Marmaton Valley High brass ensemble performs at regional festival
Music festival on the Ottawa University campus features Marmaton Valley High School brass players Tyler Jackman and Austin Rhodes before judges for 1A 2A and 3A divisions. Northern Heights High School students Travis Shafer and Sheena Shanks observe during percussion ensemble practice ahead of Saturday performances.
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Tyler Jackman
Austin Rhodes
Marmaton Valley High School
Ottawa University
Travis Shafer
Sheena Shanks
Northern Heights High School
Allen
Cox plans to offer phone service in Kansas bundled with TV
Cox Communications, which operates in Kansas as a cable provider, will add two way fiber optic capacity to its network to offer local phone and long distance services alongside television and high speed internet. The company aims to launch in Wichita and Topeka within 10 months to a year, pending regulatory approval.
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Wichita
Kansas
Cox Communications
Kansas Company
Southwestern Bell
Rosemary Foreman
Kansas Corporation Commission
Ottawa
Garnett
Martin Corcoran
Cox
Corcoran
Ron Marnell
Multimedia Cablevision
Gannett Co
Oklahoma
North Carolina
California
Arizona
Nebraska
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Topeka
Cox Cable
State Commission
Federal Communications Commission
KCC
Volunteer Center to be honored by USA Weekend
Ottawa Volunteer Center Director Dianna Mitchell learns the center won a local USA Weekend award for October Make a Difference Day projects coordinated by former director Carrie Brigham. Plans for National Volunteer Week include 250 to 300 volunteers with Scouts collecting food, habitat cleaning, tree planting, and crafts for retirement homes across Ottawa.
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Ottawa
Dianna Mitchell
USA Weekend
USA Today
Mitchell
Americorps Promise
Heritage Park
Birch and
Powhattan Streets
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Orlis Cox Field
Brigham
Lions Club
Habitat For Humanity
Ottawa City Commission
ECEAN
Richard Jackson
Matt Goyer
Heart of America Council
Martin Peck Animal Shelter
Ottawa Recreation Commission
Elections Tuesday in Pomona and Garnett
Voters in Pomona and Garnett will elect city commissioners Tuesday. Pomona voters choose among three candidates for one of three seats on the City Commission, with two incumbents seeking re election and a third seat held by an open contest. Garnett faces a three year term with three candidates vying for the seat. Polling places and hours are listed.
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Herald Staff
Pomona
Garnett
Lucille Crawford
Kirk Lauritsen
Bill Lloyd
Kim Stankard
Rex Hancock
Jim Whitaker
Pomona City Hall
Garnett City Commission
Mike Norman
Dan Benjamin
Rex Wilper
National Guard
Anderson County Annex
Teamsters Picket Grocers During Springfield Lockout
In Springfield Missouri and Kansas City a lockout by Associated Wholesale Grocers sent 1 200 Teamsters workers home while trucks run by outside crews kept deliveries going. Police issued traffic tickets to several drivers after a rollover collision in Springfield. Pickets outside the Kanagawa City warehouse remained peaceful as unions urged boycotts at southwest Missouri stores.
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Springfield
Associated Wholesale Grocers
Grocery Cooperative
Teamsters
Missouri
Kansas
Associated
Steve Sjames
Kanagas City
Kan
Kansas City
Itawa
Country Mart
Wal-Mart
Teamster Local 245
Jim Kabell
Kabell
Bolivar
Kabel
Teamsters Local 955
City
Associated Press Pirate Teamsters
AWG
Teamsters Local 245
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