Hearing Dogs Talk at Independence Center Oct 14
Susan McGlothin and Brandy will present Hearing Dogs at 10 a.m. October 14 at Independence, Inc., 2001 Haskell Ave., Lawrence. An ASL interpreter will be provided. Independence, Inc. serves Douglas, Franklin and Jefferson counties with disability services. For information, contact Susan Mikesic at 1-388-824-7277.
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Susan McGlothin
Brandy
Independence, Inc
Haskell Ave
Lawrence
Susanm
Arrests and incidents in Ottawa area notes
Hospital admissions include Dakota Brannon Hazel Ledom in Ottawa. Sheriff reports Daniel Horn of Michigan Valley arrested on a Leavenworth County theft warrant and released on own recognizance. Incidents include animal bite on East Logan and multiple thefts in West Wilson South Elm South Main and a 1994 Jeep vandalism. Fire and EMS respond to several sick person calls and a freighter rollover on US 59 near John Brown Road with injuries.
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Dakota Brannon
Ottawa
Hazel Ledom
Sheriff's News
Daniel Horn
Michigan Valley
Leavenworth County
East Logan
West Wilson
South Elm
South Main
Richard A. Ray
Arkansas
U.S. 59
John Brown Road
Ransom Memorial Hospital
South
South el
County approves October rally on domestic violence
The Franklin County Board of Commissioners approved using the courthouse lawn for a noon rally on Friday Oct 25 in support of women surviving domestic violence. Laura Stocker of Women's Transitional Care Services led the request. The panel also approved a Phase Two courthouse restoration bid from Painting and Papering of Ottawa and set a future meeting for 8:30 a.m. Monday.
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Franklin County Board of Commissioners
Dennis Woolman
Laura Stocker
Painting & Papering of
Ottawa
Budget ideas spark call for tax relief and cuts
The new governor faces a budget with no new taxes and a push for both revenue enhancements and cost cuts. Proposals include eliminating some sales tax exemptions, boosting fees, selling land, consolidating agencies, expanding Medicaid managed care, and refinancing debt while seeking efficiency and public transit improvements.
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Wilk
Kansas Speedway
Federal Grants Management
West Nile virus hits 87 Kansas counties without human cases
Kansas reports West Nile in 87 counties with 84 counties harboring horse infections and 2,000 nationwide across 32 states. Garden City owner Bill Cummings mourns his horse Colonel Bill while health officials urge vaccination and mosquito precautions as first human cases loom.
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West Nile
Kansas
Garden City
Bill Cummings
Bill
Cummings
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Sherman County
Doniphan County
Morton County
Cherokee County
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Missouri
Centers For Disease Control
KDHE
Sharon Watson
Watson
CDC
Charles Sourk
Sourk Veterinary Clinic
Scott City
Sourk
Graves revives study group to push transportation funding
Gov. Bill Graves reconstituted Transportation 2000 to lobby against cuts amid rising costs. The group, first formed in 1998, will hold four public hearings in Fort Scott Overland Park Dodge City and Wichita. State funding includes fuel tax hikes and bonds.
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Associated Press
Topeka
Bill Graves
Graves
Fort Scott
Overland Park
Dodge City
Wichita
Marty Matthews
Kansas Department of Transportation
OU records transfer delays in INS system affect students
At Ottawa University officials including Mordy anticipate delays as institutions await INS approval to move student records to the Levis system. While fees and timing remain unclear, administrators expect March operation at the Ottawa campus and stress that current students will complete enrollment with existing processes. Many schools face similar hold ups, risking delays for international students.
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Mordy
Congress
INS
David Ward
American Council On Education
Joint House Subcommittee On Homeland Security
Ward
United States
Levis
Ottawa
Moody
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Lincoln
Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen Douglas
Constitution Hall
Lecompton
Lincoln Club
Tim Rues
Franklin County
Vietnam Veterans of America
the Daily Report
Police News
South Oak
Kevin Hartpence
Kansas Highway Patrol
Christine Mook
WTCS
Spark
Laurie Sisk
Rhonda LaGalle
Bennet LaGalle
Bennett
Lish
Andy Gassaway
Agassaway
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