KMCA kicks off Kansas Kids food drive in Ottawa
The Kansas Motor Carriers Association's Big Rigs for Kansas Kids food drive arrives in Ottawa this week as one of 10 Kansas collection sites. A free pickup event runs Thursday 3 to 6 p.m. at Wal-Mart to benefit the Kansas Food Bank, with radio broadcasts and prize giveaways.
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KMCA
Kansas Kids
Kansas Motor Carriers Association
Kansas
Ottawa
Wal-Mart Supercenter
Wal-Mart
O'Reilly Auto Parts
Kelly Kile
Kansas Foodbank
Nascar
County debates state surveyor law changes in Franklin County
Franklin County Commissioners weigh a new state surveyor law require rechecking plats when the county surveyor is absent. A KAC work group proposed four options including a county surveyor district or certified county-designated surveyor to review plats. They postponed action pending further talks with County Attorney Wright and attorney Judy Moler.
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Franklin County
Board of Franklin County Commissioners
Judy Moler
Kansas Association of Counties
Kansas
Moler
KAC
Planning and Zoning Board
Harold Fuller
Raymond Carey
Larry Wright
Theresa Cummings
Cummings
Old US-50 Closure Aims To Improve Road West Iowa Road
Public works director Ray DeJulio says the stretch from Old Highway 50 to West Iowa Road will be closed for two to three weeks for reconstruction and widening. The project will improve the road and overall driving conditions.
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Public Works Department
Ray DeJulio
Public Works
Iowa Road
Garnett City Commission to meet on airport project
Garnett city officials will gather at 5 15 p m to review airport improvement grant documents and appoint a rifle range advisory board. The board will review range design specifications and set up an independent group to manage it as the commission also develops specs for a new power plant building.
School Board Seeks New Leader and Facility Upgrades
The board adopted district goals including selecting a new superintendent, evaluating facilities, and prioritizing capital projects. They approved a five year staff development plan, library association membership, and an OMS site for board meetings while naming a fact finding committee for the old OMS complex and creating a kindergarten teacher aide position at Garfield Elementary. The next meeting is at Ottawa High School with input sought from teachers and site councils.
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Board of Education
Cummings
BOE
OMS
Fifth and Main
Dorothy Nichols
Maxine Baker
George Wingert
Bob Shields
Tom Weigand
Richard Jackson
Louis Reed
Coen
Ottawa High School
Kay Highbarger
Kansas Association of School Boards
Highbarger
Kasb
Dale Fox
Northeast Kansas Library Association
OHS
Deborah Small
Jeanette Lowry
Garfield
Lincoln Elementary
Ron Brummett
City plans trailside shrub plantings with community group
Groninger said shrubs will be planted along city property on the 15th to 17th block of the trail. Mayor Gillette endorsed the plan if the group maintains the plants. Lam bers will meet to draft the grant application due by Oct 1. Ottawa to host the Kansas Sampler Fest in 2000 and 2001 with a forthcoming mini sampler in September.
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Groninger
Charles Gillette
Lambers
Kansas
Man charged with arson in Franklin County case
Richard Thomas Askew, 33, arrested for allegedly starting a fire Tuesday night at his mother in law’s former home, was charged in Franklin County District Court with arson. He faces up to 34 months in prison and remains jailed awaiting bond. Deputy Meier said motions to revoke probation would be filed. Two witnesses placed Askew at 724 N. Main about 30 minutes before firefighters found the blaze. The abandoned house had no utilities.
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Richard Thomas Askew
Franklin County
Askew
Frederick Meier II
N. Main
Jeff Carner
Joshua M. Eads
Ward Apt
Victor Lee Bishop
E. Dundee
Eagles Hall
Codie Wade Prochaska
S.N. Cherry
Eighth and Main
Matthew T. Lee
S. Cedar
South Cedar
Russell E. Mundy
Burrough
West Fourth
Canterbury Court
Ninth
Lincoln
South Elm
Bullet Hole Found in Wellsville Home Injures No One
A rural Wellsville man found a bullet hole in his house from a stray shot likely fired from afar. The .22 caliber bullet penetrated interior sheetrock about six feet high. Police call it an accident. investigation continues. damage estimated under $500.
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Wellsville
Robert Whalen Sr
Woodson Road
Franklin County
Craig Davis
Davis
Whalen
Ottawa considers funding Sampler festival with Main Street money
Lambers said Commissioner Gene Ramsey discussed tapping unused Main Street funds for the Sampler. Ottawa’s rejected Main Street bid frees funds not to be spent this year, and officials weigh a donation after gauging fundraising. Projected attendance ranges from about 10 000 to 50 000, with officials unsure of the turnout. The decision hinges on fundraising results before a final vote.
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Lambers
Gene Ramsey
Ottawa
Gillette
Donor decision tough as cadaver livers drop
Amadeo Marcos of the Medical College of Virginia cites a 40 percent fall in cadaver livers due to hepatitis C and says living donors must fill the gap. Winger, on a nine month waiting list, faced a life or death choice after months of uncertainty. Physicians warn the choice is hard for clinicians too.
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Amadeo Marcos
The
Medical College of Virginia
Marcos
QUAKE SURVIVORS FACE HOMELESSNESS AND HOSPITAL WOUNDS
Mrs Karaca recalls a 3 02 a m quake when her third floor home shuddered and a bedroom wall crushed her daughter now paralyzed. They fled to a parking lot, living in torn buildings, soaked and unsure of their future while relatives and neighbors scramble to rebuild.
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Navy
Karaca
Local hospital notes and police brief roundup
Admissions include Janet Logan Quenemo and Jack Elder Ottawa. The sheriff reports arrests Sherri S Johnson and Justin Allen Smith on suspicions and warrants. Incidents include a van leaving I 35 near Wellsville with no crash. Thefts involve a 1984 Chevy Celebrity and multiple damaged vending machines at Martin Marietta Quarry. Police also report domestic battery DUI probation violation restraining order and battery cases with various ages and addresses. Multiple items of property stolen including bags tools and a stereo face plate.
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Janet Logan
Quenemo
Jack Elder
Ottawa
Sheriff's News
Sherri S. Johnson
S. Princeton
Stafford Road
Us-59
Justin Allen Smith
Williamsburg
Franklin County Courts
Main
Franklin County
Wellsville
Vera Gilbert
W. 2Nd
Pomona
Pepsi Cala Inc
Olathe
Martin-Marietta
Reno Road
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