Hospital Notes and Franklin County Jail Reports
Admissions Tuesday include Loewe Hayes from Ottawa. Bookings list Ian James Thielman, 20, of 321 E Fourth, jailed at 11:04 a.m. on a writ of commitment. Ernesto Lopez Munoz, 33, of 226 S Oak, arrested 12:45 p.m. on drug possession with intent to sell and remains jailed. Clarissa Diane Burgoon, 28, of 1384 Thomas Read, arrested 6:36 p.m. on habitual violator charges and released on $700 bond. A theft of a tent and a 12 pack of Pepsi occurred at 4:28 a.m. today on U.S. 59.
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Franklin County
Ian James Thielman
Sheriff's Dept
Ernesto Lopez Munoz
S. Oak
Clarissa Diane Burgoon
Thomas Read
Luckert Named to High Court in Kansas
Shawnee County District Judge Marla J. Luckert was appointed to the Kansas Supreme Court, becoming the second woman on the court. She replaces retiring Justice Fred N. Six, joins Chief Justice Kay McFarland, and will join Gov. Bill Graves' final term appointments before January 13. Luckert, 47, previously presided over notable cases including the Knowlton lottery ticket alteration case and a property tax ruling involving Rev. Fred Phelps Sr.
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Topeka
Shawnee
Marla J. Luckert
Kansas Supreme Court
Luckert
Fred N. Six
Kay McFarland
Bill Graves
Tyler Lockett
Lockett
Edward Larson
Graves
Law
Kansas Lottery
Richard Lee Knowlton
Fred Phelps Sr
State Fair director resigns after closed board sessions
Kansas State Fair board accepted the resignation of fair manager Bill Ogg after five closed meetings at Emporia State University. Denny Stoecklein was named interim manager, effective immediately, and Ogg received a month's severance. Ogg cited no immediate plans and would not discuss the reasons beyond a vague reference to a matter involving a demolished barn.
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Hutchinson News Emporia
Kansas State Fair
Bill Ogg
Kansas State Fair Board
Oge
Emporia State University
Ogg
Camille Nohe
Kansas
Denny Stoecklein
Brad Rayl
Butt
Fairgrounds
Cessna Plans More Layoffs in 2003
Cessna Aircraft Co told employees more layoffs are coming in the first quarter of 2003. Chairman Russ Meyer did not specify the number or exact date. Union leader Steve Rooney predicts at least 500 cuts, citing 60 day notices required for large layoffs. This follows an earlier round that reduced staff by 800.
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Wichita
Cessna Aircraft Co
Cessna
Russ Meyer
Steve Rooney
Machinists Union District 70
Rooney
Open meetings urged for Sebelius safety review team
Sen. David Adkins head of the Sebelius appointed public safety team urged open meetings saying they discuss the people’s business. The five teams were to meet. schedules for others were not announced. Sebelius spoke on rural development while facing a looming budget deficit and fiscal 2004 planning.
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Topeka
Kathleen Sebelius
Sebelius
David Adkins
R-Leawood
Kansas Farm Bureau
Manhattan
Tra
Carla Stovall
Corcoran-Basso
Adkins
Mid-America
Wichita
Ottawa honors local heroes at quarterly luncheon
Ottawa Postmaster Janice Rake leads a ceremony at the Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon awarding a Heroes stamp certificate and framed poster for aid in the Post Office anthrax scare response. Attendees include Sgt. Steve Geiss, Police Chief Jeff Herrman, Fire Chief Jeff Carner, editor Jeanny Sharp, KOFO head Brad Howard, and Franklin County Health Department recipient Tracy Burke.
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Bill Gray
Ottawa
Janice Rake
Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce
Steve Geiss
Kansas Army National Guard
Jeff Herrman
Rake
Jeff Carner
Ottawa Herald
Jeanny Sharp
Kofo Radio
Brad Howard
Franklin County Health Department
Tracy Burke
Mages Veterinary Clinic
Trent Lancaster
Janie Mages
Larry Mages
Spencer Takes Helm At NCCC Amid Probation and Budget Worries
Spencer has held over 20 meetings with NCCC department heads and staff as he assumes leadership during probation. He prioritizes addressing financial instability and is preparing contingency plans for when state funding decisions are released in January. He notes improving morale and commitment as faculty and staff work to pull together.
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Spencer
NCCC
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Homeland security bill passes as Senate edges toward final approval
President meets with Senate Republican leaders aboard Air Force One en route to NATO meetings in Europe, lauding a year of productive legislative work. Eight Democrats and independent James Jeffords opposed the homeland security overhaul, a $40 billion package merging 22 agencies and 170,000 workers, the largest federal reorganization since 1947. Tom Ridge would head the new department if Bush wishes.
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Air Force One
Europe
James Jeffords
Vermont
Defense Department
Tom Ridge
White House
Office of Homeland Security
Department
Bush
Great American Smokeout continues to push quitting
The article recalls the origin of the Great American Smokeout in 1977 and notes that over 80 percent of smokers start before 18, with 35 percent becoming daily before that age. It outlines ACS quit methods, including medicines, nicotine substitutes, and behavioral strategies, plus tips to resist urges and sustain quitting efforts.
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American Carrier Society
Massachusets
American Cancer Society
ACS
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