Kansas Bureau of Investigation chief resigns after racist joke claim
KBI director Dave Johnson resigned after a newspaper column alleged he told a racist joke in the presence of two Statehouse reporters. Johnson, 59, had led the bureau since 1987, with Acting Director James G. Malson named to replace him.
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Topeka
Kan
Dave Johnson
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Statehouse
Johnson
Kansas City Times
Robert Stephan
Republican Party
Stephan
Direc
Tor
James G. Malson
Ted Frederickson
Frederickson
University of Kansas
The
Times
Office of the Attorney General
Bureau
KBI
Rochelle Chronister
Neodesha
Associated Press
Lew Ferguson
School Board Delays Start To 8 PM Tonight
The Ottawa School Board will meet at 8 tonight in the school administration offices at 420 South Main. Regular meetings usually start at 7 30 but tonight they were delayed so members could attend several school Christmas programs.
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Ottawa School Board
S. Main
Ottawa Pride Christmas lighting contest entries sought
Lighting entries are invited for Ottawa Pride's annual Christmas home lighting contest. Judging focuses on theme adherence, spiritual or Santa Claus, artistic design, and use of existing facilities. Last year produced clear winners and several honor mentions. Contestants must return a coupon to Marsha Mages by 5 p.m. December 20.
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Ottawa Pride
Marsha Mages
Franklin County
Franklin County Almanac Weather Network
A weather brief notes precipitation traces in Franklin County as reported by the Almanac Weather Network. The item lists minor rainfall indicators and trace amounts measured across the county with no significant storms or alerts issued.
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Weather Network Indies of
Ottawa Area Hospital Notes And Sheriff Reports
Admissions include Ralph Dyer to Stormont Wall Regional Medical Center in Topeka. Thefts report items stolen from Mark Barkdoll home and a vehicle battery taken in Rantoul. Public safety notes list marijuana seizures, DUIs and driving suspensions. An I-35 injury case details a deer encounter and jaw injuries. Damages from parking lot collisions are noted along with a mailbox vandalism incident at Ottawa Country Club.
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Ralph Dyer
Ottawa
Sylvia McCurdy
Williamsburg
Edythe Hufford
Portia Hendrix
Stormont Wall Regional Medical Center
Topeka
Sheriff's News
James H. Flowers
Olathe
Kansas Highway Patrol
Timothy Craig Mages
Ash
KHP
Jack H. Matthew
Osage
Ronald F. Armes Jr
Hickory
Armes
Daniel M. Moulthrop
Mission
Mark W. Barkdoll
Princeton
Rantoul
Joe O. Evans
Evans
Public Safety News
Waverly
William C. Drury Jr
Shawnee
Drury
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Olathe Medical Center
Main
Charles W. Nichols Jr
S. Oak
Lachelie D. Berry
Willow
Ray
IGA
Rebecca S. Harbison
Perry D. Chapman
S. Cedar
Ottawa University
Darrin Sealey
Wellington
Obituary notices for Goodwill, Grace Allen, and others in Kansas area
A long obituary list for Theo dore Allen Goodwill and Grace Carman Allen, plus Harry E. Smith, Garold Thornbrugh, Mildred Cochran, and Carlene Nourot. Details include birth and death dates, service times, church affiliations, marriages, survivors, and memorial contribution directions. The notices cover Ottawa, Lawrence, Burlington, Overland Park, and nearby communities with burial and funeral home information.
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Theodore Allen Goodwill
Baldwin City
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Highland Cemetery
Earl Zimmerman
Charles City
Iowa
Esther Elizabeth Johnson
Lawrence
Oklahoma
Williamsburg
Santa Fe Railroad
Ottawa
Warmer Manufacturing Co
Union Pacific Railroad
Omaha
Neb
Portland
Ore
Union Pacific
Baldwin
Patton Central Methodist Church
Kansas State Society of Oregon
Union Pacific Old Timers Club No. 9
Grace C. Allen
Burlington
Grace Carman Allen
Wichita
Jones Funeral Home
Graceland Cemetery
Bolckow
First Christian Church of
Gold Star
Dale Allen
Joyce Clark
Frances E. Cook
Pittsburg
David E. Carman
Norman Carman
Letts
Maxine “Pes” Redd
Ottawa High
Harry Smith Auto Supply
Robe Hardware and Auto
Goss and Gentner Hardware
Texas
Rio Grand Bible Institute
Edinburg
Grace Community Church
Pharr
Ottawa Bible Church
Richard L. Smith Sr
Glen Haven
Colo
David E. Smith
Pagosa Springs
Madge Robe
Garold L. Thornbrugh
Overland Park
Garold Lee Thornbrugh
Pomona
St. Luke’s Hospital
Kansas City
D.W. Newcomer and Sons
Mildred M. Cochran Lawrence
Mildred Marie Cochran
Rumsey Funeral
Memorial Park Cemetery
LeLoup
Ira Allen Cochran
Eudora
Eudora United Methodist Church
Carlene Ann Nourot
RFD
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Paul Miller
Jerry Sheeds
Peoria Cemetery
Salt Lake City
Utah
Richard ,D. Nourot
Anaheim
Calif
Prairie Village
Akron
Ohio
University of Utah
Ucation
Kansas
Wellsville
Central Heights
Sacred Heart
Four Seasons Garden Club
Peoria Plodders Extension Homemaker Unit
Alpha Delta Pi Sorority
Peoria
Peter Nourot
Nancy Nourot
Nanette Nielson
Layton
Dengel and Son Montuary
Franklin County
Theodore A. Goodwill
Portland Oregon
Earl J. Zimmerman
Faith Lutheran Church
Lamb-Roberts Funeral Home
Carlene A
Nourot
Route 2
Town and Country drawing winner at Sutton's Jewelry
BILL KERN of rural Rantoul wins Town and Country Supply drawing for a Black and Decker Home Remodeling Kit. Ottawa Herald items advertise layaway, gift ideas, lunch specials, and local businesses offering services and products.
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Sutton
Bill Kern
Rantoul
Town & Country Supply
Black & Decker
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Ottawa Police Department
Attorney General’s Office
Malson
FBI
Franklin County Extension
4Th & Main
Franklin County Almanac
the Daily Report
Dwight We Thuro Jr
Department of Public Safety
Thuro
Ces
Dan Cole Willford
Willford
Albert T. Mosimann Jr
Osawatomie
Theodore
Harry E. Smith
Dengel and Son Mortuary
William Weber
Larry Carrier
Woodlawn
Johnson County
Darrell Thombrugh
Dana Otey
Joplin
Floyd
Lillian Thombrugh
RFD 1
Gerald Thornbrugh
Clark Thornbrugh
DeSoto
Newcomer and Son Chapel
American Cancer Society
American Lung Association
Lester Cotta
Jack
Lignoe
Josephine de Wellsville
Eva Straley
Shreveport
Rumsey Funeral Home
American Heart Association
Ad Briefs
Kary Kitchen
Chris’ Corner
Ottawa Herald
Come TO Country Mart
Anl
Budge's Sports
S. Elm
Nashville
Lloyd Lindroth
My World
Herald Angels
Briscoe Drug
Lamb—Roberts Funeral Home
Memoriam
Dengel & Son
Smith
Mildred L. Fabert
Route 3
St. Francis Hospital
Wengeloo
Wes
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