Community benefit for Olmsted family set at church
A community benefit to aid Rick and Shanda Olmsted will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church in Ottawa. Organizers request gift certificates or cards to assist the family after a Saturday house fire. Donations may be sent to Rick Olmsted in care of Lee Olmsted at 1214 Lincoln, Ottawa, Kansas 66067.
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Rick
Shanda Olmsted
First United Methodist Church
E. Fourth
Ottawa
Olmsteds
Rick Olmsted
Lee Olmsted
Lincoln
Kan
Christ in the Passover at Church of Nazarene
A Jews for Jesus presenter answers how the Jewish Passover and Jesus last supper relate in a 7 p.m. program at the Church of the Nazarene Seventh and Elm streets. Call 242-4723 for details. Williamsburg High School delays Cactus Pass to 8 p.m. Saturday to avoid conflicting KU Final Four basketball coverage, says drama teacher Melissa Kewley.
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Church of the Nazarene
Seventh
Elm Streets
Jayhawks
Legislative coffee session to be held Saturday
The last legislative coffee of the session is at 10 a.m. Saturday at Peoples Bank located at Fifth and Main. Richard Jackson will moderate the event sponsored by the Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce Legislative Action Committee and the Franklin County Farm Bureau. The county’s legislative delegation will attend and Farm Bureau Women will provide refreshments.
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Peoples Bank
Fifth and Main
Richard Jackson
Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce
Legislative Action Committee
Franklin County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Meth trial continues in Ottawa woman case
Testimony resumes in the Ottawa meth manufacturing trial of Elizabeth Ambre Jones. Ex boyfriend Robert Malliet testified February 14 to 16, 2002 at his Labette Terrace cabin. Pomona firefighters described finding meth paraphernalia after a kitchen fire, and Deputy Mike Voigts noted items used for meth production. Malliet said the contents were brought in on Valentine’s Day but he was not charged. Authorities recovered equipment and a blue suitcase. the defense will present its case today.
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T Herald
Ottawa
Elizabeth Ambre Jones
Robert Malliet
Jones
Labette Terrace
Pomona
Dennis Nowatzke
Mike Voigts
Voigts
Malliet
Nnor
Franklin County Drug Enforcement Unit
Malliot
Vickie Moss
Vmoss
Ottawaherald.com
Bond plan would raise 8.1 mills for 20 years
The proposed bond would cost about 4.39 dollars monthly on a 75 thousand dollar home, adding 30 thousand square feet of space to the school. It funds seven new elementary classrooms, a renamed middle school, and extra math and science staffing to meet No Child Left Behind goals. It also includes an admin complex, larger library, multipurpose room, gym improvements, new track and fields, a bus barn, and expanded cafeteria and security enhancements.
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Mike Folk
Bob Fluke
Central Heights
Ellis Road
Andy Gassaway
Agassaway
Ottawaherald.com
Taco Tico leaves Ottawa plans new location nearby
Taco Tico closed its Ottawa restaurant at 1608 S Main St after the lease ended, citing insufficient business to cover rent and costs. President Kevin Raven said the firm may open another Taco Tico near the I 35 interchange at U S 59 within the year, while remodeling has started on the former site and a Burlington restaurateur is slated to reopen it as a barbecue restaurant.
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Herald News
Taco Tico
Ottawa
S. Main St
Kevin Raven
Raven
I-35
U.S. 59
Burlington
Ottawa recreation funding fight looms over mill levy
REC president expects the School Board to end the special property tax levy while ORC budget questions linger. Allegre says the Recreation Commission may request continuation if tied to Capital Improvements. Morton urges city action as studies call for a new recreation center, with the city commission and former bonds under scrutiny. Ramsey cites tax resistance and reluctance to repurpose the old middle school.
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Allegre
Recreation Commission
Morton
Ottawa
Ottawa City Commission
Gene Ramsey
Ramsey
Local School Elections Fill Board Seats in Multiple Districts
In West Franklin USD 287 Randall Hermreck and Nancy Reed won unopposed positions 3 and 1 with 360 and 357 votes respectively while Neal Baker also ran unopposed to capture Position 2 with 312 votes Mary Ann Parkin defeated Kevin Reece for an additional seat In Central Heights USD 288 Eugene Schaefer won Position 1 against Barbara Short 417 to 406 Doyle Sobba beat Charlie Hirt 420 to 404 Edward Ouellette won Position 3 496 to 336 and Don Hobbs defeated Betty A Raby for Position 7 436 to 406 In Wellsville USC 289 three incumbents won unopposed for Positions 1 2 and 3 Jim Stonequist 337 Scott Moore 336 and Eldon Evans 302 votes Vickie Bohr defeated Reta Breithaupt 231 to 143 for Position 7.
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West Franklin Usd
Randall Hermreck
Nancy Reed
Neal Baker
Mary Ann Parkin
Kevin Reece
Barbara Short
Doyle Sobba
Charlie Hirt
Edward Ouellette
Glenda Johnston
Don Hobbs
Betty A. Raby
Wellsville
USC
Jim Stonequist
Scott Moore
Eldon Evans
Vickie Bohr
Reta Breithaupt
Andy Gassaway
Agassaway
Ottaweaherald
Franklin County Jail Arrests and Police Reports Items
Kansas Highway Patrol and local police report multiple arrests including Julie A Makepeace 27 and William D Fortin Jr 19 for driving while suspended, Gregory P Garr 37 on a warrant, David L Ralston Jr 23 for theft, and Sandy L Devore 36 on a failure to appear warrant. Also notes Wellsville and Valley officers handling driving while intoxicated charges, shoplifting and bike thefts, various vehicle accidents, vandalism, and fire and ambulance calls with locations and times.
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Franklin County
Kansas Highway Patrol
Julie A. Makepeace
S. Osage
Sheriff's Dept
William Douglas Fortin Jr
Osage
Gregory P. Garr
Spring Hill
David Lee Ralston Jr
10Th St
Sandy Lynn Devore
Wellsville
Denton Eugene Loudermill
Olathe
Valerie Lynn Hurlock
S. Main
Five jailed after meth raids in Ottawa and Franklin County
Five suspects were jailed after a traffic stop near East Wilson Avenue Ottawa led to two meth labs at 3025 Nevada Terrace and 823 S Ash Street. Chanda Burkhead-Hillhouse 39 and Jan St Pierre 40 faced meth possession charges. Jeffrey Sypher 46 was charged with manufacturing meth and related offenses. Robin Woods 30 faced meth sale and conspiracy counts. Edna Sypher 39 held on marijuana and paraphernalia charges. All detainees remain in Franklin County Detention Center awaiting judges.
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Ottawa
Chanda Gay Burkhead-Hillhouse
Rockwood
Jan Elaine St. Pierre
Nevada Terrace
Franklin County Drug Enforcement Unit
S. Ash St
DEA
Craig Davis
Jeffrey Sypher
Robin Rene Woods
N. Sycamore
Edna Sypher
S. Osage
Franklin County
DEW
Ottawa Police Department
Special Tactics and Rescue
STAR
Franklin County Sheriff's Department
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