Bulletin Board Notes and Tree Lighting Fundraiser
The December Chamber coffee meets 8am Thursday at Best Western Hallmark Inn led by Lynda Foreman. A Jan 22 session follows at Ransom Memorial sleep lab. The Franklin County ACS sponsors “Love Lights a Tree” at RMH lobby to aid cancer patients with travel, bandages, and research. Donor honorees notified. forms at RMH desk. call 242-5312 for details.
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Hallmark Inn
Chamber of Commerce
Best Western Hallmark Inn
Lynda Foreman
Ransom Memorial
Franklin County
American Cancer Society
Ransom Memorial Hospital
RMH
Ottawa Recreation Commission Plans Holiday Activities
The ORC sponsors a snow sculpture contest through March 15 with unlimited entries. Santa themed events include a snowflake box gift on Dec 29 and Christmas surprises for ages 5 to 13 with times by age. Christmas Around the World sessions run Dec 26 and 31 with reservations. An ORC web TV info meeting is at 10:30 a.m. at the Ottawa Library with Gene Hirt. The library offers regular Internet classes.
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ORC
Ottawa Recreation Commission
Ottawa
Gene Hirt
Ottawa City Commission sets end of year agenda
Ottawa officials prepare year end tasks at City Hall including adopting personnel rules and 1998 wage increases two point five percent for all workers and nine percent for police phased in January and July. Also on docket are boundary description approval beer license renewals and public hearings on condemned homes plus two already heard cases 811 N Oak and 731 N Mulberry.
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Ottawa City Commission
City Hall
Scott Lambers
S. Main
Bishop’s Brew
E. Dundee
Ottawa
Walnut
Pizza Hut
Pizza Village
E. Main
Pizza Time
Poncho's of
Windmill Cafe
N. Main
Soo Garden Chinese
Hickory
N. Locust
S. Cherry
S. Oak
S. Maple
N. Oak
N. Mulberry
Youth Arrested in BB Incident in Ottawa
Ottawa police report a 17 year old boy, Jeremy James Huffman, was arrested on suspicion of aggravated battery two counts of felony criminal damage to property and one misdemeanor for injuring a 72 year old woman with a BB gun and causing $1,175 in property damage to windows. The woman was treated at Ransom Memorial Hospital. Suspects named Oscar W. Baker Donald Dave Farrel and Jim Hotaling also reported damage to property on South Poplar.
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Ottawa
Jeremy James Huffman
S. Poplar
South Poplar
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Capt
Charlie Bowling
Oscar W. Baker
Donald Dave Farrel
S. Poplar No
Jim Hotaling
Steve Morse
Tiffany D. Jacobs
S. Lincoln
Sixth
Cherry
Ottawan
Jacobs
Lisa A. Eastrom
Michael W. Huffman
S. Burrough
Michelle D. Bailey
N. Cedar
Bailey
Sherri L. Northup
Tennessee Road
Timothy Charles Hollon
South Cedar
Franklin County
Kean
Alan Hollinger
Neosho Road
Hollinger
Marshella Bardolski
Pomona
Wal-Mart Supercenter
Joshua A. Crump
N. King
South Ash
North King
South Hickory
OU Players Arrested After Campus Burglaries
Two Ottawa University football players Darnell Dixon and Lamarcus McCray, both 18, were arrested early today on suspicion of burglary and theft. Police recovered a large amount of clothing, with details including Sony PlayStation and other items reported stolen from a dorm room across Monday night.
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Ottawa University
Mowbray Union
Darnell Lamont Dixon
Lamarcus Dashine McCray
Franklin County
McCray
Dallas
Brown Hall
Dixon
Kansas City
Charlie Bowling
Michael D. Forrest
Keller
Texas
Ottawa approves track project with $11.675 million bond
The Ottawa school board advances a recreational area linked to OMS funded by an 11.675 million bond. Bids for the OMS project came in nearly 1 million under estimate, enabling track work and technology. A football field adds central focus, stadium updates, and a plan to replace aging storage buildings near the stadium.
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City of
Ottawa
Franklin County
OMS
Harvey Ludwick
Jack Maxwell
Duffet
Tim Cummins
Hollis and Miller
Lantis
Rising Sun Building Systems
Tonganoxie
Ottawa City considers higher pay for commissioners amid noise ordinance debate
Ramsey supports 1200 per year as salary. Finch backs higher pay for city commissioners compared with Franklin County. They discuss a proposed car stereo ordinance after residents urge respect for youth voices. some officials favor integrating noise rules into a broader ordinance rather than a standalone law.
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Ramsey
Blaine Finch
Finch
Franklin County
Vickie Whitacre
Whitacre
Ottawa
Matthews
Tyson
Cummiskey
Motions in Mondragon case address venue and psychiatric evals
Assistant County Attorney Meier won a ruling that there was no compelling reason for psychiatric evaluations for two 10-year-olds. A change of venue motion due to pretrial publicity was taken under advisement. Reese testified on public bias against Mondragon, who faces past convictions for sexually assaulting young girls. Mondragon remains jailed in Franklin County on a $100,000 bond.
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Frederick Meier II
Sachse
Kenneth Dale Reese
Mondragon
Colorado
Drill
Bryan Haster
Brett Berry
Zoning Change Sparks Debate on Building Codes
Weigand weighs pros and cons of building codes. Supporters say codes level bids, set minimum standards for footings foundations plumbing and electrical work and improve public safety. Opponents warn of higher costs and bureaucratic oversight, but Weigand believes safety benefits outweigh negatives.
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Ing
Weigand
Ottawa area hospital notes and police activity report
Admissions list Rita O Connor Katheran Webster Janine Klingele and Mary Hopkins all of Ottawa Monday. Arrests Heather Marie Bishop Guadalupe Mora Frankin County warrant and civil warrant released after bonds posted. Police reports include suspicions of suspended license stalking theft battery assault and domestic disputes with multiple arrests and sign-and-appear releases.
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Rita O’connor
Katheran Webster
Janine Klingele
Mary Hopkins
Ottawa
Sheriff's News
Heather Marie Bishop
Osage Drive
Franklin County
Guadalupe Mora
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Bob Bezek Jr
Bezek
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Reese
Floyd
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Country Mart
Princeton Circle Drive
South Sycamore
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