Local Bulletin Notes Tax, Dance, and City Meeting
Friday marks the deadline for first half 2002 property tax payments without penalty per County Treasurer Debbie Hough. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. Mon through Fri with a front courthouse drop box. Also, Dec 30 is last day to renew or buy license tags. Dec 31 closes for annual audit. A VFW dance is set for 8 30 to 11 30 p.m. Saturday with Country Melody music and light refreshments. The Ottawa City Commission meets Wednesday at 9 30 a.m. in city hall with a joint session with county and school board at noon in the county jail basement. Habitat for Humanity selects Lupe and Julie Velez to buy a nearly completed house. they must complete 300 hours of sweat equity and training and contribute closing costs. Safe Sitter course for 11 to 13 year olds runs 8 30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec 30 and 31 at Ransom Memorial Hospital. $35 includes materials. Call 229 8310 by Dec 24 to enroll.
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Hough
Ottawa City Commission
City Hall
Habitat
Lupe
Julie Velez
Franklin County
Habitat For Humanity
Velez
Velezes
Arecd
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Hospital notes and jail bookings fill Franklin County week
Admissions and births list names and cities including Ottawa Richmond Princeton and Wellsville with several Friday to Monday entries. Booking and arrest reports name Terry Criqui Donald Cox David Crim Derek Dorsey Stewart Couch and others with bonds and charges from probation violation to driving while intoxicated. The sheriff’s news notes thefts and the police and fire departments report vehicle and grass fires plus multiple medical emergencies and ambulance calls.
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Lois Burroughs
Richmond
Betty Heckman
Ottawa
Robert Michaels
Wellsville
Lucy Burns
Elsie MacArthur
Cari Gunnels
Sandra Channel
Tamara Ogle
Princeton
Angel Moland
Glenn Lancaster
Mary Morrow
Leo Gregory
Ronald Small
Carolyn Pope
Susan Skiles
David Meyersick
Violet Baker
Michael Gunnels
Caria Olge
Tim Davis
Williamsburg
Christopher Moland
Franklin County
Terry Lee Criqui
Fifth
Donald Franklin Cox
Kansas City
David Michael Crim
S. Mulberry
Sheriff's Dept
Derek James Dorsey
Lawrence
Stewart Damon Couch
Westphalia
Johnny N. Garza
N. Main
Cassandra Marie Floyd
N. Cedar
Kansas Essay Contest Promotes State Pride in Topeka
The Native Sons and Daughters of Kansas invites high school students to submit essays under 250 words on the theme Kansas Say It Above a Whisper for a $200 prize. Entries must be postmarked by January 6 and the winner will be announced in Topeka on January 24. Submissions go to 1100 3.W. Belle Ave Topeka 66604-2043 and will be turned over to the Kansas State Historical Society.
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Topeka
Kansas
The
Native Sons and Daughters of
Kansas State Historical Society
Native Sons and Daughters
Belle Ave
Attorneys form watchdog group over Kansas AG hopeful Kline
SEAWOOD AP Two Kansas City area lawyers formed HAWK Hundreds of Attorneys Watching Kline to monitor Phill Kline as Kansas attorney general. They say the nonpartisan effort promotes participatory democracy while critics call it partisan. They plan a state clearinghouse for reports and a public information push.
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Kline
Tennissetters
J.D. Johannes
Lelmstetter
Carl
Chris Biggs
Hawk
Jim Mullins
Kansas Republican Assembly
Helmstetter
Phill Kline
Friends of
Johannes
Ottawa tests temporary roundabout at Ash and 11th
City engineers propose a temporary roundabout at Ash and 11th to slow traffic near Ottawa High School. Crews will simulate the layout with a concrete center, orange dividers, and a 15 mph loop, aiming for a minimal $1,000 cost and a feasibility check for Cedar Street upgrades.
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Cedar Street
Padgett
Kansas Cities
Andy Haney
City Public Works
Haney
Ottawa
11Th
Ash
Pomona Lake water releases amid drought threaten boat ramps
Water from Pomona Lake is released into the Marais des Cygnes River as part of the Marais des Cygnes Water Assurance District No 2. Officials say river levels are low but Pomona’s supply remains sufficient for now. declines are slow but could force ramp closures if rain does not come. Boaters are warned of submerged debris and evolving hazards as levels drop about .02 feet daily.
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Pomona
Melvern Lakes
Marais Des Cygnes
Pomona Lake
Ottawa
Jim Bradley
Bradley
Green
County Officials Discuss Corrections Board and Road Plan
County commission chair Ed Taylor warned 2003 will not fix the issue and 2004 will be challenging as Ottawa Community Corrections seeks a permanent director with interviews set for January 7 through 9. The board will review candidate approval. The panel also voted to add interim commissioner Dennis Woolman to the county planning and zoning board. A decision on vacating part of Allen Road was tabled, with potential consults with landowners and nearby Anderson County.
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Commission
Ed Taylor
Kurt Layton
Community Corrections
Ottawa
Layton
Richard Jackson
Community Corrections Board
Jackson
Franklin County
Anderson, Coffey
Osage
Dennis Woolman
County Planning and Zoning Board
Woolman
Don Waymire
CHIP
Allen Road
Shaun Perry
Allen
Perry
Anderson County
Johnson County sees 28 percent rise in child population in 1990s
In Johnson County affluence masks rising child numbers and growing poverty. Low wage service and construction jobs expand the labor force while school districts expand lunch programs to 7,800 of 76,400 students. Child advocates warn poverty links to negative outcomes.
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Johnson County
Carol Smith
United Community Services
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