollars monthly per child, up to 600 for three, with income and age requirements, and legal custody. The program has 2.1 million dollars in the state budget and takes effect July 1.
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Topeka
Kathleen Sebelius
Sebelius
Dunn to challenge Holland for Kansas House seat in 10th District
Franklin County Commissioner Roy Dunn announced a bid against Kansas Rep. Tom Holland for the 10th District legislative seat. Dunn, a Republican from Ottawa, says no Franklin County representative currently lives in the county and argues for county voice in state government. He plans to focus on issues rather than personal attacks, citing county and state relations as a key concern.
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Franklin County
Roy Dunn
Kansas
Tom Holland
Dunn
Ottawa
Holland
Baldwin City
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