Ottawa City Commission meets with planning items and siren test
Ottawa City Commission meets at 4 p.m. to consider a fence ordinance and fertilizer storage building at Ottawa Co op, review the comprehensive plan, and discuss suspending Lynn Underwood from the Planning Commission for low attendance. A new vacancy will be filled, siren tests begin at noon Mondays, a noise complaint at City Park is reviewed, and the Pink Line Project to fight breast cancer is discussed.
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Ottawa City Commission
City Hall
Ottawa Co-op
Weldon Padgett
Lynn Underwood
Ottawa Planning Commission
Padgett
City Park
USD 290 Board to Meet for 7 PM Work Session
The USD 290 School Board will meet at Ottawa Middle School for a 7 PM work session led by Tom Weigand to review the Community Development Perspective and discuss property acquisition. The session includes long-range planning before adjournment at 9 PM.
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USD 290
Ottawa Middle School
Tom Weigand
Friday through Sunday admissions births and injuries reported
Friday admissions include Kimberly Morris and Nicole Allen both from Ottawa and Karin Morton from Ottawa with Margar ita Espinoza from Turon. Saturday adds Harley Ainsworth of Ottawa while Sunday records Stephanie Holder dismissals and multiple births list two newborns born to Karin Morton and Kimberly Morris.
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Kimberly Morris
Ottawa
Nicole Allen
Karin Morton
Margarita Espinoza
Turon
Harley Ainsworth
Stephanie Holder
Mae Bean
Fredrick Ferguson
William Triplet
Georgia Ball
Princeton
Karin
Steve Morton
Kimberly
Justin Morris
Early Corn Harvest Signals Drought Strain in Franklin County
Franklin County farmers began an unusually early corn harvest amid hot dry winds. Extension agent Hibdon notes yields of 30 to 45 bushels per acre, far below normal 100, with much corn going to silage due to drought. Soybeans and milo also suffer, while wheat gains look promising for a winter crop and possible double-cropping.
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Franklin County
Darren Hibdon
Franklin County Agriculture Extension
Hibdon
David Hornung
Kansas
Hornung
USDA
Boy Faces Long West Nile Battle in Kansas
An 11 year old Great Bend boy, Jordan Schenkel, was rushed to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita with suspected West Nile virus. He has left ICU but still struggles with talking, swallowing, and arm movement. Parents seek rehab options while awaiting CDC confirmation.
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Sheriff's Dept
Jerry Duane Denney
Paola
Wayne Edward Bohr
Richmond
Thomas William Knox
W. Third St
Rick W. Linneman
Pomona
Wesley James Nickel
S. Elm Sr
David Wayne Dutton
Wichita
Mandy L. Herrman
Martin Edward Ernst
N. Cherry St
Ottawa
Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center
Joe J. Rawley
Lawrence
Shawn A. Shutts
Pecan St
David Anthony Sherman
Jackson Road
Timothy Charles Hollon
Williamsburg
Donald W. Smith
N. Sycamore
Peter Kotorakos
Terry R. Gragg
N. Main St
Anna Maureen Burge
Lee's Summit
Great Bend
Wesley Medical Center
Jordan Schenkel
Steve and
Terri Schenkel
Wesley
Jordan
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Ottawa dentist aids free KCR clinic at Speed way
Ottawa dentist William H. Burks III and staff joined about 900 volunteers at a Kansas Speedway mission of mercy clinic. Over three days they treated 2,643 people with free dental care including cleanings fillings extractions and oral surgery valued at about 715000. Volunteers traveled long distances and worked in unair conditioned garages amid a hot weekend.
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Kansas City
Kan
Kansas Speedway
Ottawa
William H. Burks III
Mission of Mercy Clinic
Janette Delinger
Delinger
Local teen founder sells software to Kansas schools
Maier, 17, will license 400 copies of his program for 9,950 dollars to Kansas public schools with rights to copy and distribute. KSDE supports the deal, saying it speeds competency report work and will be used by all business and marketing teachers. Maier retains ownership and plans to form Zaxsoft LLC to market the program and related services.
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Kansas
Maier
KSDE
Dale Dennis
Dennis
Hinrichs
Missouri
Bill Gates
Zaxsoft LLC
Zaxsoftenter
Prises
Student balances tech work with sports and church duties
Tom Maier, a Central Heights student, develops programs to track football stats and attendance for Sunday school. He juggles cross country, basketball, and youth group while studying computer science at Kansas State University next year. Carey cites Maier as a model for more students in tech courses.
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Central Heights
Maier
Kansas State University
Carey
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Franklin County Democrats
Margaret Hall
Village West
Bill Feuerborn
Tom Holland
Hall Chiropractic Center
Ottawa Area
Wellsville
Kansas City Chiefs
Mike Shields
Heart of America Scout Council
Hoac Bsa.org
OHS
Ottawa High School
the Daily Report
Cleon Rickel
Herald News
Cheeeeeese
Lauria Sisk
Ron Clevenger
Ron
Cyclonettes
West Nile
Steve Schenkel
Karen Guillory
KCR
Puter
Zaxsoft
Tom Software
Andy Gassaway
Agassaway
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