Ottawa Fire Captain Hood Retirement Ceremony
The Ottawa Fire Department holds a retirement ceremony for Capt. David Hood from 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday at the public safety building 720 W. 2nd. Hood, a 28 year veteran, will end active duty before his official retirement in June. City employees and the public are invited to bid him farewell and a retirement dinner is planned for a later date.
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Hood
Ottawa Fire Department
Capt
David Hood
Public Safety Building
W. 2Nd
Troop 318 Tiger Cubs Meet at Village West Bright with Easter Fun
Troop 318 Tiger Cubs held an April 13 meeting at Village West with residents playing games and coloring Easter eggs. Notable attendees included Bill Smith Thelma Tallman Nellieanna Brown Emma Henry Oliver Henry Cody Lehman Ethan Thompson Gage Esquivel Blake Geiler Helen Rempel Harriet Rhoades and Marvin Callaham.
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Tiger Cubs
Village West
Front
Bill Smith
Thelma Tallman
Nellieanna Brown
Emma Henry
Oliver Henry
Cody Lehman
Ethan Thompson
Gage Esquivel
Blake Geiler
Helen Rempel
Harriet Rhoades
Marvin Callaham
Kenny Smith
Dustin Thompson
Aaron Hiatt
Austin Mason
IBP worker killed in Holcomb plant explosion
An explosion in the rendering area of the IBP beef plant in Holcomb killed Oscar Dominguez 31 of Garden City and injured Gary Williams 47 of Garden City. Investigators favor a mechanical failure over chemicals. no criminal act is suspected. IBP sent a team to Kansas and notified OSHA.
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Holcomb
IBP
Finney County
Kevin Bascue
Bascue
Oscar Dominguez
Garden City
Gary Williams
Gary Mickelson
Dakota Dunes
S.D
Kansas
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Prank Paper Sack Triggers Evacuation For Judge
Holton Kansas police evacuated about four homes after District Judge Tracy Klinginsmith found a paper sack on his porch with a threatening note referencing the IRA. The bag contained silica gel, and a neighbor admitted placing it as a prank. No charges pressed.
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Klinginsmith
Doug Ashcraft
Oklahoma City
Ashcraft
Holton
Gale Gable
Gable
KBI
Olathe online college head found liable for fraud
Leslie Edwin Snell, head of Monticello University, was ruled liable under the Kansas Consumer Protection Act for misrepresenting degree programs to more than 200 students nationwide. The judge ordered a 1.5 million civil fine and asset seizure of about 160,000, with refunds to affected students totaling tens of thousands already claimed.
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Olathe
Johnson County
Larry McClain
Leslie Edwin Snell
Snell
Monticello University
McClain
Monticello
Schmidt
Derek Schmidt
U.S. Department of Education
Dallas
Kansas
College activists target corporations with protests and pledges
Student groups led by Columbia University activists aim to pressure firms like Ford and BP Amoco by publicly challenging external policies and offering resignations. Ecopledge.com gathers thousands of pledges against environmentally irresponsible companies while campuses report rapid signature growth and cross campus campaigns.
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Andrea Avelio
Columbia University
Terry Bresnihan
Ford
Global Climate Coalition
Stier
Daimler-Chrysler
Texaco
The
Southern Corp
Bresnihan
Norway
Wal-Mart
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
Myanmar
Burma
Tibet
BP Aimoco
London
Ecopledge.com
Beka Economopoulos
Ottawa Daily Report Dismissals and Sheriff Arrrests
Ottawa police and sheriff reports list dismissals for Geneva Trickett Clara Puckett Helen Sackman Elizabeth Taylor and Katherine Trendel. Arrests include Ernesto Zamora in Ottawa for DUI and minor in possession, Donald Clark for MIP, Shawn Conklin and Curtis Conklin on warrants, John Gage for disorderly conduct, Jon Records for probation and warrant, Russell Hartpence for aggravated indecent liberties, Dustin Earnest on suspended license, plus an underage runaway and vandalism incidents. Non injury accident involving a 1983 Chevy and a 1994 Dodge on South Princeton.
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Geneva Trickett
Clara Puckett
Helen Sackman
Elizabeth Taylor
Ottawa
Katherine Trendel
Melvern
Sheriff's News
Ernesto Lorenzo Zamora
N. Cleveland
Tecumseh Road
Ance
Donald Ray Clark
Zamora
Shawn Renee Conklin
S. Beech
Shawnee County
Curtis Ray Conklin
S. Beach
Shawnee
Franklin County
John Edward Gage
E. 15Th Street
Jon Anthony Records
Russell Hartpence
Second Street
Police News
David I. Bruner
Richmond
Oscar L. Lopez Jr
South Princeton
South Redbud
Court orders judge to justify ruling in murder case
In a unanimous decision, Kansas Supreme Court orders Sedgwick County District Judge Gregory Waller to provide a written analysis of why he denied David A. Moncla a new trial for the January 1995 murder of Wichita bar owner Diane Swinney. The court did not grant a new trial but required clearer findings. Moncla could appeal again after the new order is filed.
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Topeka
Supreme Court
David A. Moncla
Wichita
Diane Swinney
Swinney
Moncla
Sedgwick County
Gregory Waller
Moncia
Waller
David M. Spain
Irvin Powell
Haskell
Fred Six
District Court
Spain
T. Keith Wilson
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Heck
Travis Heck
Pittsburg State University
Larry Heck
Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts of Mid-Continent Council
Lisa Schrick
Reba Mackler
Olathe Online College
Carolyn Haslam
Florida State University
Tallahassee
Seattle
World Trade Organization
Washington, D.C
World Bank
International Monetary Fund
Yale
Glenn Horowitz
BP Amoco
New York
Alaska
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Horowitz
Thomas Koch
Daily Report
Dustin J. Earnest
S. Main Lot
Walnut
North Mulberry
West 11Th
Wilson
Donald Allegrucci
Juan Jose Chavez
Omar Escobar
Sedgwick
Michael D. Jerrick
Michael Keezer
Cawker City
Reed J. Simkins
Rice County
James L. Bornholdt
Simkins
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