Summer Rates Push Kansas Utility Bills Higher
Kansas consumers paid above the national average for July electricity as summer rates and higher fuel costs hit the state. The Kansas Corporation Commission notes 750 kWh cost $58.48, $1.11 above the national $57.37, with Western Power Center and KG&E showing the largest increases due to seasonal rates. Gas prices in June remained well below national levels, with Kansas average 10 000 cubic feet at $42.49 and several local providers also below the national median.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Corporation Commission
Tom Taylor
KCC
Kansas
Western Power
Western Power Center
Kg&e
Kansas City Power and Light Co
Kansas Power and Light Co
KCPL
Western
New York City
Gas Service Co
Kansas City
Midwest Terminal
Sioux City
St. Joesph
Omaha
Sioux Falls
St. Paul
Western Cornbelt
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa So
Minnesota
Indianapolis
Iowa
Becoming an EMT A demanding training path in Franklin County
An EMT career requires a semester long course with twice weekly classes, state exams, and annual recertification. The University of Kansas Medical Center sets certification rules while Franklin County Ambulance Service staffs each unit with two EMTs. Careers demand commitment, not thrill seeking, as actions can mean life or death. Contact Franklin County Ambulance Service at 14th and Cedar, phone 242-6530, for details.
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Franklin County
University of Kansas Medical Center
EMT
Micheal Platt
Franklin County Ambulance Service
ECKAN Rice Distribution Planned for Monday in Franklin County
ECKAN Inc will conduct the monthly surplus commodities distribution in Franklin County this Monday August 15 from 9 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. at Ottawa Community Center and other sites for shut ins and seniors. Only rice will be available. powdered milk butter and cheese are exhausted while cheese flour and honey shipments are expected soon.
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Eckan, Inc
Franklin County
Ottawa
West Second
Joe Wakefield
Eckan
ECEAN
Wakefield
Arrests and court dispositions in local area report
A long list details arrests and charges including Thomas Beaudry on a check warrant, Amy Bowlin speeding, Laura Osburn DWI, and many others with fines, jail terms, or dismissals. Also notes marriage licenses, divorces, civil suits, and a Kansas City livestock market digest. Includes explicit ages and addresses for several defendants.
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Thomas G. Beaudry
Quenemo
Beaudry
Kelll R. Kaufman
S. Oak
Amy H. Bowlin
Williamsburg
Laura L. Osburn
Willow
Richard A. Fogle
Princeton Road
James J. Sims
S. Locust
William H. Adcock
Sunflower Plaza
Mark K. Shumway
Todd S. Buck
S. Cedar
S. Cherry
Ronald G. Eckenroed
Ottawa
Keith A. Shaw
Hamblin
Valerie A. Deaver
Parole Hearing Dates Set by Kansas Adult Authority
The Kansas Adult Authority schedules parole hearings on August 25 and 29 for offenders seeking parole. Victor L. Johnson and Lewis B. Parsons, held at Kansas State Penitentiary in Lansing, face September parole eligibility. Hearings accept oral or written testimony at Topeka Public Library, Wyandotte County Courthouse, and Wichita Public Library with written submissions to Room 910, 535 Kansas Ave., Topeka.
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Kansas Adult Authority
Johnson
Parsons
Kansas State Penitentiary
Lansing
Topeka Public Library
Commissioners
Wyandotte County
Kansas City
Kan
Wichita Public Library
Kansas Ave
Topeka
Local event ads and specials fill weekend notices
Community listings advertise dances at Coach Club and VFW with live bands, plus hair salon and piano lessons. Sparsely detailed offers include Hairport perm specials, Little Dragon Restaurant hours, Tim Toumberlin benefit jam, Knights of Columbus dance correction, and Wagon Wheel specials in Pomona.
Library Line Answers Readers Questions This Week
The library offers help through its Community Information Center at Fifth and Main. This week’s Q and A cover Disney dwarfs names, La Leche League presence, hospitality symbols, Kansas State Fair grandstand highlights, cubic centimeter to cubic inch conversion, birth certificate copy costs, and non skid decal removal from bathtubs with practical steps and contact details.
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Thelibrary
Fifth and Main
Walt Disney
Bashful
Doc
Ottawa
Lisa Evans
Williamsburg
Kansas
Oak Ridge Boys
Anne Murray
Larry Gatlin
Alabama
Charlie Daniels
Mickey Gilley
Willie Nelson
20Th & Poplar
Hutchinson
Almanac
Topeka
Mary Ellen
Downtown Ottawa progresses with street work and new storefronts
The article notes ongoing downtown revitalization in Ottawa with concrete pours at Fourth and Main and curb work along Main Street. It reports utility trenching, brick crosswalk prep, and gas crews active in the 300 block, plus remodels at J C Penney Woolworths and Mark IV Shoes. It also mentions a Red Cross Bloodmobile event August 18 and a Chamber seminar planned for September.
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South Main
Fourth and Main
Third and Main
Gas Service Co
J.C. Penney
Woolworth’s
Mark IV Shoes
Red Cross Bloodmobile
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Taylor
Kansas Gas and Electric Co
Wichita
Power
KPL
Kg&E’s
Union Gas System
EMS Lifelines
14Th and
Cedar
Wellsville
Pomona
Rantoul
Richmond
Lane
Sheriff’s News
the Daily Report
Kenneth L. Humm
Frence P. Mode
Philip M. Arnett
James M. Jamet
Billy J. Fawl
Gary R. Gerdes
Forrest D. Cook
S. Main
Debra K. Morrow
Maple
Correl M. Mills
Princeton
Dora M. Anderson
Mark J. Badgley
Robert L. English
Sycamore
Jeffrey D. Meeker
S. Poplar
Cherry L. Coen
Fred G. Gumm
Susan K. Miller
N. Mulberry
Byron S. Morse
W. 9Th
District Court News
Carl H. Honeycutt Jr
Debra D
Deomer
Richard Alan Reder Jr
Eudora
Tammy Jodeen Close
Tony R. Criqui
Leeann Eleanor Dent
Kirk Allan Davis
Janet Lea Finch
Olathe
Kevin Glenn Reese
Overbrook
Penny Sue Terry
Brent L. O’dell
Tammia JoAnn Higgins
Carson
Gloria D
Roger D. Cannady
Fred
Delores J. Cox
Peoples National Bank & Trust
Duane H. Rosebaugh
Victor L. Johnson
Franklin, Johnson, Leavenworth and
Lewis B. Parsons
Franklin and
Shawnee County
V.F.W
Mac and
The
Rhythm Ramblers
Roger Price
Little Dragon Restaurant
Sun, & Mon
Ad Briefs
Litwins
VFW
Sun
Tim Toumberlin
E. Wilson
Knights of Columbus
Drake
Kansas State Bank
Wagon Wheel
Hairport
Oak Haven
Neal
Mary Sue Cox
Larry Powell
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
John Carlin
NAVY
Ronald W. Davis
Gary D. Davis
RFD 4
Millington
Tenn
Bob Miller
Deana Farris
Cimarron Ins. Co
Continental Ins. Co
Continental Western
Hartford Ins. Co
Marysville Mutual Western of
Fort Scott
Trinity Ins. Co
Ottawa Insurance Agency
Ottawa, Kansas
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