Train rebirth raises safety issues at U.S. 59 crossing
Midland Railway excursion trains are running repair trips across U.S. 59 near Ottawa to ready passenger service. Drivers report near misses as the long-dormant crossing becomes active, with limited warning devices planned. The non profit Midland Railway preserves historic routes between Baldwin City, Norwood, and Ottawa, using signs and whistles without gates or lights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. 59 Crossing
Andy Gassaway
Herald
Ottawa
U.S. 59
Midland Railway
Norwood
Mike Pratt
Midland
U.S
Pratt
Tina Ferguson
Lawrence
Ber
Midland Railway Historical Association
Mike Fox
Baldwin City
Local business legend Douglas dies at 100
Noel Douglas aged 100, Ottawa retailer and longtime Douglas Brothers Furniture partner, died Thursday April 15 at Village Manor Nursing Home. He helped found a Maytag dealership and develop Ottawa Country Club and north Ottawa land, with funeral arrangements by Lamb Roberts Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Noel Douglas
Village Manor
Lamb Roberts Funeral Home
Sandy Douglas
Douglas Brothers Furniture
First
Main Streets
Thirteen years yield hinnies for Wellsville breeder
WELLSVILLE 13 years of persistence pay off for Bill Burgoon as two hinnies are born this year from jennies and a stallion. Red, a male hinny, arrived in late January and Molly, a female, in early February with another due in late May. Burgoon notes he let nature take its course and credits a small Shetland pony Blaze for the breakthrough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darcy Bonzo
Wellsville
Bill Burgoon
Hinny
Molly
Hinnies
Jenny
Jack
Burgoon
Mnale
Red
Blaze
Jennies
Rumsfeld surprised by intensity of Iraq fighting
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld voiced shock at the bloodiness of fighting in April as U S casualties rose. He said about 20,000 troops would stay longer, citing renewed violence in Fallujah and an uprising linked to Muqtada al Sadr. The move extends tours despite prior promises of one year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
USS
Iraq
Defense
Donald H. Rumsfeld
U.S
Rumsfeld
Pentagon
Muqtada al- Sadr
Fallujah
Baghdad
1St Armored Division
Germany
Peter Pace
Joint Chiefs of Staff
2Nd Armored Cavalry Regiment
Fort Polk
Army National Guard
Pace
Also Mentioned on This Page
Douglas
Herald Staff
Ment
Ottawa Country Club
Bob Green
Candace Jones
The
Ottawa Herald
Laurie Sisk
Eisenhower Road
Franklin County
Leeda
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!