Flags lowered in memory of Boston Marathon attack victims
President Obama ordered US flags to half staff until sunset Sunday as a mark of respect for the victims of the April 15 2013 Boston bombing. A separate incident at Ottawa Industrial Park prompted a brief evacuation of American Eagle Outfitters due to smoldering hot pads on a kitchen stove. Ottawa Police used Twitter to provide updates during National Public Safety Telecommunications Week using OPD404.
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Obama
Boston
Mass
American Eagle Outfitters
Davis Ave
Ottawa
Jeff Carner
Carner
Ottawa Police Department
Habitat workers wrap up Ott awa build with final work day
Habitat for Humanity of Franklin County nears completion on an Ottawa project at 740 S Elm St. Volunteers will landscape, prepare the yard for grass seed, and finish interior punch list items. Lunch provided. aims to serve the Bethea family. A Church Choir Challenge fundraiser runs 6 30 to 8 p m at Ottawa Municipal Auditorium.
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Habitat For Humanity of Franklin County
Ottawa
S. Elm St
Cindy Dengel
Franklin County
Habitat
Dengel
David and
Whitney Bethea
Ottawa Municipal Auditorium
S. Hickory St
Historic Events Snapshot From Across 18th to 21st Century
A compendium of milestones and celebrated birthdays: Supreme Court upholds a controversial abortion ban in 2007. Paul Revere’s 1775 ride. 1906 San Francisco earthquake. 1910 suffrage protest. 1912 Carpathia's Titanic survivors arrival. Doolittle raid. 1945 Ernie Pyle’s death. 1978 Panama Canal Treaty. 1983 Beirut embassy attack. 2011 S and P downgrade. Crystal Mangum case. 2010s Boston Marathon record. notable birthdays from Barbara Hale to Conan OBrien and current stars like America Ferrera.
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Paul Revere
Charlestown
Lexington
Mass
San Francisco
U.S
New York
Ernie Pyle
Pacific
Ie Shima
Okinawa
Senate
Panama
Beirut
Lebanon
Standard & Poor’s
Crystal Mangum
Duke Lacrosse
Reginald Daye
Kenya
Geoffrey Mutai
Caroline Kilel
Barbara Hale
James Drury
Hayley Mills
James Woods
Nixon
Mississippi
Dorothy Lyman
Jim Scholten
Sawyer Brown
Rick Moranis
Eric Roberts
Jane Leeves
Frasier
Cleveland
Conan O’brien
Eric McCormack
Will & Grace
Maria Bello
Touch
Hospital Notes And Police Reports From Wellsville Area
Daily report lists hospital admissions births and dismissals. Police notes include DUI arrest in Ottawa and theft and welfare calls on Wellsville and Ottawa streets. Fire departments logged gas leak, grass fires, and several medical calls across Franklin County Potawatomi Ottawa Lincoln.
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Ottawa
Finney Road
Pottawatomie
Caylor begins first term as mayor in Ottawa
Ottawa native Sara Caylor took the oath as mayor at City Hall succeeding Blake Jorgensen. She thanked family for support and pledged to pursue quality of life issues as she starts her first term with Linda Reed named mayor pro tem.
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Scott Bird
City of Ottawa
Sara Caylor
Ottawa
City Commission
Ottawa City Hall
S. Hickory St
Caylor
Blake Jorgensen
Herald
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Ottawa City Commission
City Hall
Linda Reed
Jorgensen
Tharp becomes Ottawa recreation commission finalist pick
Former candidates reconsidered as finalists for the ORC board include Tharp and Michael Finch. Tharp, longtime Pizza Village partner and city electrical utility official since 2007, was chosen over Finch, who has health and wellness credentials and family ties to Ottawa. The five member board includes city and school appointments plus an at large seat. Tharp aims to emphasize lifetime sports and health benefits in recreation policy.
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Tharp
Pizza Village
Ottawa
Michael Finch
Finch
Goedert
ORC
Wellsville High School
Ottawa University
Atlanta
Linda Reed
City Commission
Linda Spencer
Jeff Curry
Dan Stepp
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U.S. Supreme Court
Daily Report
Wellsville Police Department News
Shelby Richardson
Pomona
Tammy Bishop
Lois Lowe
Colby
Leona Cauffman
Quenemo
Jerry Landreth
Wellsville
Baby Boy
Police Department
South Main Street
Victoria Everhart
Police Department News
Deena Rodgers
Main Street
Locust Street
Poplar Street
West Seventh Street
West Third Street
Walnut Street
Matt Bristow
The
Ottawa Herald
Ing
Recreation Commission
East Wilson
E. Wilson
Aneemmnny
Yeemnemnpnane
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