ECKAN Christmas Bureau Seeks Sponsors
The ECKAN Christmas Bureau asks for sponsors among companies churches service clubs families and individuals to help Franklin County families.108 families representing 288 people applied.8 families have been sponsored leaving100 needing aid. Donations total $100 with $4,000 needed. Call (785) 242-7450 or mail donations to ECKAN Ottawa. Applications end Dec 12 at the Franklin County ECKAN Center Ottawa.
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Eckan Christmas Bureau
Franklin County
Eckan Central Office
Maple
P.O. Box
Ottawa
W. 3Rd
Spears Celebrates 103rd Birthday in Ottawa Kansas
Illian Spears of Ottawa marks her 103rd birthday on Thursday born December 11, 1894 in Vandalia Missouri. She later moved to Oklahoma, worked at Sunflower Ordinance Plant during World War II and Mode Day dress shop before retiring. She has two children, nine grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren, and many great great grandchildren. Card shower details provided at Ottawa address.
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Elmore
Norene Hobbs
Ottawa
Crash in Irkutsk Kills Dozens as Plane Feared to Vietnam
In Irkutsk a large passenger jet packed with 100 tons of fuel crashed after takeoff bound for Vietnam. Rescue workers recovered remains amid the wreckage as officials probe eight possible causes. Neighborhood residents described the blast, flames, and widespread devastation.
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Vietnam
Siberian
Irkutsk
Valery Chernykh
Sergei Shoigu
Chernykh
Shoigu
Snowy roads prompt county crews to salt and sand
County public works director Ray DeJulio says wet heavy snow left slush on roads, especially in the northern tier. Crews blade with maintainers and trucks and began spreading sand on hills and bridges last night. Residents are urged to avoid travel if unnecessary as a winter storm tracks from the Rockies toward Kansas and Nebraska, with its path unclear.
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County Public Works
Ray DeJulio
National Weather Service
Topeka
Rockie Mountains
Kansas-Nebraska
Minor injuries in Kansas highway crash spree on county roads
The Kansas Highway Patrol responded to a series of road incidents between 6:30 and 8:30 pm. A solo crash left the driver treated and released, with passenger Gary Otta, 38, of New Strawn uninjured. Two other vehicles rolled or slid into ditches. Amanda J. Chase, 18, Osawatomie, reported minor injuries but refused treatment. Madelyn Madden, 62, of Neosho Road, rolled her Ford Aerostar onto its side and was not injured.
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Kansas
Gary Otta
New Strawn
Amanda J. Chase
Osawatomie
John Arena Road
Georgia Road
Madelyn Madden
Neosho Road
Tennessee Road
Reno Road
Lester L. Coulter
le Loup
Linda S. Gilliland
Davis
Logan Avenues
Gilliland
Brent Logan Macklin
Princeton
Steve Walter
Kentucky Road
Macklin
Johnny M. Griffin
Midwest City
Okla
Skyhook Corp
N. Hemlock
Kansas Supreme Court weighs limits on sexual predator confinement
Attorneys for two men pressed the Kansas Supreme Court to narrow the Violent Sexual Predator Act of 1994. The law allows a jury or judge to declare a criminal a sexual predator and order indefinite confinement for treatment after prison time. The court is set to rule Jan 23. cases involve Kenneth M. Hay and John R. Miller, both previously labeled sexual predators.
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Kansas Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Kenneth M. Hay
Johnson County
Hay
Sedgwick County
John R. Miller
Miller
Industrial districts kept tax base while delaying annexation
Raytheon spokesman Gregory explains the late 1970s creation of industrial districts to halt city annexation of major industries amid revenue shortfalls. He notes manufacturers warned of moving work elsewhere, with districts binding the city not to annex properties while companies pay county property taxes.
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Gregory
Raytheon
Enue
Tutankhamen tomb clues spark new Egypt digs
French archaeologist Zivie reports six weeks of digging in the Valley of the Kings near Luxor have cleared two chambers of Tutankhamen's tomb. No gold or Maya coffin found yet, but researchers seek parents of the boy king and more clues to his lineage while expanding the discovery narrative begun by Howard Carter in 1922.
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Tutankhamen
Valley of the Kings
Luxor
Cairo
Zivie
Zivié
Akhenaten
Tut
Kiya
Queen Tiye
Howard Carter
Sheriff News Highlights Multiple Arrests and Incidents
Barry Rand 36 Pomona arrested for suspended license. Thomas Bishop 24 Wellsville held on Franklin County and Ottawa warrants. Heidi Cowdin 21 Ottawa jailed on probation violation. Hargett 34 Wichita arrested on a Franklin County warrant. Two emaciated dogs removed to Human Society. Domestic dispute on Georgia Road. Trash dumping reported on Shawnee Road. Theft and vandalism incidents at local sites. Numerous city warrants and juvenile detentions noted in police section. Several traffic and noninjury accidents, plus multiple medical emergencies and fire calls across the area.
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Barry Evan Rand
Pomona
Thomas Anthony Bishop
Wellsville
Sheriff’s Department
Franklin County
Ottawa City
Heidi Ann Cowdin
S. Maple
Econo Lodge
S. Cedar
Leslie Allan Lyons
Cowdin
Richard Bruce Hargett
Wichita
Andover
Sheriff's Department
Rock Creek
Franklin County Human Society
Georgia Road
Marvin Sturm
Vermont Road
Dean
Denise Ard
Shawnee Road
Virginia Road
Dean Ard
Stanley Defries
Apple Lane
Wingert
E. Logan
Princeton
Jason Walker
Richmond
Michael B. Ford
E. Hamblin
Ottawa
Bible Baptist Church
N. Cherry
Kimberly M. McMechan
Osage Drive
South Lincoln
Albert Lee Toumberlin
Pine Manor Apartments
East Dundee
Donald L. Scott
S. Burrough
East Sixth
S. Main
Vassarman
South Mulberry
Fight
South Oak
East 15Th
Country Kitchen
S. Princeton
South Main
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