School board approves 2.5 million settlement with contractor
Ottawa school district reaches a 2.5 million settlement with Manning Construction and its subcontractors to resolve a civil suit over cracked epoxy floors and leaky roofs at Garfield and Lincoln elementary schools. The deal ends litigation that began with a 2011 filing seeking damages.
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Manning Construction Co
Ottawa
Garfield
Lincoln
Manning Construction
Susan Ward
Dennis George
Michael Norris
Ward
Manning
Daily Report Highlights Saturday Admissions and Arrests
Saturday admissions include Leona Cauffman of Quenemo and dismissals of Clio Church Pomona Earla Schultz Ottawa. Arrests were logged in Ottawa Blake Sparks-Garner and Dylan Spencer as well as a disorderly conduct case on South Main Street. Thefts report a Wellsville man losing 4800 dollars in items. An I-35 accident near milepost 186 involved Marcus Williams in Franklin County with damage over 1000 dollars.
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Leona Cauffman
Quenemo
Clio Church
Pomona
Earla Schultz
Ottawa
Police Department
South Main Street
Jaime Tat
Franklin County
S. Main St
Blake Sparks-Garner
Vacaville
Calif
City of
Marcus Williams
Gardner
Williams
Ottawa police and fire incidents and assists recap
Police reports detail a series of incidents in Ottawa including a battered attempt theft on West Ninth Street, a 17 year old child away from home during a visit, theft on Cedar Street, stolen property on Tremont Avenue, a Walmart store loss, a vehicle backing collision involving Shawn Black, and multiple public assists and medical calls on Main Street and nearby blocks. Firefighters logged a grass fire at K-68 and Eisenhower Road and authorized burning at 717 E Third Street with further entries.
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West Ninth Street
Ottawa
South
Osage Drive
South Cedar Street
Tremont Avenue
Walmart Supercenter
S. Princeton St
Lebo
West Sixth Street
Shawn Black
Black
Ottawa Fire Department
K-68
Eisenhower Road
E. Third St
N. Poplar St
Explosions at Tank Battery Involve Multiple Fires
Firefighters from Lincoln Ottawa Harrison Township Cutler and Pottawatomie responded to a tanker explosion that set two other tanks on fire. No damage estimate yet. State fire marshal probes possible accidental cause as smoke and blasts rattled nearby homes.
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Lincoln-Ottawa-Harrison
Cutler Township
Pottawatomie
Radcliffe
Amy Pickett Oshel
Richmond
Oshel
Ottawa police classify third negligent shooting this year
Police say a round from an AR-15 left an adjoining apartment near West 17th Street on Jan 11. No injuries were reported as Christopher Dahlke, 21, faced unlawful discharge charges. Police urge gun owners to treat every firearm as loaded and verify empty chambers.
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Adam Weingartner
Ottawa
Spen
Cer
Weingartner
Sienna South
West 17Th Street
Christopher Dahlke
Dahlke
Brian Keith Bruno
Bruno
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