Kansas State honors 1997 OFA Scholar Stacy Cook
Stacy Cook, a Kansas State University elementary education senior, received the Folks & Facts Teachers scholarship 1997 OFA Scholarship. Open to seniors or career changers pursuing a first teaching certificate, the $450 award required Franklin County ties.
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OFA
Stacy Cook
Kansas State University
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Jeanne Gia Ottawa
Bob Cook
Overland Park
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Drive for tax simplification kicks off in Independence
In Independence Missouri an NFIB led petition drive aims to replace the tax code with a simpler fairer system. The plan seeks 1 million signatures to present to Congress on June 17 1998 and calls for a sunset of the current code with seven guiding principles.
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Congress
National Federation of Independent Businesses
NFIB
Jack Faris
Faris
Clinton
John Ashcroft
R-Mo
Ashcroft
Gary Condit
D-Calif
Ottawa Herald reader information and contacts
The Ottawa Herald lists contact numbers for Ottawa and outside area delivery, notes paper delivery times and routes, outlines subscription prices by region, and provides staff roles including managing editor Jay Bemis and advertising director Todd Frantz. Also includes address for address changes and postmaster details.
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Jay Bemis
Todd Frantz
Ottawa Memory Walk funds Alzheimer's research drive
The Village West walk to aid the Alzheimer's Association is set for Saturday at 8 30 a m with a three mile loop from Village West to Kanza Park and back. Sheryl Burris says the event supports the national chapter and aims to raise at least 1 000 for the Great Kansas City region. Participants signing up may win prizes and a Memory Walk T shirt for pledges above 25, with 85 percent of proceeds funding research and treatment. Registration starts at 8 a m and a free post walk branch is offered. For details call Burris at 242 WEST.
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Village West
S. Twyman
National Alzheimer’s Association
Sheryl Burris
Ottawa
Burris
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Kanza Park
Kansas City
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Classic Car Show Awards Highlight Local Winners
Results from the Front Page showcase award winners across categories led by first place finishes for the 1978 Chevy Apache driven by Jerry Starcher of Tonganoxie and a range of pre and post 1948 to modern vehicles. Notable names include David Hopkins Ottawa and Greg Walker Butler Mo with diverse classes from Best Roadster to Best of Show. Special mentions include Downtown Poker Walk winner Marilyn Parks Topeka and multiple sponsor awards across districts.
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Tonganoxie
David Hopkins
Ottawa
Daniel Garcia
Pomona
Jesse James
Tanner Abbott
Bill Martin
Kansas City
Kan
Ford
Thomas Wilkerson
Lawrence
James
Michelle Wolk
Leavenworth
Eldon Crockett
Benny Page
Wellsville
Jaguar
Kenny Roy
Topeka
Allan Umscheid
Leland McMechan
George Green
Augusta
Joe
Debbie Novogradic Jr
Rita Frizzell
Independence
Robert and
Helen Hodnett
David Wolk
Cadilac
Blaine Schoolcraft
Waverly
Zimmer
Scott Tedrow
Gary Nelson
Galva
Ill
Lynn A. Metzger
Pontiac
Jim Carruth
Corvette
Carl and
Velma Flory
Baldwin
George Coopey
Scott Logan
Jerry Rice
Toyota
Eddie
Judy Jackson
Doug
Judy LaCouver
Overland Park
Joe Underwood
Mercury
Bob Conklin
Ron Beets
Paola
Gary Cole
Jim
Pat Golden
Chrysler
Alf Marvin
Doug Durbin
Janice Edwards
Belton
Jim Morgan
Phillip Pankey
Sonny Rogers
Chevy
John Simmons
Greg Walker
Butler
Marilyn Parks
Jerry Gilpin
Linda Bell
Gardner
Ron Ron Hamilton
Drug stash leads to federal weapons charges in Ottawa case
Heidi Cowdin disclosed her husband's drug stash after a domestic dispute as authorities sought a search warrant. The warrant allegedly omitted her prior false report conviction. Her testimony touched on an affair with ex officer Bill Hulett. Lyons arrived during the search as over $20,000 in amphetamines and marijuana were found in a car trunk and a firearm triggered weapons charges.
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Cowdin
Heidi Cowdin
Bill Hulett
Ottawa
Lyons
Bicyclist Trail Funding Sparks Senate House Push
Lawmakers debate raising federal highway funds for bicycle and pedestrian paths to 575 million by 2000 and 583 million by 2003. Advocates call trails vital for recreation and mobility while opponents urge funding cuts. Rails-to-Trails cites 800 projects completed or planned nationwide amid stalled or pending trail plans such as Pittsburgh to Washington and Idaho and San Francisco region routes.
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House Transportation Committee
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
John Chafee
Rr.i
Senate
Ms. Marshall
William Fay
American Highway Users Alliance
Fay
Nels
San Francisco
Hal Hiemstra
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
Weather outlook with scattered storms and mild temperatures
A developing rain pattern accompanies possible thunderstorm activity. Lows near 60 with southeast winds 10 to 15 mph and an 80 percent rain chance. Wednesday brings high sixties with lows 50 to 55. Thursday turns dry and warmer with 50 low and 70 to 75 highs. Friday stays mild and dry with around 50 for lows and 70s for highs.
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Ottawa
Renee
Clinton
Hillsdale
Melvern
Pomona
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