Kansas panel weighs changes to homestead relief program
The Property Tax Committee heard that raising the income limit to 25 000 and opening relief to all homeowners could add about 17 700 eligible Kansas households. Refunds would rise to 950 and cost an estimated 4.8 to 5 million dollars.
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Lew Ferguson
Associated Press
Mopera
Kan
Kansas
Department of Revenue
Nancy Kirk
Topeka
Bruce Larkin
D-Baileyville
Shirley Sicilian
Research and Revenue Analysis Bureau
Revenue Department
County lands funds for homeless aid program
Franklin County will receive 9 132 dollars from the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program. FEMA announced last week that 100 million dollars in federal funds are available for fiscal year 1997. This marks the 14th year Congress has appropriated money for non disaster emergency needs through the Emergency Food and Shelter program. The national board includes American Red Cross Catholic Charities USA Council of Jewish Federations National Council of Churches The Salvation Army and United Way of America. The board distributes funds based on unemployment and poverty rates with final local distribution by a matching board.
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Ashington
Franklin County
Emergency Food and Shelter National Board
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Congress
Emergency Food and Shelter Nation
FEMA
American Red Cross
Catholic Charities USA
Council of Jewish Federations
National Council of Churches
The
Salvation Army
United Way of America
Ottawa Herald Circulation and Delivery Details
Reader information outlines delivery expectations by location and times. It lists contact numbers for Ottawa and non Ottawa subscribers, service hours, and next day delivery rules. Rates are provided for various delivery methods and regions with discounts offered for longer subscriptions.
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Ottawa Herald
Ottawa
Kansas Civil War flags face neglect risk in storage
Kansas' Civil War flags, about 75 in number, endure moth, acidity and poor storage. The Save the Flags program has raised roughly $3,000, with Merle Hodges urging greater state support. Flags are inventoried but stored in boxes at the Topeka museum, with conservation needs including a $12,000 36-drawer cabinet and ongoing treatment.
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Ansas City
Kansas
Kansas State Historical Society
Merle Hodges
Salina
Hodges
Topeka Museum
Pops Brass Quintet to perform in Ottawa Main Event Series
The Wichita State University faculty quintet, active since 1965 and linked to the Wichita Symphony Orchestra, brings a family friendly pops concert to Ottawa on Saturday at 7 30 p m as part of the Kansas Arts Commission Touring Program. Tickets range seven to eight dollars adults and three for under eighteen, with reservations via 913 242 8810.
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Ottawa Municipal Auditorium
School of Music
Wichita State University
Wichita Symphony Orchestra
Kansas
Kansas Arts Commission
Timothy McCord
Jerry Brandt
Amy Jo Rhine
Russ Widener
Phillip Black
National Endowment For the Arts
Caroline E. Hewitt Trust For the Humanities
John M. Brockway
Wichita Brass Quintet
Ottawa
Budge’s Sports Center
Beyond Video
OMA
Oakley football player collapses on sideline and dies
Kevin Zimmerman, Oakley High School quarterback and defensive back, collapsed on the sideline during a Friday football game and died shortly after at Logan County Hospital. He had stepped out due to breathing trouble and later was pronounced dead. cause of death was not known.
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Oakley, Kan
Kevin Zimmerman
Oakley
Zimmerman
Logan County Hospital
Jim Keenan
Police incident at Heartland Lanes prompts personnel review
A city investigation into an incident at Heartland Lanes on April 28 centered on remarks about police violence made by Officer Herrman. The matter is treated as a personnel issue with no public comment forthcoming. Herrman may address the public next week.
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Scott Lambers
Lambers
Herrman
Heartland Lanes
Princeton Road
OHS
Chief Herrman
Tyson Explores Prison Reform And Family Values in Campaign
Tyson proposes using existing government facilities for juvenile programs and boot camps to avoid new prisons. He emphasizes welfare reform to strengthen traditional family values and calls for returning education control to local districts with more classroom spending and less bureaucracy. He is a Ottawa University graduate and former Prairie View school board member seeking local service.
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Tyson
Kansas
Prairie View School Board
Linda
Tim
Roger
Ottawa University
Franklin
Linn
Weather Tonight and Extended Forecast Update
The forecast warns of a cold night with periods of rain and a brisk northwest wind 15 to 25 mph. Lows dip to 35 to 40 degrees with a 90 percent rain chance. From Wednesday to Friday expect a warming trend with no rain, lows in the 30s, rising to the 40s, and highs mid 50s to upper 60s by Friday.
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