Torch Run fund raising kicks off for Kansas Special Olympics
Kansas law enforcement officers begin the annual Torch Run to raise funds for the Special Olympics program. Over 1,000 officers will carry torches from six locations to Wichita for the Summer Games opening on June 5. The drive supports training, transportation, housing and insurance for athletes with mental retardation.
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Bill Tellier
Herald
Kansas
Wichita
Ottawa
Ron Puterbaugh
Franklin
Linn
Miami
Coffey
Highway 59
Beto Junction
Runnners
Puterbaugh
Tonight Mostly Cloudy With Storm Chance Increases
A forecast notes mostly cloudy skies tonight with a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms and a low near 50 as winds shift east at 10 to 15 mph. The extended outlook calls for weekend thunderstorm chances, unseasonably warm Friday and Saturday with highs in the upper 70s and 80s, cooling to the 60s Sunday. Lows range from the 40s to 60s across regions through Friday to Sunday.
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Kansas
Easter Egg Hunt Sponsored by Ottawa Jaycees at Forest Park
The Ottawa Jaycees host their annual Easter Egg Hunt this Saturday at Forest Park. Registration for children birth to 9 runs 10 to 10:30 a.m. The event splits into 0-3, 4-6, and 7-9 age groups, starting at 10:30. Prizes candy and a raffle for a large bunny at $1 a chance support the Downtown Business Fire Relocation Fund.
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Ottawa Jaycees
Forest Park
Jaycees
Wellsville seeks funds for new 48 by 75 foot community building
Wellsville shows progress on a planned 48 by 75 foot community building at Seventh and Locust streets. The metal structure will include a kitchen and be handicap accessible, serving the Senior Citizen Nutrition Center and other groups. The fund drive avoids grants, with excess money placed in savings for upkeep and a $50 donation plaque option. Contributions may be mailed to Wellsville Community Building Fund, P O Box 494, Wellsville, 66092.
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Wellsville
Seventh
Locust Streets
Senior Citizen Nutrition Center
Donald “Slim
Averill
Don Fleming
Averill and
Fleming
Williamsburg
Lawmakers Hold Amid Video Lottery Debate In Kansas
In Topeka lawmakers postponed a video lottery discussion as the Senate committee advanced a school finance plan. Gov Finney backed video lottery and a Racing Impact Fund would divert 7.5 percent of profits to pari-mutuel tracks. The school finance proposal would set a 34 mill statewide tax and per student budget of 3600 dollars, funded by tax increases.
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Topeka
Kan
Senate
Fred Kerr
R-Pratt
Joan Finney
Finney
Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee
Kerr
Senate Education Committee
House
OCAC Dinner Sets Tables With Theme Decor At Arts Center
The Ottawa Community Arts Council hosts its seventh annual arts awards and appreciation banquet Sunday at 7 p.m. in the Arts Center. Tickets are $12, includes lime vinaigrette salad, chicken, puffs, curry apple relish, vegetables, rolls, cake, coffee, and wine. Music by David Ludwick and Bill Butler. Each eight seat table shows a different theme. several themes are sold out. Reservations at 242-8478 or OCAC P.O. Box 411 or in person at the Arts Center.
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The
Ottawa Community Arts Council
Arts Center
OCAC
P.O
Ocac Board of Directors
David Ludwick
Bill Butler
Parole board hearings scheduled for April in Kansas
The Kansas Parole Board holds hearings April 20 23 and 28 for inmates eligible for parole. Eligible include Martin H. Dreher William Price Franklin County and Johnson County inmates and others from Franklin Anderson and Miami counties. Hearings run 10 30 a m to 12 30 p m in Wyandotte Wichita and Topeka venues with oral or written testimony accepted.
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Kansas Parole Board
Martin H. Dreher
Franklin County
William Price
Anderson
Franklin
Johnson County
Kim Webster
William E. Howard
Michael Burgoon
Parole Board
Commissioners
Wyandotte County
Kansas City
Kan
Wichita Municipal Building
Topeka Public Library
London State Office
Jackson Street
Topeka
Easter Jewelry and Local Event Ads Brighten Suttons Window
Ad briefs promote 14K gold filled and sterling pendants from Suttons Jewelry with prices from 24. Mother’s Day gift idea urged. Wellsville High Theater presents Harvey on Apr 9 10 with tickets at the door and free babysitting. New York cultured pearl necklaces offered with layaway. OHS presents The Odd Couple Apr 10 11. Spring dress sale at Fashion Alley with 20 percent off.
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Sutton's
Wellsville Jr
Sr. High
Harvay
Wellsville HS Commons
New York
Sutton
OHS
Study links suffocation to SIDS deaths in bedding
Researchers Kemp and Thach of Washington University report that many Sudden Infant Death Syndrome cases may involve suffocation from face down contact with ordinary bedding. The finding, presented at Anaheim meeting, suggests pillows and comforters trap exhaled carbon dioxide, potentially explaining about a quarter of unexplained infant deaths.
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Los Angeles
U.S
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Anaheim
Federa
Tion
American Societies For Experimental Biology
James Kemp
Bradley Thach
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis
Kemp
United States
Thach and
Rabies surge sets Kansas record in 214 cases
Kansas State University officials report a new state rabies record with 214 cases, led by 199 skunks and including cows dogs raccoon sheep fox and bobcat. No human infections. Epidemic in skunks linked to mild winter and abundant food sources.
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Manhattan
Kansas State University
Deborah Briggs
University
Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
Briggs
Ottawa Herald subscription rates and terms 1992
The Ottawa Herald lists daily publication details and subscription rates effective March 16 1992. Rates cover in Ottawa by carrier, motor route, and mail across Franklin County adjacent counties and other Kansas regions with varying monthly and yearly prices and state tax included.
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S. Cedar
Ottawa
Kansas
Jim R. Hitchsie
Franklin County
State of Kansas
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