Pomona and Richmond Library Events Calendar Update
Community schedules list today at Pomona Library and Richmond Public Library with a 9 a.m. Quilters session and a 1 p.m. Story Time. A 3:30 p.m. free student movie screens at Pomona Library followed by a 6:30 p.m. walk/run group at Kanza Park in Ottawa and an 8:30 a.m. Franklin County Commission meeting.
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Richmond Public Library
E. Central Ave
Richmond
Pomona Community Library
W. A St
Pomona
Kanza Park
11Th and Elm Streets
Ottawa
Community event schedule for Ottawa area Aug 3
Aug 3 calendar lists the County Office Annex at 1418 S Main, noon Alcoholics Anonymous Ottawa Group at First Baptist Church Fourth and Hickory, 3 30 p m Kids Bible Club at Pilgrim Bible Church 12th and Cedar, 6 30 p m AWANA at Ottawa Bible Church 1623 S Poplar, 7 p m Ottawa City Commission at City Hall 101 S Hickory, 8 p m Al Anon Together We Can Make It at First Baptist Fourth and Hickory.
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Alcoholics Anonymous
Ottawa
First Baptist Church
Fourth and Hickory Streets
Pilgrim Bible Church
12Th and
Cedar Streets
Awana
Ottawa Bible Church
S. Poplar St
Al-Anon
Fourth and
Hickory Streets
Lane Fair in Lane Kansas Highlights Three Day Concessions
Aug 4 6 Lane Fair runs Aug 4 to 6 with concessions and carnival games each day. Ottawa Library hosts Toddler Time at 9 15 am and 10 am sessions at 105 S Hickory St. Ottawa. Extreme Makeover BBQ Throwdown fundraiser at Forest Park features barbecue live music raffle and auction. Ottawa VFW 5901 holds bingo Tuesdays at 7 pm.
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Lane Fair
Lane
Kansas
Ottawa Library
Hickory St
Ottawa
Forest Park
Ottawa Meetups and Meetings on August 4
Public welcome events include Optimist Club breakfast at Prairie Star 1001 E Logan St Ottawa at 6 30 a m Kiwanis noon gathering at The Radish Patch 1538 Industrial Ave Ottawa Al Anon Ottawa Family Group at 7 p m Elizabeth Layton Center offices 204 E 15th St Ottawa Eagles Auxiliary at 7 30 p m Eagles Hall 524 E 15th St Ottawa Narcotics Anonymous at 8 p m at Ottawa First United Methodist Church 203 E Fourth St Ottawa.
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Optimist Club
Prairie Star
E. Logan St
Ottawa
Industrial Ave
Al-Anon
Ottawa Family Group
Elizabeth Layton
Center For Hope and Guidance Administrative
E. 15Th St
Eagles
Eagles Hall
15Th St
First United Methodist Church
E. Fourth St
Wichita Walmart case: woman accused over hot car infant
A 25-year-old woman is charged after leaving her 11-month-old son in a sealed Wichita Walmart parking lot car while she shopped. A passerby called 911 as temperatures neared 100 degrees. Paramedics found no injuries. mother arrested on an outstanding warrant as officers prepared to rescue the child. The child was left with extended family. The Exploited and Missing Child Unit investigates.
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Wichita (Ap
Wichita
County Fair Lacked Event Insurance in Hays Kansas
Ellis County officials learned last month the county did not carry event liability insurance for the fair. Commissioner Dean Haselhorst said Fair Board members heavily criticized him over the gap. The county’s fairgrounds are insured but event liability coverage was not secured as the insurer pulled out last minute. No incidents were reported.
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Hays
Ellis County
Hays Daily News
Dean Haselhorst
Fair Board
Greg Lund
Haselhorst
SRS appoints Ken Thompson to lead fraud investigations
Kansas SRS Secretary Rob Siedlecki named Ken Thompson as director of fraud investigations to oversee all investigations and litigation. Thompson, an attorney for SAS's 11county southeast Kansas region, also serves as a lieutenant colonel in the Judge Advocate General's Corps, signaling a push to reactivate probes and restore public trust in benefit distribution.
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Topeka
Kansas Social and Rehabilitation Services
Rob Siedlecki
Department
Ken Thompson
Siedlecki
Thompson
SRS
Kansas
SAS
Olonel
Break Free From the Web of What Really Matters
Linda Brown of The Ottawa Herald urges readers to shift focus from trivial noise to core values. She highlights relationships service education and kindness as defining matters and calls for daily actions to improve others' days and personal fulfillment.
Kansas arts agency regroups seeks NEA funding
The reorganized Kansas Arts Commission pleads for continued NEA support while state funding remains cut. Gov Brownback vetoed 689000 dollars, staff layoffs follow, and a private Kansas Arts Foundation handles fundraising. Commissioners question authority, funding levels, and office space use as grants persist.
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Kansas Arts Agency
NEA
Topeka
Kansas Arts Commission
National Endowment For the Arts
Commission
Linda Browning Weis
Arts Commission
Kansas
Sam Brownback
Weis
Brownback
Kansas Arts Foundation
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Lin County
S. Main St
Ottawa City Commission
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Kansas News
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Linda Brown
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Ottawaherald
Mid America Arts Alliance
State Commission
Henry Schwaller
Larry Meeker
Meeker
Miami County
Lakemary Center
Lakemary Drive
Paola
Dane
Johnny Rowlands
KMBC
9 News
Lakemaryctr. Org
Lakemary
Ase
Abby Hardwick
Ugseeen
Jim
S. Main
Yo Noo
Phorid
John F Sturm
NAA
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