Nebraskan teens tied to Narka woman's death in string of crimes
Greg Baacke and Matthew Keen, both 18 and 19 from Kearney Nebraska, are suspects in the death of 79 year old Gladys Knedlik near Narka Kansas. Investigators say they started a rash of crimes including two car thefts and an attempted burglary in Riverdale area, after being held on drug and weapons charges in Arkansas.
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Belleville
Kan
Nebraska
Narka
Arkansas
Kansas
Gladys Knedlik
Greg Baacke
Matthew Keen
Kearney
Buffalo County
Neb
Neil Miller
Baacke
Keen
Riverdale-area
Miller
Quints' fundraiser workout aids medical bills in Kansas
In Manhattan a weekend workout to rock hits drew about a dozen participants and raised nearly 6500 dollars for four surviving Morris quintuplets. Parents Joan and Shawn Morris, visiting their babies at Stormont-Vail in Topeka, hope to bring a daughter home by Christmas while one brother has died. Holly is in fair, others in serious condition. In Stockton, Plainville Police Chief Kenneth Wright is indicted for aggravated battery and related offenses, while his ex wife Ruth Ann Wright faces 14 charges including theft and conspiracy for embezzling about 158700 dollars.
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Manhattan
Kan
Joan Morris
Shawn
Mallory
Jordan
Holly
Kasey Morris
Stormont-Vail Medical Center
Topeka
Evan
Morrises
Stockton
Plainville
Kenneth P. Wright
Rooks County
Wright
Ruth Ann Wright
Peace Engineering
Rural enrollment surges in Kansas district growth
Rural districts Ingalls Minneola Bucklin and Deerfield show significant enrollment gains from 1983 to 1993. Dale Dennis of the State Board of Education attributes gains to personalized schooling and local job opportunities. Bazine Ness County rose 35 percent from 100 to 135 students, while Ingalls near Garden City grew 42 percent from 195 to 276, enabling tech upgrades and small class sizes.
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Wichita
Kan
Ingalls
Minneola
Bucklin
Deerfield
Dale Dennis
Division of Fiscal Services and Quality Control
State Board of Education
Bazine
Ness County
Garden City
Gray County
O’brien
Downtown watch forms in Ottawa after first patrol
Lee F Lydick and Russ Reeves described a new downtown watch patrolling from midnight to 4 a.m. eight volunteers will monitor unlocked doors, report findings to police, and hold weekly Friday and Saturday shifts. Ottawa Police Chief Jeff Herrman briefed participants. next meeting set for 7 p.m. Oct 4 at Brown's Shoe Fit.
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Owntown
Ottawa
Lee F Lydick
Russ Reeves
Lydick
Lydick Insurance Company
Reeves
Brown
Lydick and Reeves
Ed Baldridge
Ottawa Downtown Business Association
Jeff Herrman
Brown's Shoe Fit
S. Main
Clinton lifts sanctions on Haiti amid U.N. call to restore Aristide
President Clinton announced lifting nearly all U S sanctions on Haiti except those aiding the military rulers. He urged other nations to do the same as U S troops and international aid bolster what he called a moment of opportunity for democracy. Aristide’s return was pledged as more Haitians boarded a Coast Guard cutter to Port-au-Prince.
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Clinton
U.S
Haiti
General Assembly
U.N
Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Coast Guard
Guantanamo
Cuba
Port-au-Prince
Melvern Lake awards honor two rescuers at summer event
The U S Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City district recognized five Melvern Lake rescuers for going above and beyond during incidents last summer. Recipients included Josh Ferguson Jonathan Carlisle Marcus Liby Jeff Schmidt and Carol Richerson. the ceremony followed the lake’s annual walleye harvest.
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Melvern ‘Lake
U.S
Army Corps of Engineers
Richard Gari
Army Corps
Kansas City
eAdam Burnett
Josh Ferguson
Jonathan Carlisle
Melvern
Marcus
Liby
Abilene
Jeff Schmidt
Carol Richerson
Emporia
Ottawa ties to Renaissance within Bonner Springs festival
Ottawan Jay Coombes, a 2009 Ottawa High School and Ottawa University alum now living in Kansas City, portrays Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk and Lord Mayor of Canterbury, at the Renaissance Festival. He earned the role after an April audition at the Kansas City Art Institute and notes the outfit’s velvet draws attention.
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Bonner Springs
Charles Brandon
Duke of Suffolk
Canterbury
Ottawa
Brandon
Jay Coombes
Ottawa University
Coombes
Kansas City
Kansas City Art Institute
Ralph Young
Janice
James
Canterbury Court
Poll finds young Americans doubt Social Security reliability
AP reports Third Millennium poll shows 9% of 18 to 34-year-olds expect Social Security funds to cover their retirement, while 46% anticipate UFOs. The group urges serious reform despite warnings from the Congressional Budget Office about no easy fixes.
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Ashington
Third Millennium
Generation Xers
Richard Thau
Congressional Budget Office
CBO
Congressional Budget Experts
Social Security
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Wellsville
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Christy Grahm
Garnett
Taylor
Wellsville Days
David Bartkoski
Herald
Jennifer Dixon
Associated Press
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