Tax snafu delays Douglass sales tax plan
Douglass Kansas city officials must pause a newly approved one cent sales tax after the Kansas Department of Revenue found they failed to notify on time. The tax, approved in June, was to start Jan. 1. Officials say the revenue would fund street and sewer projects and reduce property taxes, but businesses face disruption as the delay unfolds.
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Douglass
Kan
Kansas Department of Revenue
Kansas
Mayor rejects plea offer in bribery case
Mayor Joseph Steineger refused a federal plea bargain before his trial for accepting a bribe, saying he was innocent. He told the Kansas City Kansan he would not confess to what he did not do, after being acquitted by a U S District Court jury on September 16 of accepting a bribe from strip club owner P J McGraw.
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Kansas City, Kan
Joseph Steineger
Steineger
Kansas City
Kansan
U.S. District Court
P.J. McGraw
Fort Riley parachute jumper dies after rough landing
Fort Riley soldier Spec William Dean, 23, died after a Sunday morning parachute jump with a Kansas State University club. Dean, an operating room specialist from Port Charlotte, Florida, had 175 jumps. officials say his chute opened but a low turn led to the fatal incident at Stormont Vail Regional Medical Center in Topeka.
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Topeka
Kan
Fort Riley
Kansas State University Club
William Dean
Stormont Vail Regional Medical Center
Dean
Port Charlotte
Fla
Kevin Rawson
Parachute Club
Rawson
Eagles postpone Sandstone dates amid Frey illness
Singer guitarist Glenn Frey remains ill with a gastrointestinal condition requiring surgery, forcing the Eagles to reschedule 17 shows on their Hell Freezes Over tour. Sandstone Amphitheatre dates Oct 14-15 were postponed from last month. refunds start Friday, with new dates to be announced soon.
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Bonner Springs
Kan
Glenn Frey
Eagles
Sandstone Amphitheatre
Kansas City
U.S
Sandstone
Frey
Philadelphia
New Ottawa Christian Academy offers unique school approach
The Ottawa Christian Academy, housed in the basement of Community Revival Center Church, stresses individual responsibility with formal uniforms and non traditional desks. Students budget workloads and are placed in curriculum levels by ability, while coursework includes standard subjects interwoven with Christian teachings.
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Ottawa Christian Academy
Academy
Community Revival Center Church
Montana Road
Joanie Lewis
Lewis
Christian Academy
Mainstream paths mark two Kansas governor candidates
In Kansas NOPERA both Republican Bill Graves and Democrat Jim Slattery steer clear of single-issue appeals on social topics. They back the 1992 abortion law, allow parental notice for minors seeking abortions, and avoid strong stances on vouchers or gun control, signaling centrist campaigns.
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Nopera
Kan
Bill Graves
Jim Slattery
Graves
Slattery
Kansas
Mass death at Swiss farm and chalets shocks nation
48 members of a religious sect were found dead in southern Switzerland in what police suspect was a mass suicide. Bodies, many with plastic bags over heads, were located in a farm ruin and three ski chalets in Fribourg canton near Geneva. One man was found with a bullet behind his head in a farmhouse. Beat Carlen, Fribourg police spokesman, provided details.
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HEIRY
Switz
Erland
Switzerland
Canton
Fribourg
Geneva
Attaches contested Haiti revolt as exile leader flees
U S military patrols raided Port au Prince in search of army attaches after Michel Francois fled to the Dominican Republic. Military officials said 95 detainees and 4000 weapons seized as Aristide supporters hailed the coup leaders step toward democracy. Port au Prince Mayor Evans Paul urged others to follow.
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AU Prince
Haiti
U.S
Michel Francois
Dominican Republic
Francois
Aristide
David Smith
Raoul Cedras
Philippe Biamby
Cedras
Biamby
Carter
Port-au-Prince
Evans Paul
Princeton Vet Delivers In-Home Animal Care Near Princeton
Princeton area veterinarian Scott Van Pelt offers in home visits for horses and small animals to avoid clinic stress and reduce overhead. He and his wife Cathy run the farm based practice about 30 years on a 260 acre property west of US-59, focusing on preventative medicine and a word of mouth client base.
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Scott van Pelt
Princeton
van Pelt
Cathy
Us-59
Ralph Young Scott
Cathy van Pelt
Dixie
Sophie
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