Virginia Tech massacre shocks Virginia observer
Ottawa police chief Dennis Butler, visiting Blacksburg, expresses surprise and grief over the Virginia Tech mass shooting in which 33 people died. Authorities identify the gunman as 23-year-old Cho Seung Hui, a South Korea born senior English major, with two attacks on campus.
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Ottawa
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Butler
Virginia
Fredericksburg
Alexandria
U.S
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Choh Suhngwhee
Omaha airmiddle? Federal funding push for city projects
Commissioner Gene Ramsey reported that U.S. Representative Nancy Boyda was informed about the city's requests for federal funds. The plan includes a joint community center with a recreation center library and a Neosho County Community College campus, plus paving gravel streets in the northern industrial park. Boyda noted 150 funding requests in her district, leaving the outcome uncertain.
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Boyda
Ramsey
Policy Reform Immigration Advocates Hopeful For Change
Immigration advocates visit Kansas towns urging action on reform as Congress resumes debate. Melinda Lewis says high activity may come in May but election timing could stall bills, leaving reform unlikely before summer 2009. Undocumented workers increasingly file tax returns, showing contributions and prompting IRS interest amid political debate.
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Washington
Melinda Lewis
el Centro
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Sacred Heart
Manhattan
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Hutchinson
Blanca Banda
Catholic Charities
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Ransom Memorial Hospital honors volunteers at annual dinner
Dorothy Roehl named volunteer of the year and Joyce Wasmund ambassador of the year at Ransom Memorial Hospital Auxiliary awards. Roehl, volunteering since 2000 with 3594 hours, praised for cheerful help to patients and staff while aiding in registration, gift shop, and information services.
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Jody Lancaster
Larry Felix
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Roehl Roehl
Felix
Local volunteers gain spotlight this weekend
A look at the contributions of dedicated volunteers from the community, highlighting their hours, projects, and impact through interviews and observations conducted today through Saturday.
Hospital auxiliary honored for 2007 service impact
Volunteers from the Ottawa Ransom Memorial Hospital Auxiliary were praised for 2006 hours totalling 18 710 with 114 volunteers. Bev Grabham, Carolyn Wilkerson, and Ginny Bromert earned long service awards, 25 and 20 years, plus 10 000 hours respectively, and 11 scholarships totaling 8 000 were awarded for 2007 2008. Dorothy Roehl was named Auxiliary Volunteer of the Year at the annual banquet led by Donna Magee and Jody Lancaster.
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Bev Grabham
Carolyn Wilkerson
Ginny Bromert
Felix
Dorothy Roehl
Donna Magee
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Jody Lancaster
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