Ottawa elects Matt Matthews on tax relief pledge
Ottawa's new mayor Matt Matthews pledges to cut the city mill levy to prevent tax increases from new property valuations. He argues all taxing entities should avoid automatic tax hikes and seeks to reduce spending while delivering relief to area taxpayers.
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Ottawa
Matt Matthews
Matthews
Heaven's Gates and Hell's Flames drama praised at revival center
Rev. Dan Oglesby thanks Reality Ministries Dwayne and Renee Corbin for directing the drama at Community Revival Center Church during Easter week. He acknowledges 1000 plus attendees and nearly 100 decisions for Christ, commending church members who volunteered and noting the event will return.
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Community Revival Center Church
Dwayne
Renee Corbin
Reality Ministries
Christ
Calvary Temple Church
Lawrence
Dan Oglesby
Franklin County MS Walk Fueled by Local Sponsors
The Franklin County MS Support Group thanks The First Christian Church Apple Market Subway Ottawa Nollies Cash Saver Wellsville and Alibi Bar and Grill Mound City for backing their first MS Walk Door prizes were donated by Main Street Bakery Allegres Kramer Drug Store McDonalds Wal Mart Taco Bell Jims Barber Shop True Value Hardware Chris Corner Ottawa Hocks Dairy Bar Debra Courtemanche Cathy Kinney and others from Ottawa Wellsville Topeka Hays and Davis Lehmann Wayne Haughn Also thanking posters display sponsors Ottawa Police Department KOFO Ottawa Herald Ottawa Times and all walkers and coordinators who supported the event
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Franklin County
The
First Christian Church
Apple Market
Subway of
Ottawa
Nollie’s
Wellsville
Alibi Bar and Grill
Mound City
Main Street Bakery
Allegre’s
Kramer Drug Store
McDonald's
Wal-Mart
Taco Bell
Jim's Barber Shop
True Value Hardware
Chris’ Corner
Hocks Dairy Bar
Debra Courtemanche
Cathy Kinney
Readers urged to sign letters with address for publication
The notice invites letters to the editor and requires signed submissions with the writer’s address. Unsigned letters will not be published, and a telephone number should be provided to expedite verification.
Recycling signs on poles at South Main and 15th meet rules
A reader notes why recycle signs may be placed on utility poles at the intersection while yard sale signs are restricted. The message expands to critique Oklahoma City tragedy coverage and calls for prayers, urging support for rescue and emergency workers amid the blast response.
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South Main
15Th
Oklahoma City
Notable quotes spark political tension across eras
The text juxtaposes varied political rhetoric from 1947 to 1987, citing a communist diplomat’s claim of offering peace overtures to lure nations into cooperation with their destruction, Gorbachev’s vision of a new world order, and a politburo warning about disinformation and strategic restraint in Europe.
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Gorbachev
Politburo
Oklahoma City Tragedy Inspires Heroic Sacrifice
Rebecca Anderson, a nurse from Fort Smith Arkansas, rushed to the Oklahoma City Federal Building devastation to aid victims. She suffered fatal injuries from falling debris and died on the national day of mourning. Her heart was later transplanted into a man in need, offering one final act of compassion.
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Federal
Oklahoma City
Rebecca Anderson
Rebecca
Fred
Fort Smith
Ark
Associated Press
Sharon Cohen
Haunted Big Cedar Lodge saga near Table Rock Lake
The piece recalls Big Cedar Lodge on Table Rock Lake’s tip in Missouri, its origins as a private retreat for ex-Frisco president Harry Worman, and legends of a haunted patio where his young wife’s ashes were scattered. It traces the site from Devil’s Pool Dude Ranch through bankruptcy, Bass Pro ownership, and current lodging, with a travel note ending near Shell Knob.
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Idgedale
Big Cedar
Table Rock Lake
Santa Fe
Frisco
Harry Worman
Worman
Chatterly
Mexico
Dorothy
Devil’s Pool Dude Ranch
Bass Pro Shops
Devil’s Pool
Devil's Pool Restaurant
Boo
Allies reject Himmler surrender offer. demand unconditional surrender
Soviet troops overrun Templehof airfield inside Berlin and lake Prenzlau and Angermunde north of the city. In the Philippines, U S soldiers take Baguio in northern Luzon and open an assault on the last major Japanese position in the south.
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Himmler
U.S
Templehof
Berlin
Lake Prenzlau
Angermunde
Philippines
Baguio
Luzon
Citizen contact details for Kansas officials in a public inquiry
A compiled list provides contact addresses and phone numbers for national and state officials including President Bill Clinton, U S Senators Bob Dole and Nancy Kassebaum, Representative Sam Brownback, Governor Bill Graves, Attorney General Carla Stovall, Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius, and state lawmakers Ralph Tanner and Doug Walker. The listings cover Washington D C offices and Topeka state offices with corresponding phone numbers and fax where given.
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Bill Clinton
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, D.C
U.S
Bob Dole
Hart
Senate
Nancy Kassebaum
Russell Senate
Washington
D.C
Sam Brownback
Longworth House
S. Kansas Ave
Topeka
Bill Graves
State Capitol
Carla Stovall
Judicial Center
Kathleen Sebelius
Southwest 9Th
Bill Feuerborn
Statehouse
Ralph Tanner
Doug Walker
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KOFO
Ottawa Herald
Ottawa Times
Oklahoma
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Clinton
Soviet Union
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