4-Hers Sell Christmas Trees For Washington Trip
4-H'ers will sell Christmas trees for 10 dollars Saturday at the Town and Country Supply parking lot to raise funds for a trip to Washington D.C. as 4-H delegates.
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Town & Country Supply
Washington D.C
Oasis Club
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Santa Claus
Richmond Richmond
Richmond
Richmond Chamber of Commerce
Rantoul
Cutler Township
Santa
Meals On Wheels
VFW
Ottawa
Highway 59
Melvern Church
Melvern
Bethlehem
Melvern United Methodist Church
American Cancer Support Group
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Trinity United Methodist Church
N. Cedar
Chili Bar
Jesus
Family roles in lives of mentally ill stressed
Franklin County Mental Health Clinic sponsors a 7 p.m. Wednesday meeting in conference room A at Ransom Memorial Hospital on the importance of family involvement for individuals with severe and persistent mental illness. Psychologists Kevin Shaw and Kristen Dreyer cite relapse risks and describe roles from grocery support to case and medication management while outlining local resources and allowing audience questions.
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Franklin County Mental Health Clinic
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Kevin Shaw
Kristen Dreyer
Franklin County Mental Health
St. Louis
National Institute of Mental Health
Dreyer
Dreyer and Shaw
Franklin County
CIA chiefs warned after failing to flag Soviet-sourced intel
Senate Intelligence Committee faulted the CIA for taking enormous risk that could jeopardize national security by not warning policymakers that data it supplied originated from Soviet agents. Sens. Specter and Kerrey released a Deutch report detailing Ames’s damage as a high ranking CIA counterintelligence official who spied for the Soviet Union.
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Washington
CIA
U.S
Senate Intelligence Committee
Arlen Specter
R-Pa
Bob Kerrey
Nebraska
John Deutch
KGB
Deutch
Aldrich H. Ames
Harlem clothing store holdup ends in deadly blaze
Eight people were killed and four wounded when a Harlem bandit opened fire during a botched robbery at Freddie's clothing store on West 125th Street. After exchanging gunfire with two officers, the gunman barricaded himself inside and started a fire that engulfed the building. Police and fire officials described the chaotic scene as workers and customers tried to escape, with unclear whether victims died by gunfire or blaze.
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EW York
Harlem
Louis Anemone
Elbert Washington
Fire Department
Freddie
Debra Kearns
Kearns
Anderson Eyes Renaissance Program At Local School
Anderson County Junior/Senior High School moves to implement the Renaissance program aimed at boosting academics leadership and self development. Vice Principal Kenny Kellstadt led ground work after attending a Josten's Inc workshop and presented the plan at an open meeting to about 30 people. The program has shown strong results in Ottawa Middle School and Ottawa High School in Franklin County.
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Anderson County
Kenny Kellstadt
Josten’s Inc
Kellstadt
Ottawa Middle School
Ottawa High School
Franklin County
Midland Memory Tree dedication continues with service
Royal Simms led carols including O Holy Night and Silent Night as Midland held a Memory Tree dedication. A candle lighting symbolized stages of bereavement, with prayers from Gates of Prayer. Future dedications are planned in Osage City and Topeka on December 17. Donations from five dollars fund Midland services and include a commemorative ornament.
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Royal Simms
Jay Gideon
Gates of Prayer
Robin Alstrin
Midland
Osage City
Topeka
Tonight's Very Cold Clearing Forecast
The forecast calls for very cold conditions tonight with clearing skies and a low near zero. A brisk northwest wind will range from 15 to 24 mph.
Motorists Face Winter Road Battle This Morning
County crews began plowing and salting at about 7 a.m. as moisture beneath warmed snow creates ice layers when temperatures drop. Miller notes roads melt by day then refreeze, posing ongoing danger to motorists in the region.
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Miller
Mother Nature
John's Barber Shop Closed on Saturday for Cleanup
The Ottawa Herald notes John’s Barber Shop will be closed Saturday December 9 while files are cleaned. Residents are asked to pick up any left pictures and note discarding of unclaimed photos.
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John
The
Ottawa Herald
Third victim dies in trailer fire in Ottawa
Officials said the fire started in the living room and caused three deaths with smoke inhalation the most likely cause. An autopsy will determine the final cause. One-year-old Paul remains on life support as tests assess brain activity and family decisions loom. Lewis Doty’s brother John lives nearby and other relatives have traveled from Oklahoma.
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Sally Doty
Paul
Isn
Herrman
Lewis Doty
John
Ottawa
Lawrence
Oklahoma
Holiday events fill wellsville and kansas city area this weekend
Ottawa Opry at Ottawa Municipal Auditorium 7:30 p.m. Saturday features Darren Kirk Topeka and Katie Groshong Wellsville with regulars. doors open 7 p.m. Tickets 7 dollars. under 12 free. Festival of Carols also at Ottawa 7:30 tonight tickets 7 adults 3.50 students. Wellsville crafts, dances, tours and a Christmas drawing at high school. Santa express Bonner Springs 1-7:30 p.m. through Dec 17 admission 2. Lyric Opera Kansas City Charlotte’s Web 2 and 5 p.m. at Lyric Theater tickets 9 12 children 7 9. Dickens Holiday Fair 10-6 Sat Sun Dec 16 17 Municipal Auditorium tickets 9 adults 7.50 advance 6 youths 5 and under free. Dead Parents premiere at Renegade Theatre 8 p.m. Fri Sun through Dec 17 call 913 842 8808. Why the Nutcracker Fought the Mouse King Liberty Hall 8 p.m. today Sat 2 p.m. Sun tickets 7.30 adults 5 children. Babes in Toyland 2 p.m. Sat Topeka Performing Arts Center tickets 913 297-9000. Blavatsky Symposium Canterbury Centre call 913 235-2801 or 405 842-6323. A Christmas Carol Wamego Columbian Theater 7:30 p.m. Sat Dec 15 16 17 2 p.m. Sun Dec 17 tickets 10 7. Call 913 456-2029. Compiled Valerie Woli.
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O” Opry
Ottawa Municipal Auditorium
Darren Kirk
Topeka
Katie Groshong
Wellsville
Opry
Wellsville High School
Wellsville Chamber of Commerce
Kansas City Area
National Agriculture Center and Hall of Fame
Bonner Springs
Santa
Renegade’ Theater
Frank Coden
Ric Averill
Liberty Hall
7Th
Massachusetts
Charles Dickens
Columbian Theater and Art Center
Wamego
Valerie Woli
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Freddie’s
Thomas Pierre
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Clinton
Hillsdale
Pomona
FR. CO
Out & About
Lyric Opera of
Kansas City
Lyric Theater
Municipal Auditorium
Topeka Performing Arts Center
Helena Petrovna Blavatsky
Canterbury Centre
Kansas
Jim R. Hitch
Jay Bemis
Tom Love
Gene Kelsey
Wayne Snow
Jean Rossman
Miami
Douglas
Osage
State of Kansas
S. Cedar
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