Public forums and events across Central Heights and Burlington
A community bulletin lists a 6 p.m. Monday forum at Central Heights school cafeteria with State Reps Ralph Tanner and Bill Feuerborn expected and Sen. Robert Tyson invited. FEMA will host a 1:30 p.m. Friday meeting in Burlington to review a Wolf Creek plume exercise, with a two day state and county participation.
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Central Heights
Ralph Tanner
Bill Feuerborn
Robert Tyson
FEMA
Wolf Creek
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Coffey County
Burlington
State of Kansas
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region IV
District eyes elementary revamp amid possible closures
USD 290 board discusses education planning project to revamp elementary facilities. Preliminary drawings and cost estimates expected in 45 to 60 days with Devore as a consulting figure. Separate studies from 1990s and last year inform phase one while Kansas Accelerated Literacy Learning tests proceed. Maintenance crew gets recognition for old middle school fence work.
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John Coen
Devore
Ottawa
Collins
Jean McCally
Nancy Johnson
David Baisinger
Kansas
Bassinger
McCally
Bill Ketchum
Ezra Sykes
Esykes
Ottawaherald
City mulls police station decision and funding plan
Commissioners have not yet decided on building a police station. The vote is on the process, not the station itself, with a final decision expected in coming months. Financing would come from the Capital Improvement Project budget via general obligation bonds, aided by low interest rates.
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Bezek
Scott Bird
Clean
Ottawaherald.com
Stovall names Glasscock running mate for Kansas governor
AP reports that Carla Stovall announced Kansas House Speaker Kent Glasscock as her running mate in Wichita, ending suspense about his own gubernatorial bid. The Marion kickoff and nine rallies over two days frame a race shaping party lines between moderates and conservatives.
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Marion
Carla
Stovall
House
Kent Glasscock
Glasscock
Wichita
Kansas
Tim Shallenburger
GOP
Stovall-Shallenburger
Marion Senior Center
Crawford County
Kansas Parole Board
Senate
Dave Kerr
Hutchinson
David Miller
Miller
Bill Graves
Kathleen Sebelius
Kansas Republican Party
Ksgop
Associated Press
Carla Stovall
Ottawa economic summit to coordinate development efforts
Ottawa leaders from Main Street city government Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development group will meet at noon Wednesday at Ransom Memorial Hospital for a coordinated approach to economic development. A lunch at 11:30 a.m. leads into discussion with a January follow up to assign responsibilities and streamline agencies.
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Ottawa
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Ottawa Main Street
Julie Prideaux
Main Street
Ottawa Area
Ottawaherald
Daily Report Hospital Notes and Police Blotter
Admissions include Edna Droge Disadaph Kongkindavong both of Ottawa Richard Stapp Williamsburg. Dismissals Janet Griffin and daughter Princeton Jacque Berry Ottawa. Births a daughter 7 Ibs 11 oz to Disadaph Kongkindavong and Phetsamai Phommaseng a son 7 lbs 10 oz to Megan and William Schmoe. Arrests Mary G McKay 35 728 N Oak arrested 8 04 a.m. Monday 720 W Second for no insurance released on court order. Theft of DVD VCR and movie 1 to 130 p.m. Friday 700 block N Oak loss 219. Theft of VCR computer monitor power card 50 CDs cleaning supplies candy 12 to Nov 9 a.m. 4 in 1000 block S Hickory loss 880. Ambulance medical emergency 509 p.m. Monday 1300 block S Main.
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Edna Droge
Disadaph
Kongkindavong
Ottawa
Richard Stapp
Williamsburg
Janet Griffin
Princeton
Jacque Berry
Disadaph Kongkindavong
Phetsamai Phommaseng
Megan
William Schmoe
Mary G. McKay
N. Oak
S. Hickory
S. Main
Man pleads no contest to meth manufacturing charge
George Burton Waddle of 1971 Texas Road pleaded no contest in Franklin County District Court to one count of manufacturing methamphetamine. Six other drug charges were dismissed after plea negotiations, with prosecutors and defense jointly recommending seven years. Evidence included a Dec 9, 1999 STAR team warrant finding meth and meth oil on Waddle. Judge Sachse ordered a pre sentence report and set sentencing for 1:30 p.m. Dec 10.
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Herald
George Burton Waddle
Texas Road
Franklin County
Waddle
Adam Crane
Heather Landon
Franklin County Star
Critics blast voluntary plan for Ogallala aquifer
In Wichita critics say the Kansas Water Authority plan to manage the Ogallala Aquifer is biased toward irrigators and unlikely to slow depletion. Opponents note its voluntary nature lacks a clear timeline and rely on incentives, while supporters urge re-evaluation in five to ten years.
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Wichita
Kansas Water Authority
Ogallala
Bob Hooper
Solomon Basin
Earl
Water Authority
Charles Benjamin
Sierra Club
Benjamin
Kansas
Wes Jackson
Salinabased Land Institute
Jackson
Bill Graves
Hooper
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Trait Friends, Historical Society
Friends of the Prairie Spirit Trail
Franklin County Historical Society
Intrust Bank
Sponer
Kanza Park
Main
Girls Scouts
Missouri
Oklahoma
Burlington High School
Kelley Park
Shallenburger
Bush
Cleon Ricked
Herald News Editor
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