Casey's seeks county help for Pomona inspections
Casey's General Store seeks county involvement to handle building inspections for its Pomona site at 200 East Franklin.Doug Beech, legal counsel, cites site plan and zoning process challenges and aims for a less controversial, cost efficient, timely project. Pomona officials did not comment by press time and the council meeting is set for Tuesday at City Hall.
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Casey’s
Pomona
Doug Beech
Casey
Beech
Doug Combs
Joann Hancock
Franklin Street
Planning Commission
Pomona City Hall
W. A St
Benefit today for man injured in wreck
Harold Bishop 31 of Ottawa was injured when his motorcycle crashed on South Main Street. A Poker Run benefit starts with registration at 11 a.m. at Drivers Sports Cafe and ends at 700 Club in Pomona to cover medical and income expenses.
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Ottawa
Harold Bishop
Drivers Sports Cafe
E. Logan St
Samantha Peters
700 Club
N. Main St
Bishop
Highway Patrol
Main
Briscoe
Ninth
Jones
Sobriety checkpoints yield expected results in Ottawa
Ottawa Police Lt. Adam Weingartner noted the K-68 and Beech Street check point matched past outcomes. About 1,400 vehicles passed and 78 citations were issued for DUI, driving without a license, open alcohol, and no seat belt with 18+ officers involved. The event, funded by the STEP Grant, included Franklin County Sheriff and Kansas Highway Patrol. Another checkpoint is planned for Labor Day weekend.
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Courtney Servaes
Herald
Ottawa
Adam Weingartner
Weingartner
Beech Street
Police Department
Franklin County Sheriff's Department
Kansas Highway Patrol
Kansas Department of Transportation
Budget Woes Delay Kansan Tax Refunds And School Payments
Kansas faces a revenue shortfall as May tax revenues come in $103 million under forecast. The state suspended income tax refunds affecting about 22,000 refunds worth $11 million and will delay $130 million due to school districts for special education funding. Budget officials warn of continued cuts and possible further delays into June as Gov. Parkinson weighs additional reductions to the 2010 budget.
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Topeka
Kansas
Department of Revenue
Freda Warfield
Duane Goossen
Mark Parkinson
Goossen
Parkinson
House Appropriations Committee
Kevin Yoder
Overland Park
Farmers urge alternate route for Kansas 96 expansion
A Sterling meeting drew about 30 farmers who back widening Kansas 96 to a four lane divided highway but ask officials to study a route between Sterling and Nickerson that would spare irrigated land. They note decades of irrigation, no water table drop, while engineers say a farther east route increases cost and could hinder growth near planned interchanges.
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Sterling
Kansas
Reno
Rice
Engelland
Dennis Clennan
Salina
Wilson and Co
Nickerson
Youth in Government Lunch With Ottawa Mayor
Local youth in grades 8 through 12 are invited to a free lunch with Ottawa Mayor Blake Jorgensen from noon to 1 pm Wednesday at East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corp. The event at 1320 S Ash St offers a view of city leadership, Q&A, and the chance to apply for the 2009 2010 Youth in Government program. RSVP by 1 pm Monday to Lisa Rivers at 785 242 7450 ext 205 or lrivers eckan.org.
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Ottawa
Blake Jorgensen
East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corp
Ash St
Lisa Rivers
Eckan
Summer Lunch Program volunteers needed in Ottawa
ECKAN seeks volunteers to set up tables and chairs, serve meals, monitor attendance, and clean up for free lunches to children ages 1 to 18. The program runs 11 30 a.m. to 12 45 p.m. Monday through Friday at Don Woodward Community Center 517 E Third St Ottawa. Call 785 242 7450 ext 205 to volunteer.
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ECKAN
Don Woodward Community Center
Third St
Ottawa
Chautauqua Volunteers Promote 1930s Histories in Ottawa
Volunteers are invited to help run the Chautauqua tent at City Park through June 7 featuring portrayals of Will Rogers Franklin D Roosevelt Huey Long and Zora Neale Hurston. Roles include setting up tents handing out materials guiding youth workshops and assisting Dust Bowl exhibit efforts at the Old Depot Museum and Youth Chautauqua Camp. Contact Franklin County Convention & Visitors Bureau at 785 242 1411 for details.
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Ottawa
City Park
Will Rogers
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Huey Long
Aimee Semple McPherson
Zora Neale Hurston
Old Depot Museum
Historic Dodge City ledger found in Ohio
FBI says a historic Kansas court ledger from 1878 to 1882 tied to Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson, valuable at about 100000 dollars, was recovered in Ohio. The 1950s theft is suspected while Dodge City seeks return via a civil action declaring the ledger a public record.
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Topeka
Kansas
Wyatt Earp
Bat Masterson
Ohio
FBI
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Dodge City
Robin Smith
Bridget Patton
Kansas City
U.S. Attorney's Office
U.S. District Court
Wichita
Ford County
James Collins
Blacklick
Columbus
Smith
Collins
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