Love and Logic Parenting workshop and Safe Sitter classes
Franklin County Mental Health Clinic offers four week Winter Workshops titled Becoming a Love and Logic Parent starting Jan 10 Feb 7 and March 7 at Ottawa Middle School 6 30 to 9 p m 35 per couple. Safe Sitter two day course for 11 to 13 year olds Dec 27 28 8 30 a m to 4 p m at Ransom Memorial Hospital 25 includes backpack and supplies enroll at 785 229 8310. Williamsburg Library holiday hours Dec 24 25 closed open Jan 1 closed. Pomona and Eisenhower State Parks close Dec 24 through Jan 2 2002. Park offices reopen Jan 11. Hunting and fishing licenses for 2002 available including white tailed deer winterless game tags Hunt on Your Own Land permits and archery deer tags Fall Turkey permits also available.
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Franklin County Mental Health Clinic
Ottawa Middle School
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Pomona State Park
Eisenhower State Park
Melvern
Kansas
Richard Mullins
Mullins
Forest Park
Andy Haney
City Public Works
Haney
Ottawa Recreation Commission
Corrections and Local Police News Summary
Sherry Carolan of Williams burg was discharged from the hospital on Saturday. The sheriff reports thefts of two rifles before 2:15 p.m. Monday in Greeley. Charles Luther Brannan Jr., 31, was arrested at 8 p.m. Monday on failure to appear charges and released on bond. Bobby Jo Mietchen, 20 903 E. Ninth, arrested at 3:06 a.m. today on battery charges and held on $300 bond. A bicycle theft occurred between 4 p.m. Dec 11 and 7:20 a.m. Wednesday in the 900 block of E. Ninth, loss $140. Ambulance calls: medical emergencies at 4:54 p.m. Monday in the 700 block of S. Hickory and at 12:29 a.m. today in the 200 block of W. Warren.
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Greeley
Charles Luther Brannan Jr
Hamblin
Bobby Jo Mietchen
E. Ninth
Hickory
S. Hickory
W. Warren
KU chancellor defends tuition hike amid budget strains
KU Chancellor Robert Hemenway argues for tuition increases to keep the university among top public research schools. He cites state budget gaps, regents plans, and university comparisons with peers while noting mixed student reactions and calls for five-year phased increases.
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Topeka
University of Kansas
Robert Hemenway
Kansas
U.S. News and World Report
Hemenway
Topeka Capital-Journal
Bill Graves
Graves
State Board of Regents
Kansas State University
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University
University of Missouri
North Carolina
Colorado
David Shulenburger
Collins up for parole in January for 1980 murder
Convicted in 1980 of second degree murder and aggravated battery in the fatal attack on Latrina Marie Collins, Collins faces parole in January. He serves 25 years to life at Lansing Correctional Facility. Public comment sessions precede hearings, with times in Parsons and Garden City and additional sessions on December 27.
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Thomas K. Collins
Collins
Lansing
Latrina Marie Collins
Franklin County
James W. Clark
Thomas A. Sachse
Parsons
Garden City
EMS radios lag as Kansas EMS hampered by poor gear
Third in a six part series notes Kansas highway crews use high frequency systems while most ambulance services rely on cell phones or low band radios. Kent McCue Ellis County EMS says better EMS radio communication is essential for patient care and disaster response. Only 10 to 12 of 182 licensed services have adopted high frequency gear due to cost and funding gaps despite state investment of 34 million dollars for 76 tower sites.
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Harris
Kansas
Kansas Highway Patrol
Kansas Department of Transportation
Kerry McCue
Ellis County Emergency Medical Services
Hays
David Lake
State Board of Emergency Medical Services
Topeka
Hoisington
Salina
McCue
Lake
Marty Matthews
Department of Transportation
Matthews
Federal Communications Commission
Sherman County
Greeley
Thomas and
Smith Counties
Trial verdicts in Ottawa shooting case reveal stark confrontations
In Ottawa, Hayden and Fuller faced murder and burglary charges after a violent incident. Fuller's conviction included two counts of attempted second degree murder and aggravated burglary, while Hayden was found guilty of second degree murder, attempted second degree murder, and aggravated burglary. Testimony featured divergent accounts, and Howard, knocked unconscious, recalled hours later. Residents recall community ties and the impact on families involved as sentences loom.
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Hayden
Fuller
Howard
Vivian
Johnson
Les (Barrett
Laura Potter
Spotter
Ottawa Planners Review Substation Plan and Budget
City engineers expect a mid March completion of a study to determine substation type and location. Ottawa will not act until the study ends. Meanwhile winter power is purchased from KCP&L with generators idle.
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Trical
Bradley
Kcp&l
Richard Jackson
Ottawa
Jackson
Kansas City
Kansas
Commission
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Bulletin Board
Williamsburg
Williamsburg Community Library
Daily Report
Sherry Carolan
Sheriff’s News
EMS
By Carol Crapper
Harris Photo Service
Steve Hausler
Hays Daily News
Macy’s
Mrs
Bertie) Macy
Momma
Johnsons
Guernsey
Canada
American Breeders Service
ORV
Focus On the
E. 2Nd
N. Mulberry
W. 2Nd
S. Cedar
CRI
Chanute
Hall
Bobcat
Otasco
Los Angeles
John Merrell
Bird
Judy Hasty
K-68
I-35
Village Inn
23Rd
Princeton
U.S.59
Deerfield
Ottawahergld
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