Appanoose Preservation Society to hold annual meeting
Appanoose Area Preservation Society will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday with Jim Magg of the Kansas Bankers Association as speaker. Refreshments to follow. Also details a Child Check program offering in home services for ages birth to 2 in several counties with eligibility screening Wednesday and contact for appointments.
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Appanoose Preservation Society
Appanoose
Appanoose Area Preservation Society
Jim Magg
Kansas Bankers Association
Miami
Linn
Anderson
Franklin County
Vicki Davis
Ochs retires from Kansas Highway Patrol after 27 years
Larry L. Ochs retired March 18 from the Kansas Highway Patrol where he served over 27 years including 14 in Ottawa. He led the Motor Carrier Safety program and will join ABF Freight Systems as Regional Safety Manager. He holds a criminal justice degree and served in the Kansas Army National Guard 1972 to 1984. He and wife Vanessia have three children Yvette Brooke Oakley Jason. Kimberley Mersman named fall dean’s list at Cornell College Mount Vernon Iowa.
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Ochs
Kansas Highway Patrol
Cpt
Larry L. Ochs
Ottawa
Kansas Army National Guard
ABF Freight Systems
Vanessia
Yvette Brooke
Oakley
Jason
Garden City
Justin
Itawa
Cow dogs herd cattle on Chase County ranch in Kansas
Emporia dispatch reports Hangin' Tree cow dogs change ranching across Kansas. Charles and C J Trayer in Chase County lead four dogs that move 500 cattle with less labor. traditional horse crews are reduced to a few dogs and pens. Zip, Smoke, Lil, Sage guide a 1000 pound herd with sharp barking and quick responses.
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Emporia
Kansas
Chase County
Charles
C.J. Trayer
Trayers
Charles Trayer
Smoke
Lil
Sage
Zip
Four Teens Hurt In Ottawa Area Crash
Four teens injured Sunday night when their car left the road near Marshall and Montana roads east of Ottawa struck trees. Passengers Erica Lira 17 Angela Byrd 17 Wesley Funk 15 and Sunny Ruth 19 were taken to Ransom Memorial Hospital with Lira later moved to Olathe Medical Center in fair condition. Ruth Quenemo drove the 1997 Chevy Cavalier with 58 feet of skid marks then 70 feet to ditch. None wore seatbelts. Lira and Byrd list Lyndon addresses Funk Ottawa.
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Marshall
Montana
Ottawa
Sunny L. Ruth
Wesley Funk
Erica D. Lira
Angela M. Byrd
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Lira
Olathe Medical Center
RMH
Franklin County Sheriff's Department
Ruth
Quenemo
Sheriff's Department
Byrd
Lyndon
Funk
Pair arrested on weapons charge in Ottawa
Ottawa police arrested 22-year-old Dillon Leach and 17-year-old Kevin Smith early Saturday after an officer spotted them in the 200 block of East Massasoit. Two handguns were recovered. Leach is jailed on marijuana and firearm charges. Smith is in juvenile detention for concealed weapon offenses and underage drinking.
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Ottawa
Richmond
Ron Puterbaugh
Dillon Wayne Leach
Kevin P. Smith
East Massasoit
Leach
Franklin County
Ing
Smith
Puterbaugh
Herald photographer wins state contest title at Kansas event
Ottawa Herald photographer Ron Bishop won first place in the Kansas Press Association Better Newspaper Contest Daily Division II News Photo for his shot from the Franklin County Veteran's Memorial dedication. It is his second first place award of the year, with prior top honors in the Kansas-Missouri AP contest for a muttin busting image at the county fair.
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Herald
Ottawa Herald
Ron Bishop
Kansas Press Association
Bishop
Franklin County
Kansas-Missouri Associated Press
Greg Mast
Ottawa
Franklin County forum covers school tax plan and ethics reforms
At a Franklin County forum Rep Bill Feuerborn and Rep Tyson discuss open records amendments, ethics rules for lobbyists, and a school tax proposal tied to a Friends group ballot drive. They debate tobacco funds, KPERS funding, and education reform measures alongside plans for a middle school tax increase and potential ballot signatures.
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Tanner
Friends Group
Franklin County
Bill Feuerborn
D-Garnett
Daily Report Hospital Notes and Police News
Admissions Gail Pickens and Sharon Williams both of Ottawa on Friday. Dismissals Carol East Ottawa Friday. Jeanne Butts Quenemo Saturday. Births A son born to Gail and Luther Pickens Ottawa Friday. Arrests Janet Ann Visitacion Gomez 35 1227 Highway 68 arrested 11:02 p.m. Saturday in 100 block South Main on suspicion of disorderly conduct. Released after agreeing to appear in municipal court. Codie Wade Prochaska 19 1113 N Cherry arrested about 2 a.m. Sunday at Eighth and Oak on suspicion of DUI. Released after agreeing to appear in municipal court. Brian Dean Grimes 31 Lawrence and Carla Ann Grimes 27 1003 S Elm arrested Sunday afternoon on suspicion of domestic battery against each other. Brian Grimes remaining in jail this morning in lieu of 750 bond. Carla Grimes released after agreeing to appear in municipal court. Injury About 8:45 p.m. Friday a 1990 Pontiac Sunbird driven by Joleen Cole 17 2189 Ohio Road and a 1986 Ford pickup driven by Delbert Flory 64 Pomona collided near Georgia Road and K 68. Cole reported minor injuries. No further information this morning.
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Gail Pickens
Sharon Williams
Ottawa
Carol East
Jeanne Butts
Quenemo
Gail
Luther Pickens
Janet Ann Visitacion-Gomez
Highway 68
South Main
O’leary
S. Main
Codie Wade Prochaska
N. Cherry
Oak
Brian Dean Grimes
Lawrence
Carla Ann Grimes
S. Elm
Brian Grimes
Carla Grimes
Joleen Cole
Ohio Road
Delbert Flory
Pomona
Georgia Road
Kansas Highway Patrol
Cole
National testing plan meets cool reception from teachers
In Missouri and Kansas educators resist a national standardized test for prospective teachers. The AFT says current state tests are inadequate, while state education commissioners note that both states test or require exits. They caution about local control and possible educator shortages amid calls for stronger assessments.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
American Federation of Teachers
AFT
Andy Tompkins
Bob Bartman
Bartman
Congress
Melissa Mitchell
Hickman Mills Community Teacher Association
Missouri State Teachers Association
Not all freebies are included in new lobbyist bill
AP report notes during the 2001 session lawmakers face fewer individual free lunches but large receptions remain. Gov Graves plans to sign a bill requiring lobbyists to itemize meals and gifts to lawmakers, with monthly reporting during sessions and new limits on recreation spending per legislator.
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Topeka
Bill Graves
House
Senate
David Adkins
R-Leawood
Adkins
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Topeka Capital Journal
Ark Valley News
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James Gray
Valerie Wolf
Jeff Myrick
Myrick
Gray
Wolf
Earl Richardson
Anderson County Review
Dane Hicks
Hicks
Tyson
Feuerborn
The
Kpers Fund
Tanner and
Kent Glasscock
Daily Report
Olathe
Ron Wimmer
David Benson
Blue Valley
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