Christmas Bureau seeks sponsors for Franklin County help
The ECKAN Christmas Bureau lists 223 families representing 534 individuals who applied for aid. Forty one families are sponsored, 182 still need assistance. Donations total 1057 dollars, with 493 dollars needed. To sponsor or apply, contact ECKAN at 785 242 7450 or visit 205 W. 3rd Ottawa or Dec 12 signup at the Franklin County ECKAN Center.
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Ecean Christmas Bureau
Franklin County
Eckan Central Office
Eckan Christmas Bureau
Maple
P.O. Box
Ottawa
W. 3Rd
West Franklin seniors meet Tuesday at Pomona building
The West Franklin Senior Citizens will hold their monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Pomona Community Building with an exchange of gifts up to $3 for men and women.
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West Franklin
Pomona
Meth lab found near Rantoul in barn raid
Local and federal officials dismantled a suspected meth lab at 1971 Texas Road near Rantoul. George Waddle 42 and Allen Hudson 36 were arrested on meth manufacturing and related drug charges after fleeing a barn where officers found a working lab and weapons. Waddle and his wife Ira Denise Waddle 42 were also charged after a raid that included a hazardous materials team and DEA assistance. The case stems from months of investigation into meth production.
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Blake Spurney
Herald
Rantoul
Texas Road
George Burton Waddle
Allen Ray Hudson
Brad Gilges
Drug Enforcement Unit
Gilges
Waddle
Ira Denise Waddle
Hudson
Franklin County
Federal Drug Enforcement Administration
Kansas City
Kansas
Brownback seeks open markets for U S agriculture
U S Senator Sam Brownback urged Kansas lawmakers to push for open domestic and international agricultural markets. He called for lifting trade sanctions on food and medicine unless deemed necessary by the president and Congress and co sponsored a bill with Orrin Hatch to allow inter state sale of meat without federal inspection.
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Topeka
U.S
Sam Brownback
United States
Special Committee On Agriculture
Congress
Brownback
Sen
Orrin Hatch
Utah
Woman to plead to reduced charges in Homewood rest area robbery
Raynika Toshiea Normand 20 of Kanghs City Missouri has agreed to misdemeanor pleas on a single felony count in Franklin County District Court for the November 27 armed robbery at the Homewood rest area. District Magistrate Edwin Smith set a plea hearing for Monday.
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Herald
Franklin County
Homewood
Raynika Toshiea Normand
Edwin Smith
Forrest A. Lowry
Frederick L. Meier
Meier
Lowry
Smith
Normand
Michael J. Pittman
Dean Edwin Beaver
Overland Park
Oklahoma
Beaver
Odessa
Pittman
Kanghs City
Sitce
Baldwin
Juvenile program cuts strain Topeka funding and Oberlin impact
Tax revenues fall and agencies face 1 percent initial cuts with possible further hits next year. Campbell questions penalties on success as 74 percent of boys entering the Intensive Behavioral Intervention program had prior arrests. 73 percent who completed the program avoided crime. Kelley programs touted as expensive with self reported success. Oberlin facility to be used at a cheaper rate, payments down from 125 to 72.32 dollars per day plus 35 for hard to place youths. Oberlin fears economic effects while local officials cite $400,000 invested and $130,000 payroll impact, calling the program crucial for the farm town.
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Campbell
Gram
Topeka
Denise Musser
Public Information Officer
Authority
Kelley
Juvenile Justice Authority
Oberlin Ranch
Oberlin
Kansas
Randy Krueger
Gary Shike
Sappa_ Valley
Shike
Open records reform eyed by Kansas officials
ACCESS Brown said the governor and Attorney General Carla Stovall discussed the issue and agreed people could benefit from a board that could issue timely opinions. Stovall's spokeswoman Mary Tritsch said the board would be independent of the attorney general's office and similar to Connecticut's Freedom of Information Commission.
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Kansas
Brown
FDA says Y2K safe for medical devices and records
Dr David Feigal of the FDA notes no implanted device poses Y2K risk and many medical systems have been fixed. Hospitals spent about 8 billion on Y2K prep while advice covers home devices and prescription stockpiles. If records are computerized, ask doctors about Y2K compliance. keep emergency numbers handy.
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David Feigal
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Feigal
Rick Wade
American Hospital Association
Mark Adams
The
National
Emergency Number Association
Adams
Palmisano
Ottawa Area Hospital Notes and Sheriff Reports
Admissions include Kimberly Clark and Edna Boots of Ottawa and Grace Piersol of Williamsburg on Thursday. Dismissals list Orion Kotorokos of Williamsburg. Births report a daughter born to Kimberly Clark and Steve Pacheco of Ottawa. Sheriff arrests include Robert Ward, Steven Doty, and Tracy Maddox. Traffic accidents and fire calls follow with injuries, non injuries, and alerts across local roads.
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Kimberly Clark
Edna Boots
Ottawa
Grace Piersol
Williamsburg
Dorothy Campbell
Ben Walburn
Orion Kotorokos
William Noe
Pomona
Olathe Medical Center
Jeraldine Waymire
Randall Mitchell
Steve Pacheco
Robert Lowell Ward
Steven T. Doty
Quenemo
South Tremont Avenue
Tracy Ward Maddox
Edgerton
Kansas Department of Corrections
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