1988 Franklin County sales slip but outlook brightens
Franklin County gross sales fell to 162.6 million in 1988, down 7.1 percent from 1987 as closures of Woolworths Otasco H D Lee Commodore Homes hurt retail and industry. Unemployment stood at 9.6 percent. Still, Ottawa area leaders touted new business prospects including a plastics plant reopening, potential hires, a Country Mart opening, a larger Kentucky Fried Chicken, a possible TV miniseries shoot, and tourism efforts as the 125th anniversary plans move forward.
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Franklin County
Kansas Department of Revenue
Bob Whitworth
Ottawa
Whitworth
Commodore Homes
Woolworth’s
Country Mart
Kentucky Fried Chicken
NBS
Channel 49
KTKA
Topeka
Kansas Lottery
Convention and Tourism Committee
Us-59
Pomona FBLA wins top 10 finishes at state meet
Twenty Pomona High School Future Business Leaders of America members attended the state Leadership Conference at Emporia State University April 6 and 7. Eight Pomona members placed in the top 10 in their contests. Kevin Trendel placed first in Introduction to Business and ninth in Information Processing, earning a chance to compete at the national conference in Orlando. Other top 10 finishers included Teresa Spielman, Jon Wester, Mike Burgoon, Fred Acker, Jason Littlejohn, Steve Schleicher, and Sharon Wray in various business contests.
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Pomona
Future Business Leaders of America
Emporia State University
FBLA
Kansas
Kevin Trendel
PHS
Teresa Spielman
Jon Wester
Mike Burgoon
Fred Acker
Jason Littlejohn
Steve Schleicher
Sharon Wray
Stephen Schleicher
Plant puts Ottawa on trial for Laich Industries
Walter Laich of Laich Industries, Cleveland, plans a May restart of plastic houseware production in Ottawa at the former Beacon Plastics site, with lease purchase and potential permanent operations contingent on local business climate. He cites Ottawa as a test market and shipping point for southern expansion as city, county, and state officials assist. former Beacon owner George Lees warned of tax concerns, but Laich says negotiations with local leaders are promising.
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Diane Yeamans
Herald
Otawa
Walter Laich
Laich Industries
Cleveland
Ohio
The
Beacon Plastics
Ottawa
California
Laich
Kansas
George Lees
Franklin County
Lees
Shall
George
Dave Lamani
Lamani
Texas
Arkansas
KPL Gas Service man to retire in Ottawa
Frank Campbell of Gardner will retire from the Ottawa Division of KPL Gas Service April 24. An open house will be from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Ottawa office. Campbell joined KPL Gas Service Oct. 11, 1948 and has served as gas service man in Gardner and as gas supervisor of the Baldwin Area. New employees for Lamb Roberts Funeral Home include Ronn Heise and Paula Heise moving to the Ottawa facility, Gary Marshall moving from Independence, Floyd Greenwood from Overbrook.
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Frank Campbell
Gardner
Ottawa
KPL Gas Service
E. Logan
Campbell
Baldwin
Bob and
Elaine Roberts
Center
Lamb-Roberts Funeral Home
S. Hickory
Ronn Heise
Paula
el Dorado
Gary Marshall
Independence, Mo
Lamb-Roberts Baldwin
Floyd Greenwood
Greenwood-Roberts Funeral Home
Overbrook
East Central Kansas Wheat Slower to Reach Jointing Stage
Fifty percent of East Central Kansas wheat remains pre jointing with about 15 percent at jointing, roughly 10 percent behind state average. Eastern Kansas usually lags Western and Southern crops. Current share at jointing trails five-year average of 40 percent. Data from Kansas Agricultural Statistics.
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Kansas
Royal Three area students compete in Little American Royal
Six area youths from KSU competed in the 61st annual Little American Royal at Kansas State University. Participants included Signe Balch of Baldwin City, Marlo Showalter, Kenyon Rumford, Lexie Droddy, Billie Gatewood and Ron Rumford of Ottawa, and John Woodbury of Quenemo.
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Kansas State University
Signe Balch
Baldwin City
Marlo Showalter
Kenyon Rumford
Lexie Droddy
Billie Gatewood
Ron Rumford
Ottawa
John Woodbury
Quenemo
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Fla
Cele
Ottawa, Kansas
Bowen Killough
Robert Killough
Charles New
Princeton
Kansas State Bank
FDIC
Agricultural Chemicals
Agricultural Statistics
KSU
Solt
Killough Construction Inc
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