Hospital Auxiliary raises about 3000 from holiday homes tour
Franklin County students may benefit as the Ransom Memorial Hospital Holiday Homes Tour returns, likely raising about $3,000 for scholarships. About 500 tickets sold across four Ottawa homes on a sunny 61 degree day showcased Victorian interiors and a former ballroom recreation space. The event supports scholarships since 1974, with nine recipients last year and access to applications in January.
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Vickie Moss
Herald
Franklin County
Jody Lancaster
Tues
Ottawa
Lancaster
Beth Kahler
S. Cedar St
Kahler
George P. Washburn
Franklin County College
Derailed BNSF train blocks Davis Road. cleanup planned
A 27car Burlington Northern Santa Fe train left tracks near Davis Road in north Ottawa at 3 30 am spilling containers onto both sides of the rails and farm property. No injuries reported. crews will salvage undamaged cars and remove damaged ones as investigators review the scene.
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Davis Road
Ottawa
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad
Steve Forsberg
Oakland
Calif
Chicago
Forsberg
Angela Rumford
Franklin County Sheriff's Department
Rumford
Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Intelligence reform bill gains congressional agreement
Congress nears final passage of sweeping intelligence overhaul with a new national director and counterterrorism center. The House backed the measure 336 to 75 after Bush endorsement, while the Senate prepared a final vote before the president signs the bill into law. The package tightens borders, expands undercover wiretaps, beefs up airline screening, and adds 2,000 border patrol agents annually for five years.
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Washington
Congress
America
Joseph Lieberman
D-Conn
Senate
Bush
House
White House
Trent Duffy
Camp Pendleton
Calif
U.S
CIA
Border Patrol
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