Kansas filings edge up with Carlin and Johnston entry
Kansas political filings near the June 11 deadline show former Gov. John Carlin and Lt. Gov. Michael Johnston entering the race for governor and lieutenant governor. Attorney General Robert Stephan files for a fourth term, and Ron Todd enters the insurance post as incumbents and candidates weigh prospects ahead of August 7 primaries.
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Michael Johnston
Robert T. Stephan
Ron Todd
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Johnston
Memorial Day traffic toll across Kansas rises with six deaths
Six people died on Kansas roads during the Memorial Day weekend including Hutchinson teen Michael Booker 18 who died Monday from Friday night motorcycle crash injuries. In Ellis County Martin Kinderknecht 24 died when his pickup left a road and rolled. Todd Cook 21 of Hays died from crash injuries. three Omaha residents Raymond F Gordon Sr 44 Viola Gordon 40 and Raymond Gordon Jr 20 died when their van struck a hay wagon on I 35 near Wellington. Other notes cover floods near Erie Chanute Labette County Eureka Downs attendance and Kansas State Fair concerts.
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St. Joseph Hospital
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Martin Kinderknecht
Hays
Ellis County
Kansas Highway Patrol
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Wichita
Omaha
Neb
Interstate 35
Wellington
Raymond F. Gordon Sr
Viola F. Gordon
Raymond Gordon Jr
California highways bloodiest over holidays
California recorded the most traffic deaths during the holiday weekend, with 45 of the nation’s 433 fatalities. The National Safety Council had estimated 380 to 480 deaths for the period from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Monday. Texas 29, Georgia 24, Florida 24, New York 20, and 18 died in Illinois.
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Ottawa Republican Walker Hendrix announces Kansas House bid
Ottawa Republican Walker Hendrix formally announced his candidacy for the 10th District Kansas House seat at the Franklin County Republican Women's gathering. He argues to build on Franklin County history for economic growth and housing, targeting reduced property taxes and education funding changes, and backs a Kansas Farm Bureau sales tax plan to fund these goals.
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Jack Beauchamp
Kansas Farm Bureau
Phelps picks Groves as running mate in Kansas governor race
Fred Phelps Sr. announced Kansas City Kansas retiree K C Groves as his lieutenant governor pick for the August 7 Democratic primary. Groves, 65, would be the first Black candidate for governor or lieutenant governor in Kansas this century. Phelps, one of three Democratic contenders, says Groves will join him at Friday news conferences and will become secretary of the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services if elected. Groves has spent 31 years with the U S Postal Service and 15 years lobbying lawmakers for workers, women and minorities.
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Grandstand Entertainment
Statler Brothers
Suzy Bogguss
the Fair
Oak Ridge Boys
Williams & Ree
Charlie Daniels
Julie Newton
Statlers
Bogguss
Capital Record
Dollywood
Dolly Parton
Associated Press & Harris News Service
Topeka
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K.C. Groves
Kansas City
Groves
Postal Service
Kansas
Edward
McCabe
Phelps
Wichita
John Carlin
Joan Finney
U.S. Postal Service
Tonight's Forecast: Cloudy With Rain Likely
Forecast shows a 60 percent chance of rain tonight with temperatures around 60. Barometer 30.04 inches and rising. Sunrise tomorrow at 5:58 with a low visibility note and scattered data on past days.
Ottawa events and ads list scattered notices
Community notices advertise best prime rib, Sunday country kitchen, and a Friday night golf tourney at Ottawa Country Club. Also listed are Jaycees sponsorships, a skunk run, summer painting classes starting June, a moving sale, and a political ad urging a yes vote on a plan. Contact numbers and locations included.
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Ottawa Country Club
Steve
Ottawa Chamber Offers Free Booster Poster
The Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce provides a free promotional poster at 109 E. 2nd for visitors to pick up. The royal blue poster on cream stock carries a Public Affairs Committee message led by Richard Jackson, first printed in The Ottawa Herald, titled Ottawa: Our Home Town, an essay on what makes Ottawa special.
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Ottawa Area
Ottawa Herald Price List For Subscriptions 1990
Ottawa Herald lists subscription rates effective April 1 1990 for various delivery options. Rates cover local carrier rural mail by month quarter half year and year plus state and out of state mail segments. Editor and staff names appear in the masthead with daily publication details.
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