Slattery and Others Challenged Over Campaign While Serving
NTU targets Slattery for missing 40 workdays this year while campaigning for Kansas governor paid 133600 annually. It cites 93.5 percent voting over 12 years but questions leaving duties to run for office. Similar scrutiny hits Washington and Grandy.
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Kansas
United States
Slattery
National Taxpayers Union
Washington
NTU
Craig Washington
Texas
Fred Grandy
Iowa
Bill Graves
Graves
Ami
Bob Dole
Hira
Jim Slattery
Bhuton
It's Your Quarter commends zoning front page in Ottawa Herald
Readers praise the paper for highlighting the zoning issue with excerpts and note the county vote history showing rural residents largely rejected zoning. The letter urges veteran respect, responsible driving, and support for liquor-by-the-drink to broaden Ottawa’s dining options.
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Ottawa Herald
Franklin County
Williamsburgs 125th anniversary marked by early settlement details
Look back at 1869 milestones as surveyors filed the Williamsburg plat and the town formed around coal land. Early growth saw general stores and services, while later notes recount vandalism laws, prohibition campaigns, and 25 years ago student protests tied to a Vietnam moratorium amid local civic actions.
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Holland Wheeler
William H. Schofield
Williamsburg
Franklin County Register of Deeds
H.F. Sheldon
Schofield
Kansas
Ottawa Herald
Ottawa University
Ralph Hanes
Ottawa
Coalition For Peace
Peter H. Armacost
Keith Shumway
James Billick
Tago Hospital board seeks support for pre election ads
Ransom Memorial Hospital promotes a NO vote in the general election to sustain the one half cent sales tax funding the hospital. The campaign will use newspaper and radio ads and printed materials to urge voters to oppose the tax. People may sign a signature ad at RMH between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday or donate to Citizens in Support of RMH, sent to Tom Briggs.
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Tago Hospital Board
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Ransom Memorial Hospital Information Desk
RMH
Tom Briggs
S. Main
Board of Ransom Memorial Hospital
Day at the Farm yields big fun and learning at Lincoln School
Lincoln School third graders praise the Day at the Farm event at a Sylvester ranch. Roger Maxwell organized a large group of participants with area experts and students teaching agriculture while 500 hamburgers were cooked. Children received bags and plan to share the knowledge with others as a gift.
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Sylvesters
Roger
Maxwell
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