Kansans debated tax cuts and social issues at Ottawa forum
Lawmakers and candidates including Feuerborn Tyson Walker Shumway Tanner faced questions on taxes abortion and school funding during a Ottawa chamber of commerce and Franklin County Farm Bureau sponsored forum. Campaigns stressed smaller government education funding and conservative values as voters prepare for upcoming elections.
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Wollard
Feuerborn
Robert Tyson
R-Parker
Kansas
Tyson
Senate
Doug Walker
Topeka
Walker
Osawatomie
Bettie Sue Shumway
Dottawa
Shumway
State Board of Education
Ralph Tanner
R-Baldwin
Tanner
Ottawa
Legislative Action Committee
County forum on zoning and rural codes from candidates
A county forum summary shows Welgand favoring township discretion on countywide zoning with growth concerns. Beauchamp calls zoning a hot potato but supports limited use and cites Ottawa Township as a model. Ogle backs township input plus clear building permit rules and support for rural fire and building codes where desired.
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Welgand
Lane
Princeton
Williamsburg
Pomona
Beauchamp
Ottawa
Ogle
Weigand
State Board of Agriculture
State Fair Board
County Manager Debate Highlights Budget and Fire Dept Issues
Local candidates discuss the county manager concept citing macro management, budgeting, department head hiring, and potential cost around 100000. They weigh fire district consolidation, road funds, bridge projects, and the balance between oversight and autonomy.
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Weigand
Ogle
Ottawa Herald Circulation Rates and Delivery Times
Reader information outlines delivery expectations for Ottawa Herald including times for on time delivery, contact numbers for issues, and subscription prices for Ottawa and surrounding areas. It lists monthly rates for carrier, rural, mail in counties and states with discounts for multi month plans.
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Ottawa Herald
Ottawa
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Kansas
Weather forecast for aL iemere lottery region tonight
Tonight remains partly cloudy with a low near 40 and light variable winds. Friday brings a chance of late rain southwest, otherwise dry with lows from the 30s to 40s and highs from 55 to 65, then colder Saturday with precipitation possible west and central areas and highs from the mid 30s to 50s.
Ottawa Faces Snow and Power Restorations After Storm
Ottawa endured heavy snow with up to six inches Tuesday, melting to three by 7 a.m. Power plant officials reported outages but no citywide blackout, with grids restored. Downed branches and several weather related accidents were addressed. no injuries.
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Ottawa
Franklin County Sheriff's Department
Widespread outages hit Franklin County from major snowstorm
ACPL and KCP&L report 125000 customers in Missouri and Kansas without power after a major snowstorm. Ottawa and Richmond areas faced heavy outages while 200 extra crews were deployed. Some rural power may be restored by nightfall or Thursday, but metro areas could take 72 hours. Tree damage from wet snow blamed for most failures.
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Franklin County
Kansas City Power and Light Company
Mark Schuler
Kcp&l
Kansas
Missouri
Schuler
Ottawa
Michigan Valley
Ransomville
Lyndon
Richmond
Princeton
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