This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 2004
Page
7
The Richmond Easter Egg Hunt will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Richmond Care Center with age groups for infants to 3, 4 to 6, and 7 to 10. The community event is open to the public and non commercial.
A dense schedule lists Franklin County and Ottawa events from morning to evening. Government meetings, club gatherings, library programs, blood pressure clinic, PATH activities, story times, elections, and various council and board sessions cover Franklin, Wellsville, Garnett, Pomona, and surrounding areas. Many are at city halls, libraries, and local centers with times ranging 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. including a 12 noon PATH luncheon and election day notices.
Franklin County Sheriff's Department logs Friday to Sunday include multiple arrests on warrants and driving related charges. Notable cases feature Brian S. Franklin and Darin W Reed, with bonds ranging from 200 to 4900 dollars, plus drug and weapon paraphernalia charges and theft, vandalism, and stolen DVDs reported in the Sheriff's News and Theft Reports for several blocks in the county.
The Walk Across Kansas program by Kansas State University Extension sees 81 teams this year in Franklin County up 69 percent from 48. Teams, often business groups or families, log 15 minutes of activity daily to reach a 423 mile state-length goal in eight weeks. One team, the K Steppers, already has 438 miles.
Ottawa City Commission will choose its next mayor at the regular 7 p.m. meeting Wednesday in City Hall. The five commissioners select a mayor from among themselves for the upcoming year, with Richard Jackson mentioned as potential Mayor Pro tem.
Havens Steel Ottawa plant restarts at full capacity after a payroll delay caused a shutdown last Wednesday. The Kansas City based company, under Chapter 11, negotiates with Travelers Property Casualty to free funds for paying vendors and workers, while Phoenix power plant work remains active in Ottawa. About 150 Ottawa staff and 550 in Kansas City are affected by the bankruptcy and metal cost pressures.
Longtime Pomona residents Keeton Stankard and others run for re election unopposed. They urge greater public input at council meetings and aim to complete projects like downtown stores water lines beaches and a city storm shelter. They criticize limited turnout at meetings and push for inclusive planning.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.