Flags lowered for Kansas Law Enforcement Memorial Day
Gov. Sam Brownback ordered flags at half staff from sun up to sun down Friday to honor Kansas law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. The 31st annual memorial ceremony will be at noon on the south steps of the Capitol grounds in Topeka, remembering Cpl. David Gogian and Officer Jeff Atherly who were fatally shot on December 16, 2012.
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Local Weather Update With Varying Conditions
Partly sunny with winds around 15 mph gusting to 24 mph. A second reading shows mostly cloudy skies with SSE winds near 8 mph and gusts up to 18 mph.
Kansas City Area Weather Forecast
City region outlook with high and low temperatures provided by Kansas Highway Patrol and 511KSdot. Hotline and online link offer current conditions.
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Ottawa earns 2012 Tree City USA designation
Arbor Day Foundation confirms Ottawa is named a 2012 Tree City USA for the 14th time and receives a Growth Award for environmental progress. The designation requires a city department, a tree-care ordinance, a per capita forestry budget, and an Arbor Day observance. Sacred Heart School will host the annual Arbor Day planting after fifth grader Theresa Bruna won the poster contest.
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Virginia Bruna
Megan Mace
Sacred Heart
Fine School musical delights Ottawa youngsters
Marge Stevens narrates A Fine Fine School a children's book musical at Eugene Field Elementary Ottawa 720 Tremont St Sharon Creech story about a principal who keeps school open daily Kindergarten and first graders perform seven originals by Alan Cunningham Stevens honored for decades of service before announcing she will not seek re election to the school board in the April 2 election.
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Tremont St
Ottawa
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Cunningham
Stevens
Today events in Wellsville Ottawa and Williamsburg
Activities include line dancing at Wellsville Nutritional Center Seventh and Main Ottawa Storytime at Ottawa Library 105 S Hickory St Williamsburg Story Hour 107 S Louisa St Ottawa Books and Babies at Ottawa Library 105 S Hickory St Ottawa and VFW Post 5901 Bingo at Ottawa VFW Post No 5901 3499 N US 59 Ottawa
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Leadership Trustees and Rotary Club Meetings Listed
Meetings scheduled for April 30 include Leadership Trustees of the Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce at 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at 109 E. Second St. and a Rotary Club session at Ottawa University from noon to 1 p.m. at 1001 S. Cedar St. Ottawa.
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Ottawa
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S. Cedar St
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Second St
Ottawa area evening and morning community events lineup
A schedule of events in Ottawa and surrounding areas including a Wednesday story time at Richmond Public Library, a free student movie at Pomona Community Library, a farmers market at Orscheln Farm, quilting ministries at Ottawa Community Church, a Kids Bible Club at Cherry Street Wesleyan, a Walk and Run group at Kanza Park, a Franklin County Commission meeting, and a Sacred Heart Young at Heart luncheon at Sirloin Stockade with times and locations.
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N. Cherry St
Ottawa
Ottawa church and city events schedule update
On May 1 from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. Pilgrim Bible Church hosts a Kids Bible Club at 12th and Cedar in Ottawa. AWANA meets at Ottawa Bible Church, 1623 S. Poplar, from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. The Ottawa City Commission gathers at Ottawa City Hall, 101 S. Hickory.
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S. Hickory St
Temperature Extremes Across U.S. Sunday Report
The Associated Press notes national temperature extremes in the lower 48 states with 23 at Crane Lake Minnesota and Pinedale Wyoming, and 112 at Ocotillo Wells California.
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Community event listings for Ottawa and Pomona Kansas
A dense schedule lists multiple meetings and activities across Ottawa and Pomona including the Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs at Ottawa City Hall, National Day of Prayer services at Franklin County Courthouse and Cornerstone Church, high bidder pitch and Mexican Train Dominoes at Pomona Community Library, a Fundamentals of Faith video seminar at 15th Street Church of Christ, VFW bingo, Optimist Club breakfast, Kiwanis and Al-Anon meetings, Cutler Township meeting in Rantoul, Vietnam Veterans group at Ransom Memorial Hospital, Elks and Eagles activities, a 5K walk/run by Cargotec on May 18, and a Farmers Market beginning May 1 at Orschien’s parking lot with weekly Wednesday and Saturday hours.
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