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Invoices and emails show that some of the accusations that prompted a recall effort against Prairie Village Mayor Eric Mikkelson may well have merit.
Residents have tried eight times previously to get Mikkelson recalled and the Johnson County District Attorney has refused to certify all of them — generally because they were improperly formatted or the correct legal language was not used.
However, late last month, DA Steve Howe's office found the petitioners had sufficient legal grounds to certify the petition. | | | |  | Cowley County dog trainers win appeal; case on warrantless searches will proceed The Fourth Amendment lawsuit filed by award-winning bird dog trainers Scott Johnson and his wife, Harlene Hoyt of Cowley County, against the Kansas Department of Agriculture will continue after their successful appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, sitting in Denver; their case was initially dismissed by a federal district court in Kansas. | | |  | USD 497 Lawrence consciously deceives school board and parents about reading proficiency According to the Lawrence Journal-World, USD 497 Chief Academic Officer Patrick Kelly announced at the June 10 board meeting that the Lawrence district is very close to achieving its reading goal of 75%, referencing a chart showing students in some grade levels are over 70%. As with many claims school districts make about student outcomes, this one isn't even close to being accurate, but it's a great example of the extent to which education officials will torture the truth to make the adults in the system look good. | | | | | We need your help to stay on the beat! The Sentinel is a non-profit and depends solely upon the generosity of readers like you to keep media and government in line. If you can help, we'd sure appreciate it!
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