Ottawa University musicians in free Tuesday concert
The OU Jazz Ensemble and Showcase Singers perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the university chapel. The 16 member Jazz Ensemble directed by Byron Jensen plays works by Mangione Ellington while the Showcase Singers under James Tarrant deliver a 1950s television variety show vibe.
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Ottawa University
University Chapel
Byron Jensen
Chuck Mangione
Duke Ellington
James Tarrant
Farmers Market season opens this Wednesday in Franklin County
The Farmers Market resumes at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Franklin County Annex lot and at 8 a.m. Saturday through October. Market manager Freone Hollinger expects about the same number of vendors as last year. Kansas Kids Fitness Day at Ottawa University aims to engage 400 plus students with sessions from 9:30 a.m. to noon, providing drinks and encouraging packed lunches. OU mascot Gibby the Otter and students will assist during the event.
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Kansas Herpetological Society
Marais Des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge
Marais Des Cygnes Wildlife Area
la Cygne
Linn County Park
KHS
Larry L. Miller
97Th Street
Wakarusa
Cjnetworks.com
Franklin County Annex
Freone Hollinger
Kansas
Ottawa University
Gibby
Wal-Mart driver Davis earns national safety honors
Front Page profile highlights Wal-Mart driver Davis, praised for safety, discretion in bad weather and high winds. He has won Driver of the Year (1999) and the company’s national competition, with multiple truck driving contests showcasing maneuvering skill and pre trip checks. Davis aspires to join the ATA road team, pending June Washington DC selections.
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Mother Nature
Wal-Mart
Davis
American Trucking Association
Washington, D.C
Bevis
Tne
Walter Rubel
Rubel
Ottawaherald.com
Volunteers rally to rebuild Hoisington after tornado
In Hoisington Kansas a Red Cross team from Greensburg and thousands of volunteers from Mennonite and Baptist groups work with local agencies at the Knights of Columbus hall to coordinate aid. The effort, centered at the VFW, aims to provide meals, shelter, and counseling as families rebuild after April 21 tornadoes damaged hundreds of homes.
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John Henderson
Hutchinson
Ews
Hoisington
Kathy Mears
Mears
American Red Cross
Greensburg
Hoissington
Knights of Columbus
Main Street
Red Cross
Mennonite Central Committee
Mennonite Brethren
Southern Baptist Conventions
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Seventh-Day Adventists
United Methodists
Knights Hall
Mary Snavely
Alene Gallup
Illinois
Cathy Hale
Kansas-Nebraska Southern Baptist Convention
McDonald’s
Ohie Meats
Hale
VFW
Mike Wemmer
Hoisington Relief Project
Wemmer
Scouts Tidy Prairie Spirit Rail Trail on Community Day
Cub Scout Kameron Cole of Pack 3130 joins Cubs from Pack 3130 and Boy Scouts from Troop 130 to clean the Prairie Spirit Rail Trail from 23rd Street to South Street in Ottawa. The effort marked Heart of America Community Service Day with a morning cleanup.
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Kameron Cole
Prairie Spirit
23Rd Street
Sth Street
Ottawa
Heart of America
Child Runs Into Car On Fifth Avenue
Jacob M. Copp six was treated and released after running from a parked ice cream truck and colliding with a northbound vehicle driven by Mark A. Burgoon in the 500 block of S. Cherry. Copp was taken to Ransom Memorial Hospital. A separate Wichita case covers a widow suing Central Kansas Railway for more than 75,000 over her husband Glenn R. Hodges’s death when struck by a wheel after being hit by a slow freight train in southwest Wichita. She cites unsafe conditions and negligence amid recent derailments blamed on heat.
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Herald
Jacob M. Copp
Copp
Mark A. Burgoon
Burrough
S. Cherry
Burgoon
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Wichita
Central Kansas Railway
Glenn R. Hodges
Derby
Yvonne Hodges
Sedgwick County
Hodges
Bill Frederick
S.mulberry
Gregory A. Berg
Lenexa
Fast
Richard Dean Sr
Mulberry
Mary C. Clohey
Roeland Park
John W. Green
Cherry
Richard L. Elder
S. Poplar
Green
Elder
Nakisha M. Watts
Garnett
N. Cherry
Iowa
Daily Report Hospital Notes and Sheriff News
Admissions include Gladys Ledom and Karra Foster from Ottawa with discharges at Ewing, Jo. Transfers to KU Medical Center. Sheriff arrests include Walsh for DUI in Adrian. Courter and Willingham with child abuse and obstruction charges. Hull held on multiple counts. Police report multiple battery, trespass, and theft cases across Ottawa with various bonds. Accidents include injuries on I-35 and local streets. medical emergencies and road closure noted at 3950 Iowa.
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Gladys Ledom
Karra Foster
Ottawa
Ewing
Roger Talley
KU Medical Center
Ferro
Christopher James Walsh
Adrian
Marshal
Oregon
Leonard Glenn Courter
Wellsville
Lawrence Kelley Willingham
Quenemo
Celeste Renee Moreau
Williamsburg
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Bulletin Board
Iola
Burlington
Music Box
Wolf Creek
Chamber of Commerce
Ron Bishop
Daily Report
Montana
Robert Wayne Matthys
S. Oak
Johnson County
Raymond Joe Cook
E. Garfield
Mona Lisa Lohman
E. Garfield No
Rudolph Alphonso Vopata
Rantoul
Diana L. Huske
E. Wilson
Linda Kay White
N. Sycamore
Renee D. Carter
S. Locust
White
Carter
William E. Anderson
Kansas City
Kan
Wingert
Bertha B. Shepard
Shepard
Anderson
George A. Romine
S. Sycamore
Arkansas
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