Ottawa to hold spring elections for city and school board
Ottawa voters will decide three city commission seats and three school board seats in 2013. Filing deadlines are Jan 22 with City Hall and Franklin County Clerk. General election is April 2 with potential Feb 26 primary. No filings as of Monday afternoon. The city also set a drop-off site for live Christmas trees at Orlis Cox Sports Complex. trees must be bare and plastic free. City crews will remove trees starting Jan 14. For details call 785 229 3630.
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Ottawa City Commission
Ottawa School Board
Gene Ramsey
Linda Reed
Jeff Richards
Ramsey
Reed
Richards
City Hall
S. Hickory St
Ottawa
Bill Allegre
Brandon Jones
Marge Stevens
Franklin County Clerk’s Office
S. Main St
Orlis Cox Sports Complex
Beech Street
K-68
Public Works Department
Louisburg Man Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion in Iraq Work
Greg S. Light of Louisburg admitted evading nearly $82,000 in income taxes from his Iraq subcontracting work. The 43-year-old pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion as sentencing is set for next April. He bore the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Kansas Army National Guard and ran Light House Consulting, reporting only wired salary while failing to declare more than $310,000 in income.
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Kansas City
Kan
Kansas
Iraq
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Gregory S. Light
Louisburg
Light
Kansas Army National Guard
Lighthouse Consulting
Holiday Illustrators on Display at ESU Emporia
Holiday artwork from renowned children's book illustrators is showcased at Emporia State University in a display titled Illustrating the Holidays. The exhibit runs through January 25 and features greetings sent to May Massee, the late editor famous for titles such as Make Way for Ducklings and Pippi Longstockings. It draws from original art, printed cards, and Massee's career items housed at ESU, highlighting two Massee Collection holiday books The Christmas Anna Angel and The Long Christmas.
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Emporia
Emporia State University
May Massee
Madeline
Snow Storm Targets Western Kansas Ahead of Holidays
The first big snowstorm of the season is forecast to hit western Kansas starting Wednesday. Blizzard watches cover 29 counties from the Colorado line to Hays, with southwestern counties excluded. Snow accumulations range from one to six inches as winds gust past 40 mph, creating blizzard conditions across the region.
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Dodge City
Kansas
National Weather Service
Goodland
Colorado Line
Hays
Crime of the Week seeks tip in 2006 Franklin County murder
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office asks residents to help solve the 2006 death of Tonie Standley of Quenemo Osage County. Standley was reported missing December 9 2006 and found December 22 2006 in Franklin County in the 300 block of Labette Terrace. Anonymous tips to Franklin County Crime Stoppers may yield up to 1000 dollars for information leading to an arrest.
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Franklin County
Hospital Notes Dismissals Friday and Sunday
Velda Kemper of Pomona is discharged Friday and Lelia McCaslin of Ottawa is discharged Sunday. The brief notice lists two patients with their hometowns and discharge days.
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Velda Kemper
Pomona
Lelia McCaslin
Ottawa
Franklin County Sheriff and Police Arrests Report
Daily crime and traffic incident notes from Franklin County and Ottawa. Included are vehicle deer crashes near 1 35 and K 68 Utah Road with no injuries, multiple arrests on warrants at Moberly and Douglas/Jail addresses, domestic battery and assault suspicions, driving while suspended, and a shooting incident involving an airsoft weapon in Ottawa.
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Sheriff’s Department
Moberly Correctional Facility
Moberly
Justin Miller
Franklin County
S. Main St
Justin Harrison
Osage City
Douglas County
Lawrence
Perry Alexander
South Kallock Street
Richmond
Cole Kelsey
Frank Sorrell
Quenemo
U.S. 59
Rock Creek Road
Elizabeth Krider
Iola
West Fourth Street
Wellsville
Dwain Moore
Wisconsin Department of Corrections
Lincoln Street
Sebastian Free
Ottawa
South Cherry Street
Angela Moland
Ottawa Police Reports Include Dog Bite and Vehicle Thefts
Police note a dog owned by Penny Bishop bit Joshua Bishop on South Sycamore Street. Thefts include a Williamsburg woman’s vehicle break in on Willow Lane, a Quenemo man’s vehicle theft at Advantage Ford, a Osawatomie woman’s bicycle theft on South Poplar, and a Ottawa man reporting possible property theft from an unlocked vehicle on South Hickory Street.
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Sycamore Street
Penny Bishop
Ottawa
Joshua Bishop
Willow Lane
Williamsburg
Advantage Ford
N. Main St
Quenemo
South Poplar Street
Osawatomie
South Hickory Street
Wellsville Police Reports Weekend Calls
The Wellsville Police Department logged a Friday list of incidents including medical calls on Pendleton Street and a structure fire on Walnut Street, with suspicious activity, alarms, and public assists on Main and Poplar Streets. Saturday saw multiple public assists on Main and Locust Streets, while Sunday had no calls for service.
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Pendleton Street
Poplar Street
Walnut Street
Main Street
Locust Street
Stolen items reported across Pomona and Franklin County
The sheriff logs show a 1,000 Watt generator stolen from Eisenhower Road, $50.04 fuel theft at Casey's in Pomona, and 10 pounds of copper water line taken from a rental home on Louisiana Road. An accident on I 35 near milepost 168 involved a 1995 Winnebago and a 2012 Toyota Avanza with no injuries.
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Eisenhower Road
East Franklin Street
Pomona
Casey’s General
Louisiana Road
Princeton
Franklin County
Robert Chase
Iowa
Liliana Cusmanich
Mexico
Ottawa Fire Department activity log brief
Firefighters responded to a brush and grass fire at 727 S Sycamore St at 2 41 p m Friday. A Saturday 8 58 a m controlled burn was authorized at 615 Willow Lane. A fireworks explosion near East Sixth Street and South Linwood Avenue at 9 03 p m Saturday was investigated with no fire. At 9 02 a m Sunday a second controlled burn was authorized at 615 Willow Lane. A motor vehicle wreck occurred at 2214 S Princeton Circle Drive at 12 30 p m Sunday. Firefighters aided seven medical calls Friday through Sunday.
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Ottawa Fire Department
S. Sycamore St
Willow Lane
East Sixth Street
South Linwood Avenue
S. Princeton Circle Drive
E. Seventh St
Brownback’s two year budget plan stirs Kansas debate
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback proposes returning to biennial budgeting to stabilize spending on core programs such as education and social services. He argues two-year plans could reduce annual budgeting churn, though critics fear revenue forecast accuracy and the impact of recent deep tax cuts.
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John Hanna
Topeka
Sam Brownback
Kansas
Brownback
Statehouse
Robin Jennison
Wildlife and Parks
House
Senate
Dave Kerr
Laura Kelly
Ways and Means
Mark Tallman
Kansas Association of School Boards
Islature
Tallman
Steve Morris
Hugoton
Thomas Osborne
Osborne
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