Silver Haired Legisla ture meets in 1997 fall session in Kansas
Berniece Smith of Ottawa and Franklin County participated in the 1997 fall session of the Silver Haired Legislature in the State Capitol. Gov. Bill Graves Lt. Gov. Gary Sherrer and other officials spoke as 11 bills and four resolutions were introduced and passed before adjournment on Oct. 17. Pvt. David M. Parker began basic training at Fort Jackson after graduating Ottawa High School in 1997. Seaman Mary Tinsley nears mid tour aboard USS Whidbey Island as Unitas exercises involve 11 nations. Tinsley is the son of Daniel and Karen Tinsley of Garnett, a 1994 Anderson County High School graduate who joined the Navy in 1994.
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Berniece Smith
Ottawa
Franklin County
Bill Graves
Gary Sherrer
Ron Thornburgh
Department On Aging
Thelma Hunter Gordon
Army National Guard
David M. Parker
Fort Jackson
Columbia
S.C
Parker
Ottawa High School
Seaches
U.S. Mary
Seachtan
Johne A. Tinsley
Soni
Daniel R
Karen
J. Tinsley
Garnett
Whidbey Island
Tinsley
Little Creek
U.S
Unitas
U.S. Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Canada
Ecuador
France
Germany
Netherlands
Peru
Portugal
Venezuela
United Kingdom
Anderson County
Navy
Postal cancellation honors First Kansas Colored regiment
The U S Postal Service will unveil a pictorial cancellation this week at the Black Archives of Mid-America in Kansas City to commemorate the First Kansas Colored regiments role in the Battle of Toothman's Mound near Butler Missouri on Oct 28 1862. Civil War reenactors will depict Union and Confederate troops Buffalo Soldiers and Native Americans. Sonny Scroggins says the First and Second Kansas Colored regiments saw more combat than other black units in the Civil War.
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Ansas City
U.S
Vice
Black Archives of Mid-America
Kansas City
Toothman’s Mound
Butler
Abraham Lincoln
Sonny Scroggins
Topeka
Kan
Bias Busters
S28
Scroggins
Kansas
Death blamed on state storm in Kansas as blizzard paralyzes region
The weekend blizzard left western Kansas isolated with drifts up to five feet and winds near 50 mph. Ronnie Hester, 54, was found dead outside his Oberlin home and officials said the death was storm-related. Other fatalities were not confirmed though a 7 year old girl from Lakin area and a snowmobile incident near Greeley County were reported. National Guard rescues and I-70 closures highlighted travel hazards as weather kept motorists stranded.
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Midwest
Kansas
Ronnie Hester
Oberlin
Decatur County
Hester
Kansas Highway Patrol
Sheridan County
James Johnson
Highway Patrol
U.S. 83
Kansas 25
Kansas 4
Scott
Wichita
Kansas 96
Tribune
Colorado Line
National Guard
Salina
U.S
Jerry Moran
Hays
Kearny County
Jim Jarboe
Kalana Caulkins
Garden
Cjarbee
Wallace County
Sheriff's
Kathy Garcia
Wayne Coker
Greeley County
Garcia
Phillipsburg
Fijtorists
Jay Moser
Adjutant General's Office
Topeka
Traffic lights installed at 17th and Main
The new traffic lights at 17th Street and Main began flashing yellow today as an advance warning before full activation. City officials said activation for normal operation will follow completion of 17th Street work and may affect street striping and project timing.
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Filey
Public Works
17Th Street
Municipal Panel Debates Slow Retail Wheel For Kansas
Kansas cities with own electric systems urged a cautious approach to retail wheeling at four days of hearings. City official Nancy Scott cited Chanute’s 81 years of service and tax relief from the utility, while Louis Stroup cautioned lawmakers to learn from other states. The plan would allow opt out for municipal utilities while potentially opening markets to new providers.
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OPERA
Kan
Kansas
Nancy Scott
Chanute
Louis Stroup Jr
Kansas Municipal Utilities Inc
Scott
Stroup
Statehouse
Augusta
Beloit
Clay Center
Coffeyville
Colby
Garden City
Goodland
Iola
Kansas City
Kane
Larned
McPherson
Norton
Mulvane
Osawatombie
Ottawa
Pratt
Russell
Wellington
Winfield
Pipeline dispute pits man against KN Energy near Appanoose
Dreddy alleges KN Interstate Gas Transmission failed to bury a line deep enough on his property and near a school. He sought help from Sen. Pat Roberts and a local lawyer, while company officials and a project manager claim safety tests show adequate cover. Dreddy fears explosion risks, recalls a 1970s gas line blast, and vows to pursue court action.
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Dreddy
U.S
Pat Roberts
Brian
Rick Godderz
Burlingame
Chuck Banks
Roberts
Topeka
Washington D.C
Kansas
Banks
Droddy
Godderz
Weather forecast shows mild dry spell ahead
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with a low of 95 and a southwest wind of 10 to 15 mph. Extended outlook through Wednesday to Friday expects mild dry conditions with lows from 35 to 45 and highs from 55 to 65.
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Ottawa
Clinton
Hillsdale
Metvern
Pomona
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