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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 2003
Page
6
Child killer up for parole in January
Ottawa man Thomas J. Collins, imprisoned for second degree murder of his 5 month old step daughter Latrina Collins on April 22, 1980, faces parole hearings in December in Wichita, Kansas City and Topeka with potential release to follow in February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Thomas J. Collins
Lansing
Latrina Collins
Wichita
Kansas City
Topeka
Collins
Anderson County
Parole hearing dates set for January 2004 sessions
Public comment sessions on inmates up for parole in January 2004 are scheduled in Wichita Kansas City and Topeka with times and locations provided. A mailing address for written comments is also listed. Franklin County Attorney Jim Clark commented on the Collins case. Collins pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. psychologists testified on Collins state of mind. He initially claimed the family dog caused the injuries and later admitted hitting biting and knocking the baby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Jim Clark
Collins
Long-time Franklin County leader Charles Mavity dies at 82
Charles W. Mavity, 82, Ottawa, longtime Franklin County commissioner and former Ottawa businessman, died at Ransom Memorial Hospital. He served on the commission from 1983 to 1998 and remained a key figure in county decisions, including a hospital sales tax, bridge bonds, and converting a former retail building into the County Annex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald News
Franklin County
Charles W. Mavity
Ottawa
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Mavity
Peenu
Charley
Leroy Wasmund
Princeton
Wasmund
15Th and Main
Was
Lawmakers discuss tax issues with Ottawa city leaders
Kansas senators Derek Schmidt and Robert Tyson joined Representatives Feuer, Dreher and Holland for a joint Ottawa meeting with the City Commission, Franklin County Commission and Ottawa School Board to discuss next year’s legislative issues. Schmidt urged curbing the Streamlined Sales Tax Act, warning destination-based collection spreads tax burdens and complicates pricing for Kansas retailers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Holland
Stanley Dreher
Bill Feuerborn
Ottawa
Richard Jackson
Gene Ramsey
Robert Tyson
Derek Schmidt
City Hall
Franklin County Commission
Ottawa School Board
Ottawa Main Street
Mary Allison Haynie
D-Garnett
Iola
Baldwin City
Ottawa City Commission
Wee
Schmidt
Kansas
Manitex to close Ottawa plant moving to Texas home office
Manitex Skycrane officials confirmed the Ottawa plant will close on December 19 with some staff kept through January while operations shift to the Texas home office. Russell Childers, Ottawa plant manager for Manitex in Georgetown, said details are limited and directed inquiries to Texas. Ottawa Chamber of Commerce president Tom Wiegand noted the impact of losing long standing employment and headquarters for the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
Manitex Skycrane
Ottawa
Russell Childers
Manitex
Georgetown
Texas
Childers
Tom Wiegand
Ottawa Area
Top Saddam deputy possibly dead or captured in raid
In Kirkuk, Iraq, reports say Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri Saddam Hussein’s top deputy may have been killed or arrested during a U.S. raid. Kurdish officials cite anonymous sources and say family members of al-Douri’s bodyguards were crying in Hawija as American troops conducted overnight arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saddam
Kirkuk
Iraq
U.S
Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri
Saddam Hussein
Baghdad
Al-Douri
Hawija
Mowaffak al-Rubaie
Televi
Big Iraq operation near Kirkuk and Samarra
Reports from al Jazeera cite a large military operation in Kirkuk with captures and casualties. U S forces say a 10 million dollar reward pursues al Douri, suspected coordinator of attacks. A soldier from the 4th Infantry was killed near Samarra amid weekend fighting and disputed casualty tallies. An AP photographer witnessed a wounded body carried from the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sion
al Jazeera
Kirkuk
al-Rubaie
U.S
al- Douri
Iraq
4Th Infantry Division
Samarra
Associated Press
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Finney State Office Building
William Street
McDowell Plaza
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Landon State Office
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Kansas Parole Board
Cleon Rickel
Andy Gassaway
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Congress
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