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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1996
Page
6
Western Resources, KCC staff reach $75 million rate cut agreement
Western Resources and Kansas Corporation Commission staff reach a four year, $75 million rate reduction for KPL and KGE customers, plus two one time rebates totaling $10 million. KGE customers get $65 million of the reduction and KPL customers $10 million. KGE rates would drop about 10 percent and KPL about 28 percent below the national average, pending KCC approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Western Resources
Kansas Corporation Commission
KPL
KGB
KCC
Western
Kansas
KGE
Commission
Citizens Utility Ratepayers Board
Wichita
Kansas Gas & Electric Co
Kansas Power and Light Co
Michel’ Philipp
Western First
Kansas City Power & Light Co
KCPL
Fitzwater to speak at Alf Landon lecture on campus
Former White House press secretary Marlin Fitzwater will address Kansas State University in Manhattan at the Alf Landon Lecture. A 1965 journalism graduate, Fitzwater will deliver the 108th London Lecture on November 21, becoming the lecture series first alumnus speaker. He previously served as deputy press secretary under Reagan and as spokesman for Vice President Bush, later becoming Reagan’s press secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Kan
White House
Marlin Fitzwater
Kansas State University
Alf Landon
Kansas
Fitzwater
London
Abilene
Reagan
George Bush
Bush
Gibson's eyes bankruptcy in Dodge City
Gibson's Discount Center Inc., a privately held Dodge City based chain with 22 stores in seven states, filed for Chapter 11 in Delaware on Wednesday. Ron White says no staff cuts or store closings are planned as the company reorganizes debt and continues normal operations. The court had not yet ruled on the filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodge City, Kan
Gibson’s Discount Center Inc
Dodge City
Kan
U.S
Delaware
Ron White
White
Questioning School Funding By Property Tax In Ottawa
Superintendent Harvey Ludwick notes Kansas law limits districts to property tax for funding and sales tax options fail to pass committees. Ottawa relies on property tax for a new middle school with 33 percent state aid for bonds. The Herald runs a Q and A series with readers calling 242-4700 to leave questions through the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Ludwick
Kansas
Ottawa
The
Herald
Developer eyes middle school site in Ottawa
Minnesota based MetroPlains Development Mr Joe Olson said after the November bond vote the firm would study adaptive reuse of one OMS building for elderly housing potential. He noted past renovation of Ottawa North American Hotel into 30 apartments and stressed preliminary interest without pressuring the bond decision. Ottawa school superintendent Harvey Ludwick said no formal redevelopment requests had been received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa Middle Ass
Fifth and Main
Ottawa
OMS
Joe Olson
Metro- Plains Development Inc
St. Paul
Olson
MetroPlains
Harvey Ludwick
Thatcher visits Baker chapel in eight year journey home
Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher returns to the Baker University 19th century chapel linked to her father, praising the church's relocation from Sproxton near Grantham. University president Daniel Lambert spearheaded the project, aided by an English dean, with Thatcher recounting John Wesley's influence during a fall convocation before about 2,800 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Thornton
Margaret Thatcher
Baker University
Dan Lambert
Clarice L” 'Osborne
Herald
Aldwin
Sproxton
Thatcher
Grantham
Baker
England
Daniel Lambert
Lambert
Dean Bevan
Harlaxton College
Baker's
John Wesley
Methodist College
City crews clear debris after winter storm in Ottawa
Ottawa Public Works Director Andy Haney urged residents to keep storm debris like fallen branches out of gutters as crews collect curbside material during normal hours. Power crews widened access to Paola Ottawa area as customers remain without power. Cable TV office reports 50 to 70 service calls, with efforts to finish by end of day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa Public Works
Andy Haney
Haney
John Heffernan
Kansas City Power and Light
Paola-Ottawa
Ramona Hermreck
Ottawa Cable TV Inc
Pair suspected of local robbery by Ottawa men
Ottawa police say two men arrested in Lawrence on Monday admitted taking part in the Budge's Sports Center robbery in Ottawa earlier this month. Derrick Johnson and Thomas Harris face multiple charges and remain jailed as prosecutors from several jurisdictions consider charging them in other robberies across the Kansas City area. A preliminary hearing is set for Oct 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ttawa
Ovex
Lawrence
Budge's
Ottawa
Charles Bowling
Derrick Johnson
Pleasant Valley
Thomas Harris
Kansas City
Johnson
Douglas County
Harris
Franklin County
Tanner seeks new school funding methods in Kansas House race
Ralph Tanner Republican candidate for Kansas House 10th District urges reform of school finance. The Baker University retiree calls for using lottery revenues for one-time grants to upgrade technology, while criticizing the imposition of the state QPA program and heavy reliance on property taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Ralph Tanner
Tanner
R-Baldwin
Kansas House
Baker University
The
Ottawa Herald
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EPA
ANSAS
Garnett/Anderson
Te Beeen
Whaileevs Ee
KSU
Gibson
Developer Eyes Middle School
Iron Lady
Elizabeth Meyer
Bill Tellier
Herald Staff
By Bill Tellier
Wrn
Indi- Seq
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