Ottawa power plant worker faces federal suit trial soon
A 12 member jury will hear a $200000 federal suit filed by Lawrence Fisher, a Ottawa power plant operator, alleging retaliation for voicing safety concerns. He seeks $100000 emotional pain damages, $100000 punitive damages, back pay, benefits, injunctive relief, and legal fees. Defendants include the city, Wheat, Davis, Bird, and others. Trial now expected around April 20 due to docket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melissa Bauman
Ottawa
Kansas City
Dale E. Saffels
Federal District Court
Scott Bird
Fisher
Bird
Leslie Wheat
Wheat
Jack Davis
Department of Public Safety
Dennis Sams
Franklin County Almanac Forecast Update
The Franklin County almanac shows mostly cloudy conditions with lows in the 40s and northwest winds. Friday brings cooler air with highs around the mid 60s, then weekend warming followed by a cooling trend and a chance of thundershowers Sunday night and Monday.
Emporia Among Block Grant Winners
Gov. Mike Hayden announced six Kansas cities including Emporia and Lyons and Barton County will share 2.12 million in federal Block Grant funds to spur development. Humboldt Osborne Gorham and Tonganoxie also receive grants. seven local projects are expected to draw 6.71 million in private investment and create about 388 jobs in 18 months. Barton County gets 400,000 to back a 1.5 million Dulaney Feedyards project to buy land renovate facilities and start a cattle feeding operation creating 22 jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Mike Hayden
Kansas Cities
Emporia
Lyons
Barton County
Kansas
Dulaney Feedyards Inc
Wesco Inc
Humboldt
New Horizons fights Medicaid decertification in Kansas
New Horizons, an intermediate care facility in Winfield for mentally retarded residents, presented its case to a state hearing examiner to avoid decertification and losing 1.6 million dollars in Medicaid funding. KDHE cites failure to provide active treatment programs. The examiner will study both sides and forward a recommendation to acting secretary Dr Jack Walker, with a final decision expected in weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
New Horizons
Winfield
State Department of Health and Environment
Medical Lodge of
Coffeyville
Douglas BE. Wells
Bob Moody
KDHE
Wells
Jack Walker
Secretary of Health and Environment
Walker
Daily Report Hospital Notes and District Court News
Admissions include Homer Walters of Williamsburg and Elsie Brecheisen on Wednesday, with dismissals and transfers to St Luke's Hospital in Kansas City. Births note a son for Mr and Mrs William Rissen. District Court items cover name change petition, an appeal involving Schwan's Sales and insurers, a foreclosure judgment of 16,545.77, and various local arrests and incidents including a habitual violator driving charge and a fireworks case. Accidents report two collisions and a mattress fire, plus Life Flight transfer to St Luke's Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Walters
Williamsburg
Elsie Brecheisen
Willow
Teresa Nichols
S. Oak
St. Luke’s Hospital
Kansas City
George Franks Jr
Quenemo
William Rissen
Lyndon
District Court News
Tasha Michalle Guilfoyle
Ottawa
RFD
Tasha Michalle O'Hara
Keith A. Casner
Schwan’s Sales Enterprises
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
Kansas
Worker’s Compensation
Darren L. Marconette
Pomona
East Fourth
Department of Public
Raymond E. Tegtmeyer
Cypress
Tegtmeyer
DPS
For Life Flight
Ransom Memorial Hospital
RMH
Parole Hearings Set For Area Offenders
The Kansas Parole Board will hold hearings on April 23 24 and 30 for area offenders. Eligible May parolees include Franklin County inmates Terry Walters Gerald Maynard and William Dickey with convictions for burglary theft robbery and drug offenses. Hearings will be in Wyandotte County Topeka and Wichita with written or oral testimony accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Parole Board
Franklin County
Terry Walters
Gerald Maynard
William Dickey
Shawnee County
Walters
Kansas State Industrial Reformatory
Hutchinson
Maynard
Kansas Correctional Vocational Training Center
Topeka
Dickey
Kansas State Penitentiary
Lansing
Michael K. Bellack
Daniel R
Torrez
Miami County
Bellack
Fort Scott
Parole Board
Commissioners
Wyandotte County
Kansas City
Kan
Topeka Public Library
Wichita Municipal
Jackson Street
Obituary for Rachel S. Williams 1893 1987 Ottawa area resident
Rachel S. Williams 93 of 701 N Main died April 7 1987 at Ransom Memorial Hospital. Funeral 10 am Monday Dengel and Son Mortuary with Rev Robert Andrews officiating. Burial Hope Cemetery. Survived by son Robert Williams Safety Harbor FL daughter Lois Ellis Franklin NC five grandsons ten great grandchildren one great great grandson. Memorials to Church of Christ 903 N Poplar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachel S. Williams
N. Main
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Dengel and Son Mortuary
Robert Andrews
Hope Cemetery
Linn County
Ralph ©. Williams
Paola
Ottawa
Southwestern Bell
H.D. Lee
Church of Christ
Robert Williams
Safety Harbor
Fla
Lois Ellis
Franklin
N.C
Dengel and Son
N. Poplar
Rachel S
Lee) Williams
N. Main St
Kansas
Ralph C. Williams
North Poplar Church of Christ
State park road, new bridge bids win in Kansas
Kansas Department of Transportation awarded bids after a late March setting. Venture Corporation of Great Bend won a one mile overlay on Melvern Reservoir State Park road in Osage County for 304 545 30 dollars. United Construction Co Inc Lenexa won surfacing and building a new bridge on K 31 near Garnett for 1 12 million. Seeding contract went to Paul J Fulsom of Cedar Vale for 21028 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvern Reservoir State Park
Osage County
Venture Cor
Great Bend
Anderson County
United Construction Co, Inc
Lenexa
Garnett
Paul J. Fulsom
Cedar Vale
Legislative Pay Cut Reduced in Kansas Senate Action
In Topeka the Kansas Senate unanimously approved a revised pay cut for the 1987 session. The plan lowers daily pay for all 165 lawmakers by 4.50 dollars and trims leadership salaries by 3.8 percent, after the House altered the initial 6 dollar cut and added leadership reductions. Current compensation stands at 54 dollars per day plus 65 dollars per subsistence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Senate
Mike Hayden
House
Local Advertisements and Community Notices Mix
A compact digest of ads and notices. Includes sale events at Quail Unlimited Beatty's Auction House and dance nights at CJ's Playhouse and Saddleback Lounge. Also promotions from Drake Jewelry, Easter dresses, Carter sleepwear, and Virginia's Hill House specials. Includes Palm Sunday worship at First Assembly of God and a bank reminder on a temporary access route near 13th Street.
Corrections On Yard Sale Hours And Scholarship Error
Typo corrected for Special Olympics yard sale contact number and hours. A news brief misidentified Shannon Hull as Leroy Hull’s daughter. he is the son. KOFO Radio added as co sponsor of Easter egg hunt at Forest Park with Ottawa Jaycees. Registration at 9 15 a.m. tale rain date to April 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McPherson College
Shannon E. Hull
Quenemo
Leroy
Connie Hull
Kofo Radio
Forest Park
Ottawa Jaycees
Wall Street Stocks Slump At Noon On Dow Drop
Wall Street tumbled as the Dow Jones average for 30 industrials traded at 2,352.13, down 20.03 from Wednesday. Decliners led with 951 down, 437 up, 445 unchanged among 78.7 million NYSE shares. the composite index fell to 167.16, down 1.35.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Stock Exchange
NYSE
Princeton Clean-Up Day Plans for April 18
Princeton announces a city cleanup day for April 18 starting at 8 40 a.m. Revenue reports show Franklin County collected 193 905 in February, up 14 944 from 169 961 in February 1986. Rev Al Mast will speak at Calvary Baptist Church on 925 W 7th each evening through Easter Sunday. Laura Nilges of Richmond honored for Arthritis Foundation work at Wichita meeting. First Assembly of God hosts Palm Sunday services at 10 50 a.m. and 6 p.m. Living Lord's Supper at 7 p.m. Good Friday and 6 p.m. Easter Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Department of Revenue
Franklin County
AL Mast
Calvary Baptist Church
W. 7Th
Laura Nilges
Richmond
Kansas
Arthritis Foundation
Wichita
Assembly of God
13Th
Maple
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lawrence T. Fisher
S. Poplar
Anderson Byrd & Richegan
Overland Park
Phelps- Chartered
Franklin County Almanac
Midwest Diecast Inc
Osborne
Osborne Industries Inc
Gorham
Wheatcraft Inc
Tonganoxie
the Daily Report
Sheriff's News
Wade N. Smithey
S. Main
Public Safety News
Susan D. Morse
S. Sycamore
Cindy
Wendy West
E. 2Nd
Morse
Ninth
Willow Streets
Bruce C. Rhodes
Ash
Donna F. Albright
Albright
South Hickory
Sue M. Martin
Main
Patrick
Michael Boeh
S. Hickory
Ottawa Co-op
Osage, Anderson Projects
Kansas Department of Transportation
Ad Briefs
Drake Jewelry
Young Place
Carter
Eagles Lodge
Virginia
Hill House
Quail Unlimited
Beatty's Auction House
W. Wilson S
City Commission
W.D. Bemmels
Cj's Playhouse
Saddleback Lounge
VFW
Crystal River Band
Mike
Jake
Snooky
Martin
Campbell’s Market
Kansas State Bank
13Th St
Wall Street
Princeton
Memoriam
Dengelston Monty
Vilawa
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