Election Day turnout turns calm in Ottawa polls
Ottawa voters show subdued turnout for spring elections with city and school board races quiet. Election judge Kathy McClay notes individuals arrive rather than groups and estimates turnout at one third to one half of national election levels at Westminister Church precinct. Barb Hamm is photographed giving her name to Donna Adell while voting at the Franklin County Courthouse as Ottawa observes Election Day.
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Helen T. Bunch
Tommie Ingram
Franklin County
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Judge shares inspirational life story at Mayor's Luncheon
Herald Staff Writer Jodie Garcia reports magistrate judge Tom Webb of Haskell County told about his rough youth in Korea at Ottawa University Monday. Webb described his mother’s hardship, orphanage life, and his adoption by an American couple, emphasizing compassion and gratitude. He recalled meals and a bath scene that highlighted his early struggles and later gains.
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Tom Webb
Haskell County
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Ottawa
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Webb
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Ottawa University
Chelsea Brown
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Ottawa considers utility rate rise for new substation
Ottawa officials plan to fund a $9.9 million electric utility revenue bond issue for a new substation control building and transmission lines. Affected residents could face a monthly increase of about one to four dollars to relieve future voltage problems in the northeast. City commissioners delayed a vote to review a rate study and other details before a Wednesday decision.
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Scott Bird
Kansas bill limits city concealed carry restrictions
The measure would bar Ottawa Franklin and similar jurisdictions from adding rules for Kansans with state concealed carry permits. The House approved the bill 106 to 16 after technical Senate changes, sending it to Gov. Sebelius for review. The 2006 law allows qualified Kansans to carry concealed weapons with location bans in places like schools.
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Kathleen Sebelius
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Sebelius
Nicole Corcoran
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