Count Your Kid In Special Ed Screenings Planned
Ottawa and USC in cooperation with the Kansas State Department of Education will offer free preschool screenings on April 29 at the First United Methodist Church near Fourth and Hickory. The program checks physical development vision hearing behavior coordination and language, aiming to locate children likely needing special programs and to suggest activities for parents. Local partners include Head Start the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services and the Franklin County Health Department.
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Ottawa
U.S.C
Kansas State Department of Education
First United Methodist Church
Fourth and
Hickory Streets
Head Start
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Franklin County Health Department
State Department of Education
Guidelines for early screening and developmental milestones
The state outlines parent guidance for interagency cooperation and school planning to support children. It lists milestones across speech sight hearing physical and thinking domains with age benchmarks and directs readers to call 242-3818 for April 29 screenings or to arrange appointments or learn about services for handicapping conditions.
Obituary sketches Henry Wherry and Rosa Chambers
Henry Leland Wherry 88 Ottawa RFD 2 died Sunday at Ransom Memorial Hospital. Services at Dengel & Son Mortuary Wednesday with burial at Peoria Cemetery. Survived by widow Loreen, sister-in-law, nephews and a niece. Rosa E Stewart Chambers 84 Osage City died Sunday at Ransom Memorial Hospital. Services Thursday at Williamsburg Free Methodist Church with burial at Central Cemetery north of Williamsburg. Survived by daughters Nellie Cox and Daisy Chambers, a sister, two grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Memorials suggested to New Hope Baptist Church or the American Heart Fund.
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Henry L. Wherry
Henry Leland Wherry
Ottawa
RFD
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Dengel & Son
Peoria
Glendon Epp
Wherry
Oxford Junction
Iowa
Franklin County
Nevada
Hawkins Grange
Warren Black American Legion
New Hope Baptist Church
Loreen
Rosa E. Chambers
Rosa E. (Stewart) Chambers
Osage City
Williamsburg Free Methodist Church
Central Cemetery
Williamsburg
Dwight Swanson
Chambers
Free Methodist Church
Missionary Society
Farm Bureau
Glenn J. Chambers
Osage County
Nellie Cox
Daisy Chambers
Mabel N. Stewart
Dengel & Son Mortuary
Feorth
R R
Kansas
New Hope
County Scholars To Go On Tour
The Greater Ottawa Chamber of Commerce plans its 23rd annual scholastic tour for top Franklin County high school students. Thirty three students from Ottawa Central Heights Wellsville Williamsburg Pomona will visit Kansas City May 6 visiting FAA air traffic control Nelson-Atkins Museum Country Club Plaza and Waldo Astoria playhouse with dinner.
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Greater Ottawa
Kansas City
Ottawa
Central Heights
Wellsville
Williamsburg
Pomona
FAA Air Traffic Control Center
Olathe
Nelson-Atkins Museum
Country Club Plaza
Waldo Astoria Playhouse
Pomona High
Brenda Witham
Phil Thompson
Steve Purcell
Wellsville High
Keith Woodley
Kim DeGarmo
Denise Hogan
Ted van Horn
Mary Kuestersteffen
Tammy Lowe
Williamsburg High
Mike Basel
Davin Reichard
Central Heights High
Diane Haney
Coleen Evans
Connie Qestreicher
David Rossman
Brenda Batchelor
Easter Brifts and Local Shop Notices
Ad briefs list local merchants and happenings in Ottawa including Russell Stover Easter baskets Reynolds Drug Store B&J's Broasted Chicken and other reopenings sales and events. Public notices include a junior high and high school band concert and various sales gardening plant offerings and discounts.
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Russell Stover
Reynolds Drug Store
Ottawa
Municipal Auditorium
Ottawa High Artists Win Top Score Over Area Schools
Ottawa High School artists from grades nine through 12 won first place overall among eight area schools in a Saturday competition. Top finishers include senior Jennifer Hadley leading with fourth, seniors Melanie Unruh and Carlton Howell placing seventh and ninth, and multiple Ottawa students winning in display categories such as mixed media, ceramics, weaving, batik, photography, and jewelry.
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Ottawa
OHS
Olathe
Tonganolle
Paola
Central Heights
Garnett
Osage City
Spring Hill
Bishop Miege
Ottawa High
Jennifer Hadley
Way Be
Melanie Unruh
Carlton Howell
Hadley
David Brant
Shannon Summers
Rob Dunlap
Howell
Shawn Chambers
Unruh
Chambers
Thornbrugh Wins Coin Toss Becomes Pomona Councilman
Floyd Thornbrugh won a Pomona City Council seat after a tie broken by a coin toss by Franklin County Commissioner Roy Swank. A late absentee ballot pushed Thornbrugh ahead. Stoneking and Thornbrugh had tied on April 7. Incumbent Stanley Lantis was re elected to the council while Frank Hopkins won the mayoral race.
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Thornbrugh
Pomona
Floyd Thornbrugh
Franklin County
Roy Swank
Daniel Stoneking
Stoneking
County Commission
Stanley Lantis
Frank Hopkins
DPS Arrests Three In School Vandalisms
Two 18-year-old Ottawa men and a 17-year-old Ottawa male were arrested by the Department of Public Safety for vandalism at Ottawa High School and East Central Vocational Cooperative. Darin R. Hermreck and Reid Crawford faced charges related to defacing a building, with bond set for both and municipal court appearances planned. A seven-year-old was charged with criminal damage and referred to juvenile authorities. The incidents involved slogans such as Down with the God Squad amid a religious group’s anti rock music discussion.
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Arnold M. Gordon
Princeton
Gordon
Ottawa
Mark H. Shields
S. Elm
Ottawa High School
East Central Vocational Cooperative
Darin R. Hermreck
S. Mulberry
Reid Crawford
S. Hickory
Department of Public Safety
God
OHS
Assault on Policeman Leaves DPS Officer Injured
A 28-year-old rural Williamsburg man was held in the county jail after an assault Sunday night on Spt. Ralph Ritz of the Department of Public Safety. Ritz was bitten on the right shoulder during the altercation at Sonic Drive In and treated at Ransom Memorial Hospital. The suspect was later booked on resisting arrest and assault on a police officer.
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Williamsburg
Spt
Ralph Ritz
Department of Public Safety
DPS
Ritz
Sonic Drive In
S Main
Ransom
Sciatica Pain Explained by Chiropractors in Ottawa Kansas
Sciatica is a nerve pressure symptom not a disease. It often affects men and can arise from over exertion injuries or falls. Chiropractors diagnose nerve interference in the low back and seek to eliminate it to restore proper nerve function and natural relief. Information provided by Matney Chiropractic Offices in Ottawa Kansas.
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Chiropractic
Larry J. Matney
D.C
Matney Chiropractic Offices
South Main
Ottawa
Kansas
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