Kansas Water Woes Part III Oilmen Face Pollution Scrutiny
Kansas water pollution worries spread across river basin advisory committees as oil and gas wells top concerns. Drillers push back, arguing they face heavy regulation while agriculture and road salt also pollute. Officials note pre1930s wells remain a risk, with cleanup uncertain and data gaps. Summer droughts worsen attention to groundwater, prompting calls for balanced accountability across industries.
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Dave Ranney
Harris
Kansas
Don Schnake
The
Kansas Independent Oil and Gas Association
Bill Bryson
Kansas Corporation Commission
County Committees Elect Party Officers
Franklin County Democratic Central Committee elected H. William Myers as county chairman with Mrs. Virgil Hermreck as predecessor. Eleanor Cole named secretary and Charles E. Burlingham treasurer. precinct committeemen and women appointed. Franklin County Republican Central Committee elected Walker Hendrix as chairman. secretary to be named later. Kathy Jordan, Andrew Crawford, and Virgil Hermreck were assigned to precincts and townships. Speakers included Richard Jackson Bettie Sue Shumway and Ronnie Averyt. Mary E. Burch elected vice chairman and Jim Grogan treasurer. further appointments to be announced.
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Franklin County Democratic Central Committee
H. William Myers
Willow
Virgil Hermreck
Hobart Betz
Rantoul Rfd
Eleanor Cole
S. Mulberry
Charrles
E. Burlingham
Myers
Walker Hendrix
S. Hickory
Franklin County Republican Central Committee
Kathy Jordan
Ottawa
Andrew Crawford
Centropolis
John Duncan
Ottawa Township
Williamsburg Township
Richard Jackson
Tom Docking
Bettie Sue Shumway
Ronnie Averyt
Ottawa University
Mary E. Burch
Ottawa Kid 2
Jim Grogan
S. Poplar
OU Prepares For Fall Term At Ottawa University
Ottawa University kicks off fall term as new students move into residence halls this weekend. President Wilbur D. Wheaton leads the welcome, with registration beginning Monday and classes starting Wednesday. A balloon ride event, advisor meetings, and social activities accompany orientation.
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Ottawa University
Wilbur D. Wheaton
Wheaton
Shawnee Mission
Ray DiTirro
Ellen Ann
Forest Park
Stabbing on ferry praised by victim amid Liberty Weekend
Richard Nichols a 60 year old banker formerly from Ottawa credited nationwide support for his recovery after a machete attack on a Staten Island ferry near the Statue of Liberty during Liberty Weekend. His wife Connie was slightly injured and Nichols returned to work after five weeks.
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Mcpherson, Kan
Kansas
Staten Island
Richard Nichols
Ottawa
Statue of Liberty
Nichols
Connie
New York
EPA releases radon booklets and maps Kansas risk area
The EPA issued two radon booklets and a map showing eastern Kansas from the Oklahoma border to Kansas City as a zone with potential for high radon levels due to nearby black shale with uranium and radium. Home testing is by choice, with listings of qualified testers and costs from $15 to $50. KDHE seeks a $466,000 grant to fund three full time radon testers for two years, though it cannot guarantee testing timelines.
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Michele Moody
SFC
George Moody
Fort Sill
Okla
International
Order of the Rainbow
Order of the Eastern Star
Guthrie Scottish Rite
Cameron Drum
Oklahoma
Cameron University
Lawton
Michele
Betty Moody
Maple
Ray Smith
Webb City
Ottawa
Wichita, Kan
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Kansas
Kansas City
United States
Kansas Department of Health
Environment
Bob Moody
KDHE
Deaths and notices from Ottawa area diary and deaths
Obituary and death notices for Lloyd Tyson Sr of Carbondale age 82 died Monday in Topeka hospital funeral services set at 11 a.m. Thursday at Scranton United Methodist Church burial in Scranton. Also word of Robert Hosler 59 Lincoln Neb former Ottawa death with services, plus hospital notes listing admissions arrests vandalism and court news across Ottawa county including civil actions probation violations and traffic cases.
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Lloyd Tyson
Overbrook
Lloyd Tyson Sr
Carbondale
Topeka
United Methodist Church
Scranton
Norristown
Norma Jean Garner
Bethlehem Steel
Robert Hosler
Robert
Bob’’ Hosler
Lincoln
Neb
Ottawa
Fox Funeral Home
Beatrice
Nora Hosler
Hickory
Barbara
Ad Briefs and Local Business Notices
Ad briefs list Lonnie Bones at A Cut Above 1525 South Main as full time barber. MDA Carnival schedules at Wal Mart with hours. Fashions Flair Beauty Shop in Wellsville opens with Alice Nitcher as owner for appointments. Collecting new used items for Muscular Dystrophy action at Indian Lanes. Ottawa Women’s Bowling Assoc to meet August 20 at 7 PM at Indian Lanes Bowl. Rock Bottom Clearance sale promotes 1986 GMC trucks at 22-23. Underwood Equipment offers GMC trucks from 6988.
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Ottawa
Rock Bottom
Underwood
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