Chippewas Meet at OU Lodge for Thanksgiving Dinner
The Chippewa Good Sams gathered at the Ottawa University Lodge at Pomona Lake from Friday through Sunday for a Thanksgiving Dinner and meeting. Ed Harmison spoke on Santa Fe Trail history noting its 175th anniversary with maps and photos. 25 members attended the noon Saturday meal. Next gathering planned for December 14 in Burlingame.
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OU Lodge
Ottawa University
Pomona Lake
Ed Harmison
Overbrook
Burlingame
Propane Prices Rise Across Kansas Amid Cold Weather
Prices of propane climb in Kansas as demand tightens supply. Propane runs about 1.05 per gallon versus 60 cents last year, driven by early cold weather and crop-drying needs. Industry figures warn further price shifts possible with weather, urging consumers to keep tanks full to avoid sudden increases.
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K-State
Manhattan
Laura Kissel
Garnett
Kansas
Kansas State University
Kissel
College of Arts and Sciences
KSU Foundation
Kan
Sherlyn Manson
Farmland Industries
Manson
Linda Banks
Ferrell Gas
Liberty
Monty Milstead
Heetco Inc
Lawrence
Milstead
Cabby feeds homeless with hot dogs and chili in Kansas City
Richard Tripp, a Kansas City cab driver living under a Missouri River bridge in 1990, runs the nonprofit C.O.P.P. and hosts an annual Potluck for the Homeless. He and volunteers give out food and clothing to hundreds in a downtown lot, aided by Overland Park church members. He has self-published a book, It's Hip to Help the Homeless, with a nationwide directory of aid organizations.
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Richard Tripp
Tripp
Kansas City
Missouri River
City, Mo
C.O.P.P
Overland Park
Kan
Unity Church
Sherri Behl
Kansas City, Kan
Stephen Harrod
Tulsa
Okla
Harrod
Harrod’s
Arson suspected after church fire at Holy Temple Church of God in Christ
In Ichita Kansas arson is suspected in the fire that damaged Holy Temple Church of God in Christ soon after a charity dinner fed about 250 people. No injuries reported. Damage pegged at about 100000 while ATF and Wichita Fire Department investigated, with questions about possible racial motivation.
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Ichita
Kan
Holy Temple Church of God In Christ
Kent Grier
Wichita Fire Department
U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Freddie L. Anderson
Anderson
Old Standard Oil company houses earn National Register nod
Five surviving company houses in Redel District Johnson County near Kansas City join the National Register of Historic Places after being noted as a rare example of early 1900s company housing. Built for Prairie Oil and Gas Co. around 1905, the district housed up to 100 workers and families connected to the pumping station and pipeline.
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Verland Park
Kan
Standard Oil Co
Johnson County
Kansas City
Kansas
Redel
Prairie Oil and Gas Co
Standard Oil
Jesse T. Elder
Missouri Pacific
Independence
Lippincott
Weather outlook with clear skies and cool temperatures
Clearing weather tonight with a low of 20 to 25. Northwest wind 10 to 20 mph. Extended forecast shows no precipitation Wednesday through Friday with lows from 20 to 25 Wednesday, upper 20s Thursday, lower 30s Friday. Highs reach mid to upper 40s northwest to lower 50s southwest.
Snowy weekend aids county crews in rallying to duty
Roger Bush says county road workers put in long overtime as snow plows cleared asphalt and sanded roads through the night. Craig Davis notes numerous slide offs and accidents from icy conditions. Rhonda Spero and daughter Andrea were treated and released after a crash on John Brown Road. A 1990 Chevy slid off I-35 near K-273, wet roads blamed, vehicle damage over 500 dollars. Franklin County sand truck overturned on Stafford Road near US-59. no further details available.
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Roger Bush
County Road Department
Bush
Craig Davis
Davis
Rhonda J. Spero
Osawatomie
John Brown
Kelly Spero
Andrea Spero
Justin Spero
Kerry Spero
Rhonda Spero
Gerardo Porras
Moline
Ill
Franklin County
Lee Bond
Stafford Road
Kansas lawmakers reshuffle party leadership after 1996 losses
Senate Democrats kept 13 seats with Anthony Hensley replacing Jerry Karr after an 8 to 5 vote. House Democrats re elected Tom Sawyer as minority leader 28 to 18 while House Republicans chose Robin Jennison as majority leader 43 of 77 votes. Bud Burke and Vince Snowbarger left state politics for Congress.
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Organization Committee
Senate Democrats
Jerry Karr
Emporia
Anthony Hensley
Topeka
House Democrats
Tom Sawyer
Wichita
Sawyer
Ed McKechnie
Pittsburg
McKechnie
House Republicans
Robin Jennison
Healy
Jennison
Senate
Bud Burke
House
Vince Snowbarger
Olathe
Congress
Anderson County calendar highlights and events
School reporting details show varying metrics for advanced science and math pass rates. Community events include Garnett Elementary concerts, booster club and board meetings, FHA state meetings, nursing home performances, a Three Rivers League Quiz Bowl, after school programs, craft sessions, and a biddy basketball sign up. Christmas activities feature a mayor’s tree lighting parade and luminaries along the rail trail.
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Garnett Elementary Center
GEC
Bulldog
Anderson County
Anderson
FHA
Hesston
Achs Generation Singers
Arkhaven Nursing Center
Westphalia
Anderson County Board of Education
Acjshs
Garnett
Ministerial Alliance Food Pantry
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Washburn University
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Ottawa
Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority
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Blue Key National Honor Fraternity
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Ottawa Herald, Inc
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John D. Montgomery
Orawaharald
Jay Bemis
Tom Lave
Kathy Miller
Gene Kelsay
Jean Rossman
Wayne Snow
AccuWeather
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Opeka
Acaraoag SS
Clinton
Hillsdale
Malvern
Pomona
Emc
Armory
Andrea
Ransom Memorial Hospital
al Lane
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Garnett Library
Garnett Area
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Garnett Recreation Department
City Hall
Anderson County News
Anderson County Economist and Morgan Research Group Ltd
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