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TOPEKA — One of the special prosecutors tasked with reviewing the actions of law enforcement officers who raided the Marion County Record says more details will become public as criminal and civil cases proceed.But for now, Riley County Attorney Barry Wilkerson would prefer to let the report that he and Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett released earlier this month speak for itself.Their report cleared former Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody and other officers of criminal wrongdoing in planning or carrying out the raid, even though the officers had imagined a nonexistent crime, and ignored state and federal laws and constitutional protections.

For this year’s annual Eggs and Issues discussion, the Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce Legislative Action Committee has invited Rex Buchanan to speak to the community on Aug.

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Several area students were among more than 6,500 graduates at the University of Kansas for summer and fall 2023 and spring 2024.The local students earning degrees are:• Kalishia Bemis, Ottawa, Bachelor of General Studies in Public Administration • Autumn J Blakesley, Ottawa, Bachelor of Science in Education in Unified Early Childhood.• Megan Nicole Bridges, Ottawa, Master of Social Work.• Shawn Michael Dickinson, Ottawa, Master of Social Work.

The Neosho County Community College (NCCC) Board of Trustees held its August 2024 Board of Trustees Meeting in the SEK Inc.