County commission reels through road and school talks
Franklin County commissioners discussed roads and education at a morning meeting. Chairman Charles Mavity Jr. returned after heart tests in Kansas City and disclosed a medical update. A $1,262 fuel overcharge reimbursement from 1973 to 1981 was noted. Sheriff Rex Bowling eyed a jail operations course with Barton County Community College in Ottawa. City of Richmond plans to resurface North Street with shared costs as the county and city coordinate. A bridge replacement package with Dufer Bridge Co. of Waverly won a $493,576.65 bid for seven bridges in phase three of the county project.
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Lori Alvarado
Herald
Bob Chamberlin
Franklin County
Commission
Charles Mavity Jr
Kansas City
Mavity
Rex Bowling
Barton County Community College of
Great Bend
Ottawa
Bowling
Chamberlin
Dufer Bridge Company Inc
Waverly
Dufer
Weather Tonight Kansas Extended Weekend Forecast
Partly cloudy tonight with lows in the 20s. Friday through Sunday shows a mix of snow and freezing rain in northern and western Kansas, rain in the southeast, and rain or snow in the east on Saturday. Dry statewide Sunday with cold highs in the 30s and low 40s. teens northwest and 20s southeast.
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Kansas
Marais Des Cygnes Jamboree Dec 14 Ticket Price Six Fifty
OMA presents a local jamboree at Marais Des Cygnes on December 14 at 7 p.m. Tickets are 6.50. Featured guests include Sean Michael, David Adamson, and Mike Wilcox. Also note advertisements for jewelry, catalogs, and services with holiday offers.
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OMA
Chamber of Commerce names new Ottawa leaders for 1991
Betty Sands of J C Penney was elected chair of the Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce for 1991 at the December board meeting. Len Daugherty is chairman elect and Burwyn Bender is vice chairman. Five new directors, terms to 1993, include Steve Warren Steve Silverman Almeda Edwards Pete Dearfoss and Rex Bowling.
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Betty Sands
J.C. Penney Co
Ottawa Area
Almeda Edwards
Pete Dearfoss
Budge’s
Rex Bowling
Franklin County
Edwards
Kathy Johnson
KPL Gas Service
Sands
Dewey Cook
al Seeger
Fred Searls
Chris Campbell
Linda Heiniger
Dennis George
Jeff Mourning
Ottawa-Franklin County
Freda Hughes
Jim Hitch
Kansas Briefs Highlight School Assault Settlement And Tax Suit
A Kansas City high school pupil received 30,000 in damages for permanent eye injuries from a pep rally beating, with the district denying liability. In Johnson County, residents claim 30 million in motor vehicle taxes were overcharged in 1990, and a lawsuit seeks redress across 77 counties. Topeka reports an inaugural fund-raiser with 50 or 100 tickets, aiding free inauguration attendance. details released by the inaugural committee chair.
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Kansas City
Kan
Jason Glander
Glander
Deborah Woodson
Wyandotte County
Clathe
Johnson County
Coun
Prairie Village
Kansas Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Wyandotte
Douglas
Leavenworth
Kenton Granger
Jerry
Dana Dean
Granger
Topeka
Joan Finney
Kansas Expocentre
Dale Strathman
Kitty
Strathman
Finney
Ottawa Herald shows annual subscription rates listed
The Ottawa Herald presents a dated pricing table detailing subscription rates for Ottawa and surrounding areas. Rates cover carrier, motor route, and mail delivery options, with monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and yearly figures for in-state and out-of-state addresses.
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Ottawa
Nutrition funds freed in Kansas to aid meals program
The Kansas Department of Aging expects about 8 million dollars in federal funds to restart meals programs after delays. Officials note counties contribute 6 million and donations total 2 million annually, sustaining 329 sites serving roughly 15,000 people daily. A prior borrow of 350 thousand aided operations during the wait.
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Topeka
Kan
State Department of Aging
Paul Showalter
Kansas City, Kan
U.S
Jim Slattery
Kansas
Richard Darman
Federal Office of Management and Budget
Showalter
Department
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Williamsburg
Ralph Ferguson
Ferguson
Paula Smith
West Franklin
Lions Club
Farmers Co-op
Ing
Bob Smith
Richmond
North Street
Colby
Salina
Topaka
Pittsbure
Ad Briefs
Drake's
Sultan’s Jewelry
Pat
Vital Dance
Wallsville Tavern
Frank Baum
Yellow Brick Aload
S. Main
Chamber
Don McComrick
Ottawa University
Lou Atherton
Ralph Young Sands
The
Associated Press
Sity
Ottawa Herald
S. Cedar
Jim A. Hitch
Terry Ostmeyer
Jay Bemis
Carol Ackermann
Peg Armstrong
Virginia Whitacre
Wayne Snow
Jean Rossman
State of Kansas
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