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Tonight clear and colder with lows in the mid 40s. Saturday mostly sunny highs in the lower 70s then mostly clear Saturday night with lows around 50. Sunday will be breezy and partly sunny.
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 2002
Page
7
Extension Office Budget Boost Eases Rural Services Strain
Franklin County commissioners approved a 2003 boost of 22,700 for the Extension Office to cover rent and vehicle insurance, lifting expenditures from 125,032 but leaving a 17,000 shortfall. 4-H director Eric Guenther said ongoing cuts will force changes in family and consumer sciences, agriculture and 4-H programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Eric Guenther
4-H
Commission
Guenther
Commissioners
Ed Taylor
Chambers
Taylor
Commissioners’ Fund
Sebelius apologizes for World Trade Center remark
Democratic candidate Kathleen Sebelius apologized for saying Missouri roads were more terrifying than the Sept. 11 attacks. She issued a written statement at a Wichita forum and expressed regret to Kansas voters and the victims’ families. A father of a Pentagon victim criticized the remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hanna
Topeka
Kathleen Sebelius
Missouri
World Trade Center
Associated Press
Wichita
Kansas
Pentagon
Bob Hemenway
Shawnee
Ronald John Hemenway
U.S. Navy
Washington
Tim Shallenburger
Sebelius
Overland Park
Johnson
Hemenway
Congress
Ad Astra statue lifted to North Star perch in Salina
State officials completed plans to lift the Indigenous Kaw warrior statue Ad Astra onto the copper dome Monday without ceremony to avoid protests. The 1 pm lift will be photographed from a nearby building as schoolchildren watch. critics say funds could be spent better during a budget crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris News Service
Topeka
Salina
Richard Bergen
Capitol
Thaine Hoffman
Kids Learn Fire Safety During Fire Prevention Week
Ottawa firefighters with NFPA will visit 98 classrooms from Oct 7 to Nov 1. Kindergartners through second graders will learn stop drop and roll, how to test smoke alarms, and to create a home escape plan to prevent fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa Fire Department
National Fire Protection Association
NFPA
Ottawa
Dennis Nowarke
Nowatzke
Stolen SUV Set Afire Near Williamsburg
Franklin County sheriff’s deputies and Williamsburg fire department responded to a 5:46 a.m. vehicle fire on John Brown Road near Old 50 Highway. A 1997 black Mitsubishi Montero Sport, reported stolen September 26 from Raytown, Mo, was found fully engulfed and set on fire. Undersheriff Kevin Kimball called it arson. Raytown police assist. Call 242-3800 with tips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County Sheriff's Department
Williamsburg
John Brown Road
Old 50
Kevin Kimball
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Garden City
Lee Richardson Zoo
Raytown
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Raytown, Mo
Kimball
Making
Laurie Sisk
Tom Gerghenowr
Wellsville
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