Christmas Bureau seeks sponsors for Franklin County families
ECKAN Christmas Bureau in Ottawa calls for sponsors from companies churches service clubs families and individuals to aid local families this holiday season. 121 Franklin County families totaling 307 people applied. 22 sponsored. 94 still need help. Donations 332 received toward 1668 needed. To sponsor call (785) 242-7450 or mail to ECKAN Christmas Bureau 602 Maple Ottawa 66067. Apply by December 12 at Franklin County ECKAN Center 205 W. 3rd Ottawa.
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Ecean Christmas Bureau
Franklin County
Eckan Central Office
Eckan Christmas Bureau
Maple
P.O. Box
Ottawa
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Who's Who Among American High School Students 1998 99 list
Local report highlights area students named in the 33rd annual Who's Who Among American High School Students for 1998 99. Listings cover Baldwin City Garnett Osawatomie Ottawa Princeton Randol etc with numerous high achieving students across multiple towns.
Ottawa couple arrested on methamphetamine charge
Walter Dean Weems and Julia Ann Weems were arrested after a search at 4640 Kentucky Road turned up a small amount of methamphetamine along with cash and drug paraphernalia. Walter was cited on a suspended license first, later charged along with his wife on felony counts. Julia posted 1500 and Walter 3000 bond and were released.
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Ottawa
Kentucky Road
Brad Gilges
Walter Dean Weems
Sand Creek Road
Weems
Phernalia
DEA
Franklin County Sheriff's Department
Julia Ann Weems
Gilges
Walter Weems
Julia Weems
Mars Polar Lander Signals Failing to Reach Earth
Unmanned probes endure multiple communication windows without contact after a late weekend lander touchdown. Officials, led by project manager Sarah Gavit, note possible crater or sand dune landing with hazardous temperatures, while Polar Lander controllers pursue error checks and hope for recovery by midweek.
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Global Surveyor
Sarah Gavit
Gavit
Cook
Red Planet
Earth
Salvation Army aids tornado victims with holiday drive
Salvation Army leaders credit community generosity for disaster relief funding as they sustain help for 650 monthly clients. A Christmas Store opens in West Corps to provide free gifts, trees, decorations, and food to tornado survivors. Staff emphasize ongoing trauma from loss and the need for continued outreach beyond immediate repairs.
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Warner
Augusta
Kansas
DeBruce
Salvation Army
Rico Harris
Harris
Army
West Corps Community Center
Alta Forney
Debbie Chisholm
West Corps
Forney
Restored Liberty Bell 7 yields cryptic hatch clues
Kansas Cosmosphere researchers describe the 7 foot Mercury capsule retrieved from the Atlantic, noting buckled hatch titanium strip, missing burn marks, and a host of artifacts including dimes, a plastic cup, cigarette butt, survival kit items, and intact life raft. Theories about the hatch failure spark fresh curiosity about Grissom’s doomed flight.
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Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center
Grissom
Buckingham
Atlantic
America
Kansas Cosmosphere
Cape Canaveral
Fla
NASA
Molly Brown
Mercury
Space Museum
Max Ary
Ary
Supreme Court to hear Wichita child custody case
The Kansas Supreme Court heard arguments in a Wichita custody case tied to the murder of Rubicela Miguel. Her sister seeks custody for the children while the Mexican Consulate argues treaty breach over notification. The case centers on Nahum Miguel, the children's father, who is charged with first degree murder. The court is expected to rule by January 28.
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Topeka
Kansas Supreme Court
Wichita
Rubicela Miguel
Nahum Miguel
McAllen
Texas
Sedgwick County
Jennifer Jones
Saul
Janet Miguel
R.E.M
L.A.M
Elsa Pardina Aguilar
Cancun
Mexico
la Dessa de la Cruz
Aguilar
de la Cruz
Chris Garcia
United States
Nahum
Garcia
Jay Horvath
Horvath
Fire destroys Pomona trailer on West E Street
Firefighters battled a vacant mobile home blaze at 319 W. E. Pomona Sunday night. Cause under investigation with a fire investigator yet to visit the scene. Residents had moved out earlier. utilities were still connected. Neighbors reported the 11:21 p.m. fire and crews extinguished it after about two hours.
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Pomona
W. E
Stan Lantis
Lantis
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