Dodds Memorials Passes to New Owner Shawn Miller
Shawn Miller, owner of Reebles Monuments with shops in Emporia and Iola, has taken over Dodds Memorials at Main and Keokuk in Ottawa. He opened a Reeble Monument store on 23rd Street in southwest Ottawa last year and moved production to Ottawa, consolidating operations under one plant.
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Wellsville Man Arrested in Child Porn Case
A 55-year-old Wellsville man, Joseph Dayton Saunders, was arrested Wednesday on charges of Distribution of Child Pornography after a Franklin County Sheriff's Office search warrant in Wellsville. The case is part of an ICAC task force-led investigation with 61 coordinated units nationwide and 4,500 participating agencies. Sheriff Jeff Richards urges reporting suspected child exploitation to local law enforcement ICAC or the Cybertipline.
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Sheriff's office hunts Ottawa site in effort to crack cold case
Franklin County Sheriff's Office investigators have been at a residence in the 800 block of E Eighth Street Ottawa since Thursday morning as they press a cold case. Undersheriff Rick Geist said the team is in cleanup stages and that several older cases remain active. He declined to name the case or details while the inquiry continues.
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Proximity Park draws interest as officials plan next steps
A joint Franklin County and Ottawa City Commission meeting focused on Proximity Park in Ottawa, with County Administrator Derek Brown noting rising interest and the need to map steps for selling the property. KC SmartPort’s Chris Gutierrez emphasized transit and workforce access to attract warehousing and manufacturing jobs, plus making the site appealing to younger workers. Local officials discussed branding, marketing timelines, and the speed of providing site details to potential consultants. See DEVELOPMENT, Page 8
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