OU students aid homeless in Denver spring break mission
Nine Ottawa University students with campus minister John Gravley volunteered in Denver from March 17 to 22 through Urban Servant Corps. They helped in soup kitchens, painted houses, and served meals, paying $145 each with funding from Christian groups. The trip aimed to foster ongoing OU mission work.
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John Gravley
Denver
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Bill Secrest
Stickler
Jimmy Jones
Jimmy
Farrar
Jesus
University of Kansas
Ottawa council shifts rules add 13th Street trafficway plan
Ottawa city commissioners approved designating 13th Street between Eisenhower and Pine as a trafficway and a $500,000 project to extend widen and pave that area to meet a state bond requirement. The vote also includes three rezoning actions moving 701 N Cherry 1537 and 1519 S Elm from R-2 to R-3, and I-35 area rezone from I-1 to C-2. Public hearings set for dilapidated structures at 109 S Walnut 724 S Locust 810 S Cedar and 731 S Mulberry with demolition possible.
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Eisenhower
Pine
13Th
Scott Lambers
N. Cherry
S. Elm
I-35
Ottawa
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S. Locust
S. Cedar
S. Mulberry
Ottawa Building Code Board of Appeals
Fire Code Appeals Board
City Commission
Lawrence Woman Killed in Pleasent Grove Hill Crash
A Lawrence girl died when a car veered on a Pleasant Grove hill and collided with another vehicle in a T bone crash. O'Donnell and Coffman were extricated. O'Donnell was en route to school. Five fatal US-59 crashes occurred in 1995 from Lawrence to Ottawa, with two in Franklin County and others in Douglas County.
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Coffman
O'Donnell
O’donnell
Lawrence
Ottawa
Franklin County
Douglas County
Weather Tonight and Weekend Forecast Summary
Mostly cloudy tonight with a low in the upper 20s and a light north wind. Saturday brings dry, cool weather with lows around 20 to 30 and highs 40 to 50. Sunday stays dry with 20s to mid 50s. Monday turns dry and warmer with lows 30 to 35 and highs 50s to 60s.
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Sceseenvennes
BAM Esescessens
D.mavssessees
Amaaserrissen
BAM
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Lunar eclipse thrills viewers across eastern states
Viewers from Key Biscayne to Augusta gathered to see a total lunar eclipse as the orange gray moon rose over the Atlantic and the statehouse porch. Sky & Telescope associate editor Alan MacRobert called the scene beautiful while noting a rare celestial trio with comet Hyakutake and Venus near the Pleiades. The eclipse offered a vivid view of Earth’s atmosphere bending light, turning the moon copper to reddish brown as it rose higher west of the Mississippi.
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Mucesvestota
Andreas Duemichen
Atlantic Ocean
Key Biscayne
Maine
State House
Augusta
Alan MacRobert
Sky & Telescope Magazine
Cambridge
Mass
United States
Venus
Pleiades
MacRobert
Earth
Mississippi River
County repairs window damage after Monday vandalism
Franklin County avie among 11 with damaged windows in the Ottawa Police report. County sanitarian Jim Cain said his county owned Chevrolet Blazer had a shattered rear window in the 1418 S Main annex parking lot between 1 and 2 p.m. Insurance claims filed. $480 repair approved, with deductible expected. Also, county engineer Ron Miller discussed revised culvert pipe specs after only one bid, noting higher quality pipe and additional crew would meet state specs and save money over time.
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Ottawa Police Department
Jim Cain
Sanitarian
Franklin County Annex
S. Main
Cain
Ron Miller
Miller
Charles Mavity Jr
Capital mourns as 33 aboard die in Dubrovnik plane crash
Croatian Interior Minister confirmed all 33 aboard perished when the T-43 jet crashed near Dubrovnik amid high winds and rain. President Clinton and officials offered prayers as families await victim names. The flight carried Brown, aides, executives, and others bound to boost U.S. business in rebuilding Bosnia.
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HINA
State Department
Clinton
Commerce Department
Washington
Brown
Commerce
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Ron
Cisneros
Estes
U.S
Bosnia
Dubrovnik
Defense
William Perry
35 mill property tax plan sent to full House for debate
The House tax committee sent Rep. Anthony Powell’s plan with slower phase out and exemptions to the House for debate, after a 11-10 vote with Chairman Phill Kline breaking the tie. It differs from Mays Clark proposals, dropping enhanced education funding and governor suspension provisions, while Republicans back it and Democrats oppose. Rep. Bruce Larkin criticizes the plan as a scam and warns of future cuts.
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House Tax Committee
Doug Mays
Topeka
Stan Clark
Colby
Anthony Powell
Wichita
Phill Kline
Shawnee
Powell
Mays
Mays and Clark
Kline
Bruce Larkin
Baileyville
Kansas
Schools offer child development screening in Richmond
The Central Kansas Special Education Cooperative and Central Heights district will host a noon to 4 p.m. screening Wednesday at Richmond United Methodist Church to identify 0 to 5 year olds with potential learning problems and aid parents in monitoring development. No charge. call Roxy O'Dea at (913) 869-3355 for details.
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Ichmond
Central Kansas
Roxy O'Dea
Central Heights
For Women Only Marketing Seminar Apr B
A community bulletin lists a women only marketing seminar on Monday April B from 6 to 10 PM at Farm Bureau Building 210 W Tecumseh with early registration by Friday April 5 and notes nearby ads for recycling and dress sales plus Easter events and local sales through early April.
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Farm Bureau
W. Tecumseh
Fri
Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates 1995
The Ottawa Herald lists subscription costs effective October 1 1995 for Ottawa and surrounding areas. Rates vary by delivery method including carrier motor route and mail, with monthly three month six month and yearly options and differences by county and state.
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Chang Ottawa
Franklin County
Miami
Douglas
Osage
Anderson
State of Kansas
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