Pomona native honored in Berlin and Kiwanis honors
Merle L. Farris a Pomona native and veterinarian returned to Morristown Tennessee after attending the Army Medical Activity Drawdown Honors Ceremony in Berlin Germany where he led the 168th Medical Detachment Veterinary Service for World War II era Berlin airlift service. Also recognized were the 298th Band led by Pomona man Warrant Officer James Abel. Ottawa Kiwanis officers John Schulte and Brenda Guenther received district honors at Hutchinson Kansas. Ottawa dancer Theresa Altic won third place in a Showbiz National Dance Competition duet at Bartle Hall Missouri. Charles and Marge Stevens represented First Christian Church at a Colorado Lay Advisory Board Meeting in Denver for the Colorado Christian Home.
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Pomona
Germany
Merle L. Farris
Morristown
Tenn
Berlin
Farris
168Th Medical Detachment
Veterinary Service
Pomona High School
Ottawa University
Virginia
Wilda Wright
Ottawa
Bernice Spalding
Richmond
John Farris
Garnett
Franklin County
Larry Wright
James Abel
Kiwanians Land District
Kiwanis Club of
Hutchinson
John Schulte
17Th Street Terrace
Brenda Guenther
Labette Road
Guenther
Ottawa Club
Schulte
Bartle Hall
Theresa Altic
Leigh
Kansas City
Altic
Garden Cafe
Starlight Theatre
Colorado
Charles
Marge Stevens
First Christian Church
Colorado Christian Home
Tennyson Center For
Denver
Stevenses
Odd Anecdotes from Courts and Jails Across the World
A string of unusual legal and public notices includes Ashley Young’s appeal after juror reports of a Ouija board séance during deliberations that allegedly named Young as killer. In Washington Rodney Williams produced his mother's ashes to explain a missed court date. In Bangladesh Falu Mia, freed after 21 years, sues for back wages. In California Kathleen Adams fights neighbors over a squirrel nuisance while Ontario judge upholds Sharon Bagnall’s firing for hygiene concerns.
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London
Stephen Young
Young
Rodney Williams
Robert Altenhof
Kelso
Wash
Williams
Altenhof
Bangladesh
Falu Mia
Thousand Oaks
Calif
Kathleen Adams
Adams
Ontario
Lee Ferrier
Sharon Bagnall
Calvin Klein Canada
Bagnall
Chuck Shepherd
P.O
St. Petersburg
Fla
West Franklin board to meet on bids at special session
West Franklin Board of Education meets at 7 30 p m at the Education Center to consider bids for construction at Williamsburg Pomona Middle School Pomona High School and Appanoose Grade School Staged after voters approved a local option budget in May the board may accept one or several bids Also on the agenda are a bus bid a propane bid an employment recommendation and a resignation.
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Pomona
West Franklin
Jim Cain
Back to school safety guidelines from Kansas Safe Kids
The Kansas Safe Kids Coalition and National Safe Kids Campaign urge parents to teach pedestrian and bus safety as children return to school. Emphasizing safe routes, traffic signals, proper crossing, adult supervision, and helmet use for biking, with broad guidance on bus blind spots, waiting at stops, boarding, and carpool conduct.
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Kansas Safe Kids Coalition
National
Safe Kids Campaign
Kansas
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
National Center For Health Statistics
Weather Tonight and Extended Forecast Summary
Partly cloudy late tonight with a low in the mid 60s and a south wind of 5 to 10 mph. Extended forecast through Friday calls for mostly dry conditions with lows in the 60s and highs in the lower to mid 90s. Current data from Ottawa Power Plant shows hourly temperatures ending at 11 a.m. today.
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Ottawa
Monith
Beleaguered crime bill clears House hurdle vote
The House approved a motion to allow full consideration of the crime bill after a bipartisan deal cut 3.3 billion from the prior version mainly from crime prevention programs. Forty two Republicans backed the motion with 11 dissenting when a similar move failed 10 days earlier. Democratic leaders face delays in health care reform as negotiations continue with GOP moderates. Kansas delegation split with Glickman Slattery Meyers voting yes and Roberts voting no. House Democrat Schumer says concessions were painful but necessary for future bills. Senate prospects remain uncertain with 56 Democrats and 60 votes needed to clear procedural obstacles.
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Clinton
Schumer
D-N.y
House
Senate
Ottawa Herald Classified Rates Amid Paper Text Confusion
Rates listed for mailing options in Ottawa Kansas include monthly and yearly prices for in state and out of state subscriptions. The OCR text is garbled with misspellings and stray characters but shows price points such as one month six months and one year, with variations for motor route and mail delivery.
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Franklin County
Talent show boosts Ottawa food bank funds at Friday event
About 300 attended the Ottawa Municipal Auditorium for 18 acts, seven from Ottawa, to raise food and cash for East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corp. Donations listed as 500 to 600 dollars in food and 271.85 in cash, with praise for community support.
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Ottawa
East Central ‘Kansas Economic Opportunity Corp
Ottawa Municipal Auditorium
Leewee Dari
Ruth’ Moore
Ecean Board
Moore
Zedillo Leads Early in Mexico Vote as Polls Open
Observers report ballot irregularities in Chiapas and several border cities as Zedillo nears a strong lead with about 25 percent counted. Fernandez de Cevallos and Cardenas trail, while turnout surpasses 1988 levels and tensions flare nationwide.
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Chiapas
Tuxtla Gutierrez
Queretaro
Aguayo
Alliance
Federal Electoral Institute
Zedillo
Diego Fernandez de Cevallos
National Action Party
PAN
Fernandez
Kansas jobless rate edges down to 4.7 percent in July
Kansas July unemployment falls to 4.7 percent from 5.1 as summer job seekers quit. Total employed rises to 1,299,835 with 64,469 seeking work, while a year earlier 1,276,853 were employed and 62,633 seeking. Lawrence area jobless at 5.1 percent, Franklin County 5.9 percent.
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OPERA
Kan
Kansas Department of Human Resources
Kansas
Ing
Lawrence Area
Franklin County
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