Punks and Rockers Headline Ottawa Band Showcase
Ottawa youths gain a rare stage with EFH and other local bands at the Ottawa Municipal Auditorium. The 7 p.m. show arose from a City Hall push to open the venue to the public and provide more for younger residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
EFH
Ottawa Municipal Auditorium
Kelley Hawkins
OMA
Ptim
Laurie Sisk
Kevin McCurdy
Wes Sylvester
Clint Wisemen
Last Call
Lincoln School tree planting marks Arbor Day observance
Herald News reports city forester Brad O'Dea will plant a pin oak at Lincoln School to honor Arbor Day and celebrate fifth grader Taylor Reynolds winning the Arbor Day poster contest with Trees are Terrific. The event follows a city Tree Board planting at the new law enforcement center with flaming maples red buds and a swamp white oak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Mark City
Herald News
City
Brad O’dea
Lincoln School
Taylor Reynolds
National Arbor Day Foundation
O'Dea
O’dea
Law Enforcement Center
Jeff Herrman
O’dea Sai
Plant your own tree for Arbor Day
City forester Brad O'Dea endorses Arbor Day planting as a beneficial urban choice. Kansas State Extension advises homeowners to select tree type and placement by purpose and location, noting red maples and Amur maples offer vivid fall color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
Brad O’dea
Ottawa
Kansas State Extension and Research
Amur
U S closes in on Saddam aides as fighting rages
U S forces report the capture of Samir Abd al Aziz al Najim a senior Baath official and on the same day an armored unit near Mosul killed or captured more than 30 paramilitary fighters. Brig Gen Vincent Brooks said al Najim a former Iraqi oil minister and Saddam aide was handed over by Iraqi Kurds. In Baghdad worshippers criticized the U S occupation while seven American prisoners freed in Landstuhl Germany appeared publicly and said they look forward to returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Crary
Associated Press
Saddam
Hussein
U.S
U.S. Central Command
Baghdad
Vincent Brooks
Samir Abd al-Aziz al- Najim
Baath Party
Mosul
al- Najim
Brooks
Barzan Ibrahim Hasan
Al-Najim
Iraq
Egypt
Turkey
Spain
Moscow
4Th Infantry Division
Ahmed al-Kubeisy
al-Kubeisy
Abu Haneefa al-Nu’man
Landstuhl
Germany
David 8. Williams
Orlando
Fla
Ottawa University proceeds with Mabee grant boost
Ottawa University announced a 1.5 million Mabee Foundation challenge grant as part of its Touch the Future campaign, aimed at a new athletic facility. The program began June 1, 2000, to fund an athletic facility, endowed chair, academic development, scholarships and the annual fund, and will continue through June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa University
Mabee Foundation
Marty Smith
Smith
John Neal
Shelter worker helps woman keep beloved cat Smokey
Donna Flinsbaugh, 90, feared hospital stay would force surrender of her 8 year old cat Smokey due to family allergies. Best Friends outreach through Amy Li arranged Smokey’s return after a shelter visit, keeping the pair together. Smokey had wandered into Flinsbaugh’s life six years earlier after being dumped on a porch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurie Sisk
Amy Ji
Reg Martin Peck Animal Shelter
Donna Flinsbaugh
Wellsville
Flinsbaugh
Smokey
Shelter
Laura Wolf
Herald
Plinsbaugh
Best Friends Animal Lance
Utah
Best Friends
Amy Li
Ben Martin Peck Animal Shelter
Ottawa
Donna
Hirsch Murphy
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Andy Gassaway
Los Angeles
New York
Kansas City
Daniel Brockway
SCC
Aeptahay
Ean Ene
Major Grant
Wallsville
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!