Wasmunds named Kansas Farm Bureau Farm Family of the Year
Leroy and Joyce Wasmund of Princeton receive the Farm Family of the Year honor from the Kansas Farm Bureau at its 80th annual meeting in Wichita in November 2022. The couple farm 800 acres, run a 50 head Angus herd, lead Franklin County Farm Bureau, and support local church and community groups.
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Joyce Wasmund
Princeton
Kansas Farm Bureau
Wasmunds
Wichita
Washington, D.c
Franklin County Farm Bureau
Joyce
Ottawa Area
Earhart bones claim sparks renewed debate on 1937 disappearance
Gillespie tells Times Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan might have died after fuel loss in the Pacific, with some experts skeptical of the claim. He plans to present Friday at the American Anthropological Association meeting in Philadelphia. Skeptics say proof requires tangible evidence like a smoking gun or recovered bones.
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Pacific
Asia
Hawaii
Gillespie
American Anthropological Association
Philadelphia
Thomas Crouch
Smithsonian
National Air and Space Museum
Washington
Earhart
Fred Noonan
Boeing plans cutbacks hit Everett workers and output
Boeing faces sharp production cuts across jets from 747 to 777 and reduced deliveries into 2000. Layoffs loom for Seattle area workers as output drops from 51 to 38.5 planes monthly and revenues slide toward 50 billion in 2000. Analysts call the plan disappointing amid Asian currency crisis and inefficiencies.
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Seattle
Daniel Smith
Boeing
Everett
Larry McCracken
Mulally
Glenn Stewart
A.G. Edwards
Ottawa City Considers Parking On Lawns Issue
Ottawa city commissioners referred a complaint about cars parked on lawns to the planning commission for a public hearing and recommendation. They plan a future parking restriction proposal for residential streets, not retroactive, with a 7 p.m. December 16 meeting and no session this week due to the National League of Cities gathering.
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Ottawa
City Planning Commission
Planning Commission
City Commission
National League of Cities
Kansas City
Vandals strike new Ottawa Middle School wall during break
Police report vandals sprayed derogatory graffiti on the west side of the Ottawa Middle School building at 1230 S. Ash during Thanksgiving break. The incident caused about 500 in damages at about 2 22 a.m. Thursday. No suspects or arrests are listed.
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Ottawa Middle School
S. Ash
Ottawa Area Hospital Notes and Police Activity Summary
Admissions include Arthur Jones John Ott Beverly Courtwright all of Ottawa and Esther Sleichter Pomona Tuesday Dismissals Milan Lambertson Ottawa Tuesday Sheriff News arrest Craig Roebuck 42 Rantoul picked up at Miami County jail Tuesday on Franklin County warrant unlawful hunting remained in custody Phillips Scott David 30 1701 Main Lot 33 picked up at Douglas County jail on warrants Franklin Johnson Wyandotte counties probation violation felony drug counts and driving revoked license Incidents include domestic dispute reported on Eisenhower Avenue and multiple assaults threats prowler drug violation and fights Police non fatal accident reports involve Opal Hoffman and John Wilhite near 23rd Main and other intersections Accidents list several deer collisions and a single vehicle crash near I 35 Calls include carbon monoxide check vehicle fire structure fire false alarm and ambulances to Franklin Company Office Annex and I 35 vicinity
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Arthur Jones
John Ott
Beverly Courtwright
Ottawa
Esther Sleichter
Pomona
Milan Lambertson
Sheriff's
Craig Roebuck
Rantoul
Miami County
Franklin County
Scott David Phillips
Douglas County
Franklin
Johnson
Wyandotte
Phillips
Faustino Calderon
N. Main
Calderon
North Main
Prowler
South Pecan
East Walton
South Willow
South Main
Brenda Reeder
Ottawa Retirement Plaza
Franklin Company
S. Main
Williamsburg
Boeing to Cut Jobs at Wichita Plant Amid Asian Slump
Boeing plans 20 percent workforce reductions nationwide with 20,000 cuts and 28,000 already announced in July. Wichita's 21,000 workers face unspecified impact as chiefs cite the Asian economic crisis. Seattle and St. Louis plants are affected differently due to military vs commercial work.
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Wichita
Kan
Boeing
Boeing Co
St. Louis
Denny Kline
Seattle
WalMart protests erupt over grocery expansion plan
Protesters led by AFL-CIO and UFCW vow to march on Wal Mart headquarters in Bentonville Arkansas and rally in downtown Bentonville and in Little Rock St Louis and Kansas City to oppose the retailer s entry into groceries and alleged low wages and poor benefits. Wal Mart rejects the accusations and calls the event a publicity stunt with no plan to enter the property.
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Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Stores Inc
Afl-Cio
United Food and Commercial Workers
Bentonville
John Sweeney
Ee Entonville, Ark
Jay Allen
County rejects drainage study for Sand Creek Road
Franklin County commissioners nixed a 2800 dollar engineering study on Sand Creek Road drainage from US 59 to Reno Road, citing readiness to proceed with tube and culvert work to address flooding and planning resurfacing next year. Public Works Director DeJulio urged the study to guide culvert placement and ditch readjustment.
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Franklin County Commission
Sand Creek
Us-59
Reno Road
Public Works
Ray DeJulio
DeJulio
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