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News Briefs
U.S. 75 crash kills Burlington woman
                                     NEW STRAWN — A Burlington woman died Tuesday afternoon when a semitrailer plowed into the minivan she was driving one mile north of New Strawn.
 Nola Dee Myers, 74, died at the scene of the accident, which occurred at 2:02 p.m.
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Funds approved
for bridge project
                                     BURLINGTON — Coffey County Commissioners on Monday committed county funds and authorized Kansas Department of Transportation to award a contract to an Iola company to build a bridge north of LeRoy.
 J & J Contractors, Inc., Iola, submitted the low bid of $282,389.67, to replace Bridge No. 90, located 7 miles north and four-tenths mile east of LeRoy. The bid, opened Jan. 20 in Topeka, includes bridge construction, grading and surfacing.
 Coffey County must commit $59,400 to the project, which represents 20 percent of the total project cost. Federal funds will pay for 80 percent of the project.
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‘Excessive’ water bills adjusted
                                  LEBO — The Lebo City Council adjusted several water utility bills that were considered excessive when the council met Monday in regular session. The adjustment was based on the cost of raw water plus 25 cents per 1,000 gallons. Sewer rates, which are based on water usage, were also adjusted.
 The council did not adjust any bills for eligible customers who did not ask for a hearing. Citizens who were eligible had been informed in a letter that an adjustment was possible, but they had to ask for a hearing. Those resent for a hearing and asking for adjustments were C.D. Bartley, George Sullivan, Shannon Hoy and Janice Aucoin.
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